| How do presynaptic PLA2 neurotoxins block nerve terminals? |
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| 引用本文： | Montecucco C,Rossetto O. How do presynaptic PLA2 neurotoxins block nerve terminals?[J]. Trends in biochemical sciences, 2000, 25(6): 266-270. DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01556-5 |
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| 作者姓名： | Montecucco C Rossetto O |
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How do presynaptic PLA2 neurotoxins block nerve terminals? |
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| Montecucco C,Rossetto O. How do presynaptic PLA2 neurotoxins block nerve terminals?[J]. Trends in biochemical sciences, 2000, 25(6): 266-270. DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01556-5 |
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| Authors: | Montecucco C Rossetto O |
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| Affiliation: | Centro CNR Biomembrane and Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Università di Padova, Via G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy. cesare@civ.bio.unipd.it |
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| Abstract: | Snake presynaptic neurotoxins with phospholipase A2 activity block nerve terminals in an unknown way. Here, we propose that they enter the lumen of synaptic vesicles following endocytosis and hydrolyse phospholipids of the inner leaflet of the membrane. The transmembrane pH gradient drives the translocation of fatty acids to the cytosolic monolayer, leaving lysophospholipids on the lumenal layer. Such vesicles are highly fusogenic and release neurotransmitter upon fusion with the presynaptic membrane, but cannot be retrieved because of the high local concentration of fatty acids and lysophospholipids, which prevents vesicle neck closure. |
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