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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
Synaptotagmin has been proposed to function as a Ca(2+) sensor that regulates synaptic vesicle exocytosis, whereas the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complex is thought to form the core of a conserved membrane fusion machine. Little is known concerning the functional relationships between synaptotagmin and SNAREs. Here we report that synaptotagmin can facilitate SNARE complex formation in vitro and that synaptotagmin mutations disrupt SNARE complex formation in vivo. Synaptotagmin oligomers efficiently bind SNARE complexes, whereas Ca(2+) acting via synaptotagmin triggers cross-linking of SNARE complexes into dimers. Mutations in Drosophila that delete the C2B domain of synaptotagmin disrupt clathrin AP-2 binding and endocytosis. In contrast, a mutation that blocks Ca(2+)-triggered conformational changes in C2B and diminishes Ca(2+)-triggered synaptotagmin oligomerization results in a postdocking defect in neurotransmitter release and a decrease in SNARE assembly in vivo. These data suggest that Ca(2+)-driven oligomerization via the C2B domain of synaptotagmin may trigger synaptic vesicle fusion via the assembly and clustering of SNARE complexes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adaptor Protein Complex alpha..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Biopolymers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Macromolecular Substances, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Glycoproteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Tissue Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/SNARE Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Synaptotagmins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vesicular Transport Proteins
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1421-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-3-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Adaptor Protein Complex alpha Subunits, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Biopolymers, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Calcium-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Dimerization, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Drosophila, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Endocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Exocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Macromolecular Substances, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Membrane Fusion, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-SNARE Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Synaptic Vesicles, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Synaptotagmins, pubmed-meshheading:11222632-Vesicular Transport Proteins
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
synaptotagmin mutants reveal essential functions for the C2B domain in Ca2+-triggered fusion and recycling of synaptic vesicles in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't