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Tomosyn-1 is involved in a post-docking event required for pancreatic beta-cell exocytosis

Cheviet, Severine ; Bezzi, Paola ; Ivarsson, Rosita LU ; Renström, Erik LU ; Viertl, David ; Kasas, Sandor ; Catsicas, Stefan and Regazzi, Romano (2006) In Journal of Cell Science 119(14). p.2912-2920
Abstract
Although the assembly of a ternary complex between the SNARE proteins syntaxin-1, SNAP25 and VAMP2 is known to be crucial for insulin exocytosis, the mechanisms controlling this key event are poorly understood. We found that pancreatic beta-cells express different isoforms of tomosyn-1, a syntaxin-1-binding protein possessing a SNARE-like motif. Using atomic force microscopy we show that the SNARE-like domain of tomosyn-1 can form a complex with syntaxin-1 and SNAP25 but displays binding forces that are weaker than those observed for VAMP2 (237 +/- 13 versus 279 +/- 3 pN). In pancreatic beta-cells tomosyn-1 was found to be concentrated in cellular compartments enriched in insulin-containing secretory granules. Silencing of tomosyn-1 in the... (More)
Although the assembly of a ternary complex between the SNARE proteins syntaxin-1, SNAP25 and VAMP2 is known to be crucial for insulin exocytosis, the mechanisms controlling this key event are poorly understood. We found that pancreatic beta-cells express different isoforms of tomosyn-1, a syntaxin-1-binding protein possessing a SNARE-like motif. Using atomic force microscopy we show that the SNARE-like domain of tomosyn-1 can form a complex with syntaxin-1 and SNAP25 but displays binding forces that are weaker than those observed for VAMP2 (237 +/- 13 versus 279 +/- 3 pN). In pancreatic beta-cells tomosyn-1 was found to be concentrated in cellular compartments enriched in insulin-containing secretory granules. Silencing of tomosyn-1 in the rat beta-cell line INS-1E by RNA interference did not affect the number of secretory granules docked at the plasma membrane but led to a reduction in stimulus-induced exocytosis. Replacement of endogenous tomosyn-1 with mouse tomosyn-1, which differs in the nucleotide sequence from its rat homologue and escapes silencing, restored a normal secretory rate. Taken together, our data suggest that tomosyn-1 is involved in a post-docking event that prepares secretory granules for fusion and is necessary to sustain exocytosis of pancreatic beta-cells in response to insulin secretagogues. (Less)
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exocytosis, SNARE, insulin, TIRF
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Journal of Cell Science
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119
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14
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2912 - 2920
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The Company of Biologists Ltd
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0021-9533
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10.1242/jcs.03037
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English
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  author       = {{Cheviet, Severine and Bezzi, Paola and Ivarsson, Rosita and Renström, Erik and Viertl, David and Kasas, Sandor and Catsicas, Stefan and Regazzi, Romano}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{14}},
  pages        = {{2912--2920}},
  publisher    = {{The Company of Biologists Ltd}},
  series       = {{Journal of Cell Science}},
  title        = {{Tomosyn-1 is involved in a post-docking event required for pancreatic beta-cell exocytosis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.03037}},
  doi          = {{10.1242/jcs.03037}},
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