During hippocampal neuron development in vitro, N-cadherin becomes selectively localized to excitatory synapses. This image shows immunolocalization of N-cadherin. Other images in this image group show this staining is colocalized at synapses that are also immunopositive for the presynaptic glutamate transporters V-glut 1 and 2 and for the postsynaptic NMDA receptor. Individual fluorescent images were acquired using a Nikon Diaphot 300 with a 60X objective. Preparation was fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with .01% TritonX-100.
Biological Process: Calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion, Regulation of synapse structure and activity
Author: Deanna Benson
Source: The Cell: An Image Library
