2015
Re-visiting the trans insertion model for complexin clamping
Krishnakumar SS, Li F, Coleman J, Schauder CM, Kümmel D, Pincet F, Rothman JE, Reinisch KM. Re-visiting the trans insertion model for complexin clamping. ELife 2015, 4: e04463. PMID: 25831964, PMCID: PMC4384536, DOI: 10.7554/elife.04463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAlgorithmsAnimalsCalorimetryCircular DichroismEntropyFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHumansKineticsMembrane FusionModels, NeurologicalMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsProtein BindingSignal TransductionSNARE ProteinsSynaptic TransmissionSynaptotagminsVesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2
2014
Genetic analysis of the Complexin trans-clamping model for cross-linking SNARE complexes in vivo
Cho RW, Kümmel D, Li F, Baguley SW, Coleman J, Rothman JE, Littleton JT. Genetic analysis of the Complexin trans-clamping model for cross-linking SNARE complexes in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 10317-10322. PMID: 24982161, PMCID: PMC4104896, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1409311111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSNARE complexSpontaneous synaptic vesicle fusionSingle SNARE complexSNARE fusion machinerySynaptic vesicle fusionGenetic rescue approachStructure-function studiesDistinct molecular mechanismsVivo genetic manipulationCpx proteinsFusion clampTrans-SNAREFusion machineryTrans interactionsConformational switchGenetic manipulationGenetic analysisVesicle fusionMolecular mechanismsVesicle releaseRescue approachMutantsProteinSnareAdditional mechanism