41The tyrosine phosphorylation of secretion machinery proteins is a crucial regulatory 42 mechanism for exocytosis. However, the participation of tyrosine phosphatases in 43 different exocytosis stages has not been defined. Here, we demonstrated that PTP-MEG2 44 controls multiple steps of catecholamine secretion. Biochemical and crystallographic 45 analysis revealed key residues that govern the PTP-MEG2 and NSF-pY 83 site interactions, 46 specify PTP-MEG2 substrate selectivity and modulate the fusion of catecholamine-47 containing vesicles. Unexpectedly, delineation of the PTP-MEG2 mutants along with the 48 NSF interface revealed that PTP-MEG2 controls the fusion pore opening through another 49 unknown substrate. Utilizing a bioinformatics search and biochemical and 50 electrochemical screening, we uncovered that PTP-MEG2 regulates the opening and 51 extension of the fusion pore by dephosphorylating the MUNC18-1 Y 145 site, which is 52 associated with epileptic encephalopathy. The crystal structure of the PTP-53
MEG2/phospho-MUNC18-1-pY 145 segment confirmed the interaction of PTP-MEG2 with 54MUNC18-1 through a distinct structural basis. Our studies extended mechanism insights 55 in complex exocytosis processes. 56 57 KEY WORDS: 58 59 exocytosis, tyrosine phosphorylation, structure, catecholamine, PTP-MEG2 60 61 HIGHLIGHTS: 62 63 PTP-MEG2 regulates multiple steps of exocytosis. 64 A crystal structure of the PTP-MEG2/phosphor-NSF-pY 83 segment was obtained. 65 Functional delineation of the PTP-MEG2/NSF interface resulted in uncovering unknown 66 PTP-MEG2 substrates. 67 PTP-MEG2 regulates fusion pore opening and extension through the MUNC18-1 pY 145 68 site. 69 The distinct structural bases of the recognition of substrates by PTP-MEG2 allows 70 selective inhibitor design. 71 72 73 74 75physiological processes (Wu et al., 2014, Dittman and Ryan, 2019, Neher and Brose, 2018. 79The contents of secreted vesicles include neuronal transmitters, immune factors and other 80 hormones (Alvarez de Toledo et al., 1993, Sudhof, 2013, Magadmi et al., 2019. There are three 81 main exocytosis pathways in secretory cells, namely, full-collapse fusion, kiss-and-run, and 82 compound exocytosis, which possess different secretion rates and lease amount (Sudhof, 2004). 83It was previously reported that the phosphorylation of critical proteins at serine/threonine or 84 tyrosine residues participated in stimulus-secretion coupling in certain important exocytosis 85 processes, for example, the secretion of insulin from pancreatic β cells and of catecholamine 86 from the adrenal medulla (Ortsater et al., 2014, Seino et al., 2009, Laidlaw et al., 2017. 87However, the exact roles of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) in the regulation of key 88 hormone secretion procedures are not fully understood. 89The 68-kDa PTP-MEG2, encoded by ptpn9, is a non-receptor classical PTP encompassing a 90 unique N-terminal domain with homology to the human CRAL/TRIO domain and yeast Sec14p 91 (Alonso et al., 2004, Gu et al., 1992, Zhang et al., 2012, Zhang e...