Regulated exocytosis and SNARE function

Molecular Membrane Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-220

  Söllner, Thomas H ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Fusion; NSF; SNARE; Vesicle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELL PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROTEIN SEC1; RAB PROTEIN; SNARE PROTEIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL MEMBRANE; COMPLEX FORMATION; EFFECTOR CELL; EXOCYTOSIS; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; N-ETHYLMALEIMIDE-SENSITIVE PROTEINS; SNARE PROTEINS; SOLUBLE N-ETHYLMALEIMIDE-SENSITIVE FACTOR ATTACHMENT PROTEINS; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 0038050215     PISSN: 09687688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0968768031000104953     Document Type: Review

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