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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2012

Synapsins contribute to the dynamic spatial organization of synaptic vesicles in an activity-dependent manner.

Eugenio F Fornasiero, Andrea Raimondi, Fabrizia C Guarnieri, Marta Orlando, Riccardo Fesce, Fabio Benfenati, Flavia Valtorta

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eugenio F FornasieroSan Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University, I-20132 Milan, Italy.
Andrea Raimondi
Fabrizia C Guarnieri
Marta Orlando
Riccardo Fesce
Fabio Benfenati
Flavia Valtorta
Italian Institute of Technology · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · ITUniversity of Insubria · IT

Funding

Telethon GGP09134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The precise subcellular organization of synaptic vesicles (SVs) at presynaptic sites allows for rapid and spatially restricted exocytotic release of neurotransmitter. The synapsins (Syns) are a family of presynaptic proteins that control the availability of SVs for exocytosis by reversibly tethering them to each other and to the actin cytoskeleton in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. Syn ablation leads to reduction in the density of SV proteins in nerve terminals and increased synaptic fatigue under high-frequency stimulation, accompanied by the development of an epileptic phenotype. We analyzed cultured neurons from wild-type and Syn I,II,III(-/-) triple knock-out (TKO) mice and found that SVs were severely dispersed in the absence of Syns. Vesicle dispersion did not affect the readily releasable pool of SVs, whereas the total number of SVs was considerably reduced at synapses of TKO mice. Interestingly, dispersion apparently involved exocytosis-competent SVs as well; it was not affected by stimulation but was reversed by chronic neuronal activity blockade. Altogether, these findings indicate that Syns are essential to maintain the dynamic structural organization of synapses and the size of the reserve pool of SVs during intense SV recycling, whereas an additional Syn-independent mechanism, whose molecular substrate remains to be clarified, targets SVs to synaptic boutons at rest and might be outpaced by activity.

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AnimalsFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPrimary Cell CultureRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsinsSynaptic TransmissionSynaptic VesiclesSynapsins

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PMID22933803
PMCPMC6621510
OpenAlexW2074352439

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