2013
Synaptic Ribbons Influence the Size and Frequency of Miniature-like Evoked Postsynaptic Currents
Mehta B, Snellman J, Chen S, Li W, Zenisek D. Synaptic Ribbons Influence the Size and Frequency of Miniature-like Evoked Postsynaptic Currents. Neuron 2013, 77: 516-527. PMID: 23395377, PMCID: PMC3569740, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.11.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol OxidoreductasesAminobutyratesAnimalsBiophysicsCo-Repressor ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGABA AntagonistsGlycine AgentsHibernationIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphinic AcidsPhosphoproteinsPicrotoxinPyridinesReceptors, AMPARetinaSciuridaeStrychnineSynapsesVisual PathwaysWakefulnessConceptsSynaptic ribbons
2011
Acute destruction of the synaptic ribbon reveals a role for the ribbon in vesicle priming
Snellman J, Mehta B, Babai N, Bartoletti TM, Akmentin W, Francis A, Matthews G, Thoreson W, Zenisek D. Acute destruction of the synaptic ribbon reveals a role for the ribbon in vesicle priming. Nature Neuroscience 2011, 14: 1135-1141. PMID: 21785435, PMCID: PMC3171202, DOI: 10.1038/nn.2870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol OxidoreductasesAnimalsBiophysicsCo-Repressor ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsElectric StimulationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsExocytosisIn Vitro TechniquesLightMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptidesPhosphoproteinsProtein BindingRetinaRetinal Bipolar CellsSynapsesSynaptic VesiclesTime FactorsUrodelaDevelopment of new peptide-based tools for studying synaptic ribbon function
Francis AA, Mehta B, Zenisek D. Development of new peptide-based tools for studying synaptic ribbon function. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2011, 106: 1028-1037. PMID: 21653726, PMCID: PMC3154815, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00255.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Coupling between Clathrin-Coated-Pit Invagination, Cortactin Recruitment, and Membrane Scission Observed in Live Cells
Merrifield CJ, Perrais D, Zenisek D. Coupling between Clathrin-Coated-Pit Invagination, Cortactin Recruitment, and Membrane Scission Observed in Live Cells. Cell 2005, 121: 593-606. PMID: 15907472, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClathrin-coated vesiclesMembrane scissionActin polymerizationF-actin binding proteinClathrin-coated pitsClathrin-mediated endocytosisLive-cell imagingCCV formationCCP dynamicsCortactin recruitmentCell exteriorEfficient endocytosisPlasma membranePeak recruitmentBinding proteinLive cellsEpifluorescence illuminationEndocytosisInvaginationVesiclesMultiple vesiclesRecruitmentDynaminLatrunculinProtein