CAPS dimers are enriched on liposomes containing Q-SNAREs and PI(4,5)P2.
A, diagram of flotation assay to separate bound from unbound CAPS-Myc-His in liposome binding studies. B, BN-PAGE Western blot of input (left), bound (right), and unbound (bottom) CAPS-Myc-His after flotation with either protein-free (PF) or PI(4,5)P2- and Q-SNARE-containing liposomes. Liposomes contained PC/PI(4,5)P2 (95:5). Results shown are representative of two studies. C, BN-PAGE Western blot of bound CAPS-Myc-His after flotation with either protein-free liposomes composed of PC/PS (85:15) or PC/PI(4,5)P2 (95:5) or Q-SNARE-containing liposomes with the same lipid compositions as indicated. Liposomes were also extracted into 1% Triton X-100 to ensure complete removal of bound CAPS-Myc-His. Results shown are representative of two studies.