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Abstract
Synaptotagmins, which have been found exclusively in neuroendocrine or exocrine tissues, have been implicated in the regulation of secretory vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane. The present paper describes a synaptotagmin isoform (synaptotagmin-5) which exhibits 49% amino acid identity to synaptotagmin-1 and -2. Synaptotagmin-5 mRNA is expressed in rat kidney, adipose tissue, lung, and heart, as well as at higher levels in brain and PC12 cells. Antiserum specific for the synaptotagmin-5 isoform recognizes a protein of about 50 kDa which is about 6-fold more abundant in brain synaptic vesicles than in whole brain membranes.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7597049 PMCID: PMC41608 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.13.5895
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205