Detection of SNARE complexes with FRET using the tetracysteine system

BioTechniques

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-108

  Varlamov, Oleg ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FlAsH; Folding; FRET; GFP; SNARE; Tetracysteine

Indexed keywords

CERULEAN PROTEIN; CERULEAN SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25 TETRACYSTEINE PROTEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; SNARE PROTEIN; SYNAPTOBREVIN 2; SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25; SYNTAXIN 1A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; TETRACYSTEINE MOTIF;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CYSTEINE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; SNARE PROTEINS; SYNAPTOSOMAL-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25;

EID: 84857322105     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: 19409818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000113811     Document Type: Article

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