Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1935190 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 2008 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

Synaptotagmins (Syts) are calcium-binding proteins which are conserved from nematodes to humans. Fifteen Syts have been identified in mammalian species. Syt I is recognized as a Ca2+ sensor for the synchronized release of synaptic vesicles in some types of neurons, but its role in the secretion of dense core vesicles (DCVs) remains unclear. The function of Syt IV is of particular interest because it is rapidly up-regulated by chronic depolarization and seizures. Using RNAi-mediated gene silencing, we have explored the role of Syt I and IV on secretion in a pituitary gonadotrope cell line. Downregulation of Syt IV clearly reduced Ca2+-triggered exocytosis of dense core vesicles (DCVs) in LβT2 cells. Syt I silencing, however, had no effect on vesicular release.

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