2019
Structural basis for the clamping and Ca2+ activation of SNARE-mediated fusion by synaptotagmin
Grushin K, Wang J, Coleman J, Rothman JE, Sindelar CV, Krishnakumar SS. Structural basis for the clamping and Ca2+ activation of SNARE-mediated fusion by synaptotagmin. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 2413. PMID: 31160571, PMCID: PMC6546687, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10391-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron microscopy structureActivation of SNAREsDependent membrane interactionsAnionic lipid headgroupsFusion clampActivator functionSNARE bundleSNARE proteinsMicroscopy structureC2B domainStructural basisSynaptotagmin-1SNAREpinsAliphatic loopsMembrane interactionsComplete assemblyLipid headgroupsLipid membranesNeurotransmitter releaseMembraneKey determinantSynaptotagminSyt1Calcium influxPartial insertion
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 arrangement