BIO310H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Neuromuscular Junction

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Synapses are an indirect connection between two neurons; and the axons of the presynaptic cell communicates with the postsynaptic cell. The presynaptic axon may propagate an action potential to the axon terminal or synaptic cleft where there are intracellular vesicles (inside the axon terminal) with neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters must be protected by the lipid bilayer of the synaptic vesicles to be protected from cytoplasmic enzymes. The space between the presynaptic axon terminal and the postsynaptic cell is the synaptic cleft. Calcium ions must enter into the presynaptic axon terminal in order to get activated. We know that calcium ions are always outside the cytoplasm. Whenever there is an influx of calcium into the cytoplasm (through the cell membrane) from extracellular fluid or from the cytoplasmic stores (from the smooth endoplasmic reticulum which has lots of calcium stores). Whenever calcium is inside the cytoplasm the cell is on its toes its activated. Calcium is needed for the process of exocytosis.

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