Human Gene Set: GOCC_SYNAPSE

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see GOCC_SYNAPSE

Standard name GOCC_SYNAPSE
Systematic name M17408
Brief description The junction between an axon of one neuron and a dendrite of another neuron, a muscle fiber or a glial cell. As the axon approaches the synapse it enlarges into a specialized structure, the presynaptic terminal bouton, which contains mitochondria and synaptic vesicles. At the tip of the terminal bouton is the presynaptic membrane; facing it, and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft) is a specialized area of membrane on the receiving cell, known as the postsynaptic membrane. In response to the arrival of nerve impulses, the presynaptic terminal bouton secretes molecules of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These diffuse across the cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane. [GOC:aruk, ISBN:0198506732, PMID:24619342, PMID:29383328, PMID:31998110]
Full description or abstract  
Collection C5: Ontology
      GO: Gene Ontology
            GO:CC: GO Cellular Component
Source publication  
Exact source GO:0045202
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External links http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0045202
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Source species Homo sapiens
Contributed by Gene Ontology (Gene Ontology Consortium)
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identifier namespace		 Human_NCBI_Gene_ID
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