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Fig. 9. RBO function is specific for bulk endocytosis in neuromuscular synapses. (A) Wild type (OR) and rbo^ts after 10 minutes at 37°C display similar NMJ synaptic ultrastructures. Boutons contain plentiful SVs, especially clustered near active zones (thick arrows), many mitochondria (M) and a few larger (>60 nm) cisternae (thin arrows). (B) Terminals challenged for 10 minutes with depolarizing 60 mM [K⁺] saline show activity-dependent changes. In wild type (left), the primary ultrastructure change is a massive production of cisternae (thin arrows). In rbo^ts (right), new cisternae conspicuously fail to form. Scale bar: 250 nm. (C) Quantification of SV number in conditions of rest and high-[K⁺] stimulation (stim). (D) The number of cisternae (>60 nm in diameter) is the same at rest, but very significantly increased by activity in wild type only.

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