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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2023

Age-dependent structural reorganization of utricular ribbon synapses.

Susann Michanski, Timo Henneck, Mohona Mukhopadhyay, Anna M Steyer, Paola Agüi Gonzalez, Katharina Grewe, Peter Ilgen, Mehmet Gültas, Eugenio F Fornasiero, Stefan Jakobs and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Susann MichanskiMolecular Architecture of Synapses Group, Institute for Auditory Neuroscience, InnerEarLab and Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Timo HenneckBiology Bachelor Program, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Mohona MukhopadhyayExperimental Otology Group, InnerEarLab, Department of Otolaryngology, Institute for Auditory Neuroscience, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Anna M SteyerElectron Microscopy-City Campus, Department of Neurogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
Paola Agüi GonzalezDepartment for Neuro-and Sensory Physiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration (BIN), Göttingen, Germany.
Katharina GreweDepartment for Neuro-and Sensory Physiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration (BIN), Göttingen, Germany.
Peter IlgenClinic of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Mehmet GültasFaculty of Agriculture, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, Soest, Germany.
Eugenio F FornasieroDepartment for Neuro-and Sensory Physiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration (BIN), Göttingen, Germany.
Stefan JakobsClinic of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Wiebke MöbiusMultiscale Bioimaging Cluster of Excellence (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Christian VoglCollaborative Research Center 889, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Tina PangršičCollaborative Research Center 889, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Silvio O RizzoliDepartment for Neuro-and Sensory Physiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration (BIN), Göttingen, Germany.
Carolin WichmannMolecular Architecture of Synapses Group, Institute for Auditory Neuroscience, InnerEarLab and Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
University of Göttingen · DEUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DEFraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology · DEInnsbruck Medical University · ATMax Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary SciencesSouth Westphalia University of Applied Sciences · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In mammals, spatial orientation is synaptically-encoded by sensory hair cells of the vestibular labyrinth. Vestibular hair cells (VHCs) harbor synaptic ribbons at their presynaptic active zones (AZs), which play a critical role in molecular scaffolding and facilitate synaptic release and vesicular replenishment. With advancing age, the prevalence of vestibular deficits increases; yet, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood and the possible accompanying morphological changes in the VHC synapses have not yet been systematically examined. We investigated the effects of maturation and aging on the ultrastructure of the ribbon-type AZs in murine utricles using various electron microscopic techniques and combined them with confocal and super-resolution light microscopy as well as metabolic imaging up to 1 year of age. In older animals, we detected predominantly in type I VHCs the formation of floating ribbon clusters, mostly consisting of newly synthesized ribbon material. Our findings suggest that VHC ribbon-type AZs undergo dramatic structural alterations upon aging.

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agingribbon synapsesynaptogenesisutriclevestibular hair cells

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PMID37635868
PMCPMC10447907
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