Abstract
We have previously proposed that complexin cross-links multiple pre-fusion SNARE complexes via a trans interaction to function as a clamp on SNARE-mediated neurotransmitter release. A recent NMR study was unable to detect the trans clamping interaction of complexin and therefore questioned the previous interpretation of the fluorescence resonance energy transfer and isothermal titration calorimetry data on which the trans clamping model was originally based. Here we present new biochemical data that underscore the validity of our previous interpretation and the continued relevancy of the trans insertion model for complexin clamping.
Keywords:
biochemistry; biophysics; complexin; membrane fusion; neurotransmitters; none; structural biology.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport / genetics
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Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport / metabolism*
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Algorithms
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Animals
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Calorimetry / methods
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Circular Dichroism
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Entropy
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Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
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Humans
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Kinetics
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Membrane Fusion
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Models, Neurological
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Mutation
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism*
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Neurons / metabolism*
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Protein Binding
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SNARE Proteins / genetics
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SNARE Proteins / metabolism
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Signal Transduction
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Synaptic Transmission*
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Synaptotagmins / genetics
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Synaptotagmins / metabolism
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Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2 / genetics
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Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2 / metabolism
Substances
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Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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SNARE Proteins
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VAMP2 protein, human
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Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2
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complexin I
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Synaptotagmins