Synapses are specialized communication junctions between neurons whose plasticity provides the structural and functional basis for information processing and storage in the brain. Recent biochemical, genetic and imaging studies in diverse model systems are beginning to reveal the molecular mechanisms by which synaptic vesicles, ion channels, receptors and other synaptic components assemble to make a functional synapse. Recent evidence has shown that the formation and function of synapses are critically regulated by the liprin-α family of scaffolding proteins. The liprin-αs have been implicated in pre-and post-synaptic development by recruiting synaptic proteins and regulating synaptic cargo transport. Here, we will investigate the diversity of liprin binding partners, the factors that control the function of liprin-αs at the synapse, and how liprin-α family proteins regulate synapse formation and synaptic transmission.

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Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO),Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development
C.I. de Zeeuw (Chris)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
hdl.handle.net/1765/17278
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Spangler, S. (2009, November 18). Liprin-alpha Proteins Regulate Neuronal Development and Synapse Function. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/17278

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