Binding of UNC-18 to the N-terminus of syntaxin is essential for neurotransmission in Caenorhabditis elegans

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 418, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-80

  Johnson, James R ^a   Ferdek, Pawel ^a   Lian, Lu Yun ^a   Barclay, Jeff W ^a   Burgoyne, Robert D ^a   Morgan, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Membrane fusion; Neuro transmission; Sec 1 Munc 18 like(SM) protein; Soluble N ethylmaleimide sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptor (SNARE); UNC 64

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE FUSION; NEURO TRANSMISSION; SEC 1/MUNC 18-LIKE(SM) PROTEIN; SOLUBLE N-ETHYLMALEIMIDE-SENSITIVE FUSION PROTEIN-ATTACHMENT PROTEIN RECEPTOR (SNARE); UNC-64;

BINDING ENERGY; MEMBRANES; PROTEINS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

MUNC18 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SEC1 PROTEIN; SNARE PROTEIN; SYNTAXIN; UNC 18 PROTEIN; UNC 64 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; UNC 18 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; UNC-18 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BINDING AFFINITY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCYTOSIS; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE RECONSTITUTION; MUTANT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; WILD TYPE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; QA-SNARE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 59849095529     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20081956     Document Type: Article

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