Complexin and Ca2+ stimulate SNARE-mediated membrane fusion

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 707-713

  Yoon, Tae Young ^a,b,d   Lu, Xiaobing ^c   Diao, Jiajie ^b   Lee, Soo Min ^c   Ha, Taekjip ^a,b   Shin, Yeon Kyun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CELL PROTEIN; COMPLEXIN I; SNARE PROTEIN; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; CALCIUM; LIPOSOME; NERVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANE FUSION; MOLECULAR DOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CALCIUM; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MEMBRANE FUSION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; SNARE PROTEINS; UNILAMELLAR LIPOSOMES;

EID: 46449139821     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1446     Document Type: Article

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