Calcium dependence of spontaneous neurotransmitter release

Courtney L. Williams, Stephen Smith

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Abstract

Spontaneous release of neurotransmitters is regulated by extracellular [Ca2+] and intracellular [Ca2+]. Curiously, some of the mechanisms of Ca2+ signaling at central synapses are different at excitatory and inhibitory synapses. While the stochastic activity of voltage-activated Ca2+ channels triggers a majority of spontaneous release at inhibitory synapses, this is not the case at excitatory nerve terminals. Ca2+ release from intracellular stores regulates spontaneous release at excitatory and inhibitory terminals, as do agonists of the Ca2+-sensing receptor. Molecular machinery triggering spontaneous vesicle fusion may differ from that underlying evoked release and may be one of the sources of heterogeneity in release mechanisms.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalJournal of Neuroscience Research
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StateAccepted/In press - 2017

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Synapses
Neurotransmitter Agents
Calcium
Calcium-Sensing Receptors

Keywords

  • Calcium
  • Minis
  • Spontaneous release
  • VGCC (voltage-gated calcium channels)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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Calcium dependence of spontaneous neurotransmitter release. / Williams, Courtney L.; Smith, Stephen.

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Williams, CL & Smith, S 2017, 'Calcium dependence of spontaneous neurotransmitter release', Journal of Neuroscience Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.24116
Williams CL, Smith S. Calcium dependence of spontaneous neurotransmitter release. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.24116
Williams, Courtney L. ; Smith, Stephen. / Calcium dependence of spontaneous neurotransmitter release. In: Journal of Neuroscience Research. 2017.
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