Bruchpilot Promotes Active Zone Assembly, Ca 2+ Channel Clustering, and Vesicle Release

Author:

Kittel Robert J.12345,Wichmann Carolin12345,Rasse Tobias M.12345,Fouquet Wernher12345,Schmidt Manuela12345,Schmid Andreas12345,Wagh Dhananjay A.12345,Pawlu Christian12345,Kellner Robert R.12345,Willig Katrin I.12345,Hell Stefan W.12345,Buchner Erich12345,Heckmann Manfred12345,Sigrist Stephan J.12345

Affiliation:

1. European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 5, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.

2. Institut für Klinische Neurobiologie, Josef Schneider Strasse 11, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.

3. Lehrstuhl für Genetik und Neurobiologie, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.

4. Department of Nano-Biophotonics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.

5. Institut für Klinische Neurobiologie, Rudolf Virchow Zentrum, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.

Abstract

The molecular organization of presynaptic active zones during calcium influx–triggered neurotransmitter release is the focus of intense investigation. The Drosophila coiled-coil domain protein Bruchpilot (BRP) was observed in donut-shaped structures centered at active zones of neuromuscular synapses by using subdiffraction resolution STED (stimulated emission depletion) fluorescence microscopy. At brp mutant active zones, electron-dense projections (T-bars) were entirely lost, Ca 2+ channels were reduced in density, evoked vesicle release was depressed, and short-term plasticity was altered. BRP-like proteins seem to establish proximity between Ca 2+ channels and vesicles to allow efficient transmitter release and patterned synaptic plasticity.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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