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ArticleNeuron2023

Molecular logic of synaptic diversity between Drosophila tonic and phasic motoneurons.

Suresh K Jetti, Andrés B Crane, Yulia Akbergenova, Nicole A Aponte-Santiago, Karen L Cunningham, Charles A Whittaker, J Troy Littleton

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Article in Neuron, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Suresh K JettiThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Biology and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: sureshj@mit.edu.
Andrés B CraneThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Biology and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Yulia AkbergenovaThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Biology and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Nicole A Aponte-SantiagoThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Biology and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Karen L CunninghamThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Biology and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Charles A WhittakerKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
J Troy LittletonThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Biology and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: troy@mit.edu.

Funding

PRE-DOCTORAL TRAINING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCEST32GM007287 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI BELL, STEPHEN P., KEATING, AMY E · 1985 to 2019
$40.8M
Resource Component: Acquisition, maintenance and distribution of Drosophila stocksP40OD018537 · OD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI Cale Whitworth · 2014 to 2026
$13.5M
Imaging Synaptic Transmission of Individual Active ZonesR01MH104536 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI J. TROY LITTLETON · 2014 to 2026
$4.7M
Effect of Nanoscale Active Zone Morphology on Synaptic Vesicle Release ProbabilityF31NS118948 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI CRANE, ANDRES · 2020 to 2022
$103k
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007287NIH HHS P40 OD018537NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS118948
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although neuronal subtypes display unique synaptic organization and function, the underlying transcriptional differences that establish these features are poorly understood. To identify molecular pathways that contribute to synaptic diversity, single-neuron Patch-seq RNA profiling was performed on Drosophila tonic and phasic glutamatergic motoneurons. Tonic motoneurons form weaker facilitating synapses onto single muscles, while phasic motoneurons form stronger depressing synapses onto multiple muscles. Super-resolution microscopy and in vivo imaging demonstrated that synaptic active zones in phasic motoneurons are more compact and display enhanced Ca

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DrosophilaSynapsesAnimalsMotor NeuronsSignal Transductionactive zonecalciumDrosophilaneurotransmitter releasepost-translational modificationRNA-seqsynapse

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