Protein interactions implicated in neurotransmitter release.
Biochemical evidence indicates that the exocytotic release of neurotransmitters involves both evolutionary conserved membrane proteins, the SNAREs, as well as ubiquitous cytosolic fusion proteins, NSF and SNAPs. We have analyzed the biochemical properties and the physiological effects of these proteins. Our data suggest models how NSF, SNAPs and SNAREs may function in neurotransmitter exocytosis.
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Abteilung Neurochemie, Max-Planck-Institut für Hirnforschung, Frankfurt, Germany.
O'Connor
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Dresbach
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Pellegrini
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DeBello
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Schweizer
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Augustine
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Heuss
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Schäfer
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Charlton
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Betz
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D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005089:Exocytosis; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008959:Models, Neurological; D052066:N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D050825:Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D050825:Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D052066:N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Proteins