Abstract
Betz and colleagues find that dopamine triggers release of the dense core of secretory granules with prolactin during exocytosis. The dense core can contain signaling proteins, implying that both the quality and the quantity of released material can be regulated.
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Stevens, C. Exocytosis: meltdown of the core. Nat Neurosci 2, 391–392 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/8050
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