Single-molecule studies of synaptotagmin and complexin binding to the SNARE complex

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 690-702

  Bowen, Mark E ^a   Weninger, Keith ^a,b   Ernst, James ^a,c   Chu, Steven ^a,d   Brunger, Axel T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXIN; SNARE PROTEIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTANCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 23144455040     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.054064     Document Type: Article

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