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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2024

Structure of a membrane tethering complex incorporating multiple SNAREs.

Kevin A DAmico, Abigail E Stanton, Jaden D Shirkey, Sophie M Travis, Philip D Jeffrey, Frederick M Hughson

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. SNARE disassembly requires Sec18/NSF side-loading.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  12. The machinery of vesicle fusion.Current opinion in cell biology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kevin A DAmicoDepartment of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Abigail E StantonDepartment of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Jaden D ShirkeyDepartment of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Sophie M TravisDepartment of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Philip D JeffreyDepartment of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Frederick M HughsonDepartment of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. hughson@princeton.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4057-0281
Princeton University · US

Funding

PREDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN GENETICST32GM007388 · NIGMS · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI CRISTEA, ILEANA M. · 1985 to 2022
$27.4M
Structural Analysis of Membrane Tethering and Fusion ProteinsR01GM071574 · NIGMS · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI HUGHSON, FREDERICK M · 2005 to 2024
$6.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM071574NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007388
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most membrane fusion reactions in eukaryotic cells are mediated by multisubunit tethering complexes (MTCs) and SNARE proteins. MTCs are much larger than SNAREs and are thought to mediate the initial attachment of two membranes. Complementary SNAREs then form membrane-bridging complexes whose assembly draws the membranes together for fusion. Here we present a cryo-electron microscopy structure of the simplest known MTC, the 255-kDa Dsl1 complex of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, bound to the two SNAREs that anchor it to the endoplasmic reticulum. N-terminal domains of the SNAREs form an integral part of the structure, stabilizing a Dsl1 complex configuration with unexpected similarities to the 850-kDa exocyst MTC. The structure of the SNARE-anchored Dsl1 complex and its comparison with exocyst reveal what are likely to be common principles underlying MTC function. Our structure also implies that tethers and SNAREs can work together as a single integrated machine.

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSNARE ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyEndoplasmic ReticulumMembrane FusionSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSNARE Proteins

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PMID38196032
PMCPMC10923073
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