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Binding of the complexin N terminus to the SNARE complex potentiates synaptic-vesicle fusogenicity.
Nature structural & molecular biology - 1 May 2010
Xue Mingshan, Craig Timothy K, Xu Junjie, Chao Hsiao-Tuan, Rizo Josep, Rosenmund Christian
Abstract excerpt
Complexins facilitate and inhibit neurotransmitter release through distinct domains, and their function was proposed to be coupled to the Ca(2+) sensor synaptotagmin-1 (Syt1). However, the mechanisms underlying complexin function remain unclear. We now uncover an interaction between the complexin N terminus and the SNARE complex C terminus, and we show that disrupting this interaction abolishes the facilitatory...
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