Dynamic conformational changes in munc18 prevent syntaxin binding.

The Sec1/munc18 protein family is essential for vesicle fusion in eukaryotic cells via binding to SNARE proteins. Protein kinase C modulates these interactions by phosphorylating munc18a thereby reducing its affinity to one of the central SNARE members, syntaxin-1a. The established hypothesis is tha...

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Main Authors: Dana Bar-On, Esther Nachliel, Menachem Gutman, Uri Ashery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3048386?pdf=render