On the location of electrical synapses

Dev Cell. 2021 Dec 6;56(23):3178-3180. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.11.010.

Abstract

Location is of critical functional relevance for synapses, including electrical synapses, which are a form of neuronal communication mediated by cell-cell channels. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Palumbos et al. identify a mechanism that supports the localization and function of electrical synapses with subcellular specificity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Connexins
  • Electrical Synapses*
  • Gap Junctions*
  • Neurons
  • Synapses

Substances

  • Connexins