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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 371, Issue 4, Pages 781-786Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.04.174
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synaptotagmin; double stranded RNA-mediated interference (RNAi); L beta T2 cell; exocytosis; Ca2+ sensor
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Synaptotagmins (Syts) are calcium-binding proteins which are conserved from nematodes to humans. Fifteen Syts have been identified in mammalian species. Syt I is recognized as a Ca2+ sensor for the synchFonized release of synaptic vesicles in some types of neurons, but its role in the secretion of dense core vesicles (DCVs) remains unclear. The function of Syt IV is of particular interest because it is rapidly up-regulated by chronic depolarization and seizures. Using RNAi-mediated gene silencing, we have explored the role of Syt I and IV on secretion in a pituitary gonadotrope cell line. Downregulation of Syt IV clearly reduced Ca2+-triggered exocytosis of dense core vesicles (DCVs) in L beta T2 cells. Syt I silencing, however, had no effect on vesicular release. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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