Gi/o-coupled G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) can exert an inhibitory effect on vesicle release through several G-protein driven mechanisms, more than one of which may be concurrently present in individual presynaptic terminals. G protein betagamma subunits inhibit exocytosis via directly binding to the synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP25), competing with the fusogenic calcium sensor synaptotagmin 1 (Syt1) in a calcium-dependent manner for binding sites on SNAP25. Here, we generate several SNAP25 C-terminal mutants that are deficient in G protein betagamma binding while retaining normal vesicle release. The SNAP25-8A mutant features 8 G protein betagamma-binding residues mutated to Ala, and the SNAP25delta3 mutant, in which residue G204 is replaced by a stop codon, both feature a partial reduction in G protein beta1gamma2 binding in vitro. SNAP25-8A exhibits a reduction in the ability of the lamprey serotonin receptor to reduce excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC) amplitudes, an effect previously shown to be mediated through the G protein betagamma-SNARE interaction. Syt1 binding to these mutants is largely intact. We conclude that the extreme C-terminus of SNAP25 is a critical region for the G protein betagamma-SNARE interaction. To further investigate the physiological relevance of the G protein betagamma-SNARE interaction, we have developed small molecule modulators of the G protein betagamma-SNARE interaction with micromolar potency. A transgenic mouse has been made containing the SNAP25delta3 mutation using the CRISPR-Cas9 reaction. Characterization of the phenotype of this animal is ongoing. In summary, we have identified key residues for the G protein betagamma-SNARE interaction and generated new experimental tools to investigate the importance of this interaction in tissues and disease states where its relevance is not currently known.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VANDERBILT/oai:VANDERBILTETD:etd-03252016-105615 |
| Date | 08 April 2016 |
| Creators | Zurawski, Zack P. |
| Contributors | Heidi Hamm, Ph.D, Qi Zhang, Ph.D, Craig Lindsley, Ph.D, Kevin Currie, Brian Wadzinski, Ph.D |
| Publisher | VANDERBILT |
| Source Sets | Vanderbilt University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03252016-105615/ |
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