Annexin 2 promotes the formation of lipid microdomains required for calcium-regulated exocytosis of dense-core vesicles |
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Authors: | Chasserot-Golaz Sylvette Vitale Nicolas Umbrecht-Jenck Emeline Knight Derek Gerke Volker Bader Marie-France |
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Affiliation: | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Propre de Recherche 2356, IFR 37 des Neurosciences, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France. |
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Abstract: | Annexin 2 is a calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding protein that has been implicated in a number of membrane-related events, including regulated exocytosis. In chromaffin cells, we previously reported that catecholamine secretion requires the translocation and formation of the annexin 2 tetramer near the exocytotic sites. Here, to obtain direct evidence for a role of annexin 2 in exocytosis, we modified its expression level in chromaffin cells by using the Semliki Forest virus expression system. Using a real-time assay for individual cells, we found that the reduction of cytosolic annexin 2, and the consequent decrease of annexin 2 tetramer at the cell periphery, strongly inhibited exocytosis, most likely at an early stage before membrane fusion. Secretion also was severely impaired in cells expressing a chimera that sequestered annexin 2 into cytosolic aggregates. Moreover, we demonstrate that secretagogue-evoked stimulation triggers the formation of lipid rafts in the plasma membrane, essential for exocytosis, and which can be attributed to the annexin 2 tetramer. We propose that annexin 2 acts as a calcium-dependent promoter of lipid microdomains required for structural and spatial organization of the exocytotic machinery. |
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