The nanoscale mobility of calcium channels is driven by readily releasable synaptic vesicles to support precise neurotransmission in live <i>C. elegans</i>
, we report that two diffusive behaviors of N-type VGCCs at AZs are governed by primed SVs via distinct mechanisms. VGCCs diffuse slowly in multiple nanodomains (~100 nm) that spatially correlate with UNC-10/RIM, and the channels' mobility and nanodomain numbers are coupled to SNAREs assembly and SV priming levels via RAB-3/UNC-10/UNC-13L tripartite complexes. Outside nanodomains, a faster mobility of VGCCs and their AZ distribution scale with UNC-13S-mediated priming under an antagonistic regulation by UNC-10 and TOM-1/Tomosyn. These findings reveal unexpected mechanisms whereby pools of readily releasable SVs actively control the nanoscale mobility and nanodomain organization of VGCCs to support precise neurotransmission.
Authors
- Fabien Pinaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4272-3616)
- Yunke Zhao
- Dai Zhai
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.29.715107
- Primary Topic
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Southern California
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke