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Harper MT. Platelet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Arterial Thrombosis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1418:259-275. [PMID: 37603285 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-1443-2_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Blood platelets are necessary for normal haemostasis but also form life-threatening arterial thrombi when atherosclerotic plaques rupture. Activated platelets release many extracellular vesicles during thrombosis. Phosphatidylserine-exposing microparticles promote coagulation. Small exosomes released during granule secretion deliver cargoes including microRNAs to cells throughout the cardiovascular system. Here, we discuss the mechanisms by which platelets release these extracellular vesicles, together with the possibility of inhibiting this release as an antithrombotic strategy.
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- Matthew T Harper
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Khvotchev M, Soloviev M. SNARE Modulators and SNARE Mimetic Peptides. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12121779. [PMID: 36551207 PMCID: PMC9776023 DOI: 10.3390/biom12121779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) attachment protein (SNAP) receptor (SNARE) proteins play a central role in most forms of intracellular membrane trafficking, a key process that allows for membrane and biocargo shuffling between multiple compartments within the cell and extracellular environment. The structural organization of SNARE proteins is relatively simple, with several intrinsically disordered and folded elements (e.g., SNARE motif, N-terminal domain, transmembrane region) that interact with other SNAREs, SNARE-regulating proteins and biological membranes. In this review, we discuss recent advances in the development of functional peptides that can modify SNARE-binding interfaces and modulate SNARE function. The ability of the relatively short SNARE motif to assemble spontaneously into stable coiled coil tetrahelical bundles has inspired the development of reduced SNARE-mimetic systems that use peptides for biological membrane fusion and for making large supramolecular protein complexes. We evaluate two such systems, based on peptide-nucleic acids (PNAs) and coiled coil peptides. We also review how the self-assembly of SNARE motifs can be exploited to drive on-demand assembly of complex re-engineered polypeptides.
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- Mikhail Khvotchev
- Department of Biochemistry, Center for Neuroscience, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
- Correspondence: (M.K.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
- Correspondence: (M.K.); (M.S.)
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Yang Y, Kong B, Jung Y, Park JB, Oh JM, Hwang J, Cho JY, Kweon DH. Soluble N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor Attachment Protein Receptor-Derived Peptides for Regulation of Mast Cell Degranulation. Front Immunol 2018; 9:725. [PMID: 29696021 PMCID: PMC5904360 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Vesicle-associated V-soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins and target membrane-associated T-SNAREs (syntaxin 4 and SNAP-23) assemble into a core trans-SNARE complex that mediates membrane fusion during mast cell degranulation. This complex plays pivotal roles at various stages of exocytosis from the initial priming step to fusion pore opening and expansion, finally resulting in the release of the vesicle contents. In this study, peptides with the sequences of various SNARE motifs were investigated for their potential inhibitory effects against SNARE complex formation and mast cell degranulation. The peptides with the sequences of the N-terminal regions of vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2) and VAMP8 were found to reduce mast cell degranulation by inhibiting SNARE complex formation. The fusion of protein transduction domains to the N-terminal of each peptide enabled the internalization of the fusion peptides into the cells equally as efficiently as cell permeabilization by streptolysin-O without any loss of their inhibitory activities. Distinct subsets of mast cell granules could be selectively regulated by the N-terminal-mimicking peptides derived from VAMP2 and VAMP8, and they effectively decreased the symptoms of atopic dermatitis in mouse models. These results suggest that the cell membrane fusion machinery may represent a therapeutic target for atopic dermatitis.
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- Yoosoo Yang
- Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea.,Division for Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea.,Biomedical Institute for Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea.,Biomedical Institute for Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea.,Biomedical Institute for Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea.,Biomedical Institute for Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea.,Biomedical Institute for Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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Li YC, Kavalali ET. Synaptic Vesicle-Recycling Machinery Components as Potential Therapeutic Targets. Pharmacol Rev 2017; 69:141-160. [PMID: 28265000 DOI: 10.1124/pr.116.013342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Presynaptic nerve terminals are highly specialized vesicle-trafficking machines. Neurotransmitter release from these terminals is sustained by constant local recycling of synaptic vesicles independent from the neuronal cell body. This independence places significant constraints on maintenance of synaptic protein complexes and scaffolds. Key events during the synaptic vesicle cycle-such as exocytosis and endocytosis-require formation and disassembly of protein complexes. This extremely dynamic environment poses unique challenges for proteostasis at synaptic terminals. Therefore, it is not surprising that subtle alterations in synaptic vesicle cycle-associated proteins directly or indirectly contribute to pathophysiology seen in several neurologic and psychiatric diseases. In contrast to the increasing number of examples in which presynaptic dysfunction causes neurologic symptoms or cognitive deficits associated with multiple brain disorders, synaptic vesicle-recycling machinery remains an underexplored drug target. In addition, irrespective of the involvement of presynaptic function in the disease process, presynaptic machinery may also prove to be a viable therapeutic target because subtle alterations in the neurotransmitter release may counter disease mechanisms, correct, or compensate for synaptic communication deficits without the need to interfere with postsynaptic receptor signaling. In this article, we will overview critical properties of presynaptic release machinery to help elucidate novel presynaptic avenues for the development of therapeutic strategies against neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Ying C Li
- Departments of Neuroscience (Y.C.L., E.T.K.) and Physiology (E.T.K.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Departments of Neuroscience (Y.C.L., E.T.K.) and Physiology (E.T.K.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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de la Torre C, Agostini A, Mondragón L, Orzáez M, Sancenón F, Martínez-Máñez R, Marcos MD, Amorós P, Pérez-Payá E. Temperature-controlled release by changes in the secondary structure of peptides anchored onto mesoporous silica supports. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:3184-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc49421g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Changes in the conformation of a peptide anchored onto the external surface of MCM-41 nanoparticles are used to design temperature-controlled delivery systems.
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- Cristina de la Torre
- Centro de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM)
- Unidad Mixta Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Universidad de Valencia
- Spain
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
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- Centro de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM)
- Unidad Mixta Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Universidad de Valencia
- Spain
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
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- Centro de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM)
- Unidad Mixta Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Universidad de Valencia
- Spain
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
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- Centro de Investigación Principe Felipe
- Laboratorio de Péptidos y Proteinas. Avda. Autopista del Saler 16
- 46012 Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia
- IBV-CSIC
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- Centro de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM)
- Unidad Mixta Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Universidad de Valencia
- Spain
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
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- Centro de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM)
- Unidad Mixta Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Universidad de Valencia
- Spain
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
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- Centro de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM)
- Unidad Mixta Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Universidad de Valencia
- Spain
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
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- Institut de Ciència dels Materials (ICMUV)
- Universitat de València
- 46071 Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Principe Felipe
- Laboratorio de Péptidos y Proteinas. Avda. Autopista del Saler 16
- 46012 Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia
- IBV-CSIC
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Jung CH, Choi JK, Yang Y, Koh HJ, Heo P, Yoon KJ, Kim S, Park WS, Shing HJ, Kweon DH. A botulinum neurotoxin-like function of Potentilla chinensis extract that inhibits neuronal SNARE complex formation, membrane fusion, neuroexocytosis, and muscle contraction. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2012; 50:1157-1167. [PMID: 22881141 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2012.661743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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CONTEXT Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are popularly used to treat various diseases and for cosmetic purposes. They act by blocking neurotransmission through specific cleavage of soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins. Recently, several polyphenols were shown to interfere with SNARE complex formation by wedging into the hydrophobic core interface, thereby leading to reduced neuroexocytosis. OBJECTIVE In order to find industrially-viable plant extract that functions like BoNT, 71 methanol extracts of flowers were screened and BoNT-like activity of selected extract was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS After evaluating the inhibitory effect of 71 flower methanol extracts on SNARE complex formation, seven candidates were selected and they were subjected to SNARE-driven membrane fusion assay. Neurotransmitter release from neuronal PC12 cells and SNARE complex formation inside the cell was also evaluated. Finally, the effect of one selected extract on muscle contraction and digit abduction score was determined. RESULTS The extract of Potentilla chinensis Ser. (Rosaceae)(Chinese cinquefoil) flower inhibited neurotransmitter release from neuronal PC12 cells by approximately 90% at a concentration of 10 μg/mL. The extract inhibited neuroexocytosis by interfering with SNARE complex formation inside cells. It reduced muscle contraction of phrenic nerve-hemidiaphragm by approximately 70% in 60 min, which is comparable to the action of the Ca²⁺-channel blocker verapamil and BoNT type A. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION While BoNT blocks neuroexocytosis by cleaving SNARE proteins, the Potentilla chinensis extract exhibited the same activity by inhibiting SNARE complex formation. The extract paralyzed muscle as efficiently as BoNT, suggesting the potential versatility in cosmetics and therapeutics.
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- Chang-Hwa Jung
- School of Life Science and Biotechnology and Center for Human Interface Nano Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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Barakauskas VE, Beasley CL, Barr AM, Ypsilanti AR, Li HY, Thornton AE, Wong H, Rosokilja G, Mann JJ, Mancevski B, Jakovski Z, Davceva N, Ilievski B, Dwork AJ, Falkai P, Honer WG. A novel mechanism and treatment target for presynaptic abnormalities in specific striatal regions in schizophrenia. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010; 35:1226-38. [PMID: 20072114 PMCID: PMC3055413 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2009.228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2009] [Revised: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 11/20/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Abnormalities of amount and function of presynaptic terminals may have an important role in the mechanism of illness in schizophrenia. The SNARE proteins (SNAP-25, syntaxin, and VAMP) are enriched in presynaptic terminals, where they interact to form a functional complex to facilitate vesicle fusion. SNARE protein amounts are altered in the cortical regions in schizophrenia, but studies of protein-protein interactions are limited. We extended these investigations to the striatal regions (such as the nucleus accumbens, ventromedial caudate (VMC), and dorsal caudate) relevant to disease symptoms. In addition to measuring SNARE protein levels, we studied SNARE protein-protein interactions using a novel ELISA method. The possible effect of antipsychotic treatment was investigated in parallel in the striatum of rodents that were administered haloperidol and clozapine. In schizophrenia samples, compared with controls, SNAP-25 was 32% lower (P=0.015) and syntaxin was 26% lower (P=0.006) in the VMC. In contrast, in the same region, SNARE protein-protein interactions were higher in schizophrenia (P=0.008). Confocal microscopy of schizophrenia and control VMC showed qualitatively similar SNARE protein immunostaining. Haloperidol treatment of rats increased levels of SNAP-25 (mean 24%, P=0.003), syntaxin (mean 18%, P=0.010), and VAMP (mean 16%, P=0.001), whereas clozapine increased only the VAMP level (mean 13%, P=0.004). Neither drug altered SNARE protein-protein interactions. These results indicate abnormalities of amount and interactions of proteins directly related to presynaptic function in the VMC in schizophrenia. SNARE proteins and their interactions may be a novel target for the development of therapeutics.
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- Vilte E Barakauskas
- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, University ‘SS. Cyril and Methodius' Skopje, Macedonia
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute for Forensic Medicine, University ‘SS. Cyril and Methodius,' Skopje, Macedonia
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- Institute for Forensic Medicine, University ‘SS. Cyril and Methodius,' Skopje, Macedonia
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Institute for Pathology, University ‘SS. Cyril and Methodius,', Skopje, Macedonia
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, College of Physicians, Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Göttingen University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Lioy VS, Rey O, Balsa D, Pellicer T, Alonso JC. A toxin–antitoxin module as a target for antimicrobial development. Plasmid 2010; 63:31-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2009.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Revised: 09/09/2009] [Accepted: 09/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Inhibition of SNARE-driven neuroexocytosis by plant extracts. Biotechnol Lett 2008; 31:361-9. [PMID: 19023663 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9878-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Accepted: 11/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Neuronal soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein (SNAP) receptor (SNARE) proteins mediate membrane fusion between synaptic vesicle and presynaptic membrane, resulting in neurotransmitter release. SNARE proteins are specific substrates of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) which are now widely used for therapeutic and cosmetic purposes. While BoNT blocks neuroexocytosis by cleaving SNAREs, inhibiting SNARE assembly process might exert the same effect on neurotransmission. In the present study, some extracts of 100 plants reduced neurotransmitter release by inhibiting SNARE complex formation in neuronal cells. The extracts effectively paralyzed muscle of rat phrenic nerve-hemidiaphragm preparation. Our results raise the possibility that SNARE folding inhibitors from natural resources might replace some special BoNT application fields.
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Pantoja-Uceda D, Pastor MT, Salgado J, Pineda-Lucena A, Pérez-Payá E. Design of a bivalent peptide with two independent elements of secondary structure able to fold autonomously. J Pept Sci 2008; 14:845-54. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.1015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Jung CH, Yang YS, Kim JS, Shin JI, Jin YS, Shin JY, Lee JH, Chung KM, Hwang JS, Oh JM, Shin YK, Kweon DH. A search for synthetic peptides that inhibit soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive-factor attachment receptor-mediated membrane fusion. FEBS J 2008; 275:3051-63. [PMID: 18459979 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06458.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive-factor attachment receptor (SNARE) proteins have crucial roles in driving exocytic membrane fusion. Molecular recognition between vesicle-associated (v)-SNARE and target membrane (t)-SNARE leads to the formation of a four-helix bundle, which facilitates the merging of two apposing membranes. Synthetic peptides patterned after the SNARE motifs are predicted to block SNARE complex formation by competing with the parental SNAREs, inhibiting neuronal exocytosis. As an initial attempt to identify the peptide sequences that block SNARE assembly and membrane fusion, we created thirteen 17-residue synthetic peptides derived from the SNARE motifs of v- and t-SNAREs. The effects of these peptides on SNARE-mediated membrane fusion were investigated using an in vitro lipid-mixing assay, in vivo neurotransmitter release and SNARE complex formation assays in PC12 cells. Peptides derived from the N-terminal region of SNARE motifs had significant inhibitory effects on neuroexocytosis, whereas middle- and C-terminal-mimicking peptides did not exhibit much inhibitory function. N-terminal mimicking peptides blocked N-terminal zippering of SNAREs, a rate-limiting step in SNARE-driven membrane fusion. Therefore, the results suggest that the N-terminal regions of SNARE motifs are excellent targets for the development of drugs to block SNARE-mediated membrane fusion and neurotransmitter release.
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- Chang H Jung
- School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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Mora P, Carbajo RJ, Pineda-Lucena A, Sánchez del Pino MM, Pérez-Payá E. Solvent-exposed residues located in the β-sheet modulate the stability of the tetramerization domain of p53-A structural and combinatorial approach. Proteins 2007; 71:1670-85. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.21854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Gerachshenko T, Blackmer T, Yoon EJ, Bartleson C, Hamm HE, Alford S. Gbetagamma acts at the C terminus of SNAP-25 to mediate presynaptic inhibition. Nat Neurosci 2005; 8:597-605. [PMID: 15834421 DOI: 10.1038/nn1439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2005] [Accepted: 03/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Presynaptic inhibition mediated by G protein-coupled receptors may involve a direct interaction between G proteins and the vesicle fusion machinery. The molecular target of this pathway is unknown. We demonstrate that Gbetagamma-mediated presynaptic inhibition in lamprey central synapses occurs downstream from voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels. Using presynaptic microinjections of botulinum toxins (BoNTs) during paired recordings, we find that cleavage of synaptobrevin in unprimed vesicles leads to an eventual exhaustion of synaptic transmission but does not prevent Gbetagamma-mediated inhibition. In contrast, cleavage of the C-terminal nine amino acids of the 25 kDa synaptosome-associated protein (SNAP-25) by BoNT A prevents Gbetagamma-mediated inhibition. Moreover, a peptide containing the region of SNAP-25 cleaved by BoNT A blocks the Gbetagamma inhibitory effect. Finally, removal of the last nine amino acids of the C-terminus of SNAP-25 weakens Gbetagamma interactions with soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complexes. Thus, the C terminus of SNAP-25, which links synaptotagmin I to the SNARE complex, may represent a target of Gbetagamma for presynaptic inhibition.
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- Tatyana Gerachshenko
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 West Taylor, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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Pastor MT, Mora P, Ferrer-Montiel A, Pérez-Payá E. Design of bioactive and structurally well-defined peptides from conformationally restricted libraries. Biopolymers 2004; 76:357-65. [PMID: 15386263 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Libraries of peptides and proteins can be categorized according to the function of their origin in gene- and synthetic-based libraries. Both kinds of libraries have the potential to generate the same grade of molecular diversity, although the limits imposed by the synthetic methods have been lately a matter of discussion. However, the use of synthetic strategies allows incorporation of non-natural amino acids. The development of conformationally restricted synthetic peptide libraries can be considered as a point of convergence of the two methodologies. In these libraries the diversity is grafted into scaffolds that are defined by stable secondary structural motifs, and the deconvolution protocols can be directed towards the identification of biologically active molecules and the analysis of determinants of folding of protein domains.
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- M Teresa Pastor
- Department de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
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