TY - JOUR
T1 - A possible predocking attachment site for N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein. Insights from in vitro endosome fusion
AU - Colombo, María I.
AU - Taddese, Moges
AU - Whiteheart, Sidney W.
AU - Stahl, Philip D.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - N-Ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein (NSF) is an ubiquitous protein required for multiple vesicular transport events. We have investigated the role of the two nucleotide-binding regions of NSF in endosomal fusion by analyzing NSF routants in a cell-free system. Our results indicate that mutations on the first ATP-binding domain, that render a protein defective in either ATP binding or ATP hydrolysis, results in almost complete inhibition of endosomal fusion. A mutation in the second ATP-binding site of NSF was only slightly inhibitory. The inhibitory effect was observed only when the mutant proteins were added at early times during the fusion reaction indicating that NSF may be required for an early step during the docking/fusion process. Binding studies using Western blotting reveal that the binding of NSF mutants to endosomal membranes is differentially affected by Ca 2+. Our results indicate that NSF, depending on its nucleotide state, may interact with membranes via an alternate mechanism. Our findings suggest the existence of a predocking binding site either independent of the docking complex or a site that leads to the formation of the SNAP-SNARE complex (e.g. 20 S particle).
AB - N-Ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein (NSF) is an ubiquitous protein required for multiple vesicular transport events. We have investigated the role of the two nucleotide-binding regions of NSF in endosomal fusion by analyzing NSF routants in a cell-free system. Our results indicate that mutations on the first ATP-binding domain, that render a protein defective in either ATP binding or ATP hydrolysis, results in almost complete inhibition of endosomal fusion. A mutation in the second ATP-binding site of NSF was only slightly inhibitory. The inhibitory effect was observed only when the mutant proteins were added at early times during the fusion reaction indicating that NSF may be required for an early step during the docking/fusion process. Binding studies using Western blotting reveal that the binding of NSF mutants to endosomal membranes is differentially affected by Ca 2+. Our results indicate that NSF, depending on its nucleotide state, may interact with membranes via an alternate mechanism. Our findings suggest the existence of a predocking binding site either independent of the docking complex or a site that leads to the formation of the SNAP-SNARE complex (e.g. 20 S particle).
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.271.31.18810
DO - 10.1074/jbc.271.31.18810
M3 - Article
C2 - 8702539
AN - SCOPUS:0029767928
VL - 271
SP - 18810
EP - 18816
IS - 31
ER -