Synaptobrevin transmembrane domain determines the structure and dynamics of the SNARE motif and the linker region

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1858, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 855-865

  Han, Jing ^a   Pluhackova, Kristyna ^a   Bruns, Dieter ^b   Böckmann, Rainer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Membrane fusion; Molecular dynamics simulation; Peptide lipid interaction; Protein membrane interaction; SNARE motif; Synaptobrevin

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE; LYSINE; SYNAPTOBREVIN 2; TRYPTOPHAN; GLYCINE; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SNARE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; EXOCYTOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OUTER MEMBRANE; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FUSION; METABOLISM; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; RAT;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; EXOCYTOSIS; GLYCINE; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RATS; SNARE PROTEINS; VESICLE-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 2;

EID: 84958191601     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: 18792642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.01.030     Document Type: Article

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