Enlightening molecular mechanisms through study of protein interactions

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 270-283

  Rizo, Josep ^a   Rosen, Michael K ^a   Gardner, Kevin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

membrane fusion; molecular mechanisms; neurotransmitter release; NMR spectroscopy; protein interactions; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CALCIUM ION; COMPLEXIN; HETERODIMER; HOMODIMER; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX; MUNC13 PROTEIN; MUNC18 PROTEIN; PROTEIN RIM; SNARE PROTEIN; SYNAPTOBREVIN; SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; SYNTAXIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL MEMBRANE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE FUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; SYNAPSE VESICLE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SNARE PROTEINS;

EID: 84867409614     PISSN: 16742788     EISSN: 17594685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjs036     Document Type: Review

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