School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Neuron. 2010 Apr 15;66(1):37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.03.020.
Synapse-specific vesicle pools have been widely characterized at central terminals. Here, we demonstrate a vesicle pool that is not confined to a synapse but spans multiple terminals. Using fluorescence imaging, correlative electron microscopy, and modeling of vesicle dynamics, we show that some recycling pool vesicles at synapses form part of a larger vesicle "superpool." The vesicles within this superpool are highly mobile and are rapidly exchanged between terminals (turnover: approximately 4% of total pool/min), significantly changing vesicular composition at synapses over time. In acute hippocampal slices we show that the mobile vesicle pool is also a feature of native brain tissue. We also demonstrate that superpool vesicles are available to synapses during stimulation, providing an extension of the classical recycling pool. Experiments using focal BDNF application suggest the involvement of a local TrkB-receptor-dependent mechanism for synapse-specific regulation of presynaptic vesicle pools through control of vesicle release and capture to or from the extrasynaptic pool.
突触特异性囊泡池已在中枢末端得到广泛描述。在这里,我们展示了一种不限于突触的囊泡池,而是跨越多个末端。我们使用荧光成像、电子显微镜相关分析和囊泡动力学建模,表明突触处的一些再循环池囊泡构成了更大囊泡“超级池”的一部分。这个超级池中的囊泡具有高度的流动性,并在末端之间快速交换(周转率:约每分钟总池的 4%),随着时间的推移显著改变突触处囊泡的组成。在急性海马切片中,我们表明可动囊泡池也是天然脑组织的一个特征。我们还证明,在刺激期间,超级池囊泡可用于突触,为经典再循环池提供了扩展。使用焦点 BDNF 应用的实验表明,通过控制囊泡从细胞外池释放和捕获到或从细胞外池释放和捕获,局部 TrkB 受体依赖性机制参与了突触特异性调节突触前囊泡池。