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ArticleJournal of structural biology2012

Nucleotide-dependent conformational changes in the N-Ethylmaleimide Sensitive Factor (NSF) and their potential role in SNARE complex disassembly.

Arne Moeller, Chunxia Zhao, Michael G Fried, Elizabeth M Wilson-Kubalek, Bridget Carragher, Sidney W Whiteheart

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Article in Journal of structural biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Arne MoellerThe Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Chunxia Zhao
Michael G Fried
Elizabeth M Wilson-Kubalek
Bridget Carragher
Sidney W Whiteheart
Scripps Research Institute · USUniversity of Kentucky · USUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

JCSG Center:Innovative Membrane Protein Technology (RMI)P50GM073197 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI STEVENS, RAYMOND C · 2004 to 2013
$26.8M
WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGP41RR017573 · NCRR · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI CARRAGHER, BRIDGET OLIVIA · 2002 to 2011
$14.2M
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PLATELET EXOCYTOSISR01HL056652 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI WHITEHEART, SIDNEY WALDO · 1996 to 2019
$5.2M
A Helical Crystallization Pipeline for Membrane Protein Structure by TEMR01GM095573 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI CARRAGHER, BRIDGET OLIVIA · 2010 to 2013
$1.6M
The Platelet Secretory MachineryR01HL091893 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI WHITEHEART, SIDNEY WALDO · 2008 to 2011
$1.2M
Structure/Function of N-ethylmaleimide Sensitive FactorR01NS046242 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI WHITEHEART, SIDNEY WALDO · 2004 to 2007
$1.1M
NCRR NIH HHS P41 RR017573NHLBI NIH HHS HL091893NHLBI NIH HHS HL56652NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL056652NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL091893NIGMS NIH HHS GM095573NIGMS NIH HHS P50 GM073197NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM095573NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS046242
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homohexameric, N-Ethylmaleimide Sensitive Factor (NSF) disassembles Soluble NSF Attachment Protein Receptor (SNARE) complexes after membrane fusion, an essential step in vesicular trafficking. NSF contains three domains (NSF-N, NSF-D1, and NSF-D2), each contributing to activity. We combined electron microscopic (EM) analysis, analytical ultracentrifugation (AU) and functional mutagenesis to visualize NSF's ATPase cycle. 3D density maps show that NSF-D2 remains stable, whereas NSF-N undergoes large conformational changes. NSF-Ns splay out perpendicular to the ADP-bound hexamer and twist upwards upon ATP binding, producing a more compact structure. These conformations were confirmed by hydrodynamic, AU measurements: NSF-ATP sediments faster with a lower frictional ratio (f/f(0)). Hydrodynamic analyses of NSF mutants, with specific functional defects, define the structures underlying these conformational changes. Mapping mutations onto our 3D models allows interpretation of the domain movement and suggests a mechanism for NSF binding to and disassembly of SNARE complexes.

Indexed as

Adenine NucleotidesAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsCHO CellsCricetinaeMicroscopy, ElectronModels, MolecularN-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive ProteinsProtein BindingProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, TertiarySNARE ProteinsSurface PropertiesUltracentrifugationAdenine NucleotidesN-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive ProteinsSNARE Proteins

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PMID22245547
PMCPMC3382979
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