Functionally and Spatially Distinct Modes of Munc18-syntaxin 1 Interaction

Overview

Journal J Biol Chem

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2007 Feb 1

PMID 17264080

Citations 67

Authors

Colin Rickman

Claire N Medine

Axel Bergmann

Rory R Duncan

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Abstract

Eukaryotic membrane trafficking is a conserved process under tight temporal and spatial regulation in which the fusion of membranes is driven by the formation of the ternary SNARE complex. Syntaxin 1a, a core component of the exocytic SNARE complex in neurons and neuroendocrine cells, is regulated directly by munc18-1, its cognate Sec1p/munc18 (SM) protein. SM proteins show remarkable structural conservation throughout evolution, indicating a common binding mechanism and function. However, SM proteins possess disparate binding mechanisms and regulatory effects with munc18-1, the major brain isoform, classed as atypical in both its binding specificity and its mode. We now show that munc18-1 interacts with syntaxin 1a through two mechanistically distinct modes of binding, both in vitro and in living cells, in contrast to current models. Furthermore, these functionally divergent interactions occur at distinct cellular locations. These findings provide a molecular explanation for the multiple, spatially distinct roles of munc18-1.

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