Tag: neurotransmission


  • Cryo-ET Uncovers Kiss-Shrink-Run: A Hybrid Mechanism for Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis

    Cryo-ET Uncovers Kiss-Shrink-Run: A Hybrid Mechanism for Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis

    Breaking the old dichotomy in neurotransmission For decades, neuroscientists debated whether synaptic vesicles released neurotransmitters through a fleeting “kiss-and-run” event or an irreversible “full collapse” into the presynaptic membrane. A pioneering study from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) now reveals a nuanced third act—one that reconciles two long-standing models by showing…