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Morphologies of synaptic protein membrane fusion interfaces
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Gipson P
; Fukuda Y
; Danev R
; Lai Y
; Chen DH
; Baumeister W
; Brunger AT
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
2017[Aug]; 114
(34
): 9110-9115
PMID28739947
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Neurotransmitter release is orchestrated by synaptic proteins, such as SNAREs,
synaptotagmin, and complexin, but the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We
visualized functionally active synaptic proteins reconstituted into
proteoliposomes and their interactions in a native membrane environment by
electron cryotomography with a Volta phase plate for improved resolvability. The
images revealed individual synaptic proteins and synaptic protein complex
densities at prefusion contact sites between membranes. We observed distinct
morphologies of individual synaptic proteins and their complexes. The minimal
system, consisting of neuronal SNAREs and synaptotagmin-1, produced point and
long-contact prefusion states. Morphologies and populations of these states
changed as the regulatory factors complexin and Munc13 were added. Complexin
increased the membrane separation, along with a higher propensity of point
contacts. Further inclusion of the priming factor Munc13 exclusively restricted
prefusion states to point contacts, all of which efficiently fused upon Ca(2+)
triggering. We conclude that synaptic proteins have evolved to limit possible
contact site assemblies and morphologies to those that promote fast
Ca(2+)-triggered release.