Two presynaptically secreted isoforms of the protein Punctin in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans determine the postsynaptic accumulation of acetylcholine versus GABA receptors, raising the question of whether the related human punctin-2 gene, which has been associated with schizophrenia, may also control synaptic organization.
- Bérangère Pinan-Lucarré
- Haijun Tu
- Jean-Louis Bessereau