Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
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Effect of Complexin II on Membrane Fusion between Liposomes Containing Mast Cell SNARE Proteins
Satoshi Tadokoro Naohide HirashimaNaoko Utsunomiya-Tate
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2016 Volume 39 Issue 3 Pages 446-449

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Mast cells are involved in allergic responses and undergo exocytotic release of inflammatory mediators in response to antigen stimulation. Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins are involved in this membrane fusion process; some SNARE-binding proteins regulate SNARE-dependent liposome membrane fusion. SNARE-binding protein complexin II is expressed in mast cells, where it positively regulates exocytotic release after antigen stimulation. We found that complexin II suppressed SNARE-dependent membrane fusion between mast cell SNARE-containing liposomes. This inhibitory effect of complexin II was abolished when we used a structurally divergent mutant (R59H) complexin II, where Arg59 is substituted with histidine. These results suggest that complexin II negatively regulates SNARE-dependent exocytotic membrane fusion in mast cells, and this inhibitory effect is dependent upon Arg59.

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