Dopaminergic neurons establish a distinctive axonal arbor with a majority of non-synaptic terminals
Charles Ducrot, Marie-Josée Bourque, Constantin V. L. Delmas, Anne‐Sophie Racine, Dainelys Guadarrama Bello, Benoît Delignat‐Lavaud, Matthew Domenic Lycas, Aurélie Fallon, Charlotte Michaud-Tardif, Samuel Burke, Freja Herborg, Ulrik Gether, Antonio Nanci, Hideto Takahashi, Martin Parent, Louis‐Éric Trudeau
This study shows dopaminergic neurons form a unique axonal arbor with mostly non-synaptic terminals, expressing exocytosis proteins and being active, and highlights the role of specific proteins in synapse formation.
The FASEB Journal · Jul 28, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience