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Regulation of presynaptic Ca(V)2.1 channels by Ca2+ sensor proteins mediates short-term synaptic plasticity.
Neuron - 24 Jan 2008
Mochida Sumiko, Few Alexandra P, Scheuer Todd, Catterall William A
Abstract excerpt
Short-term synaptic plasticity shapes the postsynaptic response to bursts of impulses and is crucial for encoding information in neurons, but the molecular mechanisms are unknown. Here we show that activity-dependent modulation of presynaptic Ca(V)2.1 channels mediated by neuronal Ca(2+) sensor proteins (CaS) induces synaptic plasticity in cultured superior cervical ganglion (SCG) neurons. A mutation of the...
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