Artistic drawing of synaptic vesicles fusing with the plasma membrane at the presynapse
Copper (Cu) ions are used as signaling molecules in the brain and are released from vesicles at the synapse. Neuronal signaling processes, including the roles of aS, Cu, and their putative interaction, are important to study for insights into the origin and progression of PD. Picture painted by my colleague, professor Fredrik Höök, Chalmers University of Technology.