Decoding the Interactions of SM Proteins with SNAREs

The success and efficiency of fusion of transport vesicles to target membranes depend upon sets of proteins that are functionally and evolutionarily conserved. The soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion (NSF)-attachment protein receptor (SNARE) family and the Sec1/Munc18 family, also termed SM pr...

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Main Author: Ren-Wang Peng
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2005.53
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description The success and efficiency of fusion of transport vesicles to target membranes depend upon sets of proteins that are functionally and evolutionarily conserved. The soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion (NSF)-attachment protein receptor (SNARE) family and the Sec1/Munc18 family, also termed SM proteins, are central players in this process. SM proteins interact with syntaxins of SNARE family, which has been regarded intrinsic for function. By exploring the bi-molecular interactions of SM proteins with syntaxins and their functional implications in vivo in several eukaryotes, which has been enormously facilitated by the availability of the three-dimensional structures of members of both protein families, the long-standing assumption that SM proteins fulfill their regulatory role by binding to syntaxins has to be reconsidered.
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spelling doaj-art-a6c2a393c9364323bb3b3b3f4fb1472a2025-08-20T02:20:10ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2005-01-01547147710.1100/tsw.2005.53Decoding the Interactions of SM Proteins with SNAREsRen-Wang Peng0Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Genetics, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, GermanyThe success and efficiency of fusion of transport vesicles to target membranes depend upon sets of proteins that are functionally and evolutionarily conserved. The soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion (NSF)-attachment protein receptor (SNARE) family and the Sec1/Munc18 family, also termed SM proteins, are central players in this process. SM proteins interact with syntaxins of SNARE family, which has been regarded intrinsic for function. By exploring the bi-molecular interactions of SM proteins with syntaxins and their functional implications in vivo in several eukaryotes, which has been enormously facilitated by the availability of the three-dimensional structures of members of both protein families, the long-standing assumption that SM proteins fulfill their regulatory role by binding to syntaxins has to be reconsidered.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2005.53
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title Decoding the Interactions of SM Proteins with SNAREs
title_full Decoding the Interactions of SM Proteins with SNAREs
title_fullStr Decoding the Interactions of SM Proteins with SNAREs
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title_short Decoding the Interactions of SM Proteins with SNAREs
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2005.53
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