title: Mechanism of the calcium-dependent multimerization of synaptotagmin VII mediated by its first and second C2 domains.
abstract: The Ca(2+)-dependent oligomerization activity of the second C2 (C2B) domain of synaptotagmin I (Syt I) has been hypothesized to regulate neurotransmitter release. We previously showed that the cytoplasmic domains of several other Syt isoforms also show Ca(2+)-dependent oligomerization activity (Fukuda, M., and Mikoshiba, K. (2000) J. Biol. Chem. 275, 28180-28185), but little is known about the involvement of their C2 domains in Ca(2+)-dependent oligomerization. In this study, we analyzed the Ca(2+)-dependent oligomerization properties of the first (C2A) and the second C2 (C2B) domains of Syt VII. Unlike Syt I, both C2 domains of Syt VII contribute to Ca(2+)-dependent homo- and hetero-oligomerization with other isoforms. For instance, the Syt VII C2A domain Ca(2+)-dependently binds itself and the C2A domain of Syt VI but not its C2B domain, whereas the Syt VII C2B domain Ca(2+)-dependently binds itself and the C2B domain of Syt II but not its C2A domain. In addition, we showed by gel filtration that a single Syt VII C2 domain is sufficient to form a Ca(2+)-dependent multimer of very high molecular weight. Because of this "two handed" structure, the Syt VII cytoplasmic domain has been found to show the strongest Ca(2+)-dependent multimerization activity in the Syt family. We also identified Asn-328 in the C2B domain as a crucial residue for the efficient Ca(2+)-dependent switch for multimerization by site-directed mutagenesis. Our results suggest that Syt VII is a specific isoform that can cluster different Syt isoforms with two hands in response to Ca(2+).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Developmental Neurobiology, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. mfukuda@brain.riken.go.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mikoshiba
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001704:Biopolymers; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D050863:Synaptotagmin I; D050857:Synaptotagmins
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D050863:Synaptotagmin I; D050857:Synaptotagmins; D002118:Calcium