Phosphorylation of Complexin by PKA Regulates Activity-Dependent Spontaneous Neurotransmitter Release and Structural Synaptic Plasticity
Cho RW, Buhl LK, Volfson D, Tran A, Li F, Akbergenova Y, Littleton JT. Phosphorylation of Complexin by PKA Regulates Activity-Dependent Spontaneous Neurotransmitter Release and Structural Synaptic Plasticity. Neuron 2015, 88: 749-761. PMID: 26590346, PMCID: PMC4847943, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsBase SequenceCalciumCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsExocytosisMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuromuscular JunctionNeuronal PlasticityNeurotransmitter AgentsPhosphorylationSNARE ProteinsSynaptic TransmissionConceptsSpontaneous neurotransmitter releaseActivity-dependent synaptic growthNeurotransmitter releasePKA-dependent phosphorylationActivity-dependent phosphorylationSynaptic plasticityPresynaptic release machinerySNARE complexRegulated traffickingActivity-dependent mannerC-terminusSynaptic growthSpontaneous releaseStructural synaptic plasticityPhosphorylationStructural plasticityRelease machineryPostsynaptic glutamate receptorsPlasticityNeuronal plasticityGlutamate receptorsSynaptic transmissionNervous systemKey roleFusion mechanism