LTP in Synapse
Author:
Dilawar Singh
Last Updated:
5 years ago
License:
Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
Abstract:
Long Term Potentiation (LTP) in synapse.
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Long Term Potentiation (LTP) in synapse.
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% FIGURE shows LTP in spine.
\RequirePackage{luatex85,shellesc}
\documentclass[crop]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.15}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,calc,shapes,hobby}
\usetikzlibrary{scopes}
\usetikzlibrary{fit}
\usetikzlibrary{intersections, pgfplots.fillbetween}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows}
% Background layer.
\pgfdeclarelayer{bg}
\pgfdeclarelayer{ft}
\pgfsetlayers{bg,main,ft}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
\pgfmathsetseed{10}
\input{structure}
\input{channel}
% Macros
\newcommand\VESICLE[3]{ % name, location, scale
\def\NODESIZE{1}
\begin{scope}[shift={(#2)}]
\node[circle,fill=white, inner sep=#3*\NODESIZE mm] (#1) at (0,0) {};
\foreach \i in {1,...,5} {
\pgfmathsetmacro\x{rand*\NODESIZE}
\pgfmathsetmacro\y{rand*\NODESIZE}
\node[fill=black!50, draw=none,circle,inner sep=0.7pt] at (\x mm,\y mm) {};
}
\end{scope}
}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[hobby]
\SPINEWITHAXON{S1}{(-4,0)}{0.7}
\SPINEWITHAXON{S2}{(4,0)}{1.2}
% Now add some pre-synaptic vesicle
\VESICLE{v1}{[yshift=0.75mm]S1_PRE_R2}{1}
\VESICLE{v2}{[shift=(10:7mm)]v1}{1.2}
\VESICLE{v3}{[shift=(180:4mm)]v1}{1}
\VESICLE{v1}{[yshift=0.75mm]S2_PRE_R2}{1.2}
\VESICLE{v2}{[shift=(20:7mm)]v1}{1.2}
\VESICLE{v3}{[shift=(170:6mm)]v1}{1.2}
\draw[-stealth, black, line width=1mm] (S1) to[] node[above] {\Large LTP} (S2);
\draw[-stealth, gray, dashed, very thick] ([yshift=-4mm]S2.west) to[]
([yshift=-4mm]S1.east);
% ADD RECEPTORS ON POST MEMBRANE.
\CHANNEL{S1_SN1}{0.2}{0.1}{0}{black}{10}
\CHANNEL{S1_SN2}{0.3}{0.2}{40}{blue}{0}
\CHANNEL{S1_SN3}{0.2}{0.1}{30}{black}{-30}
\CHANNEL{S1_SE1}{0.2}{0.1}{0}{black}{-60}
\CHANNEL{S2_SN1}{0.2}{0.1}{0}{black}{10}
\CHANNEL{S2_SN2}{0.3}{0.2}{40}{blue}{0}
\CHANNEL{S2_SN3}{0.2}{0.1}{30}{black}{-30}
\CHANNEL{S2_SE1}{0.2}{0.1}{0}{black}{-60}
\coordinate (x1) at ([shift=(110:4mm)]S2_SE1);
\coordinate (x2) at ([shift=(20:4mm)]S2_SN1);
\coordinate (x3) at ([shift=(0:4mm)]S2_SN2);
\CHANNEL{x1}{0.3}{0.2}{40}{blue}{-60}
\CHANNEL{x2}{0.3}{0.2}{40}{blue}{10}
\CHANNEL{x3}{0.2}{0.1}{0}{black}{-10}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}