Synaptic plasticity at hippocampal mossy fibre synapses
Abstract
The dentate gyrus provides the main input to the hippocampus. Information reaches the CA3 region through mossy fibre synapses made by dentate granule cell axons. Synaptic plasticity at the mossy fibre-pyramidal cell synapse is unusual for several reasons, including low basal release probability, pronounced frequency facilitation and a lack of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor involvement in long-term potentiation. In the past few years, some of the mechanisms underlying the peculiar features of mossy fibre synapses have been elucidated. Here we describe recent work from several laboratories on the various forms of synaptic plasticity at hippocampal mossy fibre synapses. We conclude that these contacts have just begun to reveal their many secrets.
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The hippocampal mossy fiber-CA3 pyramidal neuron synapse is an ideal synapse to tackle these questions.
“The hippocampal mossy fiber–CA3 pyramidal neuron (PN) synapse, formed between dentate gyrus granule cells (GCs) and CA3 PNs, is an ideal synapse to tackle these questions [24,25].”
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NMDAR-dependent and NMDAR-independent forms of LTP exist at different types of synapses.
“It is well established that NMDAR-dependent and NMDAR-independent forms of LTP exist at different types of synapses [e.g., NMDAR-independent LTP at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses (48)].”
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- Authors
- Nicoll, R. A., & Schmitz, D.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Neuroscience
- Published
- 2005-11-01
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 863-876
- ISSN
- 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
- 1471-0048
- OpenAlex
- W1967963204
- Cited by
- 653
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- 8
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- FWCI
- 2.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- MDC Repository (Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- National Institutes of Health
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
- Keywords
- synaptic plasticity, mossy fiber synapses, dentate gyrus, granule cells, CA3, long-term potentiation, release probability, frequency facilitation, NMDA receptor, hippocampus
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Interneurons, Neuronal Plasticity, Synapses, Time Factors, Long-Term Potentiation, Mossy Fibers, Hippocampal
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