SNAREs take the stage: a prime time to trigger neurotransmitter secretion.
The secretion of neurotransmitters requires formation of the SNARE complex, a protein complex comprised of vesicle and plasma-membrane proteins. Recent data indicate that the SNARE complex forms in stages, suggesting that its assembly might be one way by which synaptic efficacy is regulated.
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Dept of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Box 357280, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. bajjalie@u.washington.edu
D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins