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Yang Y, Zhou D, Min S, Liu D, Zou M, Yu C, Chen L, Huang J, Hong R. Ciprofol ameliorates ECS-induced learning and memory impairment by modulating aerobic glycolysis in the hippocampus of depressive-like rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2024; 239:173775. [PMID: 38657873 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2024.173775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
Electroconvulsive shock (ECS) is utilized to treat depression but may cause learning/memory impairments, which may be ameliorated by anesthetics through the modulation of hippocampal synaptic plasticity. Given that synaptic plasticity is governed by aerobic glycolysis, it remains unclear whether anesthetics modulate aerobic glycolysis to enhance learning and memory function. Depression-like behavior in rats was induced by chronic mild unpredictable stress (CUMS), with anhedonia assessed via sucrose preference test (SPT). Depressive-like behaviors and spatial learning/memory were assessed with forced swim test (FST), open field test (OFT), and Morris water maze (MWM) test. Changes in aerobic glycolysis and synaptic plasticity in the hippocampal region of depressive-like rats post-ECS were documented using immunofluorescence analysis, Western blot, Lactate Assay Kit and transmission electron microscopy. Both the OFT and FST indicated that ECS was effective in alleviating depressive-like behaviors. The MWM test demonstrated that anesthetics were capable of attenuating ECS-induced learning and memory deficits. Immunofluorescence analysis, Western blot, Lactate Assay Kit and transmission electron microscopy revealed that the decline in learning and memory abilities in ECS-induced depressive-like rats was correlated with decreased aerobic glycolysis, and that the additional use of ciprofol or propofol ameliorated these alterations. Adding the glycolysis inhibitor 2-DG diminished the ameliorative effects of the anesthetic. No significant difference was observed between ciprofol and propofol in enhancing aerobic glycolysis in astrocytes and synaptic plasticity after ECS. These findings may contribute to understanding the mechanisms by which anesthetic drugs modulate learning and memory impairment after ECS in depressive-like behavior rats.
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- You Yang
- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First People's Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Bingham D, Jakobs CE, Wernert F, Boroni-Rueda F, Jullien N, Schentarra EM, Friedl K, Da Costa Moura J, van Bommel DM, Caillol G, Ogawa Y, Papandréou MJ, Leterrier C. Presynapses contain distinct actin nanostructures. J Cell Biol 2023; 222:e202208110. [PMID: 37578754 PMCID: PMC10424573 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202208110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
Abstract
The architecture of the actin cytoskeleton that concentrates at presynapses remains poorly known, hindering our understanding of its roles in synaptic physiology. In this work, we measure and visualize presynaptic actin by diffraction-limited and super-resolution microscopy, thanks to a validated model of bead-induced presynapses in cultured neurons. We identify a major population of actin-enriched presynapses that concentrates more presynaptic components and shows higher synaptic vesicle cycling than their non-enriched counterparts. Pharmacological perturbations point to an optimal actin amount and the presence of distinct actin structures within presynapses. We directly visualize these nanostructures using Single Molecule Localization Microscopy (SMLM), defining three distinct types: an actin mesh at the active zone, actin rails between the active zone and deeper reserve pools, and actin corrals around the whole presynaptic compartment. Finally, CRISPR-tagging of endogenous actin allows us to validate our results in natural synapses between cultured neurons, confirming the role of actin enrichment and the presence of three types of presynaptic actin nanostructures.
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- Dominic Bingham
- CNRS, INP UMR7051, NeuroCyto, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- CNRS, INP UMR7051, NeuroCyto, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- CNRS, INP UMR7051, NeuroCyto, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- CNRS, INP UMR7051, NeuroCyto, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- CNRS, INP UMR7051, NeuroCyto, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Abbelight, Cachan, France
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- CNRS, INP UMR7051, NeuroCyto, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Kremers L, Sarieva K, Hoffmann F, Zhao Z, Ueffing M, Euler T, Nikić-Spiegel I, Schubert T. Super-resolution STED imaging in the inner and outer whole-mount mouse retina. FRONTIERS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2023; 3:1126338. [PMID: 38983015 PMCID: PMC11196978 DOI: 10.3389/fopht.2023.1126338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
Abstract
Since its invention, super-resolution microscopy has become a popular tool for advanced imaging of biological structures, allowing visualisation of subcellular structures at a spatial scale below the diffraction limit. Thus, it is not surprising that recently, different super-resolution techniques are being applied in neuroscience, e.g. to resolve the clustering of neurotransmitter receptors and protein complex composition in presynaptic terminals. Still, the vast majority of these experiments were carried out either in cell cultures or very thin tissue sections, while there are only a few examples of super-resolution imaging in deeper layers (30 - 50 µm) of biological samples. In that context, the mammalian whole-mount retina has rarely been studied with super-resolution microscopy. Here, we aimed at establishing a stimulated-emission-depletion (STED) microscopy protocol for imaging whole-mount retina. To this end, we developed sample preparation including horizontal slicing of retinal tissue, an immunolabeling protocol with STED-compatible fluorophores and optimised the image acquisition settings. We labelled subcellular structures in somata, dendrites, and axons of retinal ganglion cells in the inner mouse retina. By measuring the full width at half maximum of the thinnest filamentous structures in our preparation, we achieved a resolution enhancement of two or higher compared to conventional confocal images. When combined with horizontal slicing of the retina, these settings allowed visualisation of putative GABAergic horizontal cell synapses in the outer retina. Taken together, we successfully established a STED protocol for reliable super-resolution imaging in the whole-mount mouse retina at depths between 30 and 50 µm, which enables investigating, for instance, protein complex composition and cytoskeletal ultrastructure at retinal synapses in health and disease.
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- Leon Kremers
- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Institute for Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- International Max Planck Research School for Brain and Behavior, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Arsić A, Hagemann C, Stajković N, Schubert T, Nikić-Spiegel I. Minimal genetically encoded tags for fluorescent protein labeling in living neurons. Nat Commun 2022; 13:314. [PMID: 35031604 PMCID: PMC8760255 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-27956-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Modern light microscopy, including super-resolution techniques, has brought about a demand for small labeling tags that bring the fluorophore closer to the target. This challenge can be addressed by labeling unnatural amino acids (UAAs) with bioorthogonal click chemistry. The minimal size of the UAA and the possibility to couple the fluorophores directly to the protein of interest with single-residue precision in living cells make click labeling unique. Here, we establish click labeling in living primary neurons and use it for fixed-cell, live-cell, dual-color pulse-chase, and super-resolution microscopy of neurofilament light chain (NFL). We also show that click labeling can be combined with CRISPR/Cas9 genome engineering for tagging endogenous NFL. Due to its versatile nature and compatibility with advanced multicolor microscopy techniques, we anticipate that click labeling will contribute to novel discoveries in the neurobiology field.
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- Aleksandra Arsić
- Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 25, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 27, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 27, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 25, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 27, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 25, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 7, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 25, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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Dutta P, Bharti P, Kumar J, Maiti S. Role of actin cytoskeleton in the organization and function of ionotropic glutamate receptors. Curr Res Struct Biol 2021; 3:277-289. [PMID: 34766008 PMCID: PMC8569634 DOI: 10.1016/j.crstbi.2021.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Neural networks with precise connection are compulsory for learning and memory. Various cellular events occur during the genesis of dendritic spines to their maturation, synapse formation, stabilization of the synapse, and proper signal transmission. The cortical actin cytoskeleton and its multiple regulatory proteins are crucial for the above cellular events. The different types of ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) present on the postsynaptic density (PSD) are also essential for learning and memory. Interaction of the iGluRs in association of their auxiliary proteins with actin cytoskeleton regulated by actin-binding proteins (ABPs) are required for precise long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD). There has been a quest to understand the mechanistic detail of synapse function involving these receptors with dynamic actin cytoskeleton. A major, emerging area of investigation is the relationship between ABPs and iGluRs in synapse development. In this review we have summarized the current understanding of iGluRs functioning with respect to the actin cytoskeleton, scaffolding proteins, and their regulators. The AMPA, NMDA, Delta and Kainate receptors need the stable underlying actin cytoskeleton to anchor through synaptic proteins for precise synapse formation. The different types of ABPs present in neurons play a critical role in dynamizing/stabilizing the actin cytoskeleton needed for iGluRs function.
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- Priyanka Dutta
- National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India
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- National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India
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- National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, 741246, India
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Kuljis DA, Micheva KD, Ray A, Wegner W, Bowman R, Madison DV, Willig KI, Barth AL. Gephyrin-Lacking PV Synapses on Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221810032. [PMID: 34576197 PMCID: PMC8467468 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Gephyrin has long been thought of as a master regulator for inhibitory synapses, acting as a scaffold to organize γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABAARs) at the post-synaptic density. Accordingly, gephyrin immunostaining has been used as an indicator of inhibitory synapses; despite this, the pan-synaptic localization of gephyrin to specific classes of inhibitory synapses has not been demonstrated. Genetically encoded fibronectin intrabodies generated with mRNA display (FingRs) against gephyrin (Gephyrin.FingR) reliably label endogenous gephyrin, and can be tagged with fluorophores for comprehensive synaptic quantitation and monitoring. Here we investigated input- and target-specific localization of gephyrin at a defined class of inhibitory synapse, using Gephyrin.FingR proteins tagged with EGFP in brain tissue from transgenic mice. Parvalbumin-expressing (PV) neuron presynaptic boutons labeled using Cre- dependent synaptophysin-tdTomato were aligned with postsynaptic Gephyrin.FingR puncta. We discovered that more than one-third of PV boutons adjacent to neocortical pyramidal (Pyr) cell somas lack postsynaptic gephyrin labeling. This finding was confirmed using correlative fluorescence and electron microscopy. Our findings suggest some inhibitory synapses may lack gephyrin. Gephyrin-lacking synapses may play an important role in dynamically regulating cell activity under different physiological conditions.
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- Dika A. Kuljis
- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (D.A.K.); (A.R.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; (K.D.M.); (D.V.M.)
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- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (D.A.K.); (A.R.); (R.B.)
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- Optical Nanoscopy in Neuroscience, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; (W.W.); (K.I.W.)
- Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (D.A.K.); (A.R.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; (K.D.M.); (D.V.M.)
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- Optical Nanoscopy in Neuroscience, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; (W.W.); (K.I.W.)
- Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (D.A.K.); (A.R.); (R.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-412-268-1198
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Microglial Pruning: Relevance for Synaptic Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Experimental Models. Cells 2021; 10:cells10030686. [PMID: 33804596 PMCID: PMC8003660 DOI: 10.3390/cells10030686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Microglia, besides being able to react rapidly to a wide range of environmental changes, are also involved in shaping neuronal wiring. Indeed, they actively participate in the modulation of neuronal function by regulating the elimination (or “pruning”) of weaker synapses in both physiologic and pathologic processes. Mounting evidence supports their crucial role in early synaptic loss, which is emerging as a hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and its preclinical models. MS is an inflammatory, immune-mediated pathology of the white matter in which demyelinating lesions may cause secondary neuronal death. Nevertheless, primitive grey matter (GM) damage is emerging as an important contributor to patients’ long-term disability, since it has been associated with early and progressive cognitive decline (CD), which seriously worsens the quality of life of MS patients. Widespread synapse loss even in the absence of demyelination, axon degeneration and neuronal death has been demonstrated in different GM structures, thus raising the possibility that synaptic dysfunction could be an early and possibly independent event in the neurodegenerative process associated with MS. This review provides an overview of microglial-dependent synapse elimination in the neuroinflammatory process that underlies MS and its experimental models.
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Harper CB, Smillie KJ. Current molecular approaches to investigate pre-synaptic dysfunction. J Neurochem 2021; 157:107-129. [PMID: 33544872 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Over the course of the last few decades it has become clear that many neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders have a synaptic defect, which contributes to pathogenicity. A rise in new techniques, and in particular '-omics'-based methods providing large datasets, has led to an increase in potential proteins and pathways implicated in synaptic function and related disorders. Additionally, advancements in imaging techniques have led to the recent discovery of alternative modes of synaptic vesicle recycling. This has resulted in a lack of clarity over the precise role of different pathways in maintaining synaptic function and whether these new pathways are dysfunctional in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. A greater understanding of the molecular detail of pre-synaptic function in health and disease is key to targeting new proteins and pathways for novel treatments and the variety of new techniques currently available provides an ideal opportunity to investigate these functions. This review focuses on techniques to interrogate pre-synaptic function, concentrating mainly on synaptic vesicle recycling. It further examines techniques to determine the underlying molecular mechanism of pre-synaptic dysfunction and discusses methods to identify molecular targets, along with protein-protein interactions and cellular localization. In combination, these techniques will provide an expanding and more complete picture of pre-synaptic function. With the application of recent technological advances, we are able to resolve events with higher spatial and temporal resolution, leading research towards a greater understanding of dysfunction at the presynapse and the role it plays in pathogenicity.
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- Callista B Harper
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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