[HTML][HTML] Transient docking of synaptic vesicles: Implications and mechanisms

GF Kusick, TH Ogunmowo, S Watanabe - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
As synaptic vesicles fuse, they must continually be replaced with new docked, fusion-
competent vesicles to sustain neurotransmission. It has long been appreciated that vesicles …

[HTML][HTML] Interpretation of presynaptic phenotypes of synaptic plasticity in terms of a two-step priming process

E Neher - Journal of General Physiology, 2023 - rupress.org
Studies on synaptic proteins involved in neurotransmitter release often aim at distinguishing
between their roles in vesicle priming (the docking of synaptic vesicles to the plasma …

Pre-versus post-synaptic forms of LTP in two branches of the same hippocampal afferent

J Quintanilla, Y Jia, BS Pruess, J Chavez… - Journal of …, 2024 - Soc Neuroscience
There has been considerable controversy about pre-versus postsynaptic expression of
memory-related long-term potentiation (LTP), with corresponding disputes about underlying …

Cerebrospinal fluid proteomics in meningitis patients with reactivated varicella zoster virus

H Liu, J Wang, Y Zhang, J Gu, Y Wang… - Immunity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study investigated the proteomic characteristics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
in patients with varicella zoster virus (VZV) meningitis to understanding the pathogenesis of …

[HTML][HTML] Disruption of Dopamine Homeostasis Associated with Alteration of Proteins in Synaptic Vesicles: A Putative Central Mechanism of Parkinson's Disease …

X Jin, X Si, X Lei, H Liu, A Shao, L Li - Aging and Disease, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vestigial dopaminergic cells in PD have selectivity for a sub-class of hypersensitive neurons
with the nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) tract. DA is modulated in pre-synaptic nerve terminals to …

Complexin has a dual synaptic function as checkpoint protein in vesicle priming and as a promoter of vesicle fusion

FJ López-Murcia, KH Lin, MMM Berns… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The presynaptic SNARE-complex regulator complexin (Cplx) enhances the fusogenicity of
primed synaptic vesicles (SVs). Consequently, Cplx deletion impairs action potential-evoked …

Advancements in the study of synaptic plasticity and mitochondrial autophagy relationship

Y Zhu, Q Hui, Z Zhang, H Fu, Y Qin… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Synapses serve as the points of communication between neurons, consisting primarily of
three components: the presynaptic membrane, synaptic cleft, and postsynaptic membrane …

[HTML][HTML] Sequences of synaptogenesis in the human fetal and neonatal brain by synaptophysin immunocytochemistry

HB Sarnat - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Synaptogenesis is the final phase of axonal pathfinding. Its sequences of spatial and
temporal development in the immature nervous system are precisely timed and consistent …

[HTML][HTML] Dissecting gene expression networks in the developing hippocampus through the lens of NEIL3 depletion

AM Bugaj, N Kunath, VL Saasen… - Progress in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gene regulation in the hippocampus is fundamental for its development, synaptic plasticity,
memory formation, and adaptability. Comparisons of gene expression among different …

Cerebrovascular miRNAs track early development of Alzheimer's disease and target molecular markers of angiogenesis and blood flow regulation

PP Chum, MA Bishara, SR Solis… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2024 - content.iospress.com
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with impaired cerebral circulation
which underscores diminished delivery of blood oxygen and nutrients to and throughout the …