Complexin controls spontaneous and evoked neurotransmitter release by regulating the timing and properties of synaptotagmin activity

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 50, 2012, Pages 18234-18245

  Jorquera, Ramon A ^a,b   Huntwork Rodriguez, Sarah ^a   Akbergenova, Yulia ^a   Cho, Richard W ^a   Troy Littleton, J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; COMPLEXIN; SNARE PROTEIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNAPSE VESICLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; EXOCYTOSIS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SNARE PROTEINS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTIC VESICLES; SYNAPTOTAGMINS;

EID: 84870992389     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3212-12.2012     Document Type: Article

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