| Literature DB >> 10473536 |
M M Lai1, J J Hong, A M Ruggiero, P E Burnett, V I Slepnev, P De Camilli, S H Snyder.
Abstract
Exocytosis of synaptic vesicles is calcium-dependent, with synaptotagmin serving as the calcium sensor. Endocytosis of synaptic vesicles has also been postulated as a calcium-dependent process; however, an endocytic calcium sensor has not been found. We now report a physical association between the calcium-dependent phosphatase calcineurin and dynamin 1, a component of the synaptic endocytic machinery. The calcineurin-dynamin 1 interaction is calcium-dependent, with an EC(50) for calcium in the range of 0.1-0. 4 microM. Disruption of the calcineurin-dynamin 1 interaction inhibits clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Thus, the calcium-dependent formation of the calcineurin-dynamin 1 complex, delivered to the other endocytic coat proteins, provides a calcium-sensing mechanism that facilitates endocytosis.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10473536 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.37.25963
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biol Chem ISSN: 0021-9258 Impact factor: 5.157