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. 2013 Oct 14;203(1):11–22. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201307020

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Figure 2. — Assembling the presynaptic active zone. Scaffolding proteins including Liprin, SYD-1, ELKS, Neurabin, Piccolo, and Bassoon form the dense protein network in the presynaptic cytomatrix that facilitates synaptic vesicle docking and fusion. The presynaptic F-actin networks are required for presynaptic assembly and maintenance.