Comment on "The dynamic control of kiss-and-run and vesicular reuse probed with single nanoparticles".

Granseth, Björn; Odermatt, Benjamin; Royle, Stephen J; Lagnado, Leon · Science · 2009

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Abstract

Zhang et al. (Research Articles, 13 March 2009, p. 1448) reported that synaptic vesicles usually release neurotransmitter through a kiss-and-run mechanism occurring within 1 second but that full collapse of the vesicles becomes more prevalent with repeated stimuli. We report that the kinetics of vesicle retrieval do not change during a stimulus train, with endocytosis occurring in 10 to 15 seconds.

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