Abstract
The fusion of secretory vesicles with the plasma membrane depends on the assembly of v-SNAREs (VAMP2/synaptobrevin2) and t-SNAREs (SNAP25/syntaxinl) into the SNARE complex. Vesicles go through several upstream steps, referred to as docking and priming, to gain fusion competence. The vesicular protein synaptotagmin-1 (Syt-1) is the principal Ca2+ sensor for fusion in several central nervous system neurons and neuroendocrine cells and part of the docking complex for secretory granules. Syt-1 binds to the acceptor complex such as synaxin1, SNAP-25 on the plasma membrane to facilitate secretory vesicle docking, and upon Ca2+-influx, it promotes vesicle fusion. This review assesses the role of the Syt-1 protein involved in the secretory vesicle docking, priming, and fusion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 470-478 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Current Protein and Peptide Science |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Exocytosis
- Fusion
- Priming
- Secretory vesicles
- Synaptotagmin-1
- Vesicle docking