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MECHANISMS OF VERTEBRATE SYNAPTOGENESIS

Waites, Clarissa L., Craig, Ann Marie, Garner, Craig C.·2005·Annual Review of Neuroscience

Abstract

The formation of synapses in the vertebrate central nervous system is a complex process that occurs over a protracted period of development. Recent work has begun to unravel the mysteries of synaptogenesis, demonstrating the existence of multiple molecules that influence not only when and where synapses form but also synaptic specificity and stability. Some of these molecules act at a distance, steering axons to their correct receptive fields and promoting neuronal differentiation and maturation, whereas others act at the time of contact, providing positional information about the appropriateness of targets and/or inductive signals that trigger the cascade of events leading to synapse formation. In addition, correlated synaptic activity provides critical information about the appropriateness of synaptic connections, thereby influencing synapse stability and elimination. Although synapse formation and elimination are hallmarks of early development, these processes are also fundamental to learning, memory, and cognition in the mature brain.

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Authors
Waites, C. L., Craig, A. M., & Garner, C. C.
Affiliations
  • Stanford University (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Venue
Annual Review of Neuroscience
Published
2005-07-21
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
251-274
ISSN
  • 0147-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4126
OpenAlex
W2152284832
Cited by
483
References
18
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annual Review of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Keywords
synaptogenesis, vertebrate central nervous system, axon guidance, synaptic specificity, synaptic stability, synaptic pruning, neuronal differentiation, learning and memory, brain development
MeSH terms
Animals, Axons, Humans, Models, Neurological, Synaptic Transmission, Neuronal Plasticity, Neurons, Synapses, Synaptic Vesicles, Vertebrates, Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules, Protein Transport

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