title: Calcium-dependent binding of sorcin to the N-terminal domain of synexin (annexin VII).
abstract: The annexins are characterized by their ability to bind phospholipid membranes in a Ca2+-dependent manner. Sequence variability between the N-terminal domains of the family members may contribute to the specific cellular function of each annexin. To identify proteins that interact with the N-terminal domain of synexin (annexin VII), a fusion protein was constructed composed of glutathione S-transferase fused to amino acids 1-145 of human synexin. Affinity chromatography using this construct identified sorcin as a Ca2+-dependent synexin-binding protein. Overlay assays confirmed the interaction. The glutathione S-transferase construct associates with recombinant sorcin over the range of pCa2+ = 4.7-3.1 with no binding observed at pCa2+ = 5.4. Overlay assays using deletion constructs of the synexin N-terminal domain mapped the sorcin binding site to the N-terminal 31 amino acids of the synexin protein. Additionally, synexin forms a complex with sorcin and recruits this protein to chromaffin granule membranes in a Ca2+-dependent manner. Sorcin is able to inhibit synexin-mediated chromaffin granule aggregation in a manner saturable with increasing sorcin concentrations, but does not influence the Ca2+ sensitivity of synexin-mediated granule aggregation. Therefore, the interaction between sorcin and synexin may serve to regulate the functions of these proteins on membrane surfaces in a Ca2+-dependent manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA. amb7c@virginia.edu
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Brownawell
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Creutz
mesh_terms: D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017310:Annexin A7 / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002837:Chromaffin Granules / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D017310:Annexin A7; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C503113:SRI protein, human; C503114:Sri protein, mouse; D002118:Calcium