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A computational model to explore how temporal stimulation patterns affect synapse plasticity.

Ryota Amano¹, Mitsuyuki Nakao¹, Kazumichi Matsumiya¹

¹Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

|September 23, 2022

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Competition for plasticity-related proteins (PRPs) influences synapse cluster formation. This competitive capture shapes synaptic tagging and capture (STC) and late-associativity, determining synapse fate.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Molecular Neuroscience

Background:

Plasticity-related proteins (PRPs) are crucial for synaptic plasticity.
Synaptic tagging and capture (STC) allows synapses to share these proteins.
Late-associativity transforms short-term potentiation into long-term potentiation via shared PRPs, underpinning cluster plasticity.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how the competitive capture of PRPs by multiple synapses modulates late-associativity.
To understand the impact of this competition on synapse integration into clusters.

Main Methods:

Development of a computational model to simulate STC, late-associativity, and PRP competition.
Analysis of how varying parameters (number of competing synapses, stimulation timing, basal PRP levels) affect these processes.

Main Results:

The number of competing synapses, stimulation timing, and basal PRP levels significantly alter the temporal window of STC.
These factors influence the conditions required for late-associativity to occur.
Competitive PRP capture appears to select synapses for integration into synapse clusters through late-associativity.

Conclusions:

Competitive capture of plasticity-related proteins is a key mechanism modulating synapse cluster formation.
The dynamics of synaptic tagging and capture and late-associativity are sensitive to the number of competing synapses, stimulation timing, and local PRP availability.
This competitive process plays a critical role in determining which synapses become part of a functional synapse cluster.