Endocytosis of secretory granules in mouse pancreatic beta-cells evoked by transient elevation of cytosolic calcium.

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1. To investigate the mechanisms regulating the reuptake of secretory granule membranes following regulated exocytosis, we have monitored changes in cell capacitance in single pancreatic beta-cells. 2. Membrane retrieval (endocytosis) occurred both in a continuous manner and in abrupt steps, corresponding to the simultaneous retrieval of 50-100 granules. The large endocytotic steps were associated with a conductance change of about 1 nS which we attribute to the formation of a fission pore wi...

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Authors: Eliasson, L; Proks, P; Ammälä, C; Ashcroft, F; Bokvist, K

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of physiology
• Volume: 493 ( Pt 3)
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 755-767
• Publication date: 1996-06-01
• DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021420
• EISSN: 1469-7793
• ISSN: 0022-3751
• Language: English
• Keywords: Patch-Clamp Techniques; Microdialysis; Membrane Potentials; Calcium; Electrophysiology; Adenosine Triphosphate; Cytosol; Islets of Langerhans; Endocytosis; Cytoplasmic Granules; Spectrometry, Fluorescence; Animals; Kinetics; Mice