Involvement of SNAP-23 and syntaxin 6 in human neutrophil exocytosis.

To understand the molecular basis of exocytosis in human neutrophils, the role of syntaxin 6 and SNAP-23 in neutrophil degranulation was examined. Human syntaxin 6 was cloned and identified as a 255-amino acid protein with a carboxy-terminal transmembrane region and two coiled-coil domains. Syntaxin 6 was localized mainly in the ...
plasma membrane of human resting neutrophils, whereas SNAP-23 was located primarily in the mobilizable tertiary and specific granules. SNAP-23 was translocated to the cell surface, colocalizing with syntaxin 6, on neutrophil activation. In vitro binding studies established that SNAP-23 binds to syntaxin 6. Coimmunoprecipitation assays indicated that SNAP-23 interacts with syntaxin 6 in vivo, and this interaction was dramatically increased on neutrophil activation. Antibodies against SNAP-23 inhibited Ca(++) and GTP-gamma-S-induced exocytosis of CD67-enriched specific granules, but they hardly affected exocytosis of the CD63-enriched azurophilic granules, when introduced into electropermeabilized neutrophils. Anti-syntaxin 6 antibodies prevented exocytosis of both CD67- and CD63-enriched granules in electropermeabilized neutrophils. These data show that syntaxin 6 and SNAP-23 are involved in human neutrophil exocytosis, demonstrating that vesicle SNAP receptor-target SNAP receptor (v-SNARE- t-SNARE) interactions modulate neutrophil secretion. Syntaxin 6 acts as a target for secretion of specific and azurophilic granules, whereas SNAP-23 mediates specific granule secretion.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antigens, CD, Antigens, Neoplasm, Calcium, Carrier Proteins, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Cell Degranulation, Cell Membrane, Cell Membrane Permeability, Cloning, Molecular, Exocytosis, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate), Humans, Immunoblotting, Membrane Glycoproteins, Membrane Proteins, Microscopy, Confocal, Molecular Sequence Data, Neutrophils, Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins, Qa-SNARE Proteins, Qb-SNARE Proteins, Qc-SNARE Proteins, RNA, Messenger, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Subcellular Fractions
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Date: Oct. 01, 2000
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