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Title: | Roles of cholesterol in vesicle fusion and motion | Authors: | Zhang, Jing Xue, Renhao Ong, Wei-Yi Chen, Peng |
Keywords: | DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering | Issue Date: | 2009 | Source: | Zhang, J., Xue, R., Ong, W. Y., & Chen, P. (2009). Roles of cholesterol in vesicle fusion and motion. Biophysical Journal, 97(5), 1371–1380. | Series/Report no.: | Biophysical journal | Abstract: | Although it is well established that exocytosis of neurotransmitters and hormones is highly regulated by numerous secretory proteins, such as SNARE proteins, there is an increasing appreciation of the importance of the chemophysical properties and organization of membrane lipids to various aspects of the exocytotic program. Based on amperometric recordings by carbon fiber microelectrodes, we show that deprivation of membrane cholesterol by methyl-b-cyclodextrin not only inhibited the extent of membrane depolarization-induced exocytosis, it also adversely affected the kinetics and quantal size of vesicle fusion in neuroendocrine PC12 cells. In addition, total internal fluorescence microscopy studies revealed that cholesterol depletion impaired vesicle docking and trafficking, which are believed to correlate with the dynamics of exocytosis. Furthermore, we found that free cholesterol is able to directly trigger vesicle fusion, albeit with less potency and slower kinetics as compared to membrane depolarization stimulation. These results underscore the versatile roles of cholesterol in facilitating exocytosis. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94314 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7527 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.06.025 | Schools: | School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering | Rights: | © 2009 Biophysical Society. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Biophysical journal, Biophysical Society. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2009.06.025. | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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