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α-Synuclein facilitates dopamine release during burst firing of substantia nigra neurons in vivo

Somayaji, M.; Cataldi, S.; Edwards, R. H.; Mosharov, E. V.; Sulzer, D.

2020-06-12 neuroscience
10.1101/2020.06.10.145110 bioRxiv
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-Synuclein is expressed at high levels at presynaptic terminals, but defining its role on neurotransmission under physiologically-relevant conditions has proven elusive. We report that -synuclein is responsible for a rapid facilitation of dopamine release during action potential bursts in vivo. This occurs in tandem with a far slower stimulus-dependent depression, appears to be independent of the presence of {beta}- and {gamma}-synucleins or effects on presynaptic calcium and is consistent with a role for synucleins in the enhancement of synaptic vesicle fusion and turnover. The results indicate that the presynaptic effects of -synuclein are dependent on specific patterns of neuronal activity.

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