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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCalciumHumansLipid BilayersMultiprotein ComplexesProtein Structure, TertiarySNARE ProteinsSynaptotagmin IConceptsSynaptic 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 arrangementCommon 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