AmiGO 2: Term Details for "spontaneous synaptic transmission" (GO:0098814)

Accession: GO:0098814
Name: spontaneous synaptic transmission
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: basal synaptic transmission
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The low level of synaptic transmission that occurs via spontaneous neurotransmitter release into the synaptic cleft in the absence of a presynaptic action potential. Source: PMID:20200227
Comment: This is typically measured via detection of mini excitatory post-synaptic currents (mEPSCs).
History: See term history for GO:0098814 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: goslim_synapse
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to spontaneous synaptic transmission (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to spontaneous synaptic transmission (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for spontaneous synaptic transmission (excluding "regulates").

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For more information, please see the ontology relation documentation.

subject	relation	object
spontaneous synaptic transmission	BFO:0000051	spontaneous neurotransmitter secretion (GO:0061669)
spontaneous synaptic transmission	is_a	chemical synaptic transmission (GO:0007268)

subject	relation	object
spontaneous neurotransmitter secretion (GO:0061669)	BFO:0000050	spontaneous synaptic transmission
regulation of spontaneous synaptic transmission (GO:0150003)	RO:0002211	spontaneous synaptic transmission

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