Molecular Mechanisms of Neuromuscular Transmission in Health and Disease
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 1983
Special Issue Editor
Interests: skeletal muscle; muscle physiology; excitation contraction coupling; exercise performance; neuromuscular signaling; neuromuscular physiology; contractile proteins; muscle proteins; skeletal muscle fibers; muscle damage; exercise; oxidative stress
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
At the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction, the molecular mechanisms converting the electrical impulses of nerve motors into the mechanical responses of the muscle remain to be fully understood.
While extensive studies have largely elucidated the molecular mechanisms at the presynaptic level of the neuromuscular junction, which regulate the axonal transport of neurotransmitters and their release into the synaptic cleft, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that regulate postsynaptic neuromuscular transmission, the signaling pathways involved, and their potential effect downstream of neurotransmitter receptors.
This Special Issue aims to bring together original molecular, biochemical and morphological studies mainly focusing on the molecular mechanisms affecting neuromuscular junction structure and the function of the skeletal muscle, both in healthy human and animal models and in various in vitro experimental models of muscle waste and myopathies.
Dr. Michele Salanova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neuromuscular junction
- muscle atrophy
- muscle postsynaptic signaling
- muscle myopathy
- NMJ in vitro models
