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PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
Volume 100, Issue 1, Pages 103-144Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00026.2018
Keywords
active zone; calcium channel; endocytosis; exocytosis; sensory encoding; synaptic transmission; synaptic vesicle
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [CRC 889]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) through Leibniz-Program
- DFG [Schm797/8-1]
- Max-Planck-Fellowship
- DFG (CNMPB, GGNB) [CRC 889, CRC 894]
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In recent years, sensory neuroscientists have made major efforts to dissect the structure and function of ribbon synapses which process sensory information in the eye and ear. This review aims to summarize our current understanding of two key aspects of ribbon synapses: 1) their mechanisms of exocytosis and endocytosis and 2) their molecular anatomy and physiology. Our comparison of ribbon synapses in the cochlea and the retina reveals convergent signaling mechanisms, as well as divergent strategies in different sensory systems.
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