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Authors Jaime Tobón LM, Moser T Journal eLife Citation Elife. 2024 Dec 24;12:RP93749. Abstract Neural diversity can expand the encoding capacity of a circuitry. A striking example of diverse structure and function is presented by the afferent synapses between inner hair cells (IHCs) and spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) in the

Authors Oestreicher D, Chepurwar S, Kusch K, Rankovic V, Jung S, Strenzke N, Pangrsic T Journal eLife Citation Elife. 2024 Dec 24;13:RP93646. Abstract To encode continuous sound stimuli, the inner hair cell (IHC) ribbon synapses utilize calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs), which reduce the inactivation of their CaV1.3 calcium channels. Mutations in

Authors Kapoor R, Schwenzer N, Dresbach T, Lehnart S, Moser T Journal eLife Citation eLife 13:RP98254. Abstract Encoding of several sensory modalities into neural signals is mediated by ribbon synapses. The synaptic ribbon tethers synaptic vesicles at the presynaptic active zone (AZ) and might act as a super-scaffold organizing AZ

Authors Muenker TM, Vos BE, Betz T Journal eLife Citation eLife13:RP97416. Abstract Living cells are complex entities that perform many different complex tasks with astonishing robustness. While the direct dependence of biological processes on controlled protein expression is well established, we only begin to understand how intracellular mechanical characteristics guide

Authors Palmigiano A, Engelken R, Wolf F Journal eLife Citation eLife 12:RP90378. Abstract Neuronal spiking activity in cortical circuits is often temporally structured by collective rhythms. Rhythmic activity has been hypothesized to regulate temporal coding and to mediate the flexible routing of information flow across the cortex. Spiking neuronal circuits,

Authors Chakrabarti R, Jaime Tobón LM, Slitin L, Redondo-Canales M, Hoch G, Slashcheva M, Fritsch E, Bodensiek K, Özçete ÖD, Gültas M, Michanski S, Opazo F, Neef J, Pangrsic T, Moser T, Wichmann C Journal elife Citation Elife. 2022 Dec 23;11:e79494. Abstract RRibbon synapses of cochlear inner hair cells (IHCs)

Authors Tan C, de Nola G, Qiao C, Imig C, Born RT, Brose N, Kaeser PS Journal eLife Citation eLife 11:e79077. Abstract Active zones consist of protein scaffolds that are tightly attached to the presynaptic plasma membrane. They dock and prime synaptic vesicles, couple them to voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, and

Authors Xiong L, Tolen EA, Choi J, Velychko S, Caizzi L, Velychko T, Adachi K, MacCarthy CM, Lidschreiber M, Cramer P, Schoeler HR Journal eLife Citation eLife 11:e71533. Abstract The transcription factor Oct4 is essential for the maintenance and induction of stem cell pluripotency, but its functional roles are not

Authors Heo D, Ling JP, Molina-Castro GC, Langseth AJ, Waisman A, Nave KA, Möbius W, Wong PC, Bergles DE Journal Elife Citation eLife. 2022 Mar 21;11:e75230. Abstract Generation of oligodendrocytes in the adult brain enables both adaptive changes in neural circuits and regeneration of myelin sheaths destroyed by injury, disease,

Authors Wegner W, Steffens H, Gregor C, Wolf F, Willig KI Journal Elife Citation eLife 2022;11:e73603. Abstract Synaptic plasticity underlies long-lasting structural and functional changes to brain circuitry and its experience-dependent remodeling can be fundamentally enhanced by environmental enrichment. It is however unknown, whether and how the environmental enrichment alters