Synaptic Endocytosis: Illuminating the Role of Clathrin Assembly
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Acute photo-inactivation of clathrin in Drosophila synapses sheds new light on a 35-year-old debate over mechanisms of synaptic-vesicle endocytosis: clathrin is essential for reformation of functional synaptic vesicles, but not for bulk membrane internalization.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008