SNAP25 disease mutations change the energy landscape for synaptic exocytosis due to aberrant SNARE interactions

  1. Anna Kádková
  2. Jacqueline Murach
  3. Maiken Østergaard
  4. Andrea Malsam
  5. Jörg Malsam
  6. Fabio Lolicato
  7. Walter Nickel
  8. Thomas H Söllner
  9. Jakob Balslev Sørensen  Is a corresponding author
  1. Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  2. Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Germany
  3. Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland
13 figures, 2 tables and 1 additional file

Figures

Localization of three pathogenic mutations in SNAP25.

(A) Schematic of the neuronal SNARE complex interacting with C2B domain of synaptotagmin-1 (Syt1; not to scale) via the primary interface. Position of the I67N mutation in the first SNARE domain of …

Pathogenic SNAP25 mutations compromise neuronal viability, but not synaptogenesis.

(A) SNAP25b V48F and D166Y mutations are similarly expressed as the wildtype (WT) SNAP25b protein. EGFP-SNAP25b was overexpressed in neurons from CD1 (WT) mice; both endogenous and overexpressed …

Figure 2—source data 1

Excel file containing quantitative data.

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Figure 2—source data 2

Original files for the Western blot analysis in Figures 2A and 10A (anti-SNAP25 and anti-VCP).

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Figure 2—source data 3

PDF containing Figure 2A and 10A, and original scans of the Western blots with highlighted bands and sample labels.

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V48F and D166Y mutations increase mEPSC frequency.

(A, D, G) Example traces of mEPSC release for wildtype (WT), mutant, and 1:1 co-expression of WT and mutant SNAP25b, or (G) Syt1 WT and knockout (KO). (B, E) The mEPSC frequencies were increased in …

Figure 4 with 2 supplements
V48F and D166Y mutations reduce the amplitude of the eEPSC.

(A, E, I) Example evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents (eEPSC) for wildtype (WT), SNAP25b mutants, and co-expressed WT/mutants, or (I) Syt1 WT and knockout (KO). (B, F, J) eEPSC amplitude was …

Figure 4—figure supplement 1
Kinetic parameters of evoked EPSCs.

(A) eEPSC (black trace), and integrated eEPSC (after multiplication with −1, red trace) with double exponential fit (green trace). (B) Zoom-in of eEPSC (black trace), and integrated eEPSC (after …

Figure 4—figure supplement 2
Kinetic parameters of eEPSCs.

(A, E, I) Synchronous release components (A), V48F: n = 50, 50, 45 for wildtype (WT), co-expressed, and mutant conditions, respectively; E, D166Y: n = 56, 35, 44; I, Syt1: 19, 20 for WT and knockout …

The apparent energy barrier for vesicle fusion is lowered by V48F and D166Y, but not by removing Syt1.

(A, F, K) Example traces for the wildtype (WT), mutant, and co-expressed condition. Each cell was stimulated by 0.25 M (in gray) and 0.5 M sucrose (in black or color). (B, G, L) The charge released …

Figure 6 with 1 supplement
Dissection of the readily releasable pool (RRP) reduction in V48F and D166Y mutations.

(A) One-pool model of the RRP. k1 is the rate of priming (units vesicles/s), k−1 is the rate of depriming (s−1), and kf is the rate of fusion (s−1). (B) Estimation of the three parameters from the …

Figure 6—figure supplement 1
Effect of sucrose stimulation on estimates of k1 and k−1.

The figure shows the effect of the fold-increase in fusion rate (N) induced by sucrose (abscissa) on the estimates of k1 (A, C) or k−1 (B, D) using Equations 3 and 4, Equation 5b and the values …

Figure 7 with 2 supplements
SNAP25 V48F and D166Y mutations change short-term plasticity toward facilitation.

(A, E) eEPSCs in response to 50 APs at 40 Hz recorded in 4 mM extracellular Ca2+ (V48F: 27, 17, 15 for wildtype [WT], co-expressed, and mutant conditions, respectively; D166Y: 27, 18, 16). Inserts: …

Figure 7—figure supplement 1
Train stimulations of V48F and D166Y in 2 mM Ca2+.

(A, D) eEPSCs in response to 50 APs at 40 Hz recorded in 2 mM extracellular Ca2+ (V48F: 25, 18, 24 for wildtype [WT], co-expressed, and mutant conditions, respectively; D166Y: 23, 15, 15). Inserts: …

Figure 7—figure supplement 1—source data 1

Excel file containing quantitative data.

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Figure 7—figure supplement 2
Cumulative charges of V48F and D166Y trains in 4 mM Ca2+.

(A, B) Cumulative charges obtained by integrating eEPSCs during 40 Hz trains. The slope of the linear part of the curve reports on the priming rate, which is reduced by the mutations. The …

Pathogenic SNAP25 mutations affect synaptotagmin-1 interaction and fusion rates in vitro.

(A) In the presence of SDS, SNAP25b I67N containing v-/t-SNARE complexes were more sensitive to temperature-dependent dissociation. Shown are mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM; n = 3) for SNARE …

Figure 9 with 2 supplements
The D166Y mutation increases binding to its SNARE partners.

(A–C) In vitro lipid mixing assays of VAMP/Syt1 small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) with syntaxin-1A giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) in the presence of soluble SNAP25b. V48F and D166Y mutants showed …

Figure 9—figure supplement 1
Floatation assay.

Example Coomassie and silver stained gels demonstrating binding of SNAP25b wildtype (WT) and mutants to different populations of small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs): Syntaxin-1 (Stx-1) and VAMP2/Syt1, …

Figure 9—figure supplement 1—source data 1

Original files for the analysis by Coomassie and silver stained gels.

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Figure 9—figure supplement 1—source data 2

PDF containing original pictures of gels with highlighted bands and sample labels.

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Figure 9—figure supplement 2
Molecular dynamics simulations of mutants.

(A) Alignment of helices across the three systems (wildtype [WT], V48F, and D166Y) reveals close correspondence. The structures displayed represent the most prevalent configurations from the …

The I67N mutation inhibits spontaneous and evoked release.

(A) SNAP25b I67N is similarly expressed as the wildtype (WT) SNAP25b protein. EGFP-SNAP25b was overexpressed in neurons from CD1 (WT) mice; both endogenous and overexpressed SNAP25 are shown. …

The I67N mutation has normal readily releasable pool (RRP) size, but increased energy barrier for fusion.

(A, E) Example traces for the wildtype (WT), mutant, and co-expressed condition. Each cell was stimulated by 0.25 M (A, in gray) and 0.5 M sucrose (A, in color) or 0.375 M sucrose (E, in gray) and …

Adding positive surface charges to the SNARE complex partly compensate for the I67N mutation.

(A) Example traces of mEPSC release for wildtype (WT), I67N/E183K/S187K/T190K/E194K (I67N/4K) and E183K/S187K/T190K/E194K (4K) SNAP25b. Data from the 4K mutation were obtained in a separate …

Energy landscapes.

The energy landscapes of wildtype (WT) and mutants were calculated as explained in Materials and methods and displayed to scale. Energy landscapes for D166Y (A), V48F (B), and Syt1 knockout (KO) (C) …

Tables

Table 1
Estimated parameters affecting the size of the readily releasable pool (RRP).

Displayed is mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). Two-sample t-test or Welch’s t-test comparing mutant to wildtype (WT): *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001, #non-significant (p = 0.125), ¤no…

Mean ± SEMWTV48FWTD166YSyt1 WTSyt1 KO
k1 [vesicles/s]385.6
±52.2
79.87***
±12.5
457.4
±77.4
37.68****
±7.33
1227
±189
646*
±114
k−1
[1/s]
0.0903
±0.0091
0.0605#
±0.011
0.1114
±0.012
0.0294****
±0.0122
0.140
±0.016
0.114¤
±0.013
kf
[1/s]
0.000844
±0.000178
0.0164****
±0.00230
0.000398
±0.000077
0.03522****
±0.00352
0.000235
±0.000043
0.00286***
±0.00062
Appendix 1—key resources table
Reagent type (species) or resourceDesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
Strain, strain background (M. musculus)CD1Experimental medicine, Panum Stable, University of Copenhagen
Genetic reagent (M. musculus)Synaptotagmin-1 (syt1) null alleleGeppert et al., 1994PMID:7954835
Genetic reagent (M. musculus)Snap25 null alleleWashbourne et al., 2002PMID:11753414
Transfected construct (M. musculus)p156rrl-EGFP-SNAP25bDelgado-Martínez et al., 2007Local identifier, #192PMID:17728451
See constructs for rescue experiments
Transfected construct (M. musculus)p156rrl-EGFP-SNAP25b-I67NSørensen lab, this paperLocal identifier, #193See constructs for rescue experiments
Transfected construct (M. musculus)p156rrl-EGFP-SNAP25b-V48FSørensen lab, this paperLocal identifier,
#195
See constructs for rescue experiments
Transfected construct (M. musculus)p156rrl-EGFP-SNAP25b-D166YSørensen lab, this paperLocal identifier,
#212
See constructs for rescue experiments
Transfected construct (M. musculus)p156rrl-EGFP-SNAP25b-I67N/E183K/S187K/T190K/E194KSørensen lab, this paperLocal identifier,
#209
See constructs for rescue experiments
Gene (human)Complexin II, CPLX2UniprotQ6PUV4, CPLX2_HUMAN
Gene (mouse)VAMP2UniprotP63044, VAMP2_MOUSE
Gene (rat)Synaptotagmin-1UniprotP21707, SYT1_RAT
Gene (rat)Syntaxin-1AUniprotP32851, STX1A_RAT
Gene (mouse)SNAP25BUniprotP60879, SNP25_MOUSE
Gene (human)Complexin II, CPLX2UniprotQ6PUV4, CPLX2_HUMAN
Strain, strain background (Escherichia coli)BL21(DE3)AgilentCat#
200131
Strain, strain background (Escherichia coli)BL21(DE3)codon+AgilentCat#
230240
Recombinant DNA reagentComplexin IIMalsam et al., 2012Local identifier, pMDL80PMID:22705946
Recombinant DNA reagentVAMP2Kedar et al., 2015.Local identifier, pSK28PMID:26490858
Recombinant DNA reagentVAMP2cdRuiter et al., 2019Local identifier, pSK74PMID:30811985
Recombinant DNA reagentSynaptotagmin-1Mahal et al., 2002Local identifier, pLM6PMID:12119360
Recombinant DNA reagentSyntaxin-1ASöllner lab, this paperLocal identifier, pSK270See constructs for in vitro protein expression
Recombinant DNA reagentSNAP25BParlati et al., 1999Local identifier, pFP247PMID:11001058
Recombinant DNA reagenttSNAREParlati et al., 1999Local identifier, pTW34PMID:11001058
Recombinant DNA reagentSNAP25B I67NSöllner lab, this paperLocal identifier, pUG1See constructs for in vitro protein expression
Recombinant DNA reagentSNAP25B V48FSöllner lab, this paperLocal identifier, pUG2See constructs for in vitro protein expression
Recombinant DNA reagentSNAP25B D166YSöllner lab, this paperLocal identifier, pUG3See constructs for in vitro protein expression
Recombinant DNA reagenttSNARE SNAP25B I67NSöllner lab, this paperLocal identifier, pUG7See constructs for in vitro protein expression
Recombinant DNA reagenttSNARE SNAP25B V48FSöllner lab, this paperLocal identifier, pUG8See constructs for in vitro protein expression
Recombinant DNA reagenttSNARE SNAP25B D166YSöllner lab, this paperLocal identifier, pUG9See constructs for in vitro protein expression
Sequence-based reagentSNAP25B I67N
fw: ttctttcatgtccttattgttttggtccatcccttcctc
rv: gaggaagggatggaccaaaacaataaggacatgaaagaa
Söllner lab, this paperQuick-change primer to generate SNAP25B I67N
Sequence-based reagentSNAP25B V48F
fw: cttgctcatccaacataaacaaagtcctgatgccagc
rv: gctggcatcaggactttgtttatgttggatgagcaag
Söllner lab, this paperQuick-change primer to generate SNAP25B V48F
Sequence-based reagentSNAP25B D166Y
fw: ctcattgcccatgtatagagccatatggcggagg
rv: cctccgccatatggctctatacatgggcaatgag
Söllner lab, this paperQuick-change primer to generate SNAP25B D166Y
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