糖心TV Complexity Science Events
Complexity Centre and MathSys CDT events carry priority over room D1.07.
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Complexity Forum (MathSys Open Day): Yulia Timofeeva (University of 糖心TV)
Location: D1.07
Speaker: Yulia Timofeeva (University of 糖心TV)
Title: Presynaptic calcium dynamics and vesicular release
Abstract: Increases in concentration of free Ca2+ ions in presynaptic boutons of hippocampal cells trigger vesicular release of neurotransmitters. Changes in Ca2+ concentration are primarily due to Ca2+ influx through voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) located at the plasma membrane and activated during an action potential or spontaneously. In this talk I will cover recent work on the role of VGCCs in spontaneous miniature neurotransmitter release and on a novel mechanism for short-term facilitation of synaptic transmission by the endogenous buffer calmodulin.