SNARES Flashcards
Neurotransmitter release mechanism shown in an electron micrograph
Presynaptic terminal showing a population of uniform presynaptic vesicles - some are docked at the presynaptic PM
Where do neurotransmitters cluster
Around the active zone
area where synaptic transmission occurs
What are synaptic vesicles?
Specialised endosomes undergoing regulated endocytosis
Constitutive secretion
Pathway by which proteins are secreted or transferred out of the cell
6 steps to membrane fusion
- tethering
- docking/ priming- pull closer together
- fusion initiation
- hemifusion
(3/4 need fuse without bursting and losing organelles- membrane needs to bend ) - fusion pore opening- inner leaflets diffuse, let molecules out
- full colapse
Fusion pore opening
- needs to be wide and expand
- small glutamate and Act only need small pore
What are the 2 types of pores
- full fusion- stays open then disengages from each other
2. kiss and run- opens and closes
What recent evidence supports the pore model
- Cryo-Em
Found SNARE proteins not required for docking but fusion
What did slices taken from the hippocampus show?
- vesicles crowded round the active zone
- capture vesicles undergoing fusion- was space between pre and post synaptic
- GI vesicle fully collapsed into membrane
What do SNARE mediate?
Vesicular fusion
Snare hypothesis
Each class of transport vesicle contains a specific targeting protein
Types of SNARE proteins
V(Cis)- associating only with a receptor protein, complexes fused together
T (trans)- specific to appropriate acceptor membrane , fusion of snares
How does a transport choose its target?
NSF= Sec18 cytosolic protein (ATPase) required for transport vesicle fusion
SNAP
Soluable NSF attachment proteins
- 3 isoforms isolated from brain
- A,B,Y required for ER to Golgi transport
What are SNAP receptors
SNARE-distinct SNAP binding sites on membranes SNAP must be bound to SNARE before NSF can bind
What is the NSF-SNAP-SNARE complex
form a stable 20s complex which requires ATP hydrolysis to dissociate
Who identified and isolated the first mammalian SNARE?
J rothmans 1993
Snap R implicated in vesicle targeting and fusion
Detergent + Ant-my epitome IgE linked to beads
- add NSF-MYC A+ Y SNAP
- add ATPy-5 EDTA
Gives you a complex with SNAP receptors, 20s fusion particle
- lose non specific and specific elucidate
Made membrane fraction form in the brain
What is ATPy-5?
Like ATP (3p) but instead of the oxygen between the final Ps it has a sulphate so it cannot be cleaved
What do you do to NSF before action
Freeze
interacts through mystery receptors
First identified SNAREs were….
Name them
Brain specific synaptic proteins - syntaxin A and B - SNAP-25-synaptosome associated protein of 25k - Vamp/synaptobrevin 7s complex
V-SNARE
Synaptobrevin/ Vamp
T-SNARE
Syntaxin
SNAP-25
Both V snare and T snare form the…
7s complex
Docking and fusion of vesicles at presynaptic membrane occur through a series of protein protein interactions involving formation of the 7s complex
NSF + SNAP + 7S (syntaxin +vamp +SNAP25) =
20s complex
How does SNARE mediate membrane fusion?
cis and trans SNARE complex come together for docking and fusion
What is needed for SNARE dissociation
Adaptor proteins
NSF
ATP
-releases ADP+pi
Why is SNARE dissociation important?
Regenerate free SNAREs for the next round of vesicle docking and fusion
What is the conserved structure in SNARE proteins
Was Q and T, now Q and R
common motifs conserved- important for function
protein structure helps understand how they work
What are Q and R?
R- centre of SNARE motif is an R residue
Q- has glutamine at the centre
What are rationally designed mutants made for?
To hypothesise how they work
Eg. SNARE motif hidden - stops forming inappropriately= closed
What is the current model for SNAREs and membrane fusion?
Trans-SNARE complex formation helps ‘dock’ (as opposed to tether) vesicle to plasma membrane
- Full zipper promotes fusion
- Snap25 and Syntaxin dimer create acceptor complex for vesicular synaptobrevin
Why does full zipper promote fusion?
Vesicles held in place but not close to membrane
Image of trans snare complex
HSBC domain (synaptobrevin, SNAP25 and syntaxin) pushed out of way springs around each other pull membranes together
What is SNAP-25
anchored into membrane- not TM
Contains 2 snare motif glutamine containing Q( B + C snare motifs)
What is a motif
Like a kids slinky toy, coils and wraps and folds back
- 2 folded around each other then its a nightmare to pull apart
What if 4 motifs come together?
4 coil-coil motif
What is support for snare mediated membrane fusion in secretion?
- clostridial neurotoxin- paralysis
- protein protein interactions produced in vitro- force fusion
- ko mouse/c.elegans/ drosphila
- mouse= embryonic lethal die from respiratory failure
- c.elegans= feeding is passive, not lethal ko - experiments- patch clamp and high resolution imaging in chromaffinn cells, pancreatic beta and model secretory cells
Tetnus (1 type) and botulinal toxins (7 types) show the role of SNARE proteins in the regulated secretory pathway
- anaerobic clostridial bacteria found in soil
- most powerful toxin known- LETHAL 10-10/kg mouse
(PIN PIRICK OF TETNUS KILLS) - 150kDa peptide released by bacteria
What was the toxin composed of?
Heavy chain- 100kDa= contains receptor domain required for internalisation (receptor binding domain to get inside neurones to e
light chain- 50kDa= contains metal-endopeptidase domain (enzyme domain cleavage of proteins)
What happens following poisoning?
Synaptic transmission is abolished
What is R is toxin
Where in the sequence toxin works, outside amino terminus
What are botulinum neurotoxins?
Active toxin in bottom causing muscles to relax- in medicine
Different types of botulinum neurotoxin
- Bot E= SNAP25
- Bot C=SNAP25 + Syntaxin
What happens when Bot C is added
Most lethal
- the syntaxin is lethal for neurotoxins as the axons retract and die
How does botox work?
- binds with high selectivity to receptor on pre synaptic terminal
- toxin become internalised into acidic endosomal environments
- Hn domain forms proteins allowing LC to pass to cytosol
retarget for motor neurons to target pain
Why is toxin internalised into acidic endosomal environment?
separates translocation domain- inserts into membrane
mammalian snares- how many are there and what do they share?
38
all share common structural features required for function
Examples of mammalian snares
Vamp 7 - secretory lysosome in immune cells
Vamp 1,2,3- found in neurons
SNAP 27- insert into membrane, long term potentiation
What are the different snares found in different intracellular compartments?
Er- Syntaxin 18, Sec20, Sec22b, USE1
Lysosome- Syntaxin 7, VT11B, Syntaxin8, Vamp
Golgi- syntaxin-5, BET1, SEC22b, GS27
What is different about Sec22b?
Find R snare bind with 3Q motif
What are the knockdown experiment used for SNARE?
Deletion or silencing in simple model cells and whole animals - used to see snare interaction
Can snares substitute for each other?
Yes but some functionality can be lost
What does patch clamp measure?
capacitance- ability to sort charge of cell
- pm stores negative charge
What is capacitance equivalent to?
SA- fuse vesicle - increase SA= increase capacitance
- endocytosis decreases capcitance
What are caged compounds and what are they sensitive to?
(Ca2+) inside and infuse into the cell through patch electrode.
They are sensitive to UV light- flash breaks cage open so ca2+ is free to bind to ca2+ binding protein