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Complexin inhibits spontaneous release and synchronizes Ca2+-triggered synaptic vesicle fusion by distinct mechanisms

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Previously we showed that fast Ca2+-triggered vesicle fusion with reconstituted neuronal SNAREs and synaptotagmin-1 begins from an initial hemifusion-free membrane point contact, rather than a hemifusion diaphragm, using a single vesicle–vesicle lipid/content mixing assay (Diao et al., 2012). When complexin-1 was included, a more pronounced Ca2+-triggered fusion burst was observed, effectively synchronizing the process. Here we show that complexin-1 also reduces spontaneous fusion in the same assay. Moreover, distinct effects of several complexin-1 truncation mutants on spontaneous and Ca2+-triggered fusion closely mimic those observed in neuronal cultures. The very N-terminal domain is essential for synchronization of Ca2+-triggered fusion, but not for suppression of spontaneous fusion, whereas the opposite is true for the C-terminal domain. By systematically varying the complexin-1 concentration, we observed differences in titration behavior for spontaneous and Ca2+-triggered fusion. Taken together, complexin-1 utilizes distinct mechanisms for synchronization of Ca2+-triggered fusion and inhibition of spontaneous fusion.

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Authors
Lai, Y., Diao, J., Cipriano, D. J., Zhang, Y., Pfuetzner, R. A., Padolina, M. S., & Brunger, A. T.
Affiliations
  • Stanford University (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
  • Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
Venue
eLife
Published
2014-08-13
Volume
3
Pages
e03756-e03756
ISSN
2050-084X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2128246609
Cited by
107
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 4
FWCI
7.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • eLife (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institutes of Health (R37-MH63105)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
Keywords
complexin-1, synaptic vesicle fusion, spontaneous release, calcium-triggered release, SNARE proteins, synaptotagmin-1, hemifusion, truncation mutants, N-terminal domain, C-terminal domain, neurotransmitter release
MeSH terms
Animals, Biological Assay, Biological Transport, Calcium, Escherichia coli, Exocytosis, Membrane Fusion, Models, Biological, Mutation, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neurons, Protein Binding, Recombinant Proteins, Synaptic Vesicles, Gene Expression, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport, Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25, Syntaxin 1, Synaptotagmin I, Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2, Rats, Protein Refolding

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