Transsynaptic Coordination of Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Modifications underlying Enduring Synaptic Plasticity
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Neurexins and neuroligins are cell adhesion molecules that form transsynaptic interactions. In this issue of Neuron, Choi et al. report that neurexin-neuroligin signaling plays a critical role in functional and structural synaptic plasticity underlying memory formation in Aplysia.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 70 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011