Synaptic Transmission
Electrical & Chemical Synapses Electrical & Chemical Synapses
Events Involved in Transmission at a Chemical Synapse
Local Recycling of Synaptic Vesicles in Presynaptic Terminals
Presynaptic Proteins Implicated in Neurotransmitter Release
Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
Diseases that Affect the Presynaptic Terminal Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome = Ab mediated Several congenital forms result in fewer or smaller vesicles = less transmitter
Toxins That Affect Transmitter Release Toxins cleave SNAREs Tetanus affects inhibitory interneurons = hyperexcitation of muscles Botulism paralyzes peripheral muscles = do not contract
Toxins That Affect Transmitter Release Black widow venom = exocytosis w/o calcium Binds to CL1 and neurexin, neurexin binds to synaptotagmin
Diseases Caused by Altered Ion Channels FHM = familial hemiplegic migraine EA2 = episodic ataxia CSNB = congenital stationary night blindness