Determinants of fast calcium dynamics in dendritic spines and dendrites (Cornelisse et al. 2007)

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"... Calcium influx time course and calcium extrusion rate were both in the same range for spines and dendrites when fitted with a dynamic multi-compartment model that included calcium binding kinetics and diffusion. In a subsequent analysis we used this model to investigate which parameters are critical determinants in spine calcium dynamics. The model confirmed the experimental findings: a higher SVR (surface-to-volume ratio) is not sufficient by itself to explain the faster rise time kinetics in spines, but only when paired with a lower buffer capacity in spines. Simulations at zero calcium-dye conditions show that calmodulin is more efficiently activated in spines, which indicates that spine morphology and buffering conditions in neocortical spines favor synaptic plasticity. ..."
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1 . Cornelisse LN, van Elburg RA, Meredith RM, Yuste R, Mansvelder HD (2007) High speed two-photon imaging of calcium dynamics in dendritic spines: consequences for spine calcium kinetics and buffer capacity. PLoS One 2:e1073 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Synapse; Dendrite;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Neocortex U1 L2/6 pyramidal intratelencephalic GLU cell;
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Simulation Environment: CalC Calcium Calculator;
Model Concept(s): Calcium dynamics;
Implementer(s): van Elburg, Ronald A.J. [R.van.Elburg at ai.rug.nl];
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                                  Output\FreeAndDye*Traces_*.pdf

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                                    Output\Exp4DCSE4DBoundDyeAverageRisePhase_Time_Plot_Combi.fig 

zip  CalciumDynamicsTracesDFigs.zip  Output\FreeAndDyeD*Traces_*.fig

zip  CalciumDynamicsTracesKFigs.zip  Output\FreeAndDyeK*Traces_*.fig

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