Fusion needs more than SNAREs

被引:25
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Almers, W [1 ]
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[1] Vollum Inst, Portland, OR 97201 USA
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10.1038/35054637
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Force biological membranes close enough together and they will fuse. SNARE proteins are well suited to force proximity. But biochemical studies of yeast show that proximity is not the only requirement.
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