Fig. 5.
Enhanced release and SV replenishment in Syt7 mutants. a Western analysis of Drosophila brain extracts separated on a 10–30% sucrose gradient. SYX1 labels the plasma membrane (left-most fraction) with SVs (n-SYB/SYT1) in intermediate fractions. SYT7 and SYT4 fractionate with other internal membrane compartments to distinct regions of the gradient. b Evoked release is increased in Syt7 null mutants (Syt7M1) and Syt7 heterozygotes. c Optical mapping of release probability at larval NMJs demonstrate Syt7 mutant AZs are shifted to higher Pr compared to controls. d Syt7 mutants undergo rapid depression during a stimulation train and recover their releasable SV pool more quickly than controls. Heterozygotes show an intermediate phenotype. Panel a modified from [100] and panels b–d modified from [82]