Electrical synaptic transmission requires a postsynaptic scaffolding protein
Abagael M. Lasseigne, Fabio Andres Echeverry, Sundas Ijaz, Jennifer J. Carlisle Michel, E. Anne Martin, Audrey J. Marsh, Elisa Trujillo, Kurt C. Marsden, Alberto E. Pereda, Adam C. Miller
The paper shows that ZO1, a scaffolding protein, is required for Connexin localization at electrical synapses, which is necessary for functional gap junctions and synaptic transmission.
eLife · Apr 28, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience