Ca2+-dependent regulation of synaptic SNARE complex assembly via a calmodulin- and phospholipid-binding domain of synaptobrevin
AUTOR(ES)
Quetglas, Stephanie
FONTE
The National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
Synaptic core complex formation is an essential step in exocytosis, and assembly into a superhelical structure may drive synaptic vesicle fusion. To ascertain how Ca2+ could regulate this process, we examined calmodulin binding to recombinant core complex components. Surface plasmon resonance and pull-down assays revealed Ca2+-dependent calmodulin binding (Kd = 500 nM) to glutathione S-transferase fusion proteins containing synaptobrevin (VAMP 2) domains but not to syntaxin 1 or synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP-25). Deletion mutations, tetanus toxin cleavage, and peptide synthesis localized the calmodulin-binding domain to VAMP77–94, immediately C-terminal to the tetanus toxin cleavage site (Q76–F77). In isolated synaptic vesicles, Ca2+/calmodulin protected native membrane-inserted VAMP from proteolysis by tetanus toxin. Assembly of a 35S-SNAP-25, syntaxin 1 GST-VAMP1–96 complex was inhibited by Ca2+/calmodulin, but assembly did not mask subsequent accessibility of the calmodulin-binding domain. The same domain contains a predicted phospholipid interaction site. SPR revealed calcium-independent interactions between VAMP77–94 and liposomes containing phosphatidylserine, which blocked calmodulin binding. Circular dichroism spectroscopy demonstrated that the calmodulin/phospholipid-binding peptide displayed a significant increase in αhelical content in a hydrophobic environment. These data provide insight into the mechanisms by which Ca2+ may regulate synaptic core complex assembly and protein interactions with membrane bilayers during exocytosis.
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