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Evolutionary origins of chemical synapses. / Ovsepian, Saak V.; O'Leary, Valerie B.; Vesselkin, Nikolai P.
Hormones and Synapse. ed. / Gerald Litwack. Elsevier, 2020. p. 1-21 (Vitamins and Hormones; Vol. 114).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Evolutionary origins of chemical synapses
AU - Ovsepian, Saak V.
AU - O'Leary, Valerie B.
AU - Vesselkin, Nikolai P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Synaptic transmission is a fundamental neurobiological process by which neurons interact with each other and non-neuronal cells. It involves release of active substances from the presynaptic neuron onto receptive elements of postsynaptic cells, inducing waves of spreading electrochemical response. While much has been learned about the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving and governing transmitter release and sensing, the evolutionary origin of synaptic connections remains obscure. Herein, we review emerging evidence and concepts suggesting that key components of chemical synapse arose independently from neurons, in different functional and biological contexts, before the rise of multicellular living forms. We argue that throughout evolution, distinct synaptic constituents have been co-opted from ancestral forms for a new role in early metazoan, leading to the rise of chemical synapses and neurotransmission. Such a mosaic model of the origin of chemical synapses agrees with and supports the pluralistic hypothesis of evolutionary change.
AB - Synaptic transmission is a fundamental neurobiological process by which neurons interact with each other and non-neuronal cells. It involves release of active substances from the presynaptic neuron onto receptive elements of postsynaptic cells, inducing waves of spreading electrochemical response. While much has been learned about the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving and governing transmitter release and sensing, the evolutionary origin of synaptic connections remains obscure. Herein, we review emerging evidence and concepts suggesting that key components of chemical synapse arose independently from neurons, in different functional and biological contexts, before the rise of multicellular living forms. We argue that throughout evolution, distinct synaptic constituents have been co-opted from ancestral forms for a new role in early metazoan, leading to the rise of chemical synapses and neurotransmission. Such a mosaic model of the origin of chemical synapses agrees with and supports the pluralistic hypothesis of evolutionary change.
KW - Chemical synapse
KW - Exaptation
KW - Functional integration
KW - Gap junctions
KW - Paracrine signaling
KW - SNARE proteins
KW - Synaptic evolution
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087395425&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/bs.vh.2020.04.009
DO - 10.1016/bs.vh.2020.04.009
M3 - Chapter
C2 - 32723540
AN - SCOPUS:85087395425
SN - 9780128220252
T3 - Vitamins and Hormones
SP - 1
EP - 21
BT - Hormones and Synapse
A2 - Litwack, Gerald
PB - Elsevier
ER -
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