Snake presynaptic neurotoxins with phospholipase A2 activity induce punctate swellings of neurites and exocytosis of synaptic vesicles

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3561-3570

  Rigoni, Michela ^a   Schiavo, Giampietro ^b   Weston, Anne E ^b   Caccin, Paola ^a   Allegrini, Federica ^a   Pennuto, Maria ^c   Valtorta, Flavia ^c   Montecucco, Cesare ^a   Rossetto, Ornella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neurotransmitter release; Phospholipase A2; Snake presynaptic neurotoxins; Synaptic vesicle recycling; Synaptic vesicles

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BETA BUNGAROTOXIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; F ACTIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEUROTOXIN; NOTEXIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN; TAIPOXIN;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SURFACE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXOCYTOSIS; MEMBRANE FUSION; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NEURITE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DIAPHRAGM; EXOCYTOSIS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICE; NEURITES; NEUROTOXINS; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SNAKE VENOMS; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

ANIMALIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 4444338184     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01218     Document Type: Article

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