CA2+ REGULATES THE INTERACTION BETWEEN SYNAPTOTAGMIN AND SYNTAXIN-1
CA2+ REGULATES THE INTERACTION BETWEEN SYNAPTOTAGMIN AND SYNTAXIN-1
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.270.40.23667
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发表时间:
1995-10-06
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
JAHN, R
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作者:
CHAPMAN, ER;HANSON, PI;JAHN, R
While there is compelling evidence that the synaptic vesicle protein synaptotagmin serves as the major Ca2+ sensor for regulated exocytosis, it is not known how Ca2+ binding initiates membrane fusion. Here we report that Ca2+ increases the affinity, by approximately 2 orders of magnitude, between synaptotagmin and syntaxin 1, a component of the synaptic fusion apparatus. This effect is specific for divalent cations which can stimulate exocytosis of synaptic vesicles (Ca2+ > Ba2+, Sr2+ >> Mg2+). The Ca2+- dependence of the interaction was composed of two components with EC(50) values of 0.7 and 180 mu M Ca2+. The interaction is mediated by the carboxyl-terminal region of syntaxin 1 (residues 194-288) and is regulated by a novel Ca2+-binding site(s) which does not require phospholipids and is not disrupted by mutations that abolish Ca2+-dependent phospholipid binding to synaptotagmin. We propose that this interaction constitutes an essential step in excitation-secretion coupling.