Article
A fight for neurotransmission: SCRAPPER trashes RIM.
Cell - 7 Sept 2007
Dobie Frederick, Craig Ann Marie
Abstract excerpt
The presynaptic scaffold molecule RIM1alpha is important for regulating neurotransmitter release. In this issue, Yao et al. (2007) show in mice that an E3 ubiquitin ligase, SCRAPPER, targets a set of presynaptic proteins including RIM1alpha for degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Their results identify protein degradation as a mechanism for holding rapid synaptic communication in check.
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