What is the role of SNARE proteins in membrane fusion?

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 2 54-2, 2003, Pages

  Duman, Joseph G ^a   Forte, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Soluble N ethylmaleimide sensitive factor activating protein receptor

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SNARE PROTEIN; SYNAPTOBREVIN; SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25; SYNTAXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL STRAIN; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042744682     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00091.2003     Document Type: Review

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