Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release [With CDROM] (Hardcover)

1. The Architecture of the Presynaptic Release Site R. Grace Zhai2. Multiple modes of fusion and retrieval at the calyx of Held synapse Liming He, Benjamin McNeil, and Ling-Gang Wu 3. Roles of SNARE proteins in synaptic vesicle fusion Mark T. Palfreyman and Erik M. Jorgensen 4. Roles and sources of calcium in synaptic exocytosis Zhao-Wen Wang, Bojun Chen, Qian Ge 5. Regulation of presynaptic calcium channels Allen W. Chan and Elise F. Stanley 6. Synaptotagmin: transducing Ca2+-binding to vesicle fusion Carin Loewen and Noreen Reist 7. Functional interactions between the SNARE regulators UNC-13, tomosyn and UNC-18 Robby M. Weimer and Janet E. Richmond 8. Roles of the ELKS/CAST family and SAD kinase in Neurotransmitter Release Toshihisa Ohtsuka and Yoshimi Takai 9. The role of potassium channels in the regulation of neurotransmitter release. Laurence O. Trussell and Michael T. Roberts 10. Modulation of neurotransmitter release and presynaptic plasticity by protein phosphorylation Zu-Hang Sheng 11. Synaptic Vesicle Endocytosis Liesbet Smitz and Patrik Verstreken 12. Lipids and secretory vesicle exocytosis Shona L. Osborne and Frederic A. Meunier 13. Neurotransmitter reuptake and synaptic vesicle refilling Richard J. Reimer , Kimberly A. Zaia, and Hiroaki Tani 14. Regulation of neurotransmitter release by presynaptic receptors Matthew Frerking, and Joyce Wondolowski 15. Trans-synaptic regulation of presynaptic release machinery in central synapses by cell adhesion molecules Kensuke Futai and Yasunori Hayashi 16. Differential regulation of small clear vesicles and large dense-core vesicles Tao Xu and Pingyong Xu