Lateral Mobility of Presynaptic L-Type Calcium Channels at Photoreceptor Ribbon Synapses
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Lateral mobility of presynaptic L-type calcium channels at photoreceptor ribbon synapses.
At most synapses, presynaptic Ca(2+) channels are positioned near vesicle release sites, and increasing this distance reduces synaptic strength. We examined the lateral membrane mobility of presynaptic L-type Ca(2+) channels at photoreceptor ribbon synapses of the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) retina. Movements of individual Ca(2+) channels were tracked by coupling quantum dots to an an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5921-10.2011