α-SNAP Interferes with the Zippering of the SNARE Protein Membrane Fusion Machinery
α-SNAP Interferes with the Zippering of the SNARE Protein Membrane Fusion Machinery
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m114.556803
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发表时间:
2014-06-06
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Jahn, Reinhard
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作者:
Park, Yongsoo;Vennekate, Wensi;Jahn, Reinhard
Neuronal exocytosis is mediated by soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins. Before fusion, SNARE proteins form complexes bridging the membrane followed by assembly toward the C-terminal membrane anchors, thus initiating membrane fusion. After fusion, the SNARE complex is disassembled by the AAA-ATPase N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor that requires the cofactor alpha-SNAP to first bind to the assembled SNARE complex. Using chromaffin granules and liposomes we now show that alpha-SNAP on its own interferes with the zippering of membrane-anchored SNARE complexes midway through the zippering reaction, arresting SNAREs in a partially assembled trans-complex and preventing fusion. Intriguingly, the interference does not result in an inhibitory effect on synaptic vesicles, suggesting that membrane properties also influence the final outcome of alpha-SNAP interference with SNARE zippering. We suggest that binding of alpha-SNAP to the SNARE complex affects the ability of the SNARE complex to harness energy or transmit force to the membrane.