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
2008
Bcl-xL induces Drp1-dependent synapse formation in cultured hippocampal neurons
Li H, Chen Y, Jones AF, Sanger RH, Collis LP, Flannery R, McNay EC, Yu T, Schwarzenbacher R, Bossy B, Bossy-Wetzel E, Bennett MV, Pypaert M, Hickman JA, Smith PJ, Hardwick JM, Jonas EA. Bcl-xL induces Drp1-dependent synapse formation in cultured hippocampal neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 2169-2174. PMID: 18250306, PMCID: PMC2542873, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0711647105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-xL proteinBcl-xLVesicle clustersDynamin-related protein 1Synapse formationOverexpression of Drp1Mitochondrial fission proteinSynaptic vesicle clustersMitochondrial localizationFission proteinsGTPase activityDrp1Cultured hippocampal neuronsMitochondrial functionHippocampal neuronsNeuronal synapsesRecombinant systemsABT-737Protein 1ProteinTissue lysatesAdult neuronsSpontaneous miniature synaptic currentsOverexpressionMiniature synaptic currents