Each of these synapses consists of a single postsynaptic density containing numerous glutamate receptors apposed to a presynaptic ribbon-type active zone of neurotransmitter (glutamate)-filled ...

Ribbon synapses of cochlear inner hair cells (IHCs) are specialized to indefatigably transmit sound information at high rates. To understand the underlying mechanisms, structure-function analysis of ...

Fiji macro script for ribbon synapse counting. Adpted from ImageJ macro by Candy Wong (https://github.com/wonghc/ImageJ-ribbon-synapse-quantification, published in ...

How neurons acquire features distinct to each synapse remains unknown. We show that the transcription factor Mafb drives the formation of auditory ribbon synapses, which are specialized for rapid ...