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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell1996

Differential localization of syntaxin isoforms in polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.

S H Low, S J Chapin, T Weimbs, L G Kömüves, M K Bennett, K E Mostov

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 1996. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers.

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89 citing papers in PubMed, 234 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Soluble syntaxin 3 functions as a transcriptional regulator.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

S H LowDepartment of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco 94121-1214, USA.
S J Chapin
T Weimbs
L G Kömüves
M K Bennett
K E Mostov
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Transport of Immunoglobulins Across Epithelial CellsR37AI025144 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MOSTOV, KEITH E · 2002 to 2011
$4.3M
TRANSPORT OF IMMUNOGOBULINS ACROSS EPITHELIAL CELLSR01AI025144 · NIAID · WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RES · PI MOSTOV, KEITH E. · 1987 to 2001
$659k
SYNTAXINS AND MEMBRANE TRAFFICKINGR01GM051313 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI BENNETT, MARK K · 1994 to 1997
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NIAID NIH HHS AI-25144NIGMS NIH HHS GM-51313
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Syntaxins, integral membrane proteins that are part of the ubiquitous membrane fusion machinery, are thought to act as target membrane receptors during the process of vesicle docking and fusion. Several isoforms of the syntaxin family have been previously identified in mammalian cells, some of which are localized to the plasma membrane. We investigated the subcellular localization of these putative plasma membrane syntaxins in polarized epithelial cells, which are characterized by the presence of distinct apical and basolateral plasma membrane domains. Syntaxins 2, 3, and 4 were found to be endogenously present in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. The localization of syntaxins 1A, 1B, 2, 3, and 4 in stably transfected Madin-Darby canine kidney cell lines was studied with confocal immunofluorescence microscopy. Each syntaxin isoform was found to have a unique pattern of localization. Syntaxins 1A and 1B were present only in intracellular structures, with little or no apparent plasma membrane staining. In contrast, syntaxin 2 was found on both the apical and basolateral surface, whereas the plasma membrane localization of syntaxins 3 and 4 were restricted to the apical or basolateral domains, respectively. Syntaxins are therefore the first known components of the plasma membrane fusion machinery that are differentially localized in polarized cells, suggesting that they may play a central role in targeting specificity.

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AnimalsCell LineCell PolarityDogsMembrane ProteinsMiceQa-SNARE ProteinsMembrane ProteinsQa-SNARE Proteins

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PMID8970161
PMCPMC276046
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