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How synapsin I may cluster synaptic vesicles. / Shupliakov, Oleg; Haucke, Volker; Pechstein, Arndt.
In: Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol. 22, No. 4, 01.01.2011, p. 393-399.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - How synapsin I may cluster synaptic vesicles
AU - Shupliakov, Oleg
AU - Haucke, Volker
AU - Pechstein, Arndt
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - Synapsin I is the most abundant brain phosphoprotein present in conventional synapses of the CNS. Knockout and rescue experiments have demonstrated that synapsin is essential for clustering of synaptic vesicles (SVs) at active zones and the organization of the reserve pool of SVs. However, in spite of intense efforts it remains largely unknown how exactly synapsin I performs this function. It has been proposed that synapsin I in its dephosphorylated state may tether SVs to actin filaments within the cluster from where SVs are released in response to activity-induced synapsin phosphorylation. Recent studies, however, have failed to detect actin filaments inside the vesicle cluster at resting central synapses. Instead, proteins with established functional roles in SV recycling have been found within this presynaptic compartment. Here we discuss potential alternative mechanisms of synapsin I-dependent SV clustering in the reserve pool.
AB - Synapsin I is the most abundant brain phosphoprotein present in conventional synapses of the CNS. Knockout and rescue experiments have demonstrated that synapsin is essential for clustering of synaptic vesicles (SVs) at active zones and the organization of the reserve pool of SVs. However, in spite of intense efforts it remains largely unknown how exactly synapsin I performs this function. It has been proposed that synapsin I in its dephosphorylated state may tether SVs to actin filaments within the cluster from where SVs are released in response to activity-induced synapsin phosphorylation. Recent studies, however, have failed to detect actin filaments inside the vesicle cluster at resting central synapses. Instead, proteins with established functional roles in SV recycling have been found within this presynaptic compartment. Here we discuss potential alternative mechanisms of synapsin I-dependent SV clustering in the reserve pool.
KW - Endocytic proteins
KW - Synapse
KW - Synapsin
KW - Synaptic vesicle
KW - Vesicle clustering
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052748802&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.07.006
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:80052748802
VL - 22
SP - 393
EP - 399
JO - Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
JF - Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
SN - 1084-9521
IS - 4
ER -
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