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The neuronal calcium sensor NCS-1 regulates the phosphorylation state and activity of the Ga chaperone and GEF Ric-8A

  1. Daniel Muñoz-Reyes
  2. Levi J McClelland
  3. Sandra Arroyo-Urea
  4. Sonia Sánchez-Yepes
  5. Juan Sabín
  6. Sara Pérez-Suárez
  7. Margarita Menendez
  8. Alicia Mansilla
  9. Javier García-Nafría
  10. Stephen Sprang
  11. Maria Jose Sanchez-Barrena  Is a corresponding author
  1. Institute of Physical-Chemistry Blas Cabrera, Spain
  2. University of Montana, United States
  3. University of Zaragoza, Spain
  4. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Spain
  5. Software 4 Science Developments, Spain
  6. Institute of Physical-Chemistry, Spain
  7. Institute of Physical Chemistry Blas Cabrera, Spain
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.86151
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  1. Daniel Muñoz-Reyes
  2. Levi J McClelland
  3. Sandra Arroyo-Urea
  4. Sonia Sánchez-Yepes
  5. Juan Sabín
  6. Sara Pérez-Suárez
  7. Margarita Menendez
  8. Alicia Mansilla
  9. Javier García-Nafría
  10. Stephen Sprang
  11. Maria Jose Sanchez-Barrena
(2023)
The neuronal calcium sensor NCS-1 regulates the phosphorylation state and activity of the Ga chaperone and GEF Ric-8A
eLife 12:e86151.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.86151
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Abstract

The Neuronal Calcium Sensor 1, an EF-hand Ca2+ binding protein, and Ric-8A coregulate synapse number and probability of neurotransmitter release. Recently, the structures of Ric-8A bound to Ga have revealed how Ric-8A phosphorylation promotes Ga recognition and activity as a chaperone and guanine nucleotide exchange factor. However, the molecular mechanism by which NCS-1 regulates Ric-8A activity and its interaction with Ga subunits is not well understood. Given the interest in the NCS-1/Ric-8A complex as a therapeutic target in nervous system disorders, it is necessary to shed light on this molecular mechanism of action at atomic level. We have reconstituted NCS-1/Ric-8A complexes to conduct a multimodal approach and determine the sequence of Ca2+ signals and phosphorylation events that promote the interaction of Ric-8A with Ga. Our data show that the binding of NCS-1 and Ga to Ric-8A are mutually exclusive. Importantly, NCS-1 induces a structural rearrangement in Ric-8A that traps the protein in a conformational state that is inaccessible to Casein Kinase II-mediated phosphorylation, demonstrating one aspect of its negative regulation of Ric-8A-mediated G-protein signaling. Functional experiments indicate a loss of Ric-8A GEF activity towards Ga when complexed with NCS-1, and restoration of nucleotide exchange activity upon increasing Ca2+ concentration. Finally, the high-resolution crystallographic data reported here define the NCS-1/Ric-8A interface and will allow the development of therapeutic synapse function regulators with improved activity and selectivity.

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The atomic coordinates and structure factors have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank, https://www.pdb.org/. PDB with codes: Structure 1 (8ALH), Structure 2 (8AHY), Structure 3 (8ALM).All data generated or analysed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting file; Source Data files have been provided for Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5

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  1. Daniel Muñoz-Reyes

    Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology, Institute of Physical-Chemistry Blas Cabrera, Madrid, Spain
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  2. Levi J McClelland

    Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, University of Montana, Missoula, United States
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  3. Sandra Arroyo-Urea

    Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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  4. Sonia Sánchez-Yepes

    Department of Neurobiology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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  5. Juan Sabín

    AFFINImeter Scientific & Development, Software 4 Science Developments, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  6. Sara Pérez-Suárez

    Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology, Institute of Physical-Chemistry Blas Cabrera, Madrid, Spain
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  7. Margarita Menendez

    Department of Biological Physical-Chemisty, Institute of Physical-Chemistry, Madrid, Spain
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  8. Alicia Mansilla

    Department of Neurobiology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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  9. Javier García-Nafría

    Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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  10. Stephen Sprang

    Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, University of Montana, Missoula, United States
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  11. Maria Jose Sanchez-Barrena

    Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology, Institute of Physical Chemistry Blas Cabrera, Madrid, Spain
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Funding

Spanish National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation (PID2019-111737RB-I00)

  • Maria Jose Sanchez-Barrena

Spanish National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation (PID2019-106608RB-I00)

  • Alicia Mansilla

Spanish National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation (PDC2022-133775-I00)

  • Alicia Mansilla

Spanish National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation (RTI2018-099985-B-I00)

  • Margarita Menendez

Spanish National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation (PID2020-113359GA-I00)

  • Javier García-Nafría

Spanish National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation (RYC-2017-22392)

  • Alicia Mansilla

Spanish National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation (RYC2018-025731-I)

  • Javier García-Nafría

National Institutes of Health (P30GM140963)

  • Stephen Sprang

National Institutes of Health (R01GM105993)

  • Stephen Sprang

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Preprint posted: December 10, 2022 (view preprint)
  2. Received: January 12, 2023
  3. Accepted: November 24, 2023
  4. Accepted Manuscript published: November 29, 2023 (version 1)
  5. Version of Record published: December 20, 2023 (version 2)

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  1. Daniel Muñoz-Reyes
  2. Levi J McClelland
  3. Sandra Arroyo-Urea
  4. Sonia Sánchez-Yepes
  5. Juan Sabín
  6. Sara Pérez-Suárez
  7. Margarita Menendez
  8. Alicia Mansilla
  9. Javier García-Nafría
  10. Stephen Sprang
  11. Maria Jose Sanchez-Barrena
(2023)
The neuronal calcium sensor NCS-1 regulates the phosphorylation state and activity of the Ga chaperone and GEF Ric-8A
eLife 12:e86151.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.86151

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