The length of the flexible SNAREpin juxtamembrane region is a critical determinant of SNARE-dependent fusion

Molecular Cell

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 415-421

  McNew, James A ^a   Weber, Thomas ^a   Engelman, Donald M ^b   Söllner, Thomas H ^a   Rothman, James E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLINE DERIVATIVE; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; SYNTAXIN;

ARTICLE; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033197735     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(00)80343-3     Document Type: Article

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