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Synaptotagmin I functions as a calcium sensor to synchronize neurotransmitter release.
Neuron - 5 Dec 2002
Yoshihara Motojiro, Littleton J Troy
Abstract excerpt
To characterize Ca(2+)-mediated synaptic vesicle fusion, we analyzed Drosophila synaptotagmin I mutants deficient in specific interactions mediated by its two Ca(2+) binding C2 domains. In the absence of synaptotagmin I, synchronous release is abolished and a kinetically distinct delayed asynchronous release pathway is uncovered. Synapses containing only the C2A domain of synaptotagmin partially recover...
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