View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Okayama University Scientific Achievement Repository 2+ Ca -Independent Syntaxin Binding to the C2B Effector Region of Synaptotagmin Toshio Masumotoa, Koichiro Suzukia, Iori Ohmoria, Hiroyuki Michiuea, Kazuhito Tomizawaa,1, Atsushi Fujimuraa, Tei-ichi Nishikia*, and Hideki Matsuia aFrom the Department of Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama 700-8558, Japan 1Present address: Department of Molecular Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8558, Japan. *Corresponding author: Dr. Tei-ichi Nishiki Department of Physiology Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. Tel: +81-86-235-7109 Fax: +81-86-235-7111 E-mail:
[email protected]. Abbreviations: SNARE, soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor; SNAP-25, 25-kDa synaptosomal-associated protein; mAb, mouse monoclonal antibody; DMEM, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium. 1 ABSTRACT Although synaptotagmin I, which is a calcium (Ca2+)-binding synaptic vesicle protein, may trigger soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE)-mediated synaptic vesicle exocytosis, the mechanisms underlying the interaction between these proteins remains controversial, especially with respect to the identity of the protein(s) in the SNARE complex that bind(s) to synaptotagmin and whether Ca2+ is required for their highly effective binding. To address these questions, native proteins were solubilized, immunoprecipitated from rat brain extracts, and analyzed by immunoblotting.