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The Journal of Neuroscience, May 15, 1998, 18(10):3511-3520
Functional Analysis of the C2A Domain of Synaptotagmin 1:
Implications for Calcium-Regulated Secretion
David M.
Thomas and
Lisa A.
Elferink
Wayne State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Detroit,
Michigan 48202
Synaptotagmin 1 is proposed to function as a low affinity calcium
sensor for calcium-triggered exocytosis from neural and neuroendocrine
cells. Because of the calcium-binding properties of the C2A domain of
synaptotagmin 1, calcium-dependent interactions through this domain may
modulate neurotransmitter release. We addressed this question by using
alanine-scanning mutagenesis to generate a series of mutations within
the C2A domain of synaptotagmin 1. The effects of these mutations on
synaptotagmin 1 C2A function were analyzed for (1) calcium-dependent
phospholipid binding, (2) calcium-dependent binding to syntaxin 1A, a
plasma membrane protein critical for vesicle docking or fusion, and (3)
calcium-regulated secretion after microinjection into neuroendocrine
pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells. Our analyses reveal that a polylysine
motif at residues 189-192 confers an inhibitory effect on secretion by
recombinant synaptotagmin C2A fragments. The synaptotagmin 1 C2A
polylysine motif functions independently of calcium-mediated
interactions with phospholipids and syntaxin 1A. Furthermore,
-latrotoxin reverses the inhibitory effect of injected recombinant
C2A fragments, suggesting that they perturb the cellular
calcium-sensing machinery by interfering with synaptotagmin 1 activity
in vivo. Our results indicate that novel
calcium-independent interactions mediated through the C2A polylysine
motif of synaptotagmin 1 function to modulate neurotransmitter
release.
Key words:
synaptotagmin; syntaxin; C2A domain; calcium; PC12 cells; phospholipids; calcium-regulated exocytosis
Copyright © 1998 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/98/18103511-10$05.00/0
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