ReviewNeuromolecular medicine2017
Invaginating Presynaptic Terminals in Neuromuscular Junctions, Photoreceptor Terminals, and Other Synapses of Animals.
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- Plasma membrane invaginations and their diverse cellular functions.BMC biology · 2026Review
- Dendritic spinule-mediated structural synaptic plasticity: Implications for development, aging, and psychiatric disease.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023Review
- A method to identify, dissect and stain equine neuromuscular junctions for morphological analysis.Journal of anatomy · 2022Article
- The Structural Basis of Long-Term Potentiation in Hippocampal Synapses, Revealed by Electron Microscopy Imaging of Lanthanum-Induced Synaptic Vesicle Recycling.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Article
- Invaginating Structures in Synapses - Perspective.Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience · 2021Article
- Synaptic changes and the response of microglia in a light-induced photoreceptor degeneration model.Molecular vision · 2021Article
- Comparing 3D ultrastructure of presynaptic and postsynaptic mitochondria.Biology open · 2019Article
- Insights into Electroreceptor Development and Evolution from Molecular Comparisons with Hair Cells.Integrative and comparative biology · 2018Article
- Invaginating Structures in Mammalian Synapses.Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience · 2018Review
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Abstract
Typically, presynaptic terminals form a synapse directly on the surface of postsynaptic processes such as dendrite shafts and spines. However, some presynaptic terminals invaginate-entirely or partially-into postsynaptic processes. We survey these invaginating presynaptic terminals in all animals and describe several examples from the central nervous system, including giant fiber systems in invertebrates, and cup-shaped spines, electroreceptor synapses, and some specialized auditory and vestibular nerve terminals in vertebrates. We then examine mechanoreceptors and photoreceptors, concentrating on the complex of pre- and postsynaptic processes found in basal invaginations of the cell. We discuss in detail the role of vertebrate invaginating horizontal cell processes in both chemical and electrical feedback mechanisms. We also discuss the common presence of indenting or invaginating terminals in neuromuscular junctions on muscles of most kinds of animals, and especially discuss those of Drosophila and vertebrates. Finally, we consider broad questions about the advantages of possessing invaginating presynaptic terminals and describe some effects of aging and disease, especially on neuromuscular junctions. We suggest that the invagination is a mechanism that can enhance both chemical and electrical interactions at the synapse.
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