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ReviewCurrent opinion in chemical biology2015

Three steps forward, two steps back: mechanistic insights into the assembly and disassembly of the SNARE complex.

Jeffrey P Bombardier, Mary Munson

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Review in Current opinion in chemical biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeffrey P BombardierDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Mary MunsonDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Electronic address: mary.munson@umassmed.edu.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

Structure and Function of the Exocyst ComplexR01GM068803 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI MUNSON, MARY · 2005 to 2021
$7.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM068803NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM068803
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Membrane fusion is a tightly controlled process in all eukaryotic cell types. The SNARE family of proteins is required for fusion throughout the exocytic and endocytic trafficking pathways. SNAREs on a transport vesicle interact with the cognate SNAREs on the target membrane, forming an incredibly stable SNARE complex that provides energy for the membranes to fuse, although many aspects of the mechanism remain elusive. Recent advances in single-molecule and high-resolution structural methods provide exciting new insights into how SNARE complexes assemble, including measurements of assembly energetics and identification of intermediates in the assembly pathway. These techniques were also key in elucidating mechanistic details into how the SNARE complex is disassembled, including details of the energetics required for ATP-dependent α-SNAP/NSF-mediated SNARE complex disassembly, and the structural changes that accompany ATP hydrolysis by the disassembly machinery. Additionally, SNARE complex formation and disassembly are tightly regulated processes; innovative biochemical and biophysical characterization has deepened our understanding of how these regulators work to control membrane fusion and exocytosis.

Indexed as

Membrane FusionAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsExocytosisHumansProtein MultimerizationSNARE ProteinsTransport VesiclesAdenosine TriphosphateSNARE Proteins

Identifiers

PMID26498108
PMCPMC4623305
OpenAlexW2174667013

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