Astroglial cells, due to their passive electrical properties, were long considered subservient
to neurons and to merely provide the framework and metabolic support of the brain …

Most secretory cells undergoing calcium-regulated exocytosis in response to cell surface
receptor stimulation display a dense subplasmalemmal actin network, which is remodeled …

Previous studies indicated that CAPS (calcium-dependent activator protein for secretion)
functions as an essential component for the Ca2+-dependent exocytosis of dense-core …

Astrocytes appear to communicate with each other as well as with neurons via ATP.
However, the mechanisms of ATP release are controversial. To explore whether stimuli that …

Abstract Analysis of trajectories of dynamical biological objects, such as breeding ants or
cell organelles, is essential to reveal the interactions they develop with their environments …

Exocytotic vesicles in astrocytes are increasingly viewed as essential in astrocyte‐to‐neuron
communication in the brain. In neurons and excitable secretory cells, delivery of vesicles to …

Despite the importance of neuropeptide release, which is evoked by long bouts of action
potential activity and which regulates behavior, peptidergic vesicle movement has not been …

Synaptotagmin (Syt) proteins comprise a 17-member family, many of which trigger
exocytosis in response to calcium. Historically, most studies have focused on the isoform Syt …

Actin‐and microtubule‐based motors can propel different cargos along filaments. Within
cells, they control the distribution of membrane‐bound compartments by performing …

Although it has been postulated that vesicle mobility is increased to enhance release of
transmitters and neuropeptides, the mechanism responsible for increasing vesicle motion in …