Proceedings of the Korean Biophysical Society Conference (한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2003.06a
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- Pages.24-24
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- 2003
Actin filaments in synaptic transmission and synaptogenesis
- Chang, Sunghoe (Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology, Department of Life Science, Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology)
- Published : 2003.06.01
Abstract
Actin filament is a major cytoskeleton in synapses and highly enriched in the presynaptic and postsynaptic compartments. Their roles in synaptic vesicle recycling and synaptogenesis have been extensively studied but functional evidence whether actin filaments are involved in these processes is as yet lacking. Dysfunction in synaptic vesicle recycling causes various diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Schizophrenia, Bipolar disease, depression etc.
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