[HTML][HTML] Heparan sulfate organizes neuronal synapses through neurexin partnerships

P Zhang, H Lu, RT Peixoto, MK Pines, Y Ge, S Oku… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Synapses are fundamental units of communication in the brain. The prototypical synapse-
organizing complex neurexin-neuroligin mediates synapse development and function and is …

[HTML][HTML] Assembly and maintenance of GABAergic and Glycinergic circuits in the mammalian nervous system

CR Gamlin, WQ Yu, ROL Wong, M Hoon - Neural development, 2018 - Springer
Inhibition in the central nervous systems (CNS) is mediated by two neurotransmitters:
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glycine. Inhibitory synapses are generally GABAergic …

The remembrance of the things past: conserved signalling pathways link protozoa to mammalian nervous system

H Plattner, A Verkhratsky - Cell Calcium, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of the present article is to analyse the evolutionary links between protozoa and
neuronal and neurosecretory cells. To this effect we employ functional and topological data …

Structural plasticity of neurexin 1α: implications for its role as synaptic organizer

J Liu, A Misra, MS Reddy, MA White, G Ren… - Journal of molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Neurexins are synaptic organizing molecules implicated in neuropsychiatric
disorders. They bind and arrange an array of different partners in the synaptic cleft. The …