Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Oleinick A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5312129 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oleinick Alexander A Svir Irina I Amatore Christian C
Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 20170101 2197
Vesicular exocytosis is an essential and ubiquitous process in neurons and endocrine cells by which neurotransmitters are released in synaptic clefts or extracellular fluids. It involves the fusion of a vesicle loaded with chemical messengers with the cell membrane through a nanometric fusion pore. In endocrine cells, unless it closes after some flickering ('Kiss-and-Run' events), this initial pore is <i>supposed</i> to expand exponentially, leading to a full integration of the vesicle membrane ...[more]