Effects of phorbol ester on vesicle dynamics as revealed by total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy

• Main Authors: Zhang, Enming, Xue, Renhao, Soo, Jianchow, Chen, Peng
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94319; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7522
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Exocytosis of neurotransmitter or hormone-filled vesicles is a highly dynamic process regulated by various proteins and lipids. As mainly revealed indirectly by the electrophysiological methods, exocytosis is believed to involve multiple kinetic steps in which vesicles tr...