The Sec1 family: A novel family of proteins involved in synaptic transmission and general secretion

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 889-897

  Halachmi, Naomi ^a   Lev, Zeev ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Negative and positive regulation; Sec1; Secretion; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

CATTLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHORT SURVEY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030021851     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66030889.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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