Journal
JOURNAL OF NEUROGENETICS
Volume 32, Issue 3, Pages 230-235Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2018.1502762
Keywords
Presynaptic; Drosophila; endocytosis; phosphoinositides
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- University of Windsor
- NSERC [262166, 06582]
- Ontario Graduate scholarships
- Cancer Research Society [9059, 11202]
- CIHR [IG1-115714, MOP-119483]
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Type II phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase (PI4KII) is thought to be associated with synaptic vesicles (SVs) and to be responsible for the majority of PI4K activity in the nervous system. However, the function of PI4KII at the synapse is unknown. We characterized the synaptic phenotypes of a Drosophila melanogaster PI4KII null mutant. We found increased nerve terminal growth in PI4KII null mutants indicating that PI4KII restrains nerve terminal growth. Evoked neurotransmitter release elicited in response to low frequency stimulation and spontaneous neurotransmitter release were not altered in PI4KII null mutants. However, PI4KII null mutants displayed reduced FM1-43 uptake in response to stimulation by high K+ saline, indicating impaired SV endocytosis. PI4KII null mutants did not display any defects in FM1-43 unloading, consistent with normal SV exocytosis. Thus, PI4KII is required for SV endocytosis but dispensable for SV exocytosis. Overall, our data show that PI4KII regulates both nerve terminal growth and SV recycling.
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