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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
49
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
Neurotransmitter uptake into synaptic vesicles is mediated by vesicular neurotransmitter transporters. Although these transporters belong to different families, they all are thought to share a common overall topology with an even number of transmembrane domains. Using epitope-specific antibodies and mass spectrometry we show that the vesicular GABA transporter (VGAT) possesses an uneven number of transmembrane domains, with the N terminus facing the cytoplasm and the C terminus residing in the synaptic vesicle lumen. Antibodies recognizing the C terminus of VGAT (anti-VGAT-C) selectively label GABAergic nerve terminals of live cultured hippocampal and striatal neurons as confirmed by immunocytochemistry and patch-clamp electrophysiology. Injection of fluorochromated anti-VGAT-C into the hippocampus of mice results in specific labeling of GABAergic synapses in vivo. Overall, our data open the possibility of studying novel GABA release sites, characterizing inhibitory vesicle trafficking, and establishing their contribution to inhibitory neurotransmission at identified GABAergic synapses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13125-31
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Antibody Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Endocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Exocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Mass Spectrometry, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Neural Inhibition, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Prosencephalon, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Staining and Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Synapses, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Synaptic Membranes, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Synaptic Transmission, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Synaptic Vesicles, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-Vesicular Inhibitory Amino Acid Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19052203-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Unique luminal localization of VGAT-C terminus allows for selective labeling of active cortical GABAergic synapses.
pubmed:affiliation
Synaptic Systems GmbH, Göttingen, Germany. lab@sysy.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't