Adam Julia, Basnet Nirakar, Mizuno Naoko
Cellular and Membrane Trafficking, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany.
Sci Rep. 2015 Oct 21;5:15452. doi: 10.1038/srep15452.
Amphiphysin2/BIN1 is a crescent-shaped N-BAR protein playing a key role in forming deeply invaginated tubes in muscle T-tubules. Amphiphysin2/BIN1 structurally stabilizes tubular formations in contrast to other N-BAR proteins involved in dynamic membrane scission processes; however, the molecular mechanism of the stabilizing effect is poorly understood. Using cryo-EM, we investigated the assembly of the amphiphysin/BIN1 on a membrane tube. We found that the N-BAR domains self-assemble on the membrane surface in a highly cooperative manner. Our biochemical assays and 3D reconstructions indicate that the N-terminal amphipathic helix H0 plays an important role in the initiation of the tube assembly and further in organizing BAR-mediated polymerization by locking adjacent N-BAR domains. Mutants that lack H0 or the tip portion, which is also involved in interactions of the neighboring BAR unit, lead to a disruption of the polymer organization, even though tubulation can still be observed. The regulatory region of amphiphysin/BIN1 including an SH3 domain does not have any apparent involvement in the polymer lattice. Our study indicates that the H0 helix and the BAR tip are necessary for efficient and organized self-assembly of amphiphysin/N-BAR.
发动蛋白2/脑整合素结合蛋白1(Amphiphysin2/BIN1)是一种新月形的N-BAR蛋白,在肌肉T小管中形成深陷的小管过程中发挥关键作用。与参与动态膜分裂过程的其他N-BAR蛋白不同,发动蛋白2/脑整合素结合蛋白1在结构上稳定管状结构;然而,这种稳定作用的分子机制尚不清楚。我们使用冷冻电镜研究了发动蛋白/脑整合素结合蛋白1在膜管上的组装情况。我们发现,N-BAR结构域以高度协同的方式在膜表面自组装。我们的生化分析和三维重建表明,N端两亲性螺旋H0在管组装的起始过程中发挥重要作用,并通过锁定相邻的N-BAR结构域进一步组织BAR介导的聚合反应。缺乏H0或尖端部分(其也参与相邻BAR单元的相互作用)的突变体,即使仍能观察到微管形成,也会导致聚合物组织的破坏。发动蛋白/脑整合素结合蛋白1的包括SH3结构域在内的调节区域在聚合物晶格中没有明显作用。我们的研究表明,H0螺旋和BAR尖端对于发动蛋白/N-BAR高效且有序的自组装是必需的。