Protein-lipid interactions drive presynaptic assembly upstream of cell adhesion molecules
Elisa B. Frankel, Araven Tiroumalechetty, Parise S. Henry, Zhaoqian Su, Yinghao Wu, Peri T. Kurshan
The paper identifies a presynaptic assembly mechanism driven by SYD-1-lipid interactions before neurexin recruitment, showing PIP2-binding residues are critical for active zone formation.
bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience