Ralf Schneggenburger

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Synaptotagmin increases the dynamic range of synapses by driving Ca2+ - evoked release and by clamping a near-linear remaining Ca2+ sensor

Ca2+-evoked transmitter release shows a high dynamic range over spontaneous release. We investigated the role of the Ca2+ sensor protein, Synaptotagmin2 (Syt2), in both spontaneous and Ca2+-evoked release under direct control of presynaptic Ca2+, usin ...

2011

Developmental expression of Synaptotagmin isoforms in single calyx of Held-generating neurons

Ralf Schneggenburger, Olexiy Kochubey, Yunyun Han, Heather Mary Elizabeth Murray, Heike Runne, Le Xiao

The large glutamatergic calyx of Held synapse in the auditory brainstem has become a powerful model for studying transmitter release mechanisms, but the molecular bases of presynaptic function at this synapse are not well known. Here, we have used single-c ...

2010

Interaction between Facilitation and Depression at a Large CNS Synapse Reveals Mechanisms of Short-Term Plasticity

Ralf Schneggenburger, Olexiy Kochubey, Martin Guillermo Mueller

The two fundamental forms of short-term plasticity, short-term depression and facilitation, coexist at most synapses, but little is known about their interaction. Here, we studied the interplay between short-term depression and facilitation at calyx of Hel ...

Society for Neuroscience2010

Developmental regulation of the intracellular Ca2+ sensitivity of vesicle fusion and Ca2+-secretion coupling at the rat calyx of Held

Ralf Schneggenburger, Olexiy Kochubey, Yunyun Han

Developmental refinement of synaptic transmission can occur via changes in several pre- and postsynaptic factors, but it has been unknown whether the intrinsic Ca2+ sensitivity of vesicle fusion in the nerve terminal can be regulated during development. Us ...

2009

Exocytosis: Ca2+-Sensitivity

Ralf Schneggenburger

Regulated fusion of small synaptic vesicles and the ensuing release of neurotransmitter at nerve terminals underlies chemical synaptic transmission between neurons. This process of exocytosis is initiated by an increase in the intracellular Ca2+ concentrat ...

Elsevier2009

A limited contribution of Ca2+ current facilitation to paired-pulse facilitation of transmitter release at the rat calyx of Held

Ralf Schneggenburger, Martin Guillermo Mueller

Recent studies have suggested that transmitter release facilitation at synapses is largely mediated by presynaptic Ca2+ current facilitation, but the exact contribution of Ca2+ current facilitation has not been determined quantitatively. Here, we determine ...

2008

Phorbol esters modulate spontaneous and Ca2+-evoked transmitter release via acting on both munc13 and protein kinase C

Ralf Schneggenburger, Natalya Korogod

Diacylglycerol (DAG) and phorbol esters strongly potentiate transmitter release at synapses by activating protein kinase C (PKC) and members of the Munc13 family of presynaptic vesicle priming proteins. This PKC/Munc13 pathway has emerged as a crucial regu ...

Society for Neuroscience2008