2020
Synergistic roles of Synaptotagmin-1 and complexin in calcium-regulated neuronal exocytosis
Ramakrishnan S, Bera M, Coleman J, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Synergistic roles of Synaptotagmin-1 and complexin in calcium-regulated neuronal exocytosis. ELife 2020, 9: e54506. PMID: 32401194, PMCID: PMC7220375, DOI: 10.7554/elife.54506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptotagmin-1Vesicular fusion machinerySingle-vesicle fusionFusion of vesiclesSNARE complexFusion machineryNeuronal exocytosisOligomer bindsRegulatory proteinsVesicle fusionSNAREpinsSynchronous fusionSynaptic vesiclesNovel mechanismVesiclesComplexinKinetic delayPrimary interfaceSynergistic roleFusionExocytosisMachineryProteinBindsMechanism
2018
Synaptotagmin oligomerization is essential for calcium control of regulated exocytosis
Bello OD, Jouannot O, Chaudhuri A, Stroeva E, Coleman J, Volynski KE, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Synaptotagmin oligomerization is essential for calcium control of regulated exocytosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e7624-e7631. PMID: 30038018, PMCID: PMC6094142, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1808792115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulated exocytosisFusion machineryC2 domain proteinsCore fusion machinerySingle vesicle exocytosisConstitutive exocytosisPrincipal CaVesicular releaseMolecular mechanismsSensitive oligomersExocytosisPheochromocytoma cellsSelective disruptionSpontaneous fusionCritical roleMachineryOligomerizationDirect activationCentral componentStructural featuresConsiderable insightCalcium controlPHluorinSyt1SYT
2014
Calcium sensitive ring-like oligomers formed by synaptotagmin
Wang J, Bello O, Auclair SM, Wang J, Coleman J, Pincet F, Krishnakumar SS, Sindelar CV, Rothman JE. Calcium sensitive ring-like oligomers formed by synaptotagmin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 13966-13971. PMID: 25201968, PMCID: PMC4183308, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1415849111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesicle protein Synaptotagmin 1Cytosolic domainSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factorN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factorMembrane fusion machineryReceptor complex assemblyRing-like oligomersFusion machineryC2 domainComplex assemblySynaptotagmin-1Helical reconstructionFusion proceedsNovel mechanismStructural mechanismsLipid monolayersNeurotransmitter releaseAbsence of calciumPhysiological concentrationsRing formationPresence of calciumFree calcium ionsSynaptotagminCalcium influxCircular arrangementGenetic analysis of the Complexin trans-clamping model for cross-linking SNARE complexes in vivo
Cho RW, Kümmel D, Li F, Baguley SW, Coleman J, Rothman JE, Littleton JT. Genetic analysis of the Complexin trans-clamping model for cross-linking SNARE complexes in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 10317-10322. PMID: 24982161, PMCID: PMC4104896, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1409311111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSNARE complexSpontaneous synaptic vesicle fusionSingle SNARE complexSNARE fusion machinerySynaptic vesicle fusionGenetic rescue approachStructure-function studiesDistinct molecular mechanismsVivo genetic manipulationCpx proteinsFusion clampTrans-SNAREFusion machineryTrans interactionsConformational switchGenetic manipulationGenetic analysisVesicle fusionMolecular mechanismsVesicle releaseRescue approachMutantsProteinSnareAdditional mechanism