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Biochemistry ; 55(21): 2914-26, 2016 05 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27191789

RESUMO

Synaptotagmin I (Syt I) is a vesicle-localized integral membrane protein that senses the calcium ion (Ca(2+)) influx to trigger fast synchronous release of neurotransmitter. How the cytosolic domains of Syt I allosterically communicate to propagate the Ca(2+) binding signal throughout the protein is not well understood. In particular, it is unclear whether the intrinsically disordered region (IDR) between Syt I's transmembrane helix and first C2 domain (C2A) plays an important role in allosteric modulation of Ca(2+) binding. Moreover, the structural propensity of this IDR with respect to membrane lipid composition is unknown. Using differential scanning and isothermal titration calorimetry, we found that inclusion of the IDR does indeed allosterically modulate Ca(2+) binding within the first C2 domain. Additionally through application of nuclear magnetic resonance, we found that Syt I's IDR interacts with membranes whose lipid composition mimics that of a synaptic vesicle. These findings not only indicate that Syt I's IDR plays a role in regulating Syt I's Ca(2+) sensing but also indicate the IDR is exquisitely sensitive to the underlying membrane lipids. The latter observation suggests the IDR is a key route for communication of lipid organization to the adjacent C2 domains.


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Cálcio/metabolismo , Lipídeos/química , Vesículas Sinápticas/metabolismo , Sinaptotagmina I/química , Sinaptotagmina I/metabolismo , Regulação Alostérica , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Sítios de Ligação , Varredura Diferencial de Calorimetria , Dicroísmo Circular , Humanos , Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular , Domínios Proteicos , Transmissão Sináptica , Vesículas Sinápticas/química
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Biochim Biophys Acta ; 1838(9): 2331-40, 2014 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24657395

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Eukaryotic lipids in a bilayer are dominated by weak cooperative interactions. These interactions impart highly dynamic and pliable properties to the membrane. C2 domain-containing proteins in the membrane also interact weakly and cooperatively giving rise to a high degree of conformational plasticity. We propose that this feature of weak energetics and plasticity shared by lipids and C2 domain-containing proteins enhance a cell's ability to transduce information across the membrane. We explored this hypothesis using information theory to assess the information storage capacity of model and mast cell membranes, as well as differential scanning calorimetry, carboxyfluorescein release assays, and tryptophan fluorescence to assess protein and membrane stability. The distribution of lipids in mast cell membranes encoded 5.6-5.8bits of information. More information resided in the acyl chains than the head groups and in the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane than the outer leaflet. When the lipid composition and information content of model membranes were varied, the associated C2 domains underwent large changes in stability and denaturation profile. The C2 domain-containing proteins are therefore acutely sensitive to the composition and information content of their associated lipids. Together, these findings suggest that the maximum flow of signaling information through the membrane and into the cell is optimized by the cooperation of near-random distributions of membrane lipids and proteins. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Interfacially Active Peptides and Proteins. Guest Editors: William C. Wimley and Kalina Hristova.


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Membrana Celular/química , Bicamadas Lipídicas/química , Lipídeos/química , Proteínas de Membrana/química , Varredura Diferencial de Calorimetria , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Humanos , Mastócitos/química , Microdomínios da Membrana/química , Fosfatidilcolinas/química , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Transdução de Sinais
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