Vertebrate synapsins constitute a family of synaptic proteins that participate in the regulation
of neurotransmitter release. Information on the presence of synapsin homologs in …

Flies escape danger by jumping into the air and flying away. The giant fibre system (GFS) is
the neural circuit that mediates this simple behavioural response to visual stimuli. The …

Vertebrate synapsins are abundant synaptic vesicle phosphoproteins that have been
proposed to fine‐regulate neurotransmitter release by phosphorylation‐dependent control of …

Dominant mutations in tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS1) and six other tRNA ligases cause
Charcot-Marie-Tooth peripheral neuropathy (CMT). Loss of aminoacylation is not required for …

Background Drosophila Neuroglian (Nrg) and its vertebrate homolog L1-CAM are cell-adhesion
molecules (CAM) that have been well studied in early developmental processes. …

Semaphorins have been intensively studied for their role in dendritic and axonal pathfinding,
but less is known about their potential role in synapse formation. In the adult giant fiber (GF) …

Dysregulation of sleep and feeding has widespread health consequences. Despite extensive
epidemiological evidence for interactions between sleep and metabolic function, little is …

The precise control of synaptic connectivity is essential for the development and function of
neuronal circuits. While there have been significant advances in our understanding how cell …

Vertebrate tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) regulate extracellular matrix
metalloproteinases and are thus involved in a wide variety of developmental and physiological …

The giant fiber system (GFS) of Drosophila is a well-characterized neuronal circuit that
mediates the escape response in the fly. It is one of the few adult neural circuits from which …