2024
Quantitative single-molecule analysis of assembly and Ca2+-dependent disassembly of synaptotagmin oligomers on lipid bilayers
Li F, Coleman J, Redondo-Morata L, Kalyana Sundaram R, Stroeva E, Rothman J, Pincet F. Quantitative single-molecule analysis of assembly and Ca2+-dependent disassembly of synaptotagmin oligomers on lipid bilayers. Communications Biology 2024, 7: 1608. PMID: 39627539, PMCID: PMC11615320, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-07317-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyt-1Lipid bilayerRing-like oligomersCa2+-evoked releaseSynaptotagmin-1Single-molecule imaging methodsSynaptic vesiclesBiochemical evidencePhysiological requirementsOligomerizationAnalysis of assembliesBilayerOligomersCa2+LipidAssemblyCa2Classes of oligomersMutationsVesiclesDisassemblyEvoked releaseUnraveling cellular complexity with transient adapters in highly multiplexed super-resolution imaging
Schueder F, Rivera-Molina F, Su M, Marin Z, Kidd P, Rothman J, Toomre D, Bewersdorf J. Unraveling cellular complexity with transient adapters in highly multiplexed super-resolution imaging. Cell 2024, 187: 1769-1784.e18. PMID: 38552613, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-organelle contactsSuper-resolutionMultiplexed super-resolution microscopyIntricate spatial relationshipsGolgi stacksMammalian cellsCellular functionsSuper-resolution microscopyPrimary ciliaSuper-resolution fluorescence microscopyCellular complexityTransient adaptationFluorescence microscopyDNA-PAINTFluorogenic labelingMolecular targetsSpatial relationshipsImagesThroughput
2011
Complexin activates and clamps SNAREpins by a common mechanism involving an intermediate energetic state
Li F, Pincet F, Perez E, Giraudo CG, Tareste D, Rothman JE. Complexin activates and clamps SNAREpins by a common mechanism involving an intermediate energetic state. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2011, 18: 941-946. PMID: 21785413, PMCID: PMC3736826, DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA conformational switch in complexin is required for synaptotagmin to trigger synaptic fusion
Krishnakumar SS, Radoff DT, Kümmel D, Giraudo CG, Li F, Khandan L, Baguley SW, Coleman J, Reinisch KM, Pincet F, Rothman JE. A conformational switch in complexin is required for synaptotagmin to trigger synaptic fusion. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2011, 18: 934-940. PMID: 21785412, PMCID: PMC3668341, DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayHumansMembrane FusionModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25SynaptotagminsSyntaxin 1Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2Complexin cross-links prefusion SNAREs into a zigzag array
Kümmel D, Krishnakumar SS, Radoff DT, Li F, Giraudo CG, Pincet F, Rothman JE, Reinisch KM. Complexin cross-links prefusion SNAREs into a zigzag array. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2011, 18: 927-933. PMID: 21785414, PMCID: PMC3410656, DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2101.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Induction of cortical endoplasmic reticulum by dimerization of a coatomer-binding peptide anchored to endoplasmic reticulum membranes
Lavieu G, Orci L, Shi L, Geiling M, Ravazzola M, Wieland F, Cosson P, Rothman JE. Induction of cortical endoplasmic reticulum by dimerization of a coatomer-binding peptide anchored to endoplasmic reticulum membranes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 6876-6881. PMID: 20351264, PMCID: PMC2872465, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1002536107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical endoplasmic reticulumMost animal cell typesEndoplasmic reticulumMicrotubule plus-end binding protein EB1Animal cell typesLysine-rich tailRNA interference experimentsEndoplasmic reticulum membraneCoatomer bindingSTIM proteinsMammalian cellsProtein EB1Transmembrane proteinC-terminal peptidePlasma membraneYeast cellsReticulum membraneCell typesPeptide bindsProteinPeptide sequencesIst2ReticulumInterference experimentsDimerizationA fast, single-vesicle fusion assay mimics physiological SNARE requirements
Karatekin E, Di Giovanni J, Iborra C, Coleman J, O'Shaughnessy B, Seagar M, Rothman JE. A fast, single-vesicle fusion assay mimics physiological SNARE requirements. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 3517-3521. PMID: 20133592, PMCID: PMC2840481, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914723107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research