2021
Presynaptic Kv3 channels are required for fast and slow endocytosis of synaptic vesicles
Wu XS, Subramanian S, Zhang Y, Shi B, Xia J, Li T, Guo X, El-Hassar L, Szigeti-Buck K, Henao-Mejia J, Flavell RA, Horvath TL, Jonas EA, Kaczmarek LK, Wu LG. Presynaptic Kv3 channels are required for fast and slow endocytosis of synaptic vesicles. Neuron 2021, 109: 938-946.e5. PMID: 33508244, PMCID: PMC7979485, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSlow endocytosisVesicle mobilizationF-actin cytoskeletonChannel mutationsPotassium channelsKv3.3 proteinsInhibits endocytosisRapid endocytosisNovel functionF-actinEndocytosisCrucial functionSynaptic vesiclesFamily channelsSynaptic transmissionDiscovery decadesMembrane potentialNeurotransmitter releaseDiverse neurological disordersIon conductanceMutationsReleasable poolMouse nerve terminalsPotassium channel mutationsPathological effects
2015
How Neurons Communicate: Gap Junctions and Neurosecretion
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. How Neurons Communicate: Gap Junctions and Neurosecretion. 2015, 153-186. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0008.ChaptersSynaptic vesiclesSNARE complex proteinsExistence of proteinsSecretion of neurotransmittersComplex proteinsPlasma membraneCytoplasmic vesiclesProteinVesiclesAdjacent cellsGap junctionsSmall moleculesCalcium entryExternal mediumElectrical couplingMembraneNeurosecretionCellsComplex processEndocytosisExocytosisFluorescent dyeMoleculesConnexinsCytoplasm