The in vitro reconstitution of vesicular glutamate transport reveals that the transporter itself antiports chloride ions and suggests that extracellular chloride concentrations may determine neurotransmitter refilling and quantal size.
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Schweizer, F. Exit chloride, enter glutamate. Nat Neurosci 12, 111–112 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0209-111
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0209-111