Lai Ying, Choi Ucheor B, Leitz Jeremy, Rhee Hong Jun, Lee Choongku, Altas Bekir, Zhao Minglei, Pfuetzner Richard A, Wang Austin L, Brose Nils, Rhee JeongSeop, Brunger Axel T
Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Photon Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Neuron. 2017 Aug 2;95(3):591-607.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.07.004.
Munc13 catalyzes the transit of syntaxin from a closed complex with Munc18 into the ternary SNARE complex. Here we report a new function of Munc13, independent of Munc18: it promotes the proper syntaxin/synaptobrevin subconfiguration during assembly of the ternary SNARE complex. In cooperation with Munc18, Munc13 additionally ensures the proper syntaxin/SNAP-25 subconfiguration. In a reconstituted fusion assay with SNAREs, complexin, and synaptotagmin, inclusion of both Munc13 and Munc18 quadruples the Ca-triggered amplitude and achieves Ca sensitivity at near-physiological concentrations. In Munc13-1/2 double-knockout neurons, expression of a constitutively open mutant of syntaxin could only minimally restore neurotransmitter release relative to Munc13-1 rescue. Together, the physiological functions of Munc13 may be related to regulation of proper SNARE complex assembly.
Munc13催化Syntaxin从与Munc18形成的封闭复合物转变为三元SNARE复合物。在此,我们报道了Munc13的一个独立于Munc18的新功能:在三元SNARE复合物组装过程中,它促进Syntaxin/突触小泡蛋白形成合适的亚结构。与Munc18协同作用时,Munc13还能确保Syntaxin/SNAP-25形成合适的亚结构。在含有SNAREs、结合蛋白和突触结合蛋白的重组融合试验中,同时加入Munc13和Munc18可使钙触发的振幅增加四倍,并在接近生理浓度时实现钙敏感性。在Munc13-1/2双敲除神经元中,Syntaxin组成型开放突变体的表达相对于Munc13-1挽救而言,只能使神经递质释放得到最小程度的恢复。总之,Munc13的生理功能可能与调节合适的SNARE复合物组装有关。