2022
Native Planar Asymmetric Suspended Membrane for Single‐Molecule Investigations: Plasma Membrane on a Chip
Sundaram R, Bera M, Coleman J, Weerakkody J, Krishnakumar S, Ramakrishnan S. Native Planar Asymmetric Suspended Membrane for Single‐Molecule Investigations: Plasma Membrane on a Chip. Small 2022, 18: e2205567. PMID: 36328714, DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneProtein assembliesNative plasma membrane vesiclesTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopySingle-molecule levelSingle-molecule investigationsCellular plasma membranePlasma membrane vesiclesSingle-molecule precisionReflection fluorescence microscopyKnowledge of lipidProtein complexesProtein architectureCell signalingMovement of moleculesProtein orientationLipid membranesBiological processesCellular membranesMembrane vesiclesMicroarray platformFluorescence investigationsLipid domainsFluorescence microscopyMembrane
2021
Vesicle capture by membrane‐bound Munc13‐1 requires self‐assembly into discrete clusters
Li F, Sundaram R, Gatta AT, Coleman J, Ramakrishnan S, Krishnakumar SS, Pincet F, Rothman JE. Vesicle capture by membrane‐bound Munc13‐1 requires self‐assembly into discrete clusters. FEBS Letters 2021, 595: 2185-2196. PMID: 34227103, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell MembraneHEK293 CellsHumansLipid BilayersNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein DomainsSynaptic VesiclesConceptsMunc13-1Vesicle captureSpecific plasma membrane domainsStep-wise photobleachingC-domainMunc13-1 proteinPlasma membrane domainsSynaptic vesicle dockingC-terminal CVesicle dockingMembrane domainsTIRF microscopySoluble proteinVesicle membraneActive zoneMultiple copiesSynaptic vesiclesFunctional significanceSmall unilamellar vesiclesLipid bilayersVesiclesUnilamellar vesiclesProteinDiscrete clustersCopies
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
2018
Rearrangements under confinement lead to increased binding energy of Synaptotagmin‐1 with anionic membranes in Mg2+ and Ca2+
Gruget C, Coleman J, Bello O, Krishnakumar SS, Perez E, Rothman JE, Pincet F, Donaldson SH. Rearrangements under confinement lead to increased binding energy of Synaptotagmin‐1 with anionic membranes in Mg2+ and Ca2+. FEBS Letters 2018, 592: 1497-1506. PMID: 29578584, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A Half-Zippered SNARE Complex Represents a Functional Intermediate in Membrane Fusion
Li F, Kümmel D, Coleman J, Reinisch KM, Rothman JE, Pincet F. A Half-Zippered SNARE Complex Represents a Functional Intermediate in Membrane Fusion. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2014, 136: 3456-3464. PMID: 24533674, PMCID: PMC3985920, DOI: 10.1021/ja410690m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal domainMembrane fusionV-SNARET-SNAREsRecent biophysical studiesC-terminal portionSNARE complexTransmembrane domainRegulatory proteinsFunctional intermediatesC-terminusDistinct functionsN-terminusMolecular mechanismsConformational rearrangementsBiophysical studiesVital regulatorZippering mechanismRate-limiting stepBiological membranesSnareFusionComplexinMultiple stagesZippering
2013
FisB mediates membrane fission during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
Doan T, Coleman J, Marquis KA, Meeske AJ, Burton BM, Karatekin E, Rudner DZ. FisB mediates membrane fission during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Genes & Development 2013, 27: 322-334. PMID: 23388828, PMCID: PMC3576517, DOI: 10.1101/gad.209049.112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother cell membraneMembrane fissionPhagocytic-like processBacillus subtilisLarger mother cellProkaryotic cell biologyMother cell cytoplasmCell membraneSmaller foresporeSite of fissionFission machineryMembrane topologyMembrane remodelingExtracytoplasmic domainMother cellsFission proteinsSpore formationCell biologySporulating cellsForesporeFisBCell cytoplasmRemarkable specificityOutstanding questionsSubtilis
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 modes
2008
An Internal Domain of Exo70p Is Required for Actin-independent Localization and Mediates Assembly of Specific Exocyst Components
Hutagalung A, Coleman J, Pypaert M, Novick P. An Internal Domain of Exo70p Is Required for Actin-independent Localization and Mediates Assembly of Specific Exocyst Components. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2008, 20: 153-163. PMID: 18946089, PMCID: PMC2613103, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-02-0157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAmino Acid SequenceCell MembraneExocytosisModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein SubunitsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRho GTP-Binding ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSecretory PathwayVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsExocyst assemblyPlasma membraneHigh copy number suppressorActin-independent pathwayAmino-terminal domainSynthetic lethal interactionsRod-shaped subunitsNumber suppressorVesicle tethersExocyst componentsExocytic sitesActin cablesExo70pSingle geneSecretory vesiclesLethal interactionsSec3pSynthetic lethalityComplete deletionExocystInternal domainSubunitsDeletionMutationsVesicles