| Literature DB >> 16055506 |
Frédéric A Meunier1, Shona L Osborne, Gerald R V Hammond, Frank T Cooke, Peter J Parker, Jan Domin, Giampietro Schiavo.
Abstract
Neurotransmitter release and hormonal secretion are highly regulated processes culminating in the calcium-dependent fusion of secretory vesicles with the plasma membrane. Here, we have identified a role for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase C2alpha (PI3K-C2alpha) and its main catalytic product, PtdIns3P, in regulated exocytosis. In neuroendocrine cells, PI3K-C2alpha is present on a subpopulation of mature secretory granules. Impairment of PI3K-C2alpha function specifically inhibits the ATP-dependent priming phase of exocytosis. Overexpression of wild-type PI3K-C2alpha enhanced secretion, whereas transfection of PC12 cells with a catalytically inactive PI3K-C2alpha mutant or a 2xFYVE domain sequestering PtdIns3P abolished secretion. Based on these results, we propose that production of PtdIns3P by PI3K-C2alpha is required for acquisition of fusion competence in neurosecretion.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16055506 PMCID: PMC1237087 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e05-02-0171
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Biol Cell ISSN: 1059-1524 Impact factor: 4.138