Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

Rapid active zone remodeling consolidates presynaptic potentiation

  • Mathias A. Böhme,
  • Anthony W. McCarthy,
  • Andreas T. Grasskamp,
  • Christine B. Beuschel,
  • Pragya Goel,
  • Meida Jusyte,
  • Desiree Laber,
  • Sheng Huang,
  • Ulises Rey,
  • Astrid G. Petzoldt,
  • Martin Lehmann,
  • Fabian Göttfert,
  • Pejmun Haghighi,
  • Stefan W. Hell,
  • David Owald,
  • Dion Dickman,
  • Stephan J. Sigrist,
  • Alexander M. Walter

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08977-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Synaptic plasticity ensures functionality during perturbations and enables memory formation. Here, the authors describe homeostatic functional and nano-modular active zone modifications for immediate and long-lasting enhancement of neurotransmitter release, and identify Unc13 as a presynaptic molecular target for homeostatic potentiation and learning.