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Transmitter release at synapses is driven by elevated intracellular Ca2+ concentration (Ca2+) near the sites of vesicle fusion. Ca2+ signals of profoundly different amplitude and kinetics drive the phasic release component during a presynaptic action potential, and asynchronous release at later times. Studies using direct control of Ca2+ at a large glutamatergic terminal, the calyx of Held, have provided significant insight into how intracellular Ca2+ regulates transmitter release over a wide concentration range. Synaptotagmin-2 (Syt2), the major isoform of the Syt1/2 Ca2+ sensors at these synapses, triggers highly Ca2+-cooperative release above 1 mu M Ca2+ but suppresses release at low Ca2+. Thus, neurons utilize a highly sophisticated release apparatus to maximize the dynamic range of Ca2+-evoked versus spontaneous release.
Henry Markram, Srikanth Ramaswamy, Daniel Keller, Cristina Colangelo, Polina Shichkova
Henry Markram, Eilif Benjamin Muller, Srikanth Ramaswamy, Rodrigo de Campos Perin, Natali Barros Zulaica, Giuseppe Chindemi