Presynaptic action potential amplification by voltage-gated Na+ channels in hippocampal mossy fiber boutons
Engel D, Jonas PM. 2005. Presynaptic action potential amplification by voltage-gated Na+ channels in hippocampal mossy fiber boutons. Neuron. 45(3), 405–17.
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Action potentials in central neurons are initiated near the axon initial segment, propagate into the axon, and finally invade the presynaptic terminals, where they trigger transmitter release. Voltage-gated Na(+) channels are key determinants of excitability, but Na(+) channel density and properties in axons and presynaptic terminals of cortical neurons have not been examined yet. In hippocampal mossy fiber boutons, which emerge from parent axons en passant, Na(+) channels are very abundant, with an estimated number of approximately 2000 channels per bouton. Presynaptic Na(+) channels show faster inactivation kinetics than somatic channels, suggesting differences between subcellular compartments of the same cell. Computational analysis of action potential propagation in axon-multibouton structures reveals that Na(+) channels in boutons preferentially amplify the presynaptic action potential and enhance Ca(2+) inflow, whereas Na(+) channels in axons control the reliability and speed of propagation. Thus, presynaptic and axonal Na(+) channels contribute differentially to mossy fiber synaptic transmission.
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2005-01-01
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Neuron
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45
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3
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405 - 17
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Engel D, Jonas PM. Presynaptic action potential amplification by voltage-gated Na+ channels in hippocampal mossy fiber boutons. Neuron. 2005;45(3):405-417. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2004.12.048
Engel, D., & Jonas, P. M. (2005). Presynaptic action potential amplification by voltage-gated Na+ channels in hippocampal mossy fiber boutons. Neuron. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2004.12.048
Engel, Dominique, and Peter M Jonas. “Presynaptic Action Potential Amplification by Voltage-Gated Na+ Channels in Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Boutons.” Neuron. Elsevier, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2004.12.048 .
D. Engel and P. M. Jonas, “Presynaptic action potential amplification by voltage-gated Na+ channels in hippocampal mossy fiber boutons,” Neuron, vol. 45, no. 3. Elsevier, pp. 405–17, 2005.
Engel D, Jonas PM. 2005. Presynaptic action potential amplification by voltage-gated Na+ channels in hippocampal mossy fiber boutons. Neuron. 45(3), 405–17.
Engel, Dominique, and Peter M. Jonas. “Presynaptic Action Potential Amplification by Voltage-Gated Na+ Channels in Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Boutons.” Neuron, vol. 45, no. 3, Elsevier, 2005, pp. 405–17, doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2004.12.048 .