Inhibition of neurotransmitter release in the lamprey reticulospinal synapse by antibody-mediated disruption of SNAP-25 function
Low P, Norlin T, Risinger C, Larhammar D, Pieribone V, Shupliakov O, Brodin L. Inhibition of neurotransmitter release in the lamprey reticulospinal synapse by antibody-mediated disruption of SNAP-25 function. European Journal Of Cell Biology 1999, 78: 787-793. PMID: 10604655, DOI: 10.1016/s0171-9335(99)80029-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAxonsCell MembraneImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLampreysMembrane ProteinsMicroinjectionsMicroscopy, ElectronNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurotransmitter AgentsProtein BindingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpinal CordSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionSynaptic VesiclesSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25ConceptsPlasma membraneSynaptic vesiclesSNAP-25Lamprey giant reticulospinal synapsePresynaptic plasma membraneSynaptic vesicle exocytosisLamprey reticulospinal synapseSNARE protein SNAP-25Protein SNAP-25Synaptic vesicle clustersNeurotransmitter releaseSNARE complexMolecular machineryVesicle exocytosisMembrane fusionVesicle cyclingPresynaptic microinjectionVesicle clustersSyntaxinPresynaptic membraneVesiclesElectron microscopic analysisAntibody-mediated disruptionMembraneMicroscopic analysisSynapsins as regulators of neurotransmitter release
Hilfiker S, Pieribone V, Czernik A, Kao H, Augustine G, Greengard P. Synapsins as regulators of neurotransmitter release. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1999, 354: 269-279. PMID: 10212475, PMCID: PMC1692497, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynapsin functionSynaptic vesiclesSynaptic vesicle life cycleReserve poolNeuron-specific phosphoproteinNeurotransmitter releaseSelective disruptionVesicle dockingMultigene familyNumerous proteinsCytoskeletal meshworkAbundant proteinsCytoskeletal proteinsMolecular mechanismsProtein componentsSynapsinSynapse formationPresynaptic nerve terminalsVesiclesProteinSecond roleRelease of neurotransmittersLife cycleCurrent understandingSquid giant synapse