α-Synuclein – Regulator of Exocytosis, Endocytosis, or Both?

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 468-479

  Lautenschläger, Janin ^a   Kaminski, Clemens F ^a   Kaminski Schierle, Gabriele S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; CLATHRIN; ENDOPHILIN; LEUCINE RICH REPEAT KINASE 2; RAB PROTEIN; SNARE PROTEIN; SYNAPTOBREVIN 2; SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25; SYNTAXIN;

ENDOCYTOSIS; ENZYME REGULATION; EXOCYTOSIS; HOMEOSTASIS; LIPID VESICLE; MEMBRANE FUSION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; NEURONS;

EID: 85014073539     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: 18793088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2017.02.002     Document Type: Review

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