α-Synuclein sequesters arachidonic acid to modulate SNARE-mediated exocytosis

被引：92

作者：

Darios, Frederic ^{[1
]}

Ruiperez, Violeta ^{[1
]}

Lopez, Inmaculada ^{[2
]}

Villanueva, Jose ^{[2
]}

Gutierrez, Luis M. ^{[2
]}

Davletov, Bazbek ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MRC, Mol Biol Lab, Cambridge CB2 0QH, England

[2] Inst Neurociencias, Alicante 03550, Spain

来源：

EMBO REPORTS | 2010年 / 11卷 / 07期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

alpha-synuclein; arachidonic acid; exocytosis; SNARE; syntaxin; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY-ACIDS; MEMBRANE-FUSION; RELEASE; COMPLEX; FACILITATION; ACTIVATION; PLASTICITY; CALCIUM;

D O I：

10.1038/embor.2010.66

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

alpha-Synuclein is a synaptic modulatory protein implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease. The precise functions of this small cytosolic protein are still under investigation. alpha-Synuclein has been proposed to regulate soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins involved in vesicle fusion. Interestingly, alpha-synuclein fails to interact with SNARE proteins in conventional protein-binding assays, thus suggesting an indirect mode of action. As the structural and functional properties of both alpha-synuclein and the SNARE proteins can be modified by arachidonic acid, a common lipid regulator, we analysed this possible tripartite link in detail. Here, we show that the ability of arachidonic acid to stimulate SNARE complex formation and exocytosis can be controlled by alpha-synuclein, both in vitro and in vivo. alpha-Synuclein sequesters arachidonic acid and thereby blocks the activation of SNAREs. Our data provide mechanistic insights into the action of alpha-synuclein in the modulation of neurotransmission.

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页码：528 / 533

页数：6

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