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. 1996 Jan;16(1):195-205.
doi: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80036-7.

Calmodulin is the divalent cation receptor for rapid endocytosis, but not exocytosis, in adrenal chromaffin cells

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Calmodulin is the divalent cation receptor for rapid endocytosis, but not exocytosis, in adrenal chromaffin cells

C R Artalejo et al. Neuron. 1996 Jan.
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Abstract

Exocytosis and the ensuing rapid endocytosis in adrenal chromaffin cells are both Ca(2+)-dependent phenomena but differ in their divalent cation specificity, implying distinct Ca2+ receptors for the two processes. To ascertain whether calmodulin is the Ca2+ receptor for either process, we blocked its function by introducing calmodulin-binding peptides or anti-calmodulin antibodies into these cells. Exo/endocytosis was followed by measurement of cell membrane capacitance. Rapid endocytosis, but not exocytosis, was abolished by these treatments, indicating that calmodulin is the Ca2+ receptor for rapid endocytosis but is not involved in exocytosis. The principal calmodulin target is not protein phosphatase-2B, as antagonism of this enzyme did not inhibit but accelerated rapid endocytosis. Calmodulin may thus regulate both the rate and extent of rapid endocytosis by distinct pathways.

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