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ArticlePloS one2015

A Distinct Perisynaptic Glial Cell Type Forms Tripartite Neuromuscular Synapses in the Drosophila Adult.

Alexandra L Strauss, Fumiko Kawasaki, Richard W Ordway

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexandra L StraussDepartment of Biology and Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Fumiko KawasakiDepartment of Biology and Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Richard W OrdwayDepartment of Biology and Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Pennsylvania State University · US

Funding

In vivo Analysis of DISABLED Function and Interactions in Synaptic Vesicle CyclinR01NS065983 · NINDS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI ORDWAY, RICHARD W · 2010 to 2013
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NINDS NIH HHS 1R01NS065983-01A1NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS065983
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous studies of Drosophila flight muscle neuromuscular synapses have revealed their tripartite architecture and established an attractive experimental model for genetic analysis of glial function in synaptic transmission. Here we extend these findings by defining a new Drosophila glial cell type, designated peripheral perisynaptic glia (PPG), which resides in the periphery and interacts specifically with fine motor axon branches forming neuromuscular synapses. Identification and specific labeling of PPG was achieved through cell type-specific RNAi-mediated knockdown (KD) of a glial marker, Glutamine Synthetase 2 (GS2). In addition, comparison among different Drosophila neuromuscular synapse models from adult and larval developmental stages indicated the presence of tripartite synapses on several different muscle types in the adult. In contrast, PPG appear to be absent from larval body wall neuromuscular synapses, which do not exhibit a tripartite architecture but rather are imbedded in the muscle plasma membrane. Evolutionary conservation of tripartite synapse architecture and peripheral perisynaptic glia in vertebrates and Drosophila suggests ancient and conserved roles for glia-synapse interactions in synaptic transmission.

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AnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsGene ExpressionGene Knockdown TechniquesNeurogliaNeuromuscular JunctionSynaptic TransmissionTranscription FactorsDrosophila ProteinsGAL4 protein, DrosophilaTranscription Factors

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PMID26053860
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