Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22258550›Full record

ArticleJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2012

Adhesion energy can regulate vesicle fusion and stabilize partially fused states.

Rong Long, Chung-Yuen Hui, Anand Jagota, Maria Bykhovskaia

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Article in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Hydrodynamics govern the pre-fusion docking time of synaptic vesicles.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2018
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  8. A continuum model of docking of synaptic vesicle to plasma membrane.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rong LongField of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. rl267@cornell.edu
Chung-Yuen Hui
Anand Jagota
Maria Bykhovskaia
Ithaca College · USBethlehem Area School District · USUniversity of Puerto Rico at Bayamón · PR

Funding

Thyroid hormones and synaptic functionU54NS039408 · NINDS · UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL CARIBE · PI BYKHOVSKAIA, MARIA · 1999 to 2012
$14.0M
QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF PRESYNAPTIC FACILITATIONR01MH061059 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI BYKHOVSKAIA, MARIA · 2000 to 2010
$2.2M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH061059NINDS NIH HHS U54 NS039408
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Release of neurotransmitters from nerve terminals occurs by fusion of synaptic vesicles with the plasma membrane, and this process is highly regulated. Although major molecular components that control docking and fusion of vesicles to the synaptic membrane have been identified, the detailed mechanics of this process is not yet understood. We have developed a mathematical model that predicts how adhesion forces imposed by docking and fusion molecular machinery would affect the fusion process. We have computed the membrane stress that is produced by adhesion-driven vesicle bending and find that it is compressive. Further, our computations of the membrane curvature predict that strong adhesion can create a metastable state with a partially opened pore that would correspond to the 'kiss and run' release mode. Our model predicts that the larger the vesicle size, the more likely the metastable state with a transiently opened pore. These results contribute to understanding the mechanics of the fusion process, including possible clamping of the fusion by increasing molecular adhesion, and a balance between 'kiss and run' and full collapse fusion modes.

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Models, BiologicalAdhesivenessAnimalsHumansMembrane FusionSynaptic MembranesSynaptic Vesicles

Identifiers

PMID22258550
PMCPMC3367824
OpenAlexW2149184242

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