= SNARE protein
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= SNARE
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A <SNARE protein> contributes a helical segment to a membrane-fusion assembly. Complementary <SNARE proteins> on opposing membranes form a <SNARE complex> whose assembly helps pull the membranes together. <Syntaxins>, <SNAP-25> and <synaptobrevin> illustrate different components of the neuronal machinery. Purified components reconstituted into separate <liposomes> can promote fusion, showing that these <proteins> participate directly in membrane rearrangement. Cellular control additionally involves targeting and regulatory factors. <SNAREpins: minimal machinery for membrane fusion by T. Weber and others>[Weber and others, 1998, abstract: recombinant v- and t-SNARE reconstitution]{ref}
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