1. CAPS1 stabilizes the state of readily releasable synaptic vesicles to fusion competence at CA3-CA1 synapses in adult hippocampus.
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Shinoda Y, Ishii C, Fukazawa Y, Sadakata T, Ishii Y, Sano Y, Iwasato T, Itohara S, and Furuichi T
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- Animals, Calcium-Binding Proteins genetics, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Nerve Tissue Proteins genetics, Neurotransmitter Agents genetics, Synaptic Vesicles genetics, CA1 Region, Hippocampal metabolism, CA3 Region, Hippocampal metabolism, Calcium-Binding Proteins metabolism, Nerve Tissue Proteins metabolism, Neurotransmitter Agents metabolism, Synaptic Transmission physiology, Synaptic Vesicles metabolism
- Abstract
Calcium-dependent activator protein for secretion 1 (CAPS1) regulates exocytosis of dense-core vesicles in neuroendocrine cells and of synaptic vesicles in neurons. However, the synaptic function of CAPS1 in the mature brain is unclear because Caps1 knockout (KO) results in neonatal death. Here, using forebrain-specific Caps1 conditional KO (cKO) mice, we demonstrate, for the first time, a critical role of CAPS1 in adult synapses. The amplitude of synaptic transmission at CA3-CA1 synapses was strongly reduced, and paired-pulse facilitation was significantly increased, in acute hippocampal slices from cKO mice compared with control mice, suggesting a perturbation in presynaptic function. Morphological analysis revealed an accumulation of synaptic vesicles in the presynapse without any overall morphological change. Interestingly, however, the percentage of docked vesicles was markedly decreased in the Caps1 cKO. Taken together, our findings suggest that CAPS1 stabilizes the state of readily releasable synaptic vesicles, thereby enhancing neurotransmitter release at hippocampal synapses.
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- 2016
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