Download MendeleyStructure of human synaptotagmin 1 C2AB in the absence of Ca2+ reveals a novel domain association.
Fuson, K.L., Montes, M., Robert, J.J., Sutton, R.B.(2007) Biochemistry 46: 13041-13048
- PubMed: 17956130
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi701651k
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2R83 - PubMed Abstract:
Release of neurotransmitter from synaptic vesicles requires the Ca2+/phospholipid-binding protein synaptotagmin 1. There is considerable evidence that cooperation between the tandem C2 domains of synaptotagmin is a requirement of regulated exocytosis; however, high-resolution structural evidence for this interaction has been lacking. The 2.7 A crystal structure of the cytosolic domains of human synaptotagmin 1 in the absence of Ca2+ reveals a novel closed conformation of the protein. The shared interface between C2A and C2B is stabilized by a network of interactions between residues on the C-terminal alpha-helix of the C2B domain and residues on loops 1-3 of the Ca2+-binding region of C2A. These interactions alter the overall shape of the Ca2+-binding pocket of C2A, but not that of C2B. Thus, synaptotagmin 1 C2A-C2B may utilize a novel regulatory mechanism whereby one C2 domain could regulate the other until an appropriate triggering event decouples them.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA.
