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