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ReviewMolecular and cellular neurosciences2012

The SNARE complex in neuronal and sensory cells.

Neeliyath A Ramakrishnan, Marian J Drescher, Dennis G Drescher

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Review in Molecular and cellular neurosciences, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Neeliyath A RamakrishnanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. neelramakrishnan@gmail.com
Marian J Drescher
Dennis G Drescher
Wayne State University · US

Funding

IDENTIFICATION OF ACOUSTICO-LATERALIS TRANSMITTERSR01DC000156 · NIDCD · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI DRESCHER, DENNIS G · 1989 to 2013
$3.9M
ADENYLYL CYCLASE SIGNALING IN EAR SENSORY EPITHELIAR01DC004076 · NIDCD · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI DRESCHER, MARIAN JEAN · 1999 to 2009
$1.8M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC000156NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC004076
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transmitter release at synapses ensures faithful chemical coding of information that is transmitted in the sub-second time frame. The brain, the central unit of information processing, depends upon fast communication for decision making. Neuronal and neurosensory cells are equipped with the molecular machinery that responds reliably, and with high fidelity, to external stimuli. However, neuronal cells differ markedly from neurosensory cells in their signal transmission at synapses. The main difference rests in how the synaptic complex is organized, with active zones in neuronal cells and ribbon synapses in sensory cells (such as photoreceptors and hair cells). In exocytosis/neurosecretion, SNAREs (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptors) and associated proteins play a critical role in vesicle docking, priming, fusion and synchronization of neurotransmitter release. Recent studies suggest differences between neuronal and sensory cells with respect to the molecular components of their synaptic complexes. In this review, we will cover current findings on neuronal and sensory-cell SNARE proteins and their modulators. We will also briefly discuss recent investigations on how deficits in the expression of SNARE proteins in humans impair function in brain and sense organs.

Indexed as

AnimalsCalciumCalcium ChannelsHumansMental DisordersMiceNervous System DiseasesNeurotransmitter AgentsRatsSensory Receptor CellsSNARE ProteinsSynaptic TransmissionSynaptic VesiclesCalciumCalcium ChannelsNeurotransmitter AgentsSNARE Proteins

Identifiers

PMID22498053
PMCPMC3570063
OpenAlexW2036128543

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