Figure 1: Functions of postsynaptic synaptobrevins.
The model summarizes some of our current knowledge of the role of postsynaptic Sybs in regulating neurotransmitter receptor trafficking. Syb-2 has been suggested to be an integral part of GABAAR-containing vesicles and regulate basal insertion in dendritic membranes. Moreover, Syb-2 may be located at AMPAR-containing endosomes, thus participating in basal and activity-dependent exocytic events either induced by NMDAR activation or during synaptic scaling induced by retinoic acid, a type of homeostatic plasticity. In addition, Syb-1, another common isoform of Syb in the CNS, has been suggested to specifically regulate constitutive NMDAR exocytosis.