2019
Synaptotagmin oligomers are necessary and can be sufficient to form a Ca2+‐sensitive fusion clamp
Ramakrishnan S, Bera M, Coleman J, Krishnakumar SS, Pincet F, Rothman JE. Synaptotagmin oligomers are necessary and can be sufficient to form a Ca2+‐sensitive fusion clamp. FEBS Letters 2019, 593: 154-162. PMID: 30570144, PMCID: PMC6349546, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13317.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Synaptotagmin oligomerization is essential for calcium control of regulated exocytosis
Bello OD, Jouannot O, Chaudhuri A, Stroeva E, Coleman J, Volynski KE, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Synaptotagmin oligomerization is essential for calcium control of regulated exocytosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e7624-e7631. PMID: 30038018, PMCID: PMC6094142, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1808792115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulated exocytosisFusion machineryC2 domain proteinsCore fusion machinerySingle vesicle exocytosisConstitutive exocytosisPrincipal CaVesicular releaseMolecular mechanismsSensitive oligomersExocytosisPheochromocytoma cellsSelective disruptionSpontaneous fusionCritical roleMachineryOligomerizationDirect activationCentral componentStructural featuresConsiderable insightCalcium controlPHluorinSyt1SYT