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How to button a bouton with α2δs

The α2δ-3 auxiliary subunit of voltage-dependent calcium channels promotes the formation of synaptic boutons in Drosophila neuromuscular junction independently of its role in channel localization.

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Figure 1: The calcium channel complex consists of a single pore forming subunit (α1 or Cac), an intracellular beta subunit and a compound subunit (α2δ) that arises from a single gene.

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Sigrist, S., Plested, A. How to button a bouton with α2δs. Nat Neurosci 12, 1357–1358 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1109-1357

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