Two Distinct Effects on Neurotransmission in a Temperature-sensitive SNAP-25 Mutant

Overview

Journal EMBO J

Specialties Biotechnology
Molecular Biology

Date 2001 Dec 1

PMID 11726512

Citations 27

Authors

S S Rao

B A Stewart

P K Rivlin

I Vilinsky

B O Watson

C Lang

G Boulianne

M M Salpeter

D L Deitcher

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Abstract

Vesicle fusion in eukaryotic cells is mediated by SNAREs (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors). In neurons, the t-SNARE SNAP-25 is essential for synaptic vesicle fusion but its exact role in this process is unknown. We have isolated a SNAP-25 temperature-sensitive paralytic mutant in Drosophila, SNAP-25(ts). The mutation causes a Gly50 to Glu change in SNAP-25's first amphipathic helix. A similar mutation in the yeast homologue SEC9 also results in temperature sensitivity, implying a conserved role for this domain in secretion. In vitro-generated 70 kDa SNARE complexes containing SNAP-25(ts) are thermally stable but the mutant SNARE multimers (of approximately 120 kDa) rapidly dissociate at 37 degrees C. The SNAP-25(ts) mutant has two effects on neurotransmitter release depending upon temperature. At 22 degrees C, evoked release of neurotransmitter in SNAP-25(ts) larvae is greatly increased, and at 37 degrees C, the release of neurotransmitter is reduced as compared with controls. Our data suggest that at 22 degrees C the mutation causes the SNARE complex to be more fusion competent but, at 37 degrees C the same mutation leads to SNARE multimer instability and fusion incompetence.

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