2018
Rearrangements under confinement lead to increased binding energy of Synaptotagmin‐1 with anionic membranes in Mg2+ and Ca2+
Gruget C, Coleman J, Bello O, Krishnakumar SS, Perez E, Rothman JE, Pincet F, Donaldson SH. Rearrangements under confinement lead to increased binding energy of Synaptotagmin‐1 with anionic membranes in Mg2+ and Ca2+. FEBS Letters 2018, 592: 1497-1506. PMID: 29578584, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A Half-Zippered SNARE Complex Represents a Functional Intermediate in Membrane Fusion
Li F, Kümmel D, Coleman J, Reinisch KM, Rothman JE, Pincet F. A Half-Zippered SNARE Complex Represents a Functional Intermediate in Membrane Fusion. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2014, 136: 3456-3464. PMID: 24533674, PMCID: PMC3985920, DOI: 10.1021/ja410690m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal domainMembrane fusionV-SNARET-SNAREsRecent biophysical studiesC-terminal portionSNARE complexTransmembrane domainRegulatory proteinsFunctional intermediatesC-terminusDistinct functionsN-terminusMolecular mechanismsConformational rearrangementsBiophysical studiesVital regulatorZippering mechanismRate-limiting stepBiological membranesSnareFusionComplexinMultiple stagesZipperingCommon intermediates and kinetics, but different energetics, in the assembly of SNARE proteins
Zorman S, Rebane AA, Ma L, Yang G, Molski MA, Coleman J, Pincet F, Rothman JE, Zhang Y. Common intermediates and kinetics, but different energetics, in the assembly of SNARE proteins. ELife 2014, 3: e03348. PMID: 25180101, PMCID: PMC4166003, DOI: 10.7554/elife.03348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsEnergy TransferHumansKineticsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMultiprotein ComplexesOptical TweezersProtein FoldingProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, SecondaryQa-SNARE ProteinsRatsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSNARE ProteinsThermodynamicsVesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2Vesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsSNARE complexN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsMembrane fusionFactor attachment protein receptorsAttachment protein receptorsHigh-resolution optical tweezersNeuronal SNARE complexFolding/assemblyEnergy releaseSNARE proteinsSingle-molecule levelProtein receptorsDomain associationOptical tweezersTerminal partZippering mechanismFusion kineticsZipperingComplexesAssemblyDifferent energeticsEnergyYeastTweezers
2011
Dual roles of Munc18-1 rely on distinct binding modes of the central cavity with Stx1A and SNARE complex
Shi L, Kümmel D, Coleman J, Melia TJ, Giraudo CG. Dual roles of Munc18-1 rely on distinct binding modes of the central cavity with Stx1A and SNARE complex. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2011, 22: 4150-4160. PMID: 21900493, PMCID: PMC3204075, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-02-0150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalorimetryCell MembraneHeLa CellsHuman Growth HormoneHumansLiposomesMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular ChaperonesMunc18 ProteinsNeuroendocrine CellsPC12 CellsProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein TransportRatsRecombinant ProteinsSNARE ProteinsSyntaxin 1ThermodynamicsTitrimetryConceptsSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsSyntaxin 1AMunc18-1N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsSec1/Munc18 (SM) proteinsFactor attachment protein receptorsCentral cavitySNARE complex assemblyIntracellular membrane traffickingAttachment protein receptorsMunc18-1 mutantsLiposome fusionPrecise molecular mechanismsMunc18 proteinsMembrane traffickingSNARE complexChaperone functionH3 domainDistinct binding modesMembrane fusionMolecular mechanismsProtein receptorsDual functionNeuroendocrine cellsBinding modes