Supersensitive Ras activation in dendrites and spines revealed by two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging.
Authors:Yasuda R, Harvey CD, Zhong H, Sobczyk A, van Aelst L, Svoboda K
Journal:Nat Neurosci
PubMed ID:16429133
'To understand the biochemical signals regulated by neural activity, it is necessary to measure protein-protein interactions and enzymatic activity in neuronal microcompartments such as axons, dendrites and their spines. We combined two-photon excitation laser scanning with fluorescence lifetime imaging to measure fluorescence resonance energy transfer at high resolutions in brain ... More
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is activated by calmodulin with two bound calciums.
Authors:Shifman JM, Choi MH, Mihalas S, Mayo SL, Kennedy MB
Journal:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID:16966599
'Changes in synaptic strength that underlie memory formation in the CNS are initiated by pulses of Ca2+ flowing through NMDA-type glutamate receptors into postsynaptic spines. Differences in the duration and size of the pulses determine whether a synapse is potentiated or depressed after repetitive synaptic activity. Calmodulin (CaM) is a ... More
Nonlinear [Ca2+] signaling in dendrites and spines caused by activity-dependent depression of Ca2+ extrusion.
Authors:Scheuss V, Yasuda R, Sobczyk A, Svoboda K
Journal:J Neurosci
PubMed ID:16885232
'Spine Ca2+ triggers the induction of synaptic plasticity and other adaptive neuronal responses. The amplitude and time course of Ca2+ signals specify the activation of the signaling pathways that trigger different forms of plasticity such as long-term potentiation and depression. The shapes of Ca2+ signals are determined by the dynamics ... More
Synapse-specific plasticity and compartmentalized signaling in cerebellar stellate cells.
Authors:Soler-Llavina GJ, Sabatini BL
Journal:Nat Neurosci
PubMed ID:16680164
'Here we demonstrate that cerebellar stellate cells diffusionally isolate synaptically evoked signals in dendrites and are capable of input-specific synaptic plasticity. Sustained activity of parallel fibers induces a form of long-term depression that requires opening of calcium (Ca(2+))-permeable AMPA-type glutamate receptors (CP-AMPARs) and signaling through class 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors ... More
Concurrent maturation of inner hair cell synaptic Ca2+ influx and auditory nerve spontaneous activity around hearing onset in mice.
Authors:Wong AB, Jing Z, Rutherford MA, Frank T, Strenzke N, Moser T,
Journal:
PubMed ID:23804089
Hearing over a wide range of sound intensities is thought to require complementary coding by functionally diverse spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs), each changing activity only over a subrange. The foundations of SGN diversity are not well understood but likely include differences among their inputs: the presynaptic active zones (AZs) of ... More