Griffith Leslie C, Budnik Vivian
Department of Biology and National Center for Behavioral Genomics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA.
Int Rev Neurobiol. 2006;75:237-65. doi: 10.1016/S0074-7742(06)75011-5.
Effective function of the locomotor system in the larva requires a continuous adjustment of synaptic architecture and neurotransmission at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). This feature has made the larval NMJ a favorite model to study the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying synapse plasticity. This chapter will review experimental strategies used to study plasticity at the NMJ, the cellular parameters affected during plastic changes, and many of the known molecules involved in plastic changes. In addition, signal transduction pathways activated during plasticity will be discussed.
幼虫运动系统的有效功能需要神经肌肉接头(NMJ)处突触结构和神经传递的持续调节。这一特性使幼虫NMJ成为研究突触可塑性潜在遗传和分子机制的理想模型。本章将综述用于研究NMJ可塑性的实验策略、可塑性变化过程中受影响的细胞参数,以及许多参与可塑性变化的已知分子。此外,还将讨论可塑性过程中激活的信号转导途径。