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Synergistic roles of Synaptotagmin-1 and complexin in calcium-regulated neuronal exocytosis
Ramakrishnan S, Bera M, Coleman J, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Synergistic roles of Synaptotagmin-1 and complexin in calcium-regulated neuronal exocytosis. ELife 2020, 9: e54506. PMID: 32401194, PMCID: PMC7220375, DOI: 10.7554/elife.54506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptotagmin-1Vesicular fusion machinerySingle-vesicle fusionFusion of vesiclesSNARE complexFusion machineryNeuronal exocytosisOligomer bindsRegulatory proteinsVesicle fusionSNAREpinsSynchronous fusionSynaptic vesiclesNovel mechanismVesiclesComplexinKinetic delayPrimary interfaceSynergistic roleFusionExocytosisMachineryProteinBindsMechanism
2018
High-Throughput Monitoring of Single Vesicle Fusion Using Freestanding Membranes and Automated Analysis
Ramakrishnan S, Gohlke A, Li F, Coleman J, Xu W, Rothman JE, Pincet F. High-Throughput Monitoring of Single Vesicle Fusion Using Freestanding Membranes and Automated Analysis. Langmuir 2018, 34: 5849-5859. PMID: 29694054, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane fusionFusion eventsSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteinsSNARE-dependent membrane fusionIndividual vesicle fusion eventsFactor attachment protein receptor proteinsN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor proteinsT-SNARE proteinsSingle-vesicle fusionProtein receptor proteinsVesicle fusion eventsMobility of proteinsVesicle dockingContent releaseVesicle fusionHigh-throughput monitoringPlanar membranesReceptor proteinLipid mixingProteinLipid bilayersVesiclesCorrect reconstitutionMembraneAqueous compartment