Synaptic Transmission Lesson 11
Synaptic Events Action Potential reaches axon terminal Chemical substance released Neurotransmitter (NT) Diffuses across synapse Binds to receptor protein EPSP or IPSP ~
Synaptic Transmission Model 1. Precursor transport 2. NT synthesis 3. Storage 4. Release 5. Activation 6. Termination ~
Postsynaptic Membrane Presynaptic Axon Terminal Terminal Button Dendritic Spine
1. Precursor Transport
1. Precursor Transport
2. Synthesis Enzymes & cofactors ~ E
3. Storage E
3. Storage In vesicles Terminal Button Dendritic Spine Synapse
4. Release via exocytosis diffusion Ca++
4. Release via exocytosis diffusion AP Synapse Ca++
4. Release via exocytosis diffusion Ca++
Exocytosis: Membrane Fusion Ca2+ influx Ca2+ -Calmodulin synapsin SNAPs soluble-NSF-attachment proteins Cell membrane SNAREs SNAP receptors Vesicle & cell membrane~ NSF = NEM sensitive fusion protein it is an ATPase
5. Activation NT binds to receptor
Activation NT binds to postsynaptic receptor opens ion channel EPSP Na+ into cell or IPSP K+ out of cell ~
6. Termination 4 basic methods
6. Termination diffusion
6. Termination Enzymatic degradation
6. Termination Presynaptic reuptake active transport
6. Termination autoreceptors A
Autoreceptors On presynaptic terminal Binds NT same as postsynaptic receptors different receptor subtype Decreases NT release & synthesis ~
Termination Must have discrete signal What if ion channels continually open? ions move toward equilibrium membrane no longer polarized no EPSPs or IPSPs Disrupts neural communication Termination neuron repolarizes ~
Axoaxonic Synapses Modulation of NT release Presynaptic Facilitation Increases NT release Presynaptic Inhibition decreases NT release Via modulation of Em Ca2+, K+, and Cl- ~