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Analysis of SNARE-mediated Membrane Fusion Using an Enzymatic Cell Fusion Assay
Published on: October 19, 2012
Cell biology. Fusion without SNAREs?
S J Scales1, M F Finley, R H Scheller
1Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. sscales@gene.com
Abstract:
Highly orchestrated molecular rearrangements are required for two membranes to fuse, as happens, for example, during neurotransmitter release into the synapse. In an elegant Perspective, Scales et al. discuss two studies (Schoch et al., Wang et al.) that shed new light on the protein interactions involved in membrane fusion.
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