Nanotubes at neural and immune synapses.
This minireview aims to demonstrate that (i) natural nanotubes play important roles in chemical signaling and (ii) they represent one of the deep functional similarities between neural and immune synapses. We also pay attention to the related receptor assemblies and possibilities of chemically synthesized carbon nanotubes to simulate functions of the natural ones.
Goncharova
Larisa B
LB
St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation, Russian Academy of Sciences, 14-line 39, St. Petersburg, 199178, Russia.
Tarakanov
Alexander O
AO
D000818:Animals; D018682:GABA Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology*; D007365:Intercellular Junctions / Q000502:physiology*; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology; D008870:Microtubules / Q000502:physiology; D036103:Nanotechnology; D043942:Nanotubes; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology; D018079:Receptors, GABA / Q000502:physiology; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000502:physiology
D018682:GABA Agents; D007473:Ion Channels; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D018079:Receptors, GABA; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid