Intercellular information transfer in the nervous system is mediated by chemical neurotransmitters. The fidelity of this process requires the rapid release and clearance of the neurotransmitter from the synaptic cleft. In addition to metabolic pathways for synthesis of neurotransmitters, two specific mechanisms, vesicular storage and local reuptake, have evolved to facilitate neurotransmission. These processes are mediated by transporter proteins: vesicular neurotransmitter transporters to fill the vesicles and plasma membrane neurotransmitter transporters to clear the synaptic cleft. This chapter discusses the synthesis, packaging, and recycling of the classic neurotransmitters with an emphasis on the transporter proteins that are integral to these pathways
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Reimer, R. J., Zaia, K. A., & Tani, H. (2008). Neurotransmitter Reuptake and Synaptic Vesicle Refilling. In Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release (pp. 263–295). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-481-0_13
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