title: Silence of Synaptotagmin VII inhibits release of dense core vesicles in PC12 cells.
abstract: Synaptotagmin VII (Syt VII), which has a higher Ca(2+) affinity and slower disassembly kinetics with lipid than Syt I and Syt IX, was regarded as being uninvolved in synaptic vesicle (SV) exocytosis but instead possibly as a calcium sensor for the slower kinetic phase of dense core vesicles (DCVs) release. By using high temporal resolution capacitance and amperometry measurements, it was demonstrated that the knockdown of endogenous Syt VII attenuated the fusion of DCV with the plasma membrane, reduced the amplitude of the exocytotic burst of the Ca(2+)-triggered DCV release without affecting the slope of the sustained component, and blocked the fusion pore expansion. This suggests that Syt VII is the Ca(2+) sensor of DCV fusion machinery and is an essential factor for the establishment and maintenance of the pool size of releasable DCVs in PC12 cells.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Biophysics and Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: JiangLi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: ZhengXing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: RongYing
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005089:Exocytosis / Q000502:physiology*; D020868:Gene Silencing; D007700:Kinetics; D008561:Membrane Fusion; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D016716:PC12 Cells; D051381:Rats; D022142:Secretory Vesicles / Q000378:metabolism*; D050857:Synaptotagmins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D050857:Synaptotagmins; D002118:Calcium