Structural insights into the SNARE mechanism

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1641, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 87-97

  Fasshauer, Dirk ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coiled coil; Membrane fusion; SNARE protein

Indexed keywords

SNARE PROTEIN; SYNAPTOBREVIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA HELIX; EXOCYTOSIS; MEMBRANE FUSION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0041659220     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4889(03)00090-9     Document Type: Review

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