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- Title
SNARE bundle and syntaxin N-peptide constitute a minimal complement for Munc18-1 activation of membrane fusion.
- Authors
Shen, Jingshi; Rathore, Shailendra S; Khandan, Lavan; Rothman, James E
- Abstract
Sec1/Munc18 (SM) proteins activate intracellular membrane fusion through binding to cognate SNAP receptor (SNARE) complexes. The synaptic target membrane SNARE syntaxin 1 contains a highly conserved H(abc) domain, which connects an N-peptide motif to the SNARE core domain and is thought to participate in the binding of Munc18-1 (the neuronal SM protein) to the SNARE complex. Unexpectedly, we found that mutation or complete removal of the H(abc) domain had no effect on Munc18-1 stimulation of fusion. The central cavity region of Munc18-1 is required to stimulate fusion but not through its binding to the syntaxin H(abc) domain. SNAP-25, another synaptic SNARE subunit, contains a flexible linker and exhibits an atypical conjoined Q(bc) configuration. We found that neither the linker nor the Q(bc) configuration is necessary for Munc18-1 promotion of fusion. As a result, Munc18-1 activates a SNARE complex with the typical configuration, in which each of the SNARE core domains is individually rooted in the membrane bilayer. Thus, the SNARE four-helix bundle and syntaxin N-peptide constitute a minimal complement for Munc18-1 activation of fusion.
- Publication
The Journal of cell biology, 2010, Vol 190, Issue 1, p55
- ISSN
1540-8140
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1083/jcb.201003148