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The Journal of Neuroscience, June 15, 2000, 20(12):4355-4367
Syntaxin Modulation of Slow Inactivation of N-Type Calcium
Channels
Vadim E.
Degtiar1,
Richard H.
Scheller1, 2, and
Richard W.
Tsien1
1 Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology,
Beckman Center, and 2 Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305
Syntaxin, a membrane protein vital in triggering vesicle fusion,
interacts with voltage-gated N- and P/Q-type Ca2+
channels. This biochemical association is proposed to colocalize Ca2+ channels and presynaptic release sites, thus
supporting rapid and efficient initiation of neurotransmitter release.
The syntaxin channel interaction may also support a novel signaling
function, to modulate Ca2+ channels according to the
state of the associated release machinery (Bezprozvanny et al., 1995;
Wiser et al., 1996; see also Mastrogiacomo et al., 1994). Here we
report that syntaxin 1A (syn1A) coexpressed with N-type channels in
Xenopus oocytes greatly promoted slow inactivation
gating, but had little or no effect on the onset of and recovery from
fast inactivation. Accordingly, the effectiveness of syntaxin depended
strongly on voltage protocol. Slow inactivation was found for N-type
channels even in the absence of syntaxin and could be
distinguished from fast inactivation on the basis of its
slow kinetics, distinct voltage dependence (voltage-independent at
potentials higher than the level of half-inactivation), and temperature
independence (Q10, ~0.8). Trains of action
potential-like stimuli were more effective than steady depolarizations
in stabilizing the slowly inactivated condition. Agents
that stimulate protein kinase C decreased the inhibitory effect
of syntaxin on N-type channels. Application of BoNtC1 to cleave
syntaxin sharply attenuated the modulatory effects on
Ca2+ channel gating, consistent with structural
analysis of syntaxin modulation, supporting use of this toxin to test
for the impact of syntaxin on Ca2+ influx in nerve terminals.
Key words:
N-type calcium channels; syntaxin; slow inactivation; channel gating; botulinum neurotoxin
Copyright © 2000 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/00/20124355-13$05.00/0
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