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Membrane Fusion Intermediates via Directional and Full Assembly of the SNARE Complex
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No More Fusion Confusion: Biophysical models explain membrane fusion as a sequence of steps—including membrane contact, formation of a fusion stalk (merger of proximal monolayers), development of contact between distal monolayers that may or may not expand (hemifusion), and, finally, rupture of this diaphragm resulting in the opening of a fusion pore. Biological membrane fusion reactions are often driven by so-called SNARE proteins. By using a reconstituted membrane fusion system, Hernandez et al. (p. 1581 , published online 31 May) have now been able to correlate precisely the states of SNARE zippering with intermediate structures along the fusion pathway. The results suggest that a tightly docked state, with a membrane distance so close that no proteins fit in between them, represents a critical fusion intermediate as a consequence of SNARE zippering. This intermediate is incompatible with a SNARE-driven stalk or with a ringlike arrangement of SNAREs depicted in most current models of membrane fusion.
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- Authors
- Hernandez, J. M., Stein, A., Behrmann, E., Riedel, D., Cypionka, A., Farsi, Z., Walla, P. J., Raunser, S., & Jahn, R.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2012-06-22
- Volume
- 336
- Issue
- 6088
- Pages
- 1581-1584
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2091653401
- Cited by
- 256
- References
- 51
- FWCI
- 9.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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