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The assembly of the postsynaptic transmission machinery at inhibitory neuronal synapses requires the tight interplay between cell adhesion proteins, scaffold and adaptor proteins, as well as receptors for γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) or glycine. During the last funding period, we successfully developed an in vitro membrane system that allows us to analyze part of this protein machinery.

We will continue to pursue this objective, focusing on the interaction between the cytosolic domain of Neuroligin-2 and the proteins Gephyrin and Collybistin 2.

Claudia Steinem

Principal Investigator
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B12 “Super-resolution analysis of neuron-glia interplay at tripartite synapses”

Urs Valentin Nägerl

Z2: “Integration of computational models and experimental data”

Stefan Bonn & Christian Tetzlaff

A4: “Investigating the ultrastructural effects of activity and aging on vesicle recycling and protein turnover”

Carolin Wichmann