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The role of the N-D1 linker of the N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor in the SNARE disassembly.


ABSTRACT: N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) is a member of the type II AAA+ (ATPase associated with various cellular activities) family. It plays a critical role in intracellular membrane trafficking by disassembling soluble NSF attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complexes. Each NSF protomer consists of an N-terminal domain (N domain) followed by two AAA ATPase domains (D1 and D2) in tandem. The N domain is required for SNARE/?-SNAP binding and the D1 domain accounts for the majority of ATP hydrolysis. Little is known about the role of the N-D1 linker in the NSF function. This study presents detailed mutagenesis analyses of NSF N-D1 linker, dissecting its role in the SNARE disassembly, the SNARE/?-SNAP complex binding, the basal ATPase activity and the SNARE/?-SNAP stimulated ATPase activity. Our results show that the N-terminal region of the N-D1 linker associated mutants cause severe defect in SNARE complex disassembly, but little effects on the SNARE/?-SNAP complex binding, the basal and the SNARE/?-SNAP stimulated ATPase activity, suggesting this region may be involved in the motion transmission from D1 to N domain. Mutating the residues in middle and C-terminal region of the N-D1 linker increases the basal ATPase activity, indicating it may play a role in autoinhibiting NSF activity until it encounters SNARE/?-SNAP complex substrate. Moreover, mutations at the C-terminal sequence GIGG exhibit completely abolished or severely reduced activities of the substrate binding, suggesting that the flexibility of N-D1 linker is critical for the movement of the N domain that is required for the substrate binding. Taken together, these data suggest that the whole N-D1 linker is critical for the biological function of NSF to disassemble SNARE complex substrate with different regions responsible for different roles.

SUBMITTER: Liu CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3646813 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The role of the N-D1 linker of the N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor in the SNARE disassembly.

Liu Cui-Cui CC   Sun Shan S   Sui Sen-Fang SF  

PloS one 20130507 5


N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) is a member of the type II AAA+ (ATPase associated with various cellular activities) family. It plays a critical role in intracellular membrane trafficking by disassembling soluble NSF attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complexes. Each NSF protomer consists of an N-terminal domain (N domain) followed by two AAA ATPase domains (D1 and D2) in tandem. The N domain is required for SNARE/α-SNAP binding and the D1 domain accounts for the majority of ATP hydroly  ...[more]

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