Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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Research Abstract |
To understand mechanisms of neurotransmitter release, the binding of synaptotagmin (syt) to SNARE complexes (SNAP-25-synatxin-synaptobrevin) was studied. Surprisingly, whereas SNAP-25 did not bind syt, which differs from previous findings, syntaxin bound syt in the absence of calcium ion (Ca^<2+>). Point mutagenesis and liposome fusion assay provide biochemical evidence that syt binds SNARE complexes via syntaxin before Ca2+ influx into presynaptic nerve terminals.
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