Molecular determinants of magnesium-dependent synaptic plasticity at electrical synapses formed by connexin36
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Molecular Determinants of Magnesium-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity at Electrical Synapses Formed by Connexin36
Neuronal gap junction (GJ) channels composed of connexin36 (Cx36) play an important role in neuronal synchronization and network dynamics. Here we show that Cx36-containing electrical synapses between inhibitory neurons of the thalamic reticular nucleus are bidirectionally modulated by changes in intracellular free magnesium concentration ([Mg(2+)]i). Chimeragenesis demonstrates that the first ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Communications
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5667