The left panel shows the "tonic" neuron (stained green) innervating just one muscle on the right of the panel. In the next panel, one can see the phasic neuron (also stained green) connecting to more ...

Tomosyn's tight regulation of neurotransmitter release distinguishes functions of two neuron classes at the fly neuromuscular junction, incluiding their ability to engage in a form of plasticity The ...

The team found that expression of the tomosyn protein is a major determining factor in whether the "presynaptic" neurons that sending signals to control muscle contraction will be "phasic," meaning ...