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The pre-synaptic Munc13-1 binds alcohol and modulates alcohol self-administration in Drosophila.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Sept 2013
Das Joydip, Xu Shiyu, Pany Satyabrata, Guillory Ashley, Shah Vrutant, Roman Gregg W
Abstract excerpt
Munc13-1 is a pre-synaptic active-zone protein essential for neurotransmitter release and involved in pre-synaptic plasticity in brain. Ethanol, butanol, and octanol quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of the C1 domain of Munc13-1 with EC₅₀ s of 52 mM, 26 mM, and 0.7 mM, respectively. Photoactive azialcohols photolabeled Munc13-1 C1 exclusively at Glu-582, which was identified by mass spectrometry. Mutation of...
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