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Evidence for a radial SNARE super-complex mediating neurotransmitter release at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction.
Journal of cell science - 15 Jul 2013
Megighian Aram, Zordan Mauro, Pantano Sergio, Scorzeto Michele, Rigoni Michela, Zanini Damiano, Rossetto Ornella, Montecucco Cesare
Abstract excerpt
The SNARE proteins VAMP/synaptobrevin, SNAP-25 and syntaxin are core components of the apparatus that mediates neurotransmitter release. They form a heterotrimeric complex, and an undetermined number of SNARE complexes assemble to form a super-complex. Here, we present a radial model of this nanomachine. Experiments performed with botulinum neurotoxins led to the identification of one arginine residue in SNAP-25...
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