SNARE and regulatory proteins induce local membrane protrusions to prime docked vesicles for fast calcium-triggered fusion.

Abstract:

:Synaptic vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane in response to Ca(2+) influx, thereby releasing neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. The protein machinery that mediates this process, consisting of soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNAREs) and regulatory proteins, is well known, but the mechanisms by which these proteins prime synaptic membranes for fusion are debated. In this study, we applied large-scale, automated cryo-electron tomography to image an in vitro system that reconstitutes synaptic fusion. Our findings suggest that upon docking and priming of vesicles for fast Ca(2)(+)-triggered fusion, SNARE proteins act in concert with regulatory proteins to induce a local protrusion in the plasma membrane, directed towards the primed vesicle. The SNAREs and regulatory proteins thereby stabilize the membrane in a high-energy state from which the activation energy for fusion is profoundly reduced, allowing synchronous and instantaneous fusion upon release of the complexin clamp.

journal_name

EMBO Rep

journal_title

EMBO reports

authors

Bharat TA,Malsam J,Hagen WJ,Scheutzow A,Söllner TH,Briggs JA

doi

10.1002/embr.201337807

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-03-01 00:00:00

pages

308-14

issue

3

eissn

1469-221X

issn

1469-3178

pii

embr.201337807

journal_volume

15

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