Excitatory synapses are located in confined chemical ... and because its target glutamate receptors in the postsynaptic neuron are heavily enriched in specialized membrane structures that are ...

2). However, agrin itself is not necessary for the formation of neuron–neuron synapses. This has led to an intensive search for trans-neuronal inducers. Among the candidates are cadherins ...

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 ... meet and transmit signals between neurons are ...

Our research investigates how these liquid-like properties contribute to the main function of the neuron in synaptic signaling. The synapse, a highly ordered and dynamic subcellular system ...