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Munc13-1 MUN domain and Munc18-1 cooperatively chaperone SNARE assembly through a tetrameric complex.


ABSTRACT: Munc13-1 is a large multifunctional protein essential for synaptic vesicle fusion and neurotransmitter release. Its dysfunction has been linked to many neurological disorders. Evidence suggests that the MUN domain of Munc13-1 collaborates with Munc18-1 to initiate SNARE assembly, thereby priming vesicles for fast calcium-triggered vesicle fusion. The underlying molecular mechanism, however, is poorly understood. Recently, it was found that Munc18-1 catalyzes neuronal SNARE assembly through an obligate template complex intermediate containing Munc18-1 and 2 SNARE proteins-syntaxin 1 and VAMP2. Here, using single-molecule force spectroscopy, we discovered that the MUN domain of Munc13-1 stabilizes the template complex by ?2.1 kBT. The MUN-bound template complex enhances SNAP-25 binding to the templated SNAREs and subsequent full SNARE assembly. Mutational studies suggest that the MUN-bound template complex is functionally important for SNARE assembly and neurotransmitter release. Taken together, our observations provide a potential molecular mechanism by which Munc13-1 and Munc18-1 cooperatively chaperone SNARE folding and assembly, thereby regulating synaptic vesicle fusion.

SUBMITTER: Shu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6969487 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Munc13-1 MUN domain and Munc18-1 cooperatively chaperone SNARE assembly through a tetrameric complex.

Shu Tong T   Jin Huaizhou H   Rothman James E JE   Zhang Yongli Y  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20191230 2


Munc13-1 is a large multifunctional protein essential for synaptic vesicle fusion and neurotransmitter release. Its dysfunction has been linked to many neurological disorders. Evidence suggests that the MUN domain of Munc13-1 collaborates with Munc18-1 to initiate SNARE assembly, thereby priming vesicles for fast calcium-triggered vesicle fusion. The underlying molecular mechanism, however, is poorly understood. Recently, it was found that Munc18-1 catalyzes neuronal SNARE assembly through an ob  ...[more]

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