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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2008

FM 1-43 labeling of synaptic vesicle pools at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction.

Patrik Verstreken, Tomoko Ohyama, Hugo J Bellen

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Patrik VerstrekenVIB, Department of Molecular and Developmental Genetics and K.U. Leuven, Center for Human Genetics, Leuven, Belgium.
Tomoko Ohyama
Hugo J Bellen
Baylor College of Medicine · USVIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology · BE

Funding

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To maintain transmitter release during intense stimulation, neurons need to efficiently recycle vesicles at the synapse. Following membrane fusion, vesicles are reshaped and formed from the plasma membrane by bulk or clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Most synapses, including the Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ), can also recycle synaptic vesicles directly by closing the fusion pore, a process referred to as "kiss and run." While the process of clathrin-mediated vesicle retrieval is under intense investigation, the kiss-and-run phenomenon remains much less accepted. To gain better insight into the mechanisms of synaptic vesicle recycling, it is therefore critical not only to identify and characterize novel players involved in the process, but also to develop novel methods to study vesicle recycling. Although in recent years numerous techniques to study vesicle traffic have been developed (see also this volume), in this chapter we outline established procedures that use the fluorescent dye FM 1-43 or related compounds to study vesicle cycling. We describe how FM 1-43 can be used to study and visualize clathrin-mediated or bulk endocytosis from the presynaptic membrane as well as exocytosis of labeled vesicles at the Drosophila NMJ, one of the best-characterized model synapses to study synaptic function in a genetic model system.

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Fluorescent DyesMicroscopy, FluorescencePyridinium CompoundsQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsSynaptic TransmissionAnimalsDrosophilaElectric StimulationEndocytosisExocytosisLarvaMembrane FusionNeuromuscular JunctionPotassium ChloridePresynaptic TerminalsSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedFluorescent DyesFM1 43Potassium ChloridePyridinium CompoundsQuaternary Ammonium Compounds

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PMID18369958
PMCPMC2712823
OpenAlexW1549506931

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