Molecular mechanisms of COMPLEXIN fusion clamp function in synaptic exocytosis revealed in a new Drosophila mutant

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 244-254

  Iyer, Janani ^a   Wahlmark, Christopher J ^a   Kuser Ahnert, Giselle A ^a   Kawasaki, Fumiko ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DLM; Farnesylation; Neuromuscular; Neurotransmitter release; SNARE

Indexed keywords

SNARE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXOCYTOSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRENYLATION; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ACTIVE ZONE; AZ; BRP; BRUCHPILOT; COMPLEXIN; CPX; DLM; DORSAL LONGITUDINAL FLIGHT MUSCLE; EPSC; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC CURRENT; FARNESYLATION; MEPSC; MEPSP; MINIATURE EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC CURRENT; MINIATURE EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR; NEURONAL-SYNAPTOBREVIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NSYB; SNARE; SV; SYNAPTIC VESICLE; SYNAPTOTAGMIN; SYNTAXIN; SYT; SYX;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, VESICULAR TRANSPORT; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; EXOCYTOSIS; MUTATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SNARE PROTEINS; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 84880141417     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: 10959327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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