2016
Ring-like oligomers of Synaptotagmins and related C2 domain proteins
Zanetti MN, Bello OD, Wang J, Coleman J, Cai Y, Sindelar CV, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Ring-like oligomers of Synaptotagmins and related C2 domain proteins. ELife 2016, 5: e17262. PMID: 27434670, PMCID: PMC4977156, DOI: 10.7554/elife.17262.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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