G-PROTEINS ARE INVOLVED IN THE REGULATION OF TRANSMITTER RELEASE AT AN APLYSIA CHOLINERGIC SYNAPSE

被引:6
作者
BAUX, G
FOSSIER, P
TAUC, L
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关键词
G-PROTEIN; ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; CALCIUM CURRENT; SYNAPSE; APLYSIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(92)90437-E
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
At an identified cholinergic synapse of the Aplysia buccal ganglion, presynaptic injections of guanosine 5'-O-3-thiotriphosphate (GTP-gamma-S) depressed the amplitude of evoked postsynaptic responses. This reduction of acetylcholine (ACh) release by GTP-gamma-S, prevented by preinjection of guanosine 5'-O-2-thiodiphosphate (GDP-beta-S) in the presynaptic neuron, was due to a reduction of the number of ACh quanta released. The mean amplitude of the evoked miniature postsynaptic current (MPSC) was unchanged. The presynaptic Ca2+ influx was lowered.
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