FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

excitatory synapse

ID (Ontology)

GO:0060076 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

A synapse in which an action potential in the presynaptic cell increases the probability of an action potential occurring in the postsynaptic cell.

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_CELLULAR_COMPONENT

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Full annotation statements	Genes
excitatory synapse (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
is_active_in \| excitatory synapse

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  cell junction
   |__synapse
       |__excitatory synapse  1 rec.
           |__asymmetric, glutamatergic, excitatory synapse
           |   |__cerebellar climbing fiber to Purkinje cell synapse
           |   |__cerebellar granule cell to Purkinje cell synapse
           |__excitatory neuromuscular junction
           |   |__excitatory neuromuscular junction of somatic myotube
           |   |__neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle fiber
           |__parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse

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Relationships
Is a	synapse
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
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External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	Wikipedia:Excitatory_synapse