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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCHO CellsCricetulusEndocytosisMiceMutationPresynaptic TerminalsShaw Potassium ChannelsSynaptic TransmissionSynaptic VesiclesConceptsSlow 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
2013
A Bcl-xL–Drp1 complex regulates synaptic vesicle membrane dynamics during endocytosis
Li H, Alavian KN, Lazrove E, Mehta N, Jones A, Zhang P, Licznerski P, Graham M, Uo T, Guo J, Rahner C, Duman RS, Morrison RS, Jonas EA. A Bcl-xL–Drp1 complex regulates synaptic vesicle membrane dynamics during endocytosis. Nature Cell Biology 2013, 15: 773-785. PMID: 23792689, PMCID: PMC3725990, DOI: 10.1038/ncb2791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-xLVesicle retrievalProtein-protein interactionsClathrin-coated pitsProtein Bcl-xLCalmodulin-dependent mannerRecruitment of vesiclesNeurotransmitter releaseDepletion of Drp1GTPase Drp1Vesicle endocytosisEndocytic vesiclesMembrane dynamicsPlasma membraneClathrin complexMutagenesis studiesPresynaptic plasticityMitochondrial ATPATP availabilityReserve poolDrp1EndocytosisVesiclesHippocampal neuronsComplexes
2006
BCL-xL regulates synaptic plasticity.
Jonas E. BCL-xL regulates synaptic plasticity. Molecular Interventions 2006, 6: 208-22. PMID: 16960143, DOI: 10.1124/mi.6.4.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-xLSynaptic vesicle recyclingRole of mitochondriaHigh synaptic activityMembrane ion pumpsMitochondrial localizationCalcium homeostasisVesicle recyclingPresynaptic terminalsPredominant organellesCell deathSynaptic vesiclesSynaptic developmentIon pumpsIntracellular calcium homeostasisRecent discoveryMitochondriaSynaptic transmitter releaseHomeostasisSynaptic plasticitySynaptic sitesSynapseSynaptic processesSynaptic activityOrganelles