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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-25
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We have used the squid giant synapse to determine the role of synaptobrevin, integral membrane proteins of small synaptic vesicles, in neurotransmitter release. The sequence of squid synaptobrevin, deduced by cDNA cloning, is 65%-68% identical to mammalian isoforms and includes the conserved cleavage site for tetanus and botulinum B toxins. Injection of either toxin into squid nerve terminals caused a slow, irreversible inhibition of release without affecting the Ca2+ signal which triggers release. Microinjection of a recombinant protein corresponding to the cytoplasmic domain of synaptobrevin produced a more rapid and reversible inhibition of release, whereas two smaller peptide fragments were without effect. Electron microscopy of tetanus-injected terminals revealed an increased number of both docked and undocked synaptic vesicles. These data indicate that synaptobrevin participates in neurotransmitter release at a step between vesicle docking and fusion.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1269-79
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Botulinum Toxins, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Conserved Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Decapodiformes, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Ganglia, Invertebrate, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Membrane Fusion, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-R-SNARE Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Synaptic Vesicles, pubmed-meshheading:8011337-Tetanus Toxin
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
A post-docking role for synaptobrevin in synaptic vesicle fusion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't