2018
Parvalbumin expression affects synaptic development and physiology at the Drosophila larval NMJ
He T, Nitabach MN, Lnenicka GA. Parvalbumin expression affects synaptic development and physiology at the Drosophila larval NMJ. Journal Of Neurogenetics 2018, 32: 209-220. PMID: 30175644, DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2018.1498496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCalciumCalcium SignalingDrosophilaLarvaNeurogenesisNeuromuscular JunctionParvalbuminsConceptsSingle action potentialAP trainsAction potentialsPresynaptic CaMuscle fiber 5Synaptic developmentMotor terminal growthPaired-pulse facilitationParvalbumin expressionFibers 5Transmitter releasePV expressionSynaptic boutonsIb terminalsSynaptic enhancementSynaptic facilitationOGB-1Electrophysiological recordingsParvalbuminRate of riseHomeostatic responseFluorescent CaLarval NMJsDrosophila neuronsResidual Ca
2014
Miniature Neurotransmission Regulates Drosophila Synaptic Structural Maturation
Choi BJ, Imlach WL, Jiao W, Wolfram V, Wu Y, Grbic M, Cela C, Baines RA, Nitabach MN, McCabe BD. Miniature Neurotransmission Regulates Drosophila Synaptic Structural Maturation. Neuron 2014, 82: 618-634. PMID: 24811381, PMCID: PMC4022839, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedDrosophilaMiniature Postsynaptic PotentialsNeuromuscular JunctionPresynaptic TerminalsSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionConceptsSynaptic terminal growthMiniature neurotransmissionStructural maturationSingle synaptic vesiclesExchange factorDevelopmental roleRac1 GTPaseEssential functionsMiniature eventsSynaptic vesiclesSynapse maturationMiniature postsynaptic potentialsTerminal growthMaturationTranssynaptic processSmall amplitude eventsPostsynaptic potentialsGlutamatergic synapsesPresynaptic neuronsChemical synapseNeurotransmissionGTPaseVesiclesGuanineSynapses