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A Study on Measurement of Conformability of the Piston Oil Ring on the Cylinder Bore Under Engine Operating Condition by Laser Induced Fluorescence Method Using Optical Fiber
Preparation of an antibacterial amorphous thin film by radiofrequency magnetron sputtering using a 65ZnO–30P2O5–5Nb2O5 glass
Fbxo45, a Novel Ubiquitin Ligase, Regulates Synaptic Activity*
Neurons communicate with each other through synapses. To establish the precise yet flexible connections that make up neural networks in the brain, continuous synaptic modulation is required. The ubiquitin-proteasome system of protein degradation is one of the critical mechanisms that underlie this process, playing crucial roles in the regulation of synaptic structure and function. We identified a novel ubiquitin ligase, Fbxo45, that functions at synapses. Fbxo45 is evolutionarily conserved and selectively expressed in the nervous system. We demonstrated that the knockdown of Fbxo45 in primary cultured hippocampal neurons resulted in a greater frequency of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents. We also found that Fbxo45 induces the degradation of a synaptic vesicle-priming factor, Munc13-1. We propose that Fbxo45 plays an important role in the regulation of neurotransmission by modulating Munc13-1 at the synapse