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Interaction of Syntaxin with α-Fodrin, a Major Component of the Submembranous Cytoskeleton

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Abstract

The soluble N-ethyl maleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor machinery is involved in membrane docking and fusion. In this machinery, the syntaxin family is a central coordinator and participates in multiple protein–protein interactions. In this study we have shown that α-fodrin, nonerythroid spectrin, is a new binding partner of the syntaxin family. α-Fodrin bound to syntaxin-1a, -3, and -4, all of which are localized on the plasma membrane. Syntaxin-3 interacted with α-fodrin in dose-dependent and saturable manners but not with α-spectrin, erythroid spectrin. Syntaxin-3 interacted with α-fodrin through its C-terminal coiled-coil region. Binding of Munc18 or SNAP-25 to syntaxin-1a inhibited the interaction of α-fodrin with syntaxin-1a. Available evidence indicates that α-fodrin is implicated in exocytosis, but a precise mode of action of α-fodrin in exocytosis remains unclear. Our results suggest that α-fodrin regulates exocytosis through the interaction with members of the syntaxin family.

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Abbreviations used: SNARE, soluble N-ethyl maleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor; F-actin, actin filaments; SNAP-23, synaptosomal-associated protein of 23 kDa; SNAP-25, synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa; GST, glutathione S-transferase; aa, amino acid; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; PVDF, polyvinylidene difluoride; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; DTT, dithiothreitol; MDCK, Madin–Darby canine kidney.

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