2024
Configuration of electrical synapses filters sensory information to drive behavioral choices
Almoril-Porras A, Calvo A, Niu L, Beagan J, Díaz García M, Hawk J, Aljobeh A, Wisdom E, Ren I, Wang Z, Colón-Ramos D. Configuration of electrical synapses filters sensory information to drive behavioral choices. Cell 2024, 188: 89-103.e13. PMID: 39742807, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrical synapsesSensory informationGap junction proteinBehavioral strategiesReduced membrane capacitanceProcessing of sensory informationIncreased membrane resistanceSensory information processingAbnormal responseJunction proteinsSynaptic configurationsInnexin 1Process sensory informationC. elegansBehavioral responsesBehavioral choicesMigratory behaviorSensory stimuliThermotaxis behaviorInformation processingInterneuronsChemical synapsesSynapses
2023
The neuropeptidergic connectome of C. elegans
Ripoll-Sánchez L, Watteyne J, Sun H, Fernandez R, Taylor S, Weinreb A, Bentley B, Hammarlund M, Miller D, Hobert O, Beets I, Vértes P, Schafer W. The neuropeptidergic connectome of C. elegans. Neuron 2023, 111: 3570-3589.e5. PMID: 37935195, PMCID: PMC7615469, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.09.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous systemSynaptic wiring diagramGene expression datasetsReceptor-ligand interactionsStudied neuronsKey network hubNeuronal connectionsSignaling cascadesBrain functionInput connectivityNeuromodulatory signalingChemical synapsesPeptidergic neuromodulationBiochemical analysisEssential roleNeural basisNeuropeptidesConnectomeNetwork hubsWiring diagramSimilar pattern
2022
A serotonergic axon-cilium synapse drives nuclear signaling to alter chromatin accessibility
Sheu SH, Upadhyayula S, Dupuy V, Pang S, Deng F, Wan J, Walpita D, Pasolli HA, Houser J, Sanchez-Martinez S, Brauchi SE, Banala S, Freeman M, Xu CS, Kirchhausen T, Hess HF, Lavis L, Li Y, Chaumont-Dubel S, Clapham DE. A serotonergic axon-cilium synapse drives nuclear signaling to alter chromatin accessibility. Cell 2022, 185: 3390-3407.e18. PMID: 36055200, PMCID: PMC9789380, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCA1 pyramidal neuronsChromatin accessibilityPyramidal neuronsSerotonergic axonsEpigenetic statePrimary ciliaHippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuronsChemogenetic stimulationSerotonin receptorsNuclear actinReceptor 6Histone acetylationAxonsChemical synapsesIntercellular communicationRhoA pathwaySynapseNeuronsCiliaSynapsesStimulationPathwayNeurotransmissionReceptors
2020
A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain
Scheffer LK, Xu CS, Januszewski M, Lu Z, Takemura SY, Hayworth KJ, Huang GB, Shinomiya K, Maitlin-Shepard J, Berg S, Clements J, Hubbard PM, Katz WT, Umayam L, Zhao T, Ackerman D, Blakely T, Bogovic J, Dolafi T, Kainmueller D, Kawase T, Khairy KA, Leavitt L, Li PH, Lindsey L, Neubarth N, Olbris DJ, Otsuna H, Trautman ET, Ito M, Bates AS, Goldammer J, Wolff T, Svirskas R, Schlegel P, Neace E, Knecht CJ, Alvarado CX, Bailey DA, Ballinger S, Borycz JA, Canino BS, Cheatham N, Cook M, Dreher M, Duclos O, Eubanks B, Fairbanks K, Finley S, Forknall N, Francis A, Hopkins GP, Joyce EM, Kim S, Kirk NA, Kovalyak J, Lauchie S, Lohff A, Maldonado C, Manley EA, McLin S, Mooney C, Ndama M, Ogundeyi O, Okeoma N, Ordish C, Padilla N, Patrick CM, Paterson T, Phillips EE, Phillips EM, Rampally N, Ribeiro C, Robertson MK, Rymer JT, Ryan SM, Sammons M, Scott AK, Scott AL, Shinomiya A, Smith C, Smith K, Smith NL, Sobeski MA, Suleiman A, Swift J, Takemura S, Talebi I, Tarnogorska D, Tenshaw E, Tokhi T, Walsh JJ, Yang T, Horne JA, Li F, Parekh R, Rivlin PK, Jayaraman V, Costa M, Jefferis GS, Ito K, Saalfeld S, George R, Meinertzhagen I, Rubin GM, Hess HF, Jain V, Plaza SM. A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain. ELife 2020, 9: e57443. PMID: 32880371, PMCID: PMC7546738, DOI: 10.7554/elife.57443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral brainDrosophila central brainAdult Drosophila Central BrainGenetic reagentsFruit flyComputational compartmentsFly brainExhaustive atlasCell typesAnimal behaviorNeural motifsChemical synapsesDrosophilaSuch large data setsNeural circuitsFliesCompartmentalizationLarge fractionMotifSynapsesCell exampleCompartmentsNeuronsElectrical consequences
2016
Mind the Gap Junctions: The Importance of Electrical Synapses to Visual Processing
Demb JB, Singer JH. Mind the Gap Junctions: The Importance of Electrical Synapses to Visual Processing. Neuron 2016, 90: 207-209. PMID: 27100191, PMCID: PMC5751935, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemical synapsesRetinal circuitsIssue of NeuronElectrical synapsesSynapsesGap junctionsVisual processing
2015
Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses. 2015, 415-456. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0017.ChaptersAppropriate postsynaptic targetsPostsynaptic action potentialsImmediate early gene FosPostsynaptic receptorsPostsynaptic targetsNMDA receptorsExcitatory neuronsExcitatory synapsesPostsynaptic sitesPresynaptic terminalsPostsynaptic partnersAction potentialsNeuromuscular junctionSynapse formationCertain synapsesChemical synapsesAdult animalsElectrical activitySynapsesReceptorsBiochemical changesMental retardation proteinEph receptorsCoordinated activitySuch reorganization
2001
Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses. 2001, 467-506. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNervous systemSynaptic connectionsFormation of synapsesAdult nervous systemSpecific synaptic connectionsImmature neuronsSynaptic contactsAdult neuronsMature neuronsElectrical stimulationSynaptic plasticityNeuronal formBrain functionChemical synapsesNeuronsElectrical activityNeurite elongationSynaptogenesisSynapsesProperties of cells
1998
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II mediates simultaneous enhancement of gap-junctional conductance and glutamatergic transmission
Pereda A, Bell T, Chang B, Czernik A, Nairn A, Soderling T, Faber D. Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II mediates simultaneous enhancement of gap-junctional conductance and glutamatergic transmission. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 13272-13277. PMID: 9789078, PMCID: PMC23780, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.22.13272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzylaminesCalciumCalcium ChlorideCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCell CommunicationDendritesEgtazic AcidElectric ConductivityElectric StimulationEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsEvoked PotentialsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGap JunctionsGlutamic AcidGoldfishMembrane PotentialsNeuronsSpinal CordSulfonamidesSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionVestibulocochlear NerveConceptsGlutamatergic synapsesGap junctional conductanceCaM-KIIGap junctionsLong-term potentiationGoldfish Mauthner cellIntradendritic Ca2Intradendritic injectionPostsynaptic increaseExcitatory transmissionGlutamatergic transmissionAuditory afferentsSynaptic responsesSynaptic activityDependent kinase inhibitorDependent kinase IIIntracellular Ca2Interneuronal communicationSpecific peptide inhibitorChemical synapsesKinase inhibitorsMauthner cellKN-93Mammalian glutamatergic synapsesSynapses
1985
Development of the rhesus monkey retina. I. Emergence of the inner plexiform layer and its synapses
Nishimura Y, Rakic P. Development of the rhesus monkey retina. I. Emergence of the inner plexiform layer and its synapses. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1985, 241: 420-434. PMID: 4078040, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902410403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner plexiform layerConventional synapsesPlexiform layerGeniculate nucleusRibbon synapsesRhesus monkeysAdult levelsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusRetinal ganglion cell axonsRhesus monkey retinaGanglion cell axonsSynaptic vesiclesLateral geniculate nucleusRate of synaptogenesisGap junctionsSynaptic contactsMonkey retinaCell axonsRetinal projectionsSuperior colliculusAcellular zoneChemical synapsesSynaptogenesisImmature neuritesSynapses
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