FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term synapse ID (Ontology) GO:0045202 (Gene Ontology)
Definition 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.[ ISBN:0198506732 PubMed:24619342 PubMed:29383328 PubMed:31998110 ]
Also Known As"synaptic junction"
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Alleles (FBal)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Genes (FBgn)GO_CELLULAR_COMPONENT
Constructs (FBtp)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
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 synapse (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     is_active_in | synapse       --
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     located_in | synapse       --
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     synapse | adult stage
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     synapse | adult stage | decreased number
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     synapse | adult stage | increased number
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     synapse | adult stage | increased number | somatic clone - tissue specific
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     synapse | decreased number
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     synapse | decreased number | larval stage
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     synapse | ectopic
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     synapse | ectopic | heat sensitive
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     synapse | ectopic | increased number
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     synapse | embryonic stage
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     synapse | heat sensitive
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     synapse | increased number
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     synapse | increased number | wandering third instar larval stage
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     synapse | larval stage
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     synapse | P-stage | increased number
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     synapse | progressive | somatic clone
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     synapse | pupal stage | somatic clone
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     synapse | pupal stage | somatic clone | somatic clone
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     synapse | RU486 conditional
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     synapse | somatic clone
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     synapse | temperature conditional
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     synapse | third instar larval stage
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     synapse | wandering third instar larval stage
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     synapse | wandering third instar larval stage | conditional
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  cellular anatomical structure
   |__cell junction
       |__synapse  1295 rec.
           |__cerebellar Golgi cell to granule cell synapse
           |__cholinergic synapse 1 rec.
           |   |__neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle fiber
           |__dopaminergic synapse 1 rec.
           |__excitatory synapse 1 rec.
           |   |__asymmetric, glutamatergic, excitatory synapse(+)
           |   |__excitatory neuromuscular junction(+)
           |   |__parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse
           |__GABA-ergic synapse 2 rec.
           |   |__symmetric, GABA-ergic, inhibitory synapse
           |__glutamatergic synapse 10 rec.
           |   |__asymmetric, glutamatergic, excitatory synapse(+)
           |__glycinergic synapse
           |__inhibitory synapse
           |   |__inhibitory neuromuscular junction(+)
           |   |__symmetric, GABA-ergic, inhibitory synapse
           |__neuromuscular junction 522 rec.
           |   |__excitatory neuromuscular junction(+)
           |   |__inhibitory neuromuscular junction(+)
           |   |__neuromuscular junction of myotube(+)
           |   |__neuromuscular junction of somatic muscle(+) 3 rec.
           |__neuron to neuron synapse 42 rec.
           |   |__asymmetric synapse(+) 42 rec.
           |   |__hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse
           |   |__symmetric synapse(+)
           |__noradrenergic synapse
           |__perforant pathway to dendrate granule cell synapse
           |__polyadic synapse
           |__ribbon synapse
           |   |__cochlear hair cell ribbon synapse
           |   |__photoreceptor ribbon synapse
           |__Schaffer collateral - CA1 synapse
           |__serotonergic synapse
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NIF_Subcellular:sao914572699
Wikipedia:Chemical_synapse