A Role for Soluble NSF Attachment Proteins (SNAPs) in Regulated Exocytosis in Adrenal Chromaffin Cells

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Journal EMBO J

Specialties Biotechnology
Molecular Biology

Date 1995 Jan 16

PMID 7835334

Citations 23

Authors

A Morgan

R D Burgoyne

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Abstract

Digitonin-permeabilized chromaffin cells secrete catecholamines by exocytosis in response to micromolar Ca2+ concentrations, but lose the ability to secrete in response to Ca2+ as the cells lose soluble proteins through the plasma membrane pores. Such secretory run-down can be retarded by cytosolic fractions, thus providing an assay for proteins potentially involved in the exocytotic process. We have used this assay to investigate the role of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein (NSF) and soluble NSF attachment proteins (SNAPs) in regulated exocytosis. Recombinant alpha- and gamma-SNAP stimulated Ca(2+)-dependent exocytosis, although recombinant NSF was ineffective, despite the fact that NSF and alpha-SNAP leak from the permeabilized cells with similar time courses. However, around one third of cellular NSF was found to be present in a non-cytosolic form and so it is possible that this is sufficient for exocytosis and that exogenous SNAPs stimulate the exocytotic mechanism by acting on the leakage-insensitive NSF. The stimulatory effect of alpha-SNAP displayed a biphasic dose-response curve and was maximal at 20 micrograms/ml. The effect of alpha-SNAP was Ca(2+)- and MgATP-dependent and was inhibited by N-ethylmaleimide and botulinum A neurotoxin, indicating a bona fide action on the exocytotic mechanism. Furthermore, Ca2+ concentrations which trigger catecholamine secretion acted to prevent the leakage of NSF and alpha-SNAP from permeabilized cells. These findings provide functional evidence for a role of SNAPs in regulated exocytosis in chromaffin cells.

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