These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are transmitted ... are released at a synapse (a ...

The capsid of the virus-derived retrotransposon Copia, a parasitic genome element, mediates synaptic plasticity at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction  ...

Motor movement is controlled by the brain through transmitting electrochemical signals to the muscle fibers that cause the contraction of the muscles. A motoneuron carrying the impulse creates a ...

We show that the Huntington's disease (HD)-associated mutant HTT exon 1 protein (mHTTEx1) is transmitted from neurons to muscle cells across the human neuromuscular junction. We found that ...

Self-organizing neuromuscular junction model developed using pluripotent stem cells may allow high-throughput drug screening.

Studying the complex interactions between synaptic nerve endings as well as their development has now become much easier. Thanks to a method developed by scientists of the Karl Landsteiner ...

The Art of Neuroscience: Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in Isolated Neurons Research Team at the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences develops novel protocol for studying isolated ...

The first functional stem-cell derived neuromuscular junction model has recently been licensed, which could help the quest to develop new drugs to treat associated neurodegenerative diseases. We ...

James F. Howard Jr, MD, professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explains how nerve and muscle signaling in the neuromuscular junction go awry in myasthenia gravis.

Researchers have identified a crucial, presynaptic role for synaptotagmin-3 (SYT3) in the maintenance of reliable high-frequency synaptic transmission.

The neuromuscular junction is the point where motoneurons connect with skeletal muscle and is responsible for transmitting signals that dictate movement.