Dopamine vesicles are specified by mechanisms overriding canonical synaptic vesicle size constraints
Kenshiro Fujise, Nasser Karmali, Jaya Mishra, Himari Kimura, Tomoki Tsuji, Atsushi Saito, Nisha Mohd Rafiq
This study identifies synaptogyrin family proteins as key regulators of dopamine vesicle formation, overriding canonical synaptic vesicle size constraints and contributing to dopaminergic terminal vulnerability in Parkinson's disease.
bioRxiv · May 13, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience