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Abstract
Synaptic vesicles from rat brain were labeled with 125I, and the association of the vesicles with other subcellular components of brain was examined using a centrifugation assay. Copper at micromolar concentrations enhances the binding of the vesicles to the synaptic membrane as well as other fractions. Magnesium, Ca2+, and calmodulin with Ca2+ are ineffective. There is virtually no binding of synaptic vesicles to the microtuble fraction and only a slight enhancement with Cu2+. These findings support the hypothesis that Cu may serve as a bridge between synaptic vesicles and the plasma membrane.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7422061 DOI: 10.1007/bf00964716
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurochem Res ISSN: 0364-3190 Impact factor: 3.996