
Csw loss elevates synapsin and causes stimulation-dependent synapsin loss. A, Representative wandering third instar NMJ synaptic boutons labeled for synapsin (syn, magenta), the vesicular glutamate transporter (vglut, green), and HRP (blue) in w1118 genetic background control and csw5 null mutant. NMJs without stimulation (basal, left) and after acute, 10 min 90 mM [K+] depolarizing stimulation (stimulated, right). Scale bar: 2.5 µm. Higher-magnification bouton images are shown below. Scale bar: 1 µm. B, Quantification of synapsin fluorescence intensity in all four conditions (basal and stimulated). Statistical comparisons done using two-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s multiple-comparisons test. C, Quantification of synapsin and vglut colocalization in basal (left) and stimulated (right) conditions using PCC analyses. Statistical comparisons done using two-sided t tests. Scatter plots show all the data points with mean ± SEM. Data points: NMJ number. Significance: p < 0.05 (*), p < 0.01 (**), p < 0.0001 (****), and p > 0.05 not significant (n.s.).




