title: ATP dependence of the SNARE/caveolin 1 interaction in the hippocampus.
abstract: The molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of neurotransmission has been an open question for many years. Here, we have examined an interaction between caveolin1 and SNAREs (soluble N-ethylmalemide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) which may contribute to the cellular mechanisms underlying changes in synaptic strength. Previously, we reported that application of 4-aminopyridine to hippocampal slices resulted in a persistent potentiation of synaptic transmission and the induction of a short-lasting and specific 40-kDa complex composed of synaptosomal associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP25) and caveolin1. We have characterized the binding properties of these proteins and observed that in vitro caveolin1 directly associates with both SNAP25 and syntaxin. Caveolin/SNARE interactions are enhanced in the presence of ATP by a mechanism that involves phosphorylation. While caveolin has been associated with cholesterol transport, signal transduction, and transcytosis, this study provides evidence that caveolin is also a SNARE accessory protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Neuroscience Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1.
authors.forename: Johanna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Magga
authors.forename: Jason G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davy
authors.forename: Nadine P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Poulton
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Janice E A
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Braun
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D051242:Caveolin 1; D022461:Caveolins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D050825:Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
chemical_list: C495537:Cav1 protein, rat; D051242:Caveolin 1; D022461:Caveolins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D050600:SNARE Proteins; C494210:Snap25 protein, rat; D050825:Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate