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André T, van Berkel AA, Singh G, Abualrous ET, Diwan GD, Schmenger T, Braun L, Malsam J, Toonen RF, Freund C, Russell RB, Verhage M, Söllner TH. Reduced Protein Stability of 11 Pathogenic Missense STXBP1/MUNC18-1 Variants and Improved Disease Prediction. Biol Psychiatry 2024; 96:125-136. [PMID: 38490366 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pathogenic variants in STXBP1/MUNC18-1 cause severe encephalopathies that are among the most common in genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. Different molecular disease mechanisms have been proposed, and pathogenicity prediction is limited. In this study, we aimed to define a generalized disease concept for STXBP1-related disorders and improve prediction. METHODS A cohort of 11 disease-associated and 5 neutral variants (detected in healthy individuals) were tested in 3 cell-free assays and in heterologous cells and primary neurons. Protein aggregation was tested using gel filtration and Triton X-100 insolubility. PRESR (predicting STXBP1-related disorder), a machine learning algorithm that uses both sequence- and 3-dimensional structure-based features, was developed to improve pathogenicity prediction using 231 known disease-associated variants and comparison to our experimental data. RESULTS Disease-associated variants, but none of the neutral variants, produced reduced protein levels. Cell-free assays demonstrated directly that disease-associated variants have reduced thermostability, with most variants denaturing around body temperature. In addition, most disease-associated variants impaired SNARE-mediated membrane fusion in a reconstituted assay. Aggregation/insolubility was observed for none of the variants in vitro or in neurons. PRESR outperformed existing tools substantially: Matthews correlation coefficient = 0.71 versus <0.55. CONCLUSIONS These data establish intrinsic protein instability as the generalizable, primary cause for STXBP1-related disorders and show that protein-specific ortholog and 3-dimensional information improve disease prediction. PRESR is a publicly available diagnostic tool.
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- Timon André
- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Centre, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNRC), University Medical Center Amsterdam; Amsterdam 1081 HV, the Netherlands
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Centre, Heidelberg, Germany; BioQuant, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Centre, Heidelberg, Germany; BioQuant, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Centre, Heidelberg, Germany; BioQuant, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Centre, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Centre, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Centre, Heidelberg, Germany; BioQuant, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNRC), University Medical Center Amsterdam; Amsterdam 1081 HV, the Netherlands.
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Kádková A, Murach J, Østergaard M, Malsam A, Malsam J, Lolicato F, Nickel W, Söllner TH, Sørensen JB. SNAP25 disease mutations change the energy landscape for synaptic exocytosis due to aberrant SNARE interactions. eLife 2024; 12:RP88619. [PMID: 38411501 PMCID: PMC10911398 DOI: 10.7554/elife.88619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
Abstract
SNAP25 is one of three neuronal SNAREs driving synaptic vesicle exocytosis. We studied three mutations in SNAP25 that cause epileptic encephalopathy: V48F, and D166Y in the synaptotagmin-1 (Syt1)-binding interface, and I67N, which destabilizes the SNARE complex. All three mutations reduced Syt1-dependent vesicle docking to SNARE-carrying liposomes and Ca2+-stimulated membrane fusion in vitro and when expressed in mouse hippocampal neurons. The V48F and D166Y mutants (with potency D166Y > V48F) led to reduced readily releasable pool (RRP) size, due to increased spontaneous (miniature Excitatory Postsynaptic Current, mEPSC) release and decreased priming rates. These mutations lowered the energy barrier for fusion and increased the release probability, which are gain-of-function features not found in Syt1 knockout (KO) neurons; normalized mEPSC release rates were higher (potency D166Y > V48F) than in the Syt1 KO. These mutations (potency D166Y > V48F) increased spontaneous association to partner SNAREs, resulting in unregulated membrane fusion. In contrast, the I67N mutant decreased mEPSC frequency and evoked EPSC amplitudes due to an increase in the height of the energy barrier for fusion, whereas the RRP size was unaffected. This could be partly compensated by positive charges lowering the energy barrier. Overall, pathogenic mutations in SNAP25 cause complex changes in the energy landscape for priming and fusion.
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- Anna Kádková
- Department of Neuroscience, University of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry CenterHeidelbergDenmark
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry CenterHeidelbergDenmark
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry CenterHeidelbergDenmark
- Department of Physics, University of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry CenterHeidelbergDenmark
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Ferreras S, Singh NP, Le Borgne R, Bun P, Binz T, Parton RG, Verbavatz JM, Vannier C, Galli T. A synthetic organelle approach to probe SNARE-mediated membrane fusion in a bacterial host. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:102974. [PMID: 36738791 PMCID: PMC10011478 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.102974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
In vivo and in vitro assays, particularly reconstitution using artificial membranes, have established the role of synaptic soluble N-Ethylmaleimide-sensitive attachment protein receptors (SNAREs) VAMP2, Syntaxin-1A, and SNAP-25 in membrane fusion. However, using artificial membranes requires challenging protein purifications that could be avoided in a cell-based assay. Here, we developed a synthetic biological approach based on the generation of membrane cisternae by the integral membrane protein Caveolin in Escherichia coli and coexpression of SNAREs. Syntaxin-1A/SNAP-25/VAMP-2 complexes were formed and regulated by SNARE partner protein Munc-18a in the presence of Caveolin. Additionally, Syntaxin-1A/SNAP-25/VAMP-2 synthesis provoked increased length of E. coli only in the presence of Caveolin. We found that cell elongation required SNAP-25 and was inhibited by tetanus neurotoxin. This elongation was not a result of cell division arrest. Furthermore, electron and super-resolution microscopies showed that synaptic SNAREs and Caveolin coexpression led to the partial loss of the cisternae, suggesting their fusion with the plasma membrane. In summary, we propose that this assay reconstitutes membrane fusion in a simple organism with an easy-to-observe phenotype and is amenable to structure-function studies of SNAREs.
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- Soledad Ferreras
- Université Paris Cité, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), INSERM, Membrane Traffic in Healthy & Diseased Brain, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), INSERM, Membrane Traffic in Healthy & Diseased Brain, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, UMR7592, Institut Jacques Monod, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, NeurImag, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), INSERM U1266, Paris, France
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- Institute of Cell Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Qld, Brisbane, Australia
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- Université Paris Cité, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), INSERM, Membrane Traffic in Healthy & Diseased Brain, Paris, France.
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- Université Paris Cité, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), INSERM, Membrane Traffic in Healthy & Diseased Brain, Paris, France; GHU Paris psychiatrie neurosciences, Paris, France.
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Wang S, Liu Y, Crisman L, Wan C, Miller J, Yu H, Shen J. Genetic evidence for an inhibitory role of tomosyn in insulin-stimulated GLUT4 exocytosis. Traffic 2021; 21:636-646. [PMID: 32851733 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Exocytosis is a vesicle fusion process driven by soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNAREs). A classic exocytic pathway is insulin-stimulated translocation of the glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) from intracellular vesicles to the plasma membrane in adipocytes and skeletal muscles. The GLUT4 exocytic pathway plays a central role in maintaining blood glucose homeostasis and is compromised in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. A candidate regulator of GLUT4 exocytosis is tomosyn, a soluble protein expressed in adipocytes. Tomosyn directly binds to GLUT4 exocytic SNAREs in vitro but its role in GLUT4 exocytosis was unknown. In this work, we used CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing to delete the two tomosyn-encoding genes in adipocytes. We observed that both basal and insulin-stimulated GLUT4 exocytosis was markedly elevated in the double knockout (DKO) cells. By contrast, adipocyte differentiation and insulin signaling remained intact in the DKO adipocytes. In a reconstituted liposome fusion assay, tomosyn inhibited all the SNARE complexes underlying GLUT4 exocytosis. The inhibitory activity of tomosyn was relieved by NSF and α-SNAP, which act in concert to remove tomosyn from GLUT4 exocytic SNAREs. Together, these studies revealed an inhibitory role for tomosyn in insulin-stimulated GLUT4 exocytosis in adipocytes. We suggest that tomosyn-arrested SNAREs represent a reservoir of fusion capacity that could be harnessed to treat patients with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
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- Shifeng Wang
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.,Department of Chinese Medicine Information Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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André T, Classen J, Brenner P, Betts MJ, Dörr B, Kreye S, Zuidinga B, Meijer M, Russell RB, Verhage M, Söllner TH. The Interaction of Munc18-1 Helix 11 and 12 with the Central Region of the VAMP2 SNARE Motif Is Essential for SNARE Templating and Synaptic Transmission. eNeuro 2020; 7:ENEURO.0278-20.2020. [PMID: 33055194 PMCID: PMC7768276 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0278-20.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Sec1/Munc18 proteins play a key role in initiating the assembly of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complexes, the molecular fusion machinery. Employing comparative structure modeling, site specific crosslinking by single amino acid substitutions with the photoactivatable unnatural amino acid p-Benzoyl-phenylalanine (Bpa) and reconstituted vesicle docking/fusion assays, we mapped the binding interface between Munc18-1 and the neuronal v-SNARE VAMP2 with single amino acid resolution. Our results show that helices 11 and 12 of domain 3a in Munc18-1 interact with the VAMP2 SNARE motif covering the region from layers -4 to +5. Residue Q301 in helix 11 plays a pivotal role in VAMP2 binding and template complex formation. A VAMP2 binding deficient mutant, Munc18-1 Q301D, does not stimulate lipid mixing in a reconstituted fusion assay. The neuronal SNARE-organizer Munc13-1, which also binds VAMP2, does not bypass the requirement for the Munc18-1·VAMP2 interaction. Importantly, Munc18-1 Q301D expression in Munc18-1 deficient neurons severely reduces synaptic transmission, demonstrating the physiological significance of the Munc18-1·VAMP2 interaction.
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- Timon André
- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- BioQuant, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Clinical Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR) Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University and University Medical Center Amsterdam (UMCA), Amsterdam 1081HV, The Netherlands
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- BioQuant, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Functional Genomics
- Clinical Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR) Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University and University Medical Center Amsterdam (UMCA), Amsterdam 1081HV, The Netherlands
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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Verhage M, Sørensen JB. SNAREopathies: Diversity in Mechanisms and Symptoms. Neuron 2020; 107:22-37. [PMID: 32559416 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Neuronal SNAREs and their key regulators together drive synaptic vesicle exocytosis and synaptic transmission as a single integrated membrane fusion machine. Human pathogenic mutations have now been reported for all eight core components, but patients are diagnosed with very different neurodevelopmental syndromes. We propose to unify these syndromes, based on etiology and mechanism, as "SNAREopathies." Here, we review the strikingly diverse clinical phenomenology and disease severity and the also remarkably diverse genetic mechanisms. We argue that disease severity generally scales with functional redundancy and, conversely, that the large effect of mutations in some SNARE genes is the price paid for extensive integration and exceptional specialization. Finally, we discuss how subtle differences in components being rate limiting in different types of neurons helps to explain the main symptoms.
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- Matthijs Verhage
- Department of Functional Genomics, Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam 1081 HV, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Genetics, UMC Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam 1081 HV, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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Ruiter M, Kádková A, Scheutzow A, Malsam J, Söllner TH, Sørensen JB. An Electrostatic Energy Barrier for SNARE-Dependent Spontaneous and Evoked Synaptic Transmission. Cell Rep 2020; 26:2340-2352.e5. [PMID: 30811985 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.01.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Information transfer across CNS synapses depends on the very low basal vesicle fusion rate and the ability to rapidly upregulate that rate upon Ca2+ influx. We show that local electrostatic repulsion participates in creating an energy barrier, which limits spontaneous synaptic transmission. The barrier amplitude is increased by negative charges and decreased by positive charges on the SNARE-complex surface. Strikingly, the effect of charges on the barrier is additive and this extends to evoked transmission, but with a shallower charge dependence. Action potential-driven synaptic release is equivalent to the abrupt addition of ∼35 positive charges to the fusion machine. Within an electrostatic model for triggering, the Ca2+ sensor synaptotagmin-1 contributes ∼18 charges by binding Ca2+, while also modulating the fusion barrier at rest. Thus, the energy barrier for synaptic vesicle fusion has a large electrostatic component, allowing synaptotagmin-1 to act as an electrostatic switch and modulator to trigger vesicle fusion.
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- Marvin Ruiter
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 2200 Copenhagen N, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 2200 Copenhagen N, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 2200 Copenhagen N, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Meijer M, Dörr B, Lammertse HC, Blithikioti C, van Weering JR, Toonen RF, Söllner TH, Verhage M. Tyrosine phosphorylation of Munc18-1 inhibits synaptic transmission by preventing SNARE assembly. EMBO J 2017; 37:300-320. [PMID: 29150433 PMCID: PMC5770875 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201796484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Tyrosine kinases are important regulators of synaptic strength. Here, we describe a key component of the synaptic vesicle release machinery, Munc18‐1, as a phosphorylation target for neuronal Src family kinases (SFKs). Phosphomimetic Y473D mutation of a SFK phosphorylation site previously identified by brain phospho‐proteomics abolished the stimulatory effect of Munc18‐1 on SNARE complex formation (“SNARE‐templating”) and membrane fusion in vitro. Furthermore, priming but not docking of synaptic vesicles was disrupted in hippocampal munc18‐1‐null neurons expressing Munc18‐1Y473D. Synaptic transmission was temporarily restored by high‐frequency stimulation, as well as by a Munc18‐1 mutation that results in helix 12 extension, a critical conformational step in vesicle priming. On the other hand, expression of non‐phosphorylatable Munc18‐1 supported normal synaptic transmission. We propose that SFK‐dependent Munc18‐1 phosphorylation may constitute a potent, previously unknown mechanism to shut down synaptic transmission, via direct occlusion of a Synaptobrevin/VAMP2 binding groove and subsequent hindrance of conformational changes in domain 3a responsible for vesicle priming. This would strongly interfere with the essential post‐docking SNARE‐templating role of Munc18‐1, resulting in a largely abolished pool of releasable synaptic vesicles.
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- Marieke Meijer
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam (NCA) VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam (NCA) VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam (NCA) VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam (NCA) VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam (NCA) VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam (NCA) VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands .,Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam (NCA) VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Rehman A, Hu SH, Tnimov Z, Whitten AE, King GJ, Jarrott RJ, Norwood SJ, Alexandrov K, Collins BM, Christie MP, Martin JL. The nature of the Syntaxin4 C-terminus affects Munc18c-supported SNARE assembly. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183366. [PMID: 28841669 PMCID: PMC5571939 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Vesicular transport of cellular cargo requires targeted membrane fusion and formation of a SNARE protein complex that draws the two apposing fusing membranes together. Insulin-regulated delivery and fusion of glucose transporter-4 storage vesicles at the cell surface is dependent on two key proteins: the SNARE integral membrane protein Syntaxin4 (Sx4) and the soluble regulatory protein Munc18c. Many reported in vitro studies of Munc18c:Sx4 interactions and of SNARE complex formation have used soluble Sx4 constructs lacking the native transmembrane domain. As a consequence, the importance of the Sx4 C-terminal anchor remains poorly understood. Here we show that soluble C-terminally truncated Sx4 dissociates more rapidly from Munc18c than Sx4 where the C-terminal transmembrane domain is replaced with a T4-lysozyme fusion. We also show that Munc18c appears to inhibit SNARE complex formation when soluble C-terminally truncated Sx4 is used but does not inhibit SNARE complex formation when Sx4 is C-terminally anchored (by a C-terminal His-tag bound to resin, by a C-terminal T4L fusion or by the native C-terminal transmembrane domain in detergent micelles). We conclude that the C-terminus of Sx4 is critical for its interaction with Munc18c, and that the reported inhibitory role of Munc18c may be an artifact of experimental design. These results support the notion that a primary role of Munc18c is to support SNARE complex formation and membrane fusion.
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- Asma Rehman
- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- * E-mail: (MPC); (JLM)
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- * E-mail: (MPC); (JLM)
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Extension of Helix 12 in Munc18-1 Induces Vesicle Priming. J Neurosci 2017; 36:6881-91. [PMID: 27358447 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0007-16.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Munc18-1 is essential for vesicle fusion and participates in the docking of large dense-core vesicles to the plasma membrane. Recent structural data suggest that conformational changes in the 12th helix of the Munc18-1 domain 3a within the Munc18-1:syntaxin complex result in an additional interaction with synaptobrevin-2/VAMP2 (vesicle-associated membrane protein 2), leading to SNARE complex formation. To test this hypothesis in living cells, we examined secretion from Munc18-1-null mouse adrenal chromaffin cells expressing Munc18-1 mutants designed to either perturb the extension of helix 12 (Δ324-339), block its interaction with synaptobrevin-2 (L348R), or extend the helix to promote coil-coil interactions with other proteins (P335A). The mutants rescued vesicle docking and syntaxin-1 targeting to the plasma membrane, with the exception of P335A that only supported partial syntaxin-1 targeting. Disruptive mutations (L348R or Δ324-339) lowered the secretory amplitude by decreasing vesicle priming, whereas P335A markedly increased priming and secretory amplitude. The mutants displayed unchanged kinetics and Ca(2+) dependence of fusion, indicating that the mutations specifically affect the vesicle priming step. Mutation of a nearby tyrosine (Y337A), which interacts with closed syntaxin-1, mildly increased secretory amplitude. This correlated with results from an in vitro fusion assay probing the functions of Munc18-1, indicating an easier transition to the extended state in the mutant. Our findings support the notion that a conformational transition within the Munc18-1 domain 3a helix 12 leads to opening of a closed Munc18-1:syntaxin complex, followed by productive SNARE complex assembly and vesicle priming. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The essential postdocking role of Munc18-1 in vesicular exocytosis has remained elusive, but recent data led to the hypothesis that the extension of helix 12 in Munc18 within domain 3a leads to synaptobrevin-2/VAMP2 interaction and SNARE complex formation. Using both lack-of-function and gain-of-function mutants, we here report that the conformation of helix 12 predicts vesicle priming and secretory amplitude in living chromaffin cells. The effects of mutants on secretion could not be explained by differences in syntaxin-1 chaperoning/localization or vesicle docking, and the fusion kinetics and calcium dependence were unchanged, indicating that the effect of helix 12 extension is specific for the vesicle-priming step. We conclude that a conformational change within helix 12 is responsible for the essential postdocking role of Munc18-1 in neurosecretion.
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Orr A, Song H, Rusin SF, Kettenbach AN, Wickner W. HOPS catalyzes the interdependent assembly of each vacuolar SNARE into a SNARE complex. Mol Biol Cell 2017; 28:975-983. [PMID: 28148647 PMCID: PMC5385945 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-10-0743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Sec1/Munc18 proteins are essential for fusion but of unknown function. The yeast vacuole SM protein is a subunit of the HOPS tethering complex. HOPS catalyzes the interdependent association among the vacuole SNAREs at a membrane surface, and the associated SNAREs can be disassembled by the physiological system Sec17/Sec18/ATP. Rab GTPases, their effectors, SNAREs of the R, Qa, Qb, and Qc families, and SM SNARE-binding proteins catalyze intracellular membrane fusion. At the vacuole/lysosome, they are integrated by the homotypic fusion and vacuole protein sorting (HOPS) complex. Two HOPS subunits bind vacuolar Rabs for tethering, another binds the Qc SNARE, and a fourth HOPS subunit, an SM protein, has conserved grooves that bind R- and Qa-SNARE domains. Spontaneous quaternary SNARE complex assembly is very slow. We report an assay of SNARE complex assembly that does not rely on fusion and for which tethering does not coenrich the four SNAREs. HOPS is required in this assay for rapid SNARE complex assembly. Optimal assembly needs HOPS, lipid membranes to which the R- or Qa-SNARE and Ypt7:GTP are integrally bound, and each of the other three SNAREs. Each SNARE assembles into this complex relying on the others, suggesting four-SNARE complex assembly rather than direct binding of each to HOPS. SNAREs can be disassociated by Sec 17/Sec 18/ATP, completing a catalyzed cycle of SNARE assembly and disassembly.
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- Amy Orr
- Department of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Department of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Department of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Department of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755.,Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH 03766
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- Department of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755
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Pinheiro PS, Houy S, Sørensen JB. C2-domain containing calcium sensors in neuroendocrine secretion. J Neurochem 2016; 139:943-958. [DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Paulo S. Pinheiro
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology; University of Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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Extensive research has yielded crucial insights into the mechanism of neurotransmitter release, and working models for the functions of key proteins involved in release. The SNAREs Syntaxin-1, Synaptobrevin, and SNAP-25 play a central role in membrane fusion, forming SNARE complexes that bridge the vesicle and plasma membranes and that are disassembled by NSF-SNAPs. Exocytosis likely starts with Syntaxin-1 folded into a self-inhibited closed conformation that binds to Munc18-1. Munc13s open Syntaxin-1, orchestrating SNARE complex assembly in an NSF-SNAP-resistant manner together with Munc18-1. In the resulting primed state, with partially assembled SNARE complexes, fusion is inhibited by Synaptotagmin-1 and Complexins, which also perform active functions in release. Upon influx of Ca(2+), Synaptotagmin-1 activates fast release, likely by relieving the inhibition caused by Complexins and cooperating with the SNAREs in bringing the membranes together. Although alternative models exist and fundamental questions remain unanswered, a definitive description of the basic release mechanism may be available soon.
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- Josep Rizo
- Departments of Biophysics, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390;
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Shen C, Rathore SS, Yu H, Gulbranson DR, Hua R, Zhang C, Schoppa NE, Shen J. The trans-SNARE-regulating function of Munc18-1 is essential to synaptic exocytosis. Nat Commun 2015; 6:8852. [PMID: 26572858 PMCID: PMC4668942 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The fusion of neurotransmitter-filled synaptic vesicles with the plasma membrane requires two classes of molecules-SNAP receptor (SNARE) and Sec1/Munc18 (SM) protein. Reconstitution studies suggest that the SM protein Munc18-1 promotes the zippering of trans-SNARE complexes and accelerates the kinetics of SNARE-dependent membrane fusion. However, the physiological role of this trans-SNARE-regulating function in synaptic exocytosis remains to be established. Here we first demonstrate that two mutations in the vesicle-anchored v-SNARE selectively impair the ability of Munc18-1 to promote trans-SNARE zippering, whereas other known Munc18-1/SNARE-binding modes are unaffected. In cultured neurons, these v-SNARE mutations strongly inhibit spontaneous as well as evoked neurotransmitter release, providing genetic evidence for the trans-SNARE-regulating function of Munc18-1 in synaptic exocytosis. Finally, we show that the trans-SNARE-regulating function of Munc18-1 is compromised by a mutation associated with Ohtahara Syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy.
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- Chong Shen
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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Yu H, Rathore SS, Shen C, Liu Y, Ouyang Y, Stowell MH, Shen J. Reconstituting Intracellular Vesicle Fusion Reactions: The Essential Role of Macromolecular Crowding. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:12873-83. [PMID: 26431309 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b08306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Intracellular vesicle fusion is mediated by SNAREs and Sec1/Munc18 (SM) proteins. Despite intensive efforts, the SNARE-SM mediated vesicle fusion reaction has not been faithfully reconstituted in biochemical assays. Here, we present an unexpected discovery that macromolecular crowding is required for reconstituting the vesicle fusion reaction in vitro. Macromolecular crowding is known to profoundly influence the kinetic and thermodynamic behaviors of macromolecules, but its role in membrane transport processes such as vesicle fusion remains unexplored. We introduced macromolecular crowding agents into reconstituted fusion reactions to mimic the crowded cellular environment. In this crowded assay, SNAREs and SM proteins acted in concert to drive efficient membrane fusion. In uncrowded assays, by contrast, SM proteins failed to associate with the SNAREs and the fusion rate decreased more than 30-fold, close to undetectable levels. The activities of SM proteins were strictly specific to their cognate SNARE isoforms and sensitive to biologically relevant mutations, further supporting that the crowded fusion assay accurately recapitulates the vesicle fusion reaction. Using this crowded fusion assay, we also showed that the SNARE-SM mediated fusion reaction can be modulated by two additional factors: NSF and α-SNAP. These findings suggest that the vesicle fusion machinery likely has been evolutionarily selected to function optimally in the crowded milieu of the cell. Accordingly, macromolecular crowding should constitute an integral element of any reconstituted fusion assay.
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- Haijia Yu
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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Shen XM, Selcen D, Brengman J, Engel AG. Mutant SNAP25B causes myasthenia, cortical hyperexcitability, ataxia, and intellectual disability. Neurology 2014; 83:2247-55. [PMID: 25381298 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000001079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To identify and characterize the molecular basis of a syndrome associated with myasthenia, cortical hyperexcitability, cerebellar ataxia, and intellectual disability. METHODS We performed in vitro microelectrode studies of neuromuscular transmission, performed exome and Sanger sequencing, and analyzed functional consequences of the identified mutation in expression studies. RESULTS Neuromuscular transmission at patient endplates was compromised by reduced evoked quantal release. Exome sequencing identified a dominant de novo variant, p.Ile67Asn, in SNAP25B, a SNARE protein essential for exocytosis of synaptic vesicles from nerve terminals and of dense-core vesicles from endocrine cells. Ca(2+)-triggered exocytosis is initiated when synaptobrevin attached to synaptic vesicles (v-SNARE) assembles with SNAP25B and syntaxin anchored in the presynaptic membrane (t-SNAREs) into an α-helical coiled-coil held together by hydrophobic interactions. Pathogenicity of the Ile67Asn mutation was confirmed by 2 measures. First, the Ca(2+) triggered fusion of liposomes incorporating v-SNARE with liposomes containing t-SNAREs was hindered when t-SNAREs harbored the mutant SNAP25B moiety. Second, depolarization of bovine chromaffin cells transfected with mutant SNAP25B or with mutant plus wild-type SNAP25B markedly reduced depolarization-evoked exocytosis compared with wild-type transfected cells. CONCLUSION Ile67Asn variant in SNAP25B is pathogenic because it inhibits synaptic vesicle exocytosis. We attribute the deleterious effects of the mutation to disruption of the hydrophobic α-helical coiled-coil structure of the SNARE complex by replacement of a highly hydrophobic isoleucine by a strongly hydrophilic asparagine.
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- Xin-Ming Shen
- From the Department of Neurology and Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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- From the Department of Neurology and Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Neurology and Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Neurology and Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Rehman A, Archbold JK, Hu SH, Norwood SJ, Collins BM, Martin JL. Reconciling the regulatory role of Munc18 proteins in SNARE-complex assembly. IUCRJ 2014; 1:505-513. [PMID: 25485130 PMCID: PMC4224468 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252514020727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Membrane fusion is essential for human health, playing a vital role in processes as diverse as neurotransmission and blood glucose control. Two protein families are key: (1) the Sec1p/Munc18 (SM) and (2) the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins. Whilst the essential nature of these proteins is irrefutable, their exact regulatory roles in membrane fusion remain controversial. In particular, whether SM proteins promote and/or inhibit the SNARE-complex formation required for membrane fusion is not resolved. Crystal structures of SM proteins alone and in complex with their cognate SNARE proteins have provided some insight, however, these structures lack the transmembrane spanning regions of the SNARE proteins and may not accurately reflect the native state. Here, we review the literature surrounding the regulatory role of mammalian Munc18 SM proteins required for exocytosis in eukaryotes. Our analysis suggests that the conflicting roles reported for these SM proteins may reflect differences in experimental design. SNARE proteins appear to require C-terminal immobilization or anchoring, for example through a transmembrane domain, to form a functional fusion complex in the presence of Munc18 proteins.
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- Asma Rehman
- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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Yu H, Rathore SS, Gulbranson DR, Shen J. The N- and C-terminal domains of tomosyn play distinct roles in soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor binding and fusion regulation. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:25571-80. [PMID: 25063806 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.591487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tomosyn negatively regulates SNARE-dependent exocytic pathways including insulin secretion, GLUT4 exocytosis, and neurotransmitter release. The molecular mechanism of tomosyn, however, has not been fully elucidated. Here, we reconstituted SNARE-dependent fusion reactions in vitro to recapitulate the tomosyn-regulated exocytic pathways. We then expressed and purified active full-length tomosyn and examined how it regulates the reconstituted SNARE-dependent fusion reactions. Using these defined fusion assays, we demonstrated that tomosyn negatively regulates SNARE-mediated membrane fusion by inhibiting the assembly of the ternary SNARE complex. Tomosyn recognizes the t-SNARE complex and prevents its pairing with the v-SNARE, therefore arresting the fusion reaction at a pre-docking stage. The inhibitory function of tomosyn is mediated by its C-terminal domain (CTD) that contains an R-SNARE-like motif, confirming previous studies carried out using truncated tomosyn fragments. Interestingly, the N-terminal domain (NTD) of tomosyn is critical (but not sufficient) to the binding of tomosyn to the syntaxin monomer, indicating that full-length tomosyn possesses unique features not found in the widely studied CTD fragment. Finally, we showed that the inhibitory function of tomosyn is dominant over the stimulatory activity of the Sec1/Munc18 protein in fusion. We suggest that tomosyn uses its CTD to arrest SNARE-dependent fusion reactions, whereas its NTD is required for the recruitment of tomosyn to vesicle fusion sites through syntaxin interaction.
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- Haijia Yu
- From the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
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- From the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
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- From the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
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- From the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
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Parisotto D, Pfau M, Scheutzow A, Wild K, Mayer MP, Malsam J, Sinning I, Söllner TH. An extended helical conformation in domain 3a of Munc18-1 provides a template for SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) complex assembly. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:9639-50. [PMID: 24532794 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.514273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Munc18-1, a SEC1/Munc18 protein and key regulatory protein in synaptic transmission, can either promote or inhibit SNARE complex assembly. Although the binary inhibitory interaction between Munc18-1 and closed syntaxin 1 is well described, the mechanism of how Munc18-1 stimulates membrane fusion remains elusive. Using a reconstituted assay that resolves vesicle docking, priming, clamping, and fusion during synaptic exocytosis, we show that helix 12 in domain 3a of Munc18-1 stimulates SNAREpin assembly and membrane fusion. A single point mutation (L348R) within helix 12 selectively abolishes VAMP2 binding and the stimulatory function of Munc18-1 in membrane fusion. In contrast, targeting a natural switch site (P335A) at the start of helix 12, which can result in an extended α-helical conformation, further accelerates lipid-mixing. Together with structural modeling, the data suggest that helix 12 provides a folding template for VAMP2, accelerating SNAREpin assembly and membrane fusion. Analogous SEC1/Munc18-SNARE interactions at other transport steps may provide a general mechanism to drive lipid bilayer merger. At the neuronal synapse, Munc18-1 may convert docked synaptic vesicles into a readily releasable pool.
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- Daniel Parisotto
- From the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany and
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During an action potential, Ca(2+) entering a presynaptic terminal triggers synaptic vesicle exocytosis and neurotransmitter release in less than a millisecond. How does Ca(2+) stimulate release so rapidly and precisely? Work over the last decades revealed that Ca(2+) binding to synaptotagmin triggers release by stimulating synaptotagmin binding to a core fusion machinery composed of SNARE and SM proteins that mediates membrane fusion during exocytosis. Complexin adaptor proteins assist synaptotagmin by activating and clamping this core fusion machinery. Synaptic vesicles containing synaptotagmin are positioned at the active zone, the site of vesicle fusion, by a protein complex containing RIM proteins. RIM proteins activate docking and priming of synaptic vesicles and simultaneously recruit Ca(2+) channels to active zones, thereby connecting in a single complex primed synaptic vesicles to Ca(2+) channels. This architecture allows direct flow of Ca(2+) ions from Ca(2+) channels to synaptotagmin, which then triggers fusion, thus mediating tight millisecond coupling of an action potential to neurotransmitter release.
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- Thomas C Südhof
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Lorry Lokey SIM1 Building, 265 Campus Drive, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Brochetta C, Suzuki R, Vita F, Soranzo MR, Claver J, Madjene LC, Attout T, Vitte J, Varin-Blank N, Zabucchi G, Rivera J, Blank U. Munc18-2 and syntaxin 3 control distinct essential steps in mast cell degranulation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 192:41-51. [PMID: 24323579 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1301277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Mast cell degranulation requires N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNARE) and mammalian uncoordinated18 (Munc18) fusion accessory proteins for membrane fusion. However, it is still unknown how their interaction supports fusion. In this study, we found that small interfering RNA-mediated silencing of the isoform Munc18-2 in mast cells inhibits cytoplasmic secretory granule (SG) release but not CCL2 chemokine secretion. Silencing of its SNARE-binding partner syntaxin 3 (STX3) also markedly inhibited degranulation, whereas combined knockdown produced an additive inhibitory effect. Strikingly, while Munc18-2 silencing impaired SG translocation, silencing of STX3 inhibited fusion, demonstrating unique roles of each protein. Immunogold studies showed that both Munc18-2 and STX3 are located on the granule surface, but also within the granule matrix and in small nocodazole-sensitive clusters of the cytoskeletal meshwork surrounding SG. After stimulation, clusters containing both effectors were detected at fusion sites. In resting cells, Munc18-2, but not STX3, interacted with tubulin. This interaction was sensitive to nocodazole treatment and decreased after stimulation. Our results indicate that Munc18-2 dynamically couples the membrane fusion machinery to the microtubule cytoskeleton and demonstrate that Munc18-2 and STX3 perform distinct, but complementary, functions to support, respectively, SG translocation and membrane fusion in mast cells.
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- Cristiana Brochetta
- Inserm UMRS-699, 75018 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Laboratoire d'excellence INFLAMEX, 75018 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunogenetics, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892
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- Department of Life Sciences Department of Physiology and Pathology, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences Department of Physiology and Pathology, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Inserm UMRS-699, 75018 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Laboratoire d'excellence INFLAMEX, 75018 Paris, France
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- Inserm UMRS-699, 75018 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Laboratoire d'excellence INFLAMEX, 75018 Paris, France
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- Inserm UMRS-699, 75018 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Laboratoire d'excellence INFLAMEX, 75018 Paris, France
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- Inserm UMRS-699, 75018 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Laboratoire d'excellence INFLAMEX, 75018 Paris, France
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- Inserm U978, 93000 Bobigny, France.,Laboratoire d'excellence "Inflamex," Unité de Formation et de Recherche Santé-Médecine-Biologie Humaine, 93000 Bobigny, France
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- Department of Life Sciences Department of Physiology and Pathology, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunogenetics, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892
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- Inserm UMRS-699, 75018 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Laboratoire d'excellence INFLAMEX, 75018 Paris, France
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James DJ, Martin TFJ. CAPS and Munc13: CATCHRs that SNARE Vesicles. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2013; 4:187. [PMID: 24363652 PMCID: PMC3849599 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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CAPS (Calcium-dependent Activator Protein for Secretion, aka CADPS) and Munc13 (Mammalian Unc-13) proteins function to prime vesicles for Ca(2+)-triggered exocytosis in neurons and neuroendocrine cells. CAPS and Munc13 proteins contain conserved C-terminal domains that promote the assembly of SNARE complexes for vesicle priming. Similarities of the C-terminal domains of CAPS/Munc13 proteins with Complex Associated with Tethering Containing Helical Rods domains in multi-subunit tethering complexes (MTCs) have been reported. MTCs coordinate multiple interactions for SNARE complex assembly at constitutive membrane fusion steps. We review aspects of these diverse tethering and priming factors to identify common operating principles.
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- Declan J. James
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
- *Correspondence: Thomas F. J. Martin, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA e-mail:
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Hackmann Y, Graham SC, Ehl S, Höning S, Lehmberg K, Aricò M, Owen DJ, Griffiths GM. Syntaxin binding mechanism and disease-causing mutations in Munc18-2. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E4482-91. [PMID: 24194549 PMCID: PMC3839780 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1313474110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mutations in either syntaxin 11 (Stx11) or Munc18-2 abolish cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer cell (NK) cytotoxicity, and give rise to familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL4 or FHL5, respectively). Although Munc18-2 is known to interact with Stx11, little is known about the molecular mechanisms governing the specificity of this interaction or how in vitro IL-2 activation leads to compensation of CTL and NK cytotoxicity. To understand how mutations in Munc18-2 give rise to disease, we have solved the structure of human Munc18-2 at 2.6 Å resolution and mapped 18 point mutations. The four surface mutations identified (R39P, L130S, E132A, P334L) map exclusively to the predicted syntaxin and soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor accessory protein receptor binding sites of Munc18-2. We find that Munc18-2 binds the N-terminal peptide of Stx11 with a ~20-fold higher affinity than Stx3, suggesting a potential role in selective binding. Upon IL-2 activation, levels of Stx3 are increased, favoring Munc18-2 binding when Stx11 is absent. Similarly, Munc18-1, expressed in IL-2-activated CTL, is capable of binding Stx11. These findings provide potential explanations for restoration of Munc18-Stx function and cytotoxicity in IL-2-activated cells.
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- Yvonne Hackmann
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- Centre of Chronic Immunodeficiency, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry I and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; and
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology Network, Istituto Toscana Tumori, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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Lim SH, Moon J, Lee M, Lee JR. PTPRT regulates the interaction of Syntaxin-binding protein 1 with Syntaxin 1 through dephosphorylation of specific tyrosine residue. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 439:40-6. [PMID: 23962429 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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PTPRT (protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor T), a brain-specific tyrosine phosphatase, has been found to regulate synaptic formation and development of hippocampal neurons, but its regulation mechanism is not yet fully understood. Here, Syntaxin-binding protein 1, a key component of synaptic vesicle fusion machinery, was identified as a possible interaction partner and an endogenous substrate of PTPRT. PTPRT interacted with Syntaxin-binding protein 1 in rat synaptosome, and co-localized with Syntaxin-binding protein 1 in cultured hippocampal neurons. PTPRT dephosphorylated tyrosine 145 located around the linker between domain 1 and 2 of Syntaxin-binding protein 1. Syntaxin-binding protein 1 directly binds to Syntaxin 1, a t-SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) protein, and plays a role as catalysts of SNARE complex formation. Syntaxin-binding protein 1 mutant mimicking non-phosphorylation (Y145F) enhanced the interaction with Syntaxin 1 compared to wild type, and therefore, dephosphorylation of Syntaxin-binding protein 1 appeared to be important for SNARE-complex formation. In conclusion, PTPRT could regulate the interaction of Syntaxin-binding protein 1 with Syntaxin 1, and as a result, the synaptic vesicle fusion appeared to be controlled through dephosphorylation of Syntaxin-binding protein 1.
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- So-Hee Lim
- Biomedical Proteomics Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea
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Comparative studies of Munc18c and Munc18-1 reveal conserved and divergent mechanisms of Sec1/Munc18 proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E3271-80. [PMID: 23918365 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1311232110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Sec1/Munc18 (SM) family proteins are essential for every vesicle fusion pathway. The best-characterized SM protein is the synaptic factor Munc18-1, but it remains unclear whether its functions represent conserved mechanisms of SM proteins or specialized activities in neurotransmitter release. To address this question, we dissected Munc18c, a functionally distinct SM protein involved in nonsynaptic exocytic pathways. We discovered that Munc18c binds to the trans-SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) complex and strongly accelerates the fusion rate. Further analysis suggests that Munc18c recognizes both vesicle-rooted SNARE and target membrane-associated SNAREs, and promotes trans-SNARE zippering at the postdocking stage of the fusion reaction. The stimulation of fusion by Munc18c is specific to its cognate SNARE isoforms. Because Munc18-1 regulates fusion in a similar manner, we conclude that one conserved function of SM proteins is to bind their cognate trans-SNARE complexes and accelerate fusion kinetics. Munc18c also binds syntaxin-4 monomer but does not block target membrane-associated SNARE assembly, in agreement with our observation that six- to eightfold increases in Munc18c expression do not inhibit insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in adipocytes. Thus, the inhibitory "closed" syntaxin binding mode demonstrated for Munc18-1 is not conserved in Munc18c. Unexpectedly, we found that Munc18c recognizes the N-terminal region of the vesicle-rooted SNARE, whereas Munc18-1 requires the C-terminal sequences, suggesting that the architecture of the SNARE/SM complex likely differs across fusion pathways. Together, these comparative studies of two distinct SM proteins reveal conserved as well as divergent mechanisms of SM family proteins in intracellular vesicle fusion.
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Colbert KN, Hattendorf DA, Weiss TM, Burkhardt P, Fasshauer D, Weis WI. Syntaxin1a variants lacking an N-peptide or bearing the LE mutation bind to Munc18a in a closed conformation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:12637-42. [PMID: 23858467 PMCID: PMC3732934 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303753110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In neurons, soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment receptor (SNARE) proteins drive the fusion of synaptic vesicles to the plasma membrane through the formation of a four-helix SNARE complex. Members of the Sec1/Munc18 protein family regulate membrane fusion through interactions with the syntaxin family of SNARE proteins. The neuronal protein Munc18a interacts with a closed conformation of the SNARE protein syntaxin1a (Syx1a) and with an assembled SNARE complex containing Syx1a in an open conformation. The N-peptide of Syx1a (amino acids 1-24) has been implicated in the transition of Munc18a-bound Syx1a to Munc18a-bound SNARE complex, but the underlying mechanism is not understood. Here we report the X-ray crystal structures of Munc18a bound to Syx1a with and without its native N-peptide (Syx1aΔN), along with small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) data for Munc18a bound to Syx1a, Syx1aΔN, and Syx1a L165A/E166A (LE), a mutation thought to render Syx1a in a constitutively open conformation. We show that all three complexes adopt the same global structure, in which Munc18a binds a closed conformation of Syx1a. We also identify a possible structural connection between the Syx1a N-peptide and SNARE domain that might be important for the transition of closed-to-open Syx1a in SNARE complex assembly. Although the role of the N-peptide in Munc18a-mediated SNARE complex assembly remains unclear, our results demonstrate that the N-peptide and LE mutation have no effect on the global conformation of the Munc18a-Syx1a complex.
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- Karen N. Colbert
- Departments of Structural Biology and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Departments of Structural Biology and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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- Structural Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; and
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- Structural Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; and
- Department of Basic Neuroscience, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Departments of Structural Biology and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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Zhou P, Pang ZP, Yang X, Zhang Y, Rosenmund C, Bacaj T, Südhof TC. Syntaxin-1 N-peptide and Habc-domain perform distinct essential functions in synaptic vesicle fusion. EMBO J 2012. [PMID: 23188083 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Among SNARE proteins mediating synaptic vesicle fusion, syntaxin-1 uniquely includes an N-terminal peptide ('N-peptide') that binds to Munc18-1, and a large, conserved H(abc)-domain that also binds to Munc18-1. Previous in vitro studies suggested that the syntaxin-1 N-peptide is functionally important, whereas the syntaxin-1 H(abc)-domain is not, but limited information is available about the in vivo functions of these syntaxin-1 domains. Using rescue experiments in cultured syntaxin-deficient neurons, we now show that the N-peptide and the H(abc)-domain of syntaxin-1 perform distinct and independent roles in synaptic vesicle fusion. Specifically, we found that the N-peptide is essential for vesicle fusion as such, whereas the H(abc)-domain regulates this fusion, in part by forming the closed syntaxin-1 conformation. Moreover, we observed that deletion of the H(abc)-domain but not deletion of the N-peptide caused a loss of Munc18-1 which results in a decrease in the readily releasable pool of vesicles at a synapse, suggesting that Munc18 binding to the H(abc)-domain stabilizes Munc18-1. Thus, the N-terminal syntaxin-1 domains mediate different functions in synaptic vesicle fusion, probably via formation of distinct Munc18/SNARE-protein complexes.
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- Peng Zhou
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Rizo J, Südhof TC. The Membrane Fusion Enigma: SNAREs, Sec1/Munc18 Proteins, and Their Accomplices—Guilty as Charged? Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2012; 28:279-308. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-101011-155818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 318] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Josep Rizo
- Departments of Biophysics, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390;
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, California 94305;
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Parisotto D, Malsam J, Scheutzow A, Krause JM, Söllner TH. SNAREpin assembly by Munc18-1 requires previous vesicle docking by synaptotagmin 1. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:31041-9. [PMID: 22810233 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.386805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Regulated exocytosis requires the general membrane fusion machinery-soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) and Sec1/Munc18 (SM) proteins. Using reconstituted giant unilamellar vesicles containing preassembled t-SNARE proteins (syntaxin 1·SNAP-25), we determined how Munc18-1 controls the docking, priming, and fusion of small unilamellar vesicles containing the v-SNARE VAMP2 and the Ca(2+) sensor synaptotagmin 1. In vitro assays allowed us to position Munc18-1 in the center of a sequential reaction cascade; vesicle docking by synaptotagmin 1 is a prerequisite for Munc18-1 to accelerate trans-SNARE complex (SNAREpin) assembly and membrane fusion. Complexin II stalls SNAREpin zippering at a late stage and, hence, contributes to synchronize membrane fusion in a Ca(2+)- and synaptotagmin 1-dependent manner. Thus, at the neuronal synapse, the priming factor Munc18-1 may accelerate the conversion of docked synaptic vesicles into a readily releasable pool by activating SNAREs for efficient membrane fusion.
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- Daniel Parisotto
- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Low-resolution solution structures of Munc18:Syntaxin protein complexes indicate an open binding mode driven by the Syntaxin N-peptide. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:9816-21. [PMID: 22670057 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1116975109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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When nerve cells communicate, vesicles from one neuron fuse with the presynaptic membrane releasing chemicals that signal to the next. Similarly, when insulin binds its receptor on adipocytes or muscle, glucose transporter-4 vesicles fuse with the cell membrane, allowing glucose to be imported. These essential processes require the interaction of SNARE proteins on vesicle and cell membranes, as well as the enigmatic protein Munc18 that binds the SNARE protein Syntaxin. Here, we show that in solution the neuronal protein Syntaxin1a interacts with Munc18-1 whether or not the Syntaxin1a N-peptide is present. Conversely, the adipocyte protein Syntaxin4 does not bind its partner Munc18c unless the N-peptide is present. Solution-scattering data for the Munc18-1:Syntaxin1a complex in the absence of the N-peptide indicates that this complex adopts the inhibitory closed binding mode, exemplified by a crystal structure of the complex. However, when the N-peptide is present, the solution-scattering data indicate both Syntaxin1a and Syntaxin4 adopt extended conformations in complexes with their respective Munc18 partners. The low-resolution solution structure of the open Munc18:Syntaxin binding mode was modeled using data from cross-linking/mass spectrometry, small-angle X-ray scattering, and small-angle neutron scattering with contrast variation, indicating significant differences in Munc18:Syntaxin interactions compared with the closed binding mode. Overall, our results indicate that the neuronal Munc18-1:Syntaxin1a proteins can adopt two alternate and functionally distinct binding modes, closed and open, depending on the presence of the N-peptide, whereas Munc18c:Syntaxin4 adopts only the open binding mode.
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Munc18-1 mutations that strongly impair SNARE-complex binding support normal synaptic transmission. EMBO J 2012; 31:2156-68. [PMID: 22446389 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Synaptic transmission depends critically on the Sec1p/Munc18 protein Munc18-1, but it is unclear whether Munc18-1 primarily operates as a integral part of the fusion machinery or has a more upstream role in fusion complex assembly. Here, we show that point mutations in Munc18-1 that interfere with binding to the free Syntaxin1a N-terminus and strongly impair binding to assembled SNARE complexes all support normal docking, priming and fusion of synaptic vesicles, and normal synaptic plasticity in munc18-1 null mutant neurons. These data support a prevailing role of Munc18-1 before/during SNARE-complex assembly, while its continued association to assembled SNARE complexes is dispensable for synaptic transmission.
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