Title
Wnts and TGF beta in synaptogenesis: old friends signalling at new places
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Neurobiology; Budnik Lab
Publication Date
2003-02-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Agrin; Animals; Axons; Body Patterning; Cell Differentiation; Drosophila; Mice; Nervous System; Neuromuscular Junction; Proto-Oncogene Proteins; Signal Transduction; Synapses; Transforming Growth Factor beta; Wnt Proteins; Xenopus; *Zebrafish Proteins
Disciplines
Developmental Neuroscience
Abstract
The formation of mature synaptic connections involves the targeted transport and aggregation of synaptic vesicles, the gathering of presynaptic release sites and the clustering of postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptors and ion channels. Positional cues are required to orient the cytoskeleton in the direction of neuronal outgrowth, and also to direct the juxtaposition of synaptic protein complexes at the pre- and postsynaptic membranes. Both anterograde and retrograde factors are thought to contribute positional information during synaptic differentiation, and recent studies in vertebrates and invertebrates have begun to uncover a new role in this process for proteins that are essential for pattern formation in the early embryo.
DOI of Published Version
10.1038/nrn1036
Source
Nat Rev Neurosci. 2003 Feb;4(2):113-20. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Related Resources
PubMed ID
12563282
Repository Citation
Packard, Mary; Mathew, Dennis; and Budnik, Vivian, "Wnts and TGF beta in synaptogenesis: old friends signalling at new places" (2003). Neurobiology Publications and Presentations. 149.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/neurobiology_pp/149