Role Of Dynamin In Modes Of Synaptic Vesicle Endocytosis
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$905,985.00
Summary
Neurons communicate by neurotransmitter release from synaptic vesicles stored in nerve endings. There is a finite vesicle number, so they are recycled (endocytosis) by dynamin. Our aim is to reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying endocytosis to better understand diseases of the synapse like epilepsy. We propose that two forms of the dynamin gene mediate two forms of endocytosis, one of which is activated only under conditions of high neuronal firing, such as occurs during a seizure.