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Jukic et al., 2024 - Presynaptic Nrxn3 is essential for ribbon-synapse maturation in hair cells
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Fig. 2.

Loss of α-Nrxn3 impairs synapse organization in mature lateral-line hair cells. (A-F) Confocal images of mature neuromasts (5 dpf) from wild-type controls (A-C) and α-nrxn3a; α-nrxn3b mutants (D-F). CTBP labels presynapses (A,D) and MAGUK labels postsynapses (B,E). Merged images are shown in C and F. Dashed lines in C and F outline the hair-cell region [via MYO7A co-label (not shown)]. The boxed areas (magnified on right) in C and F show three examples of individual synapses. (G-J) Quantification shows a similar number of hair cells per neuromast (G), but significantly fewer complete synapses per hair cell in α-nrxn3a; α-nrxn3b mutants (H). There are more unpaired presynapses (I) and postsynapses (J) per hair cell in α-nrxn3a; α-nrxn3b. The total number of presynapses remains unchanged (I), whereas the total number of postsynapses (J) per hair cell is decreased in nrxn3a; nrxn3b mutants. n=10 wild-type and 11 α-nrxn3a; α-nrxn3b mutant neuromasts at 5 dpf. An unpaired two-tailed t-test was used in G and H, and a two-way ANOVA was used in I and J. ns, P>0.05; ****P<0.0001. Data are mean±s.e.m. Scale bars: 5 µm (C,F); 0.5 µm (C,F, insets).

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Stage: Day 5

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