PRRT2 Regulates Synaptic Fusion by Directly Modulating SNARE Complex Assembly
Coleman J, Jouannot O, Ramakrishnan SK, Zanetti MN, Wang J, Salpietro V, Houlden H, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. PRRT2 Regulates Synaptic Fusion by Directly Modulating SNARE Complex Assembly. Cell Reports 2018, 22: 820-831. PMID: 29346777, PMCID: PMC5792450, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProline-rich transmembrane protein 2SNARE complex assemblyComplex assemblyTrans-SNARE complex assemblyTerminal proline-rich domainSynaptic SNARE proteinsProline-rich domainParoxysmal neurological disordersSynaptic vesicle primingLive-cell imagingTransmembrane protein 2Synaptic fusionSNARE proteinsVesicle primingSingle exocytotic eventsBiophysical analysisFusion assaysMolecular mechanismsFunction mutationsPhysiological roleExocytotic eventsPre-synaptic terminalsPC12 cellsProtein 2Single vesicles