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neuronal doctrine

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1) neurone is structural and funcitonal unit of NS
2) neurones are individual cells not continuous to other neurones (some are, so wrong)
3) 3 parts - dendrites, soma, axon
4) conduction from dendrites to soma (polarity)

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initial segment (axon hillock)

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AP origin

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dendritic spines

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blebs, post-synaptic elements, synapses with axon, lots activity in env means lots spines so plasticity, receive input from axon but signals can travel both ways

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longest human neurone

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just over 1m

so instead of moving things, you synthesise locally and derive products from other cells

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retrograde

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terminals up axon to soma
5mm a day
transport absorbed material or degraded membrane

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anterograde

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soma down axon to terminals

300-400mm a day / 5-10m

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what is used for axonal transport

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with neurofilaments, microtubules, motor proteins with ATP

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

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Stephen Hawking

is transport goes wrong, loss function in motor neurones, so degenerate because not active

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local protein synthesis evidence

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if inactivate neuronal enzyme then should be in axon according to proximo-distal gradient if everything is moving
expect greater activity where made and little long distance away but this wasn’t the case, both ends had equal rates of recovery of enzyme so mRNA of enzyme moving

some proteins are in synaptosomes but depleted in cell body so not made in cell body

transfect isolated dendrites - inject mRNA should translate if have all correct things for it

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axonal transport

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3’ untranslated regions on mRNA signal to carry it by motor proteins to post-synaptic density
lots mRNAs in dendrites
neuronal activity regulated translation and protein targeting

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nanotubes

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connect cells so neurones share using motor proteins

can move mitochondria from healthy to damaged neurones

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glial cells

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most abundant cell in CNS
surround neurones for support
role in synapse - can release NT
e.g. astrocyte, microglia, oligodendrocyte

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astrocyte

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mop up NTs, keep correct ionic env

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microglia

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scavengers

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GFAP

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glial fibrillary acidic protein
marker for glia
intermediate filament protein in glia

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oligodendrocyte

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forms myelin sheath

in CNS wrap over 50 neurones

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what are synapses made up of

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tripartite

so 2 neurones and glial cells

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gap junctions

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neurones electrically connected, don’t need NT

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exosomes

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share through extracellular vesicles

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myelin is only in..

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vertebrates because invertebrates make neurones bigger for faster transmission

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myelin function

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saltatory conduction (ions out at node only)
increases conduction velocity - 10x faster
insulated neurones
DONT MENTION SKIPPING

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schwann vs oligodendrocytes

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schwann cell (in PNS) wraps round 1 neurone
oligo wraps 50, more flexible (in CNS)
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myelin structure

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wraps and spiral from inside out for compaction (done by proteins)

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immunoglobin superfamily:
MBP
PLP, PMP-22, Po
MAG

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myelin basic protein (in CNS)
huge +ve charge so attract everything together and drive compaction of myelin

PLP in CNS, PMP-22 and Po in PNS, same job, link lipid layers to wrap myelin

myelin associated glycoprotein (in CNS and PNS, more in CNS)
tucking under to start spiralling inside (initiation)

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EAE (experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis)
mouse model for multiple sclerosis | affects T-helper lymphocytes,invade PNS/CNS so demyelinate
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demyelination
cause over 50 neuropathies like MS etc. adrenoleukodystrophy is target for gene therapy can remyelinate with stem cells
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axonal guidance
process by which neurons send out axons to reach their correct targets ``` 3 levels (pathway, target, address) identify what neurone is, make neurite with growth cone, receive signals so migrate to roughly right place (target) then makes selection (address) ```
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cerebellum axon guidance
millions of same units synapses with big purkinje cell so makes connections with very defined neurones granule cells in cerebellum make a million synapses into 1 purkinje cell (purkinje recieve impulses from granule) mossy fibres only make 1 synapse
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neurite and growth cone
is not yet axon and synapse because not electrically active yet
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growth cone
actin+microtubule extension of developing neurite, seeking synaptic target has instructions for finding route sensing and movement can carry on if cut cell body off
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treadmilling
10-20um in 7 mins (not quick) adhesion membrane addition actin polymerisation
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adhesion (axon movement - treadmilling)
filopodia with microtubules stressing behind it (inside) so extend into it filamentous actin on tip of filapodia ECM with adhesive things receptors (which bind substance) bind ECM inside (connected to filapodia) 2 roles - growth (attach to substrate) and guidance (navigation) receptors on surface of growth cone touching adhesive properties of ECM that are guidance and target signals
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membrane addition
F-actin can treadmil | move membrane from part of filopodia to the front
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actin polymerisation
(after adhesion and membrane addition) THEN bind to next receptor to next adherence molecules senses adherence molecules on surface, transmits signal to actin and moves it actin treadmils, membrane moves, filapodia moves, is quick
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ladder pathways
pathways in Drosophila embryo where neuroblasts divide and make neurones, sending projections up/down/across midline is middle of ladder BP102 Abs show ladder rungs of ladder segmentally repeated
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mutations lacking guidance molecules in Drosophila
no ladder 1. roundabout - few longitudinal fascicles 2. commissureless - nothing in middle (ones that cross are called commissures so lacking)
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fascicles
bundle of structure of nerve
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examples of pathways of Drosophila guidance molecules | and mutations
Ap in wt goes up and stays ipsilateral (on the side) on same side pCC very ipsilateral SP1 project contraleteral (cross to opposite side) then up axon guidance tells to cross/not cross middle/edge robo mutation everything crosses midline comm mutation nothing crosses midline
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axon navigation
1. neurone identified by signalling/TFs - knows has to get to target A 2. receives signals on the way like a relay, attractant molecules like netrin as well as adhesion molecules 3. can be inhibitory molecules, same ones but act diff to diff neurones
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target recognition
when get to target, stick to address with adhesion
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guidance molecules examples
N-cadherin in EM (close neural tube), MAG (tucks myelin), DCC (receptor for slit), EPH (organise projections through eye) Robo receptor
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Robo receptor (roundabout)
on membrane (transmembrane receptor), binds to stuff, guidance by repulsion mutation means lose repulsion from midline so go round and round (slit ligand for robo in Drosophila affects guidance in embryo)
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repulsion
growth cone grow towards neurone, contact, collapse back and repel but leaves contact but massively goes back - dynamic instability (axon guidance repulsion)
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netrin
attractive cue attracts neurones towards midline | cells (mostly glial) sit on midline and secrete netrin
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slit
mRNA in same cells as netrin so attract some neurones, repel other slit mutant is like robo mutant
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comm
Controls axon guidance across the CNS midline by preventing the delivery of Robo to the growth cone comm on - binds to robo and directs it to lysosome for destruction, no robo so no receptor for slit so cross midline because attracted to netrin and robo can't repel, but once crossed comm is downregulated so can't go back comm off - robo on so don't cross
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comm mutation
comm always off no crossing always ipsilateral side
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robo mutant
always cross so roundabout
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robo in drosophila
has 3 robos responsible for each tract (3 lines going up) | which pathway depends on which robo (middle, inside, outside)
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guidance is different in vertebrates (mammals) | mutations
no comm contralateral sensory neurone cell body sends projection to floor plate sonic hedgehog attractant in midline every projection crosses floor plate (like midline in fruitfly) robo and slit important 3 robos encode cell surface molecules robo 3 changes isoforms (3.1 3.2) just robo 3 is null so never crosses midline, if knockout all robo it's same as wildtype
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synaptic refinement purpose
adhesion molecules and code is not enough to wire NS (target) need activity to refine synaptic connections (address)
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Sperry and Cajal
Sperry did epilipsy, cut hemispheres, evidence for Cajal's neuronal interconnections from chemical recognition
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structure of optic pathway
optic nerve to lateral geniculate nucleus (tectum), nerves cross optic chiasma, 2nd order neurones from tectum, connections to visual cortex in back of brain projections from retina to tectum - anterior of retina to posterior of tectum and posterior retina to anterior tectum
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frog evidence (Sperry)
frog optic nerve cut out and switched round so image other way round showed that not learn from exp but is genetic because changing optic nerve placement still went to same pathway so changed how you see and didn't adjust
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ephrin
ligand | secreted by tectum, project through optic nerve, direct to right area of tectum
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chemospecificity hypothesis
neurons make connections with their targets based on interactions with specific molecular markers and, therefore, that the initial wiring diagram of an organism is (indirectly) determined by its genotype.
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problems with chemospecificity hypothesis
experience and neuronal activity plays some role don't know code - would need huge no. combinations if each connection required diff molecule doesn't explain learning BUT DSCAM gene in drosophila could explain hypothesis (but still problems with it)
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DSCAM
lots exons so alternatively spliced, so enormous and could explain chemospecificity but splicing only in some insects mutation - not much happened in neural tubes in mammals only retina (amacrine cells in retina lose repulsion so stick together), not much splicing
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vision - eyepatch kitten experiment
radioactive tracer in eye 2 weeks - tracer is uniform in layer 4C (3rd order synaptic connections) 3 weeks - change 5.5 weeks - segmenting 13 weeks - ocular dominance columns (stripes of neurones) if both eyes blind - uniform distribution so not natural columns, need experience so retinal activity required for precise synaptic connectivity in visual system (to make columns) patch over 1 eye - inputs dominate from open eye
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ocular dominance columns
stripes of neurons in the visual cortex of certain mammals that respond preferentially to input from one eye or the other
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plasticity mouse evidence
deprived/bored --> neurones degenerate, pruned, less active, less receptors so activity required for neuronal growth and underlies learning
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aplysia
large sea slug | shows how learning changes neurones and receptors change density
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axons that fire together..
wire together | 2 fires simultaneously will consolidate and synapses become stronger
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neurotrophins
secreted protein required for neuronal survival signal to cells to survive differentiate and grow acts as reward for neurone being active (plasticity) retrograde release from postsynaptic when pre signals to post so if 2 neurones then more reward (consolidate strength)
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venom exp
into fertilised chicken eggs, drive formation of neurones so nerve growth factor in venom
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neurotrophin experiment
Ab against BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor) caused uniform distribution of tracer like in both eyes blind exp. so blocks reward circuit

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