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SNAREs — engines for membrane fusion

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Jahn, Reinhard, Scheller, Richard H.·2006·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

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Since the discovery of SNARE proteins in the late 1980s, SNAREs have been recognized as key components of protein complexes that drive membrane fusion. Despite considerable sequence divergence among SNARE proteins, their mechanism seems to be conserved and is adaptable for fusion reactions as diverse as those involved in cell growth, membrane repair, cytokinesis and synaptic transmission. A fascinating picture of these robust nanomachines is emerging.

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  • Membrane fusion requires formation of a 4-helix bundle (the SNARE complex) between the vesicle SNARE and the target membrane SNAREs.

    “Membrane fusion requires the formation of a 4-helix bundle (called the SNARE complex) between the vesicle SNARE and the target membrane SNAREs (84,85).”

    From Computed structures of core eukaryotic protein complexes (2021) · cites this paper as [85]

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Authors
Jahn, R., & Scheller, R. H.
Affiliations
  • Max Planck Society (DE)
  • Genentech (US)
Corresponding author
Jahn, Reinhard
Venue
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Published
2006-08-16
Volume
7
Issue
9
Pages
631-643
ISSN
  • 1471-0072 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0080
OpenAlex
W2000302106
Cited by
2,635
References
155
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
  • National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
Keywords
SNARE proteins, membrane fusion, SNARE complex, intracellular membrane trafficking, synaptic transmission, cytokinesis, membrane repair, cell growth, sequence divergence
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Membrane Fusion, Synapses, Signal Transduction, Multiprotein Complexes, Cell Growth Processes, SNARE Proteins

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