Abstract
Synaptic vesicle exocytosis, a finely tuned process that results in rapid neurotransmitter release, is still not fully understood. Studies in a simple reconstituted lipid bilayer system have now definitively demonstrated that synaptotagmin has a key role in calcium-mediated exocytosis and have also revealed additional aspects of exocytic fusion.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Calcium Signaling / physiology*
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Calcium-Binding Proteins*
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Exocytosis / physiology*
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Humans
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Membrane Fusion / physiology*
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Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism*
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Membrane Lipids / metabolism
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Models, Biological
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism*
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Synaptic Transmission / physiology
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Synaptic Vesicles / metabolism*
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Synaptic Vesicles / ultrastructure
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Synaptotagmins
Substances
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Calcium-Binding Proteins
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Membrane Glycoproteins
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Membrane Lipids
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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Synaptotagmins