2023
Roles for diacylglycerol in synaptic vesicle priming and release revealed by complete reconstitution of core protein machinery
Sundaram R, Chatterjee A, Bera M, Grushin K, Panda A, Li F, Coleman J, Lee S, Ramakrishnan S, Ernst A, Gupta K, Rothman J, Krishnakumar S. Roles for diacylglycerol in synaptic vesicle priming and release revealed by complete reconstitution of core protein machinery. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2309516120. PMID: 37590407, PMCID: PMC10450444, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2309516120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore protein machineryRelease-ready vesiclesSynaptic vesicle primingVesicle primingProtein machinerySingle-molecule imagingSNAREpin assemblyFunctional intermediatesFunctional reconstitutionMunc13DiacylglycerolCoordinated actionMunc18VesiclesMachineryComplete reconstitutionNew roleSelective effectDetailed characterizationChaperonesRate of caReconstitutionVAMP2ComplexinMutations
2019
Mutations in the Neuronal Vesicular SNARE VAMP2 Affect Synaptic Membrane Fusion and Impair Human Neurodevelopment
Salpietro V, Malintan NT, Llano-Rivas I, Spaeth CG, Efthymiou S, Striano P, Vandrovcova J, Cutrupi MC, Chimenz R, David E, Di Rosa G, Marce-Grau A, Raspall-Chaure M, Martin-Hernandez E, Zara F, Minetti C, Study D, Group S, Salpietro V, Efthymiou S, Kriouile Y, Khorassani M, Aguennouz M, Karashova B, Avdjieva D, Kathom H, Tincheva R, Van Maldergem L, Nachbauer W, Boesch S, Arning L, Timmann D, Cormand B, Pérez-Dueñas B, Di Rosa G, Pironti E, Goraya J, Sultan T, Kirmani S, Ibrahim S, Jan F, Mine J, Banu S, Veggiotti P, Ferrari M, Verrotti A, Marseglia G, Savasta S, Garavaglia B, Scuderi C, Borgione E, Dipasquale V, Cutrupi M, Portaro S, Sanchez B, Pineda-Marfa’ M, Munell F, Macaya A, Boles R, Heimer G, Papacostas S, Manole A, Malintan N, Zanetti M, Hanna M, Rothman J, Kullmann D, Houlden H, Bello O, De Zorzi R, Fortuna S, Dauber A, Alkhawaja M, Sultan T, Mankad K, Vitobello A, Thomas Q, Mau-Them F, Faivre L, Martinez-Azorin F, Prada C, Macaya A, Kullmann D, Rothman J, Krishnakumar S, Houlden H. Mutations in the Neuronal Vesicular SNARE VAMP2 Affect Synaptic Membrane Fusion and Impair Human Neurodevelopment. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2019, 104: 721-730. PMID: 30929742, PMCID: PMC6451933, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAutistic DisorderBrainChildChild, PreschoolEpilepsyExocytosisFemaleHeterozygoteHumansIntellectual DisabilityLipidsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMembrane FusionMovement DisordersMuscle HypotoniaMutationNeurodevelopmental DisordersNeuronsNeurotransmitter AgentsPhenotypeProtein DomainsR-SNARE ProteinsSynapsesVesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2ConceptsNon-synonymous variantsDe novo mutationsSNARE protein VAMP2Synaptic membrane fusionC-terminal regionNovo mutationsSNARE motifSynaptosomal-associated protein 25C-terminusMembrane fusionVAMP2Vesicle fusionHuman brain developmentAcid deletionSynaptic vesiclesVesicular exocytosisHeterozygous de novo mutationsProtein 25Hyperkinetic movement disordersAdditional neurological featuresHuman neurodevelopmentCentral visual impairmentDisease mechanismsUnrelated individualsMutations