v-SNARE (source code)
= v-SNARE
{c}
A <v-SNARE> is a <SNARE protein> assigned to a transport <vesicle> in a specified fusion event. Complementary interaction with a <t-SNARE> on the target produces a membrane-bridging <SNARE complex>. <Synaptobrevin> is a familiar example in neuronal secretion. The label describes which membrane initially carries the component; after <membrane fusion>, both sets of components occupy the same membrane and must be reorganized for reuse. <SNAREpins: minimal machinery for membrane fusion by T. Weber and others>[Weber and others, 1998, reconstitution and formation of SNAREpins]{ref}
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