Extrasynaptic volume transmission: A novel route for neuropeptide signaling in nematodes
Louise E. Atkinson, Yang Liu, Fiona McKay, Elke Vandewyer, Charles Viau, Allister Irvine, Bruce A. Rosa, Zihui Li, Nikki J. Marks, Aaron G. Maule, Makedonka Mitreva, Isabel Beets, Lingjun Li, Angela Mousley
The paper identifies extrasynaptic volume transmission as a non-synaptic signaling route in nematodes, showing that neuropeptides in pseudocoelomic fluid modulate reproductive function and behavior.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience