Molecular identification and reconstitution of depolarization-induced exocytosis monitored by membrane capacitance |
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Authors: | Cohen Roy Schmitt Bernhard M Atlas Daphne |
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Institution: | Department of Biological Chemistry, The Institute of Life Sciences and the Otto Loewi Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. |
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Abstract: | Regulated exocytosis of neurotransmitters at synapses is fast and tightly regulated. It is unclear which proteins constitute the "minimal molecular machinery" for this process. Here, we show that a novel technique of capacitance monitoring combined with heterologous protein expression can be used to reconstitute exocytosis that is fast (<0.5 s) and triggered directly by membrane depolarization in Xenopus oocytes. Testing synaptic proteins, voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, and using botulinum and tetanus neurotoxins established that the expression of a Ca2+ channel together with syntaxin 1A, SNAP-25, and synaptotagmin was sufficient and necessary for the reconstitution of depolarization-induced exocytosis. Similar to synaptic exocytosis, the reconstituted release was sensitive to neurotoxins, modulated by divalent cations (Ca2+, Ba2+, and Sr2+) or channel (Lc-, N-type), and depended nonlinearly on divalent cation concentration. Because of its improved speed, native trigger, and great experimental versatility, this reconstitution assay provides a novel, promising tool to study synaptic exocytosis. |
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