2020
Munc13 binds and recruits SNAP25 to chaperone SNARE complex assembly
Sundaram R, Jin H, Li F, Shu T, Coleman J, Yang J, Pincet F, Zhang Y, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Munc13 binds and recruits SNAP25 to chaperone SNARE complex assembly. FEBS Letters 2020, 595: 297-309. PMID: 33222163, PMCID: PMC8068094, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCloning, MolecularEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGenetic VectorsLipid BilayersLiposomesMiceModels, MolecularNerve Tissue ProteinsOptical TweezersPhosphatidylcholinesPhosphatidylethanolaminesPhosphatidylserinesPolyethylene GlycolsProtein BindingProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25Syntaxin 1Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2ConceptsSNARE complex assemblyComplex assemblyMunc13-1 MUN domainDetailed structure-function analysisSNARE protein VAMP2Syntaxin 1/Structure-function analysisSynaptic vesicle fusionOptical tweezers studiesSNARE assemblySNARE motifMUN domainMunc18-1Syntaxin-1Munc13-1FRET spectroscopyLinker regionVesicle fusionDirect bindingPhospholipid bilayersPresynaptic membraneSNAP25AssemblyBindingRecruits
2011
Dual roles of Munc18-1 rely on distinct binding modes of the central cavity with Stx1A and SNARE complex
Shi L, Kümmel D, Coleman J, Melia TJ, Giraudo CG. Dual roles of Munc18-1 rely on distinct binding modes of the central cavity with Stx1A and SNARE complex. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2011, 22: 4150-4160. PMID: 21900493, PMCID: PMC3204075, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-02-0150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalorimetryCell MembraneHeLa CellsHuman Growth HormoneHumansLiposomesMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular ChaperonesMunc18 ProteinsNeuroendocrine CellsPC12 CellsProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein TransportRatsRecombinant ProteinsSNARE ProteinsSyntaxin 1ThermodynamicsTitrimetryConceptsSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsSyntaxin 1AMunc18-1N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsSec1/Munc18 (SM) proteinsFactor attachment protein receptorsCentral cavitySNARE complex assemblyIntracellular membrane traffickingAttachment protein receptorsMunc18-1 mutantsLiposome fusionPrecise molecular mechanismsMunc18 proteinsMembrane traffickingSNARE complexChaperone functionH3 domainDistinct binding modesMembrane fusionMolecular mechanismsProtein receptorsDual functionNeuroendocrine cellsBinding modesA 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 2