Publication Date:
1995-09-15
Description:
Before the fusion of synaptic vesicles with the plasma membrane, a protein complex is thought to form between VAMP--an integral membrane protein of the vesicle--and two proteins associated with the plasma membrane, SNAP-25 and syntaxin. The yeast two-hybrid interaction cloning system has now been used to identify additional proteins from Aplysia that interact directly with VAMP. A 33-kilodalton membrane protein, termed VAP-33 (VAMP-associated protein of 33 kilodaltons), was identified whose corresponding messenger RNA was detected only in the central nervous system and the gill of Aplysia. Presynaptic injection of antibodies specific for VAP-33 inhibited synaptic transmission, which suggests that VAP-33 is required for the exocytosis of neurotransmitter.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Skehel, P A -- Martin, K C -- Kandel, E R -- Bartsch, D -- R37 MH45923-06/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1995 Sep 15;269(5230):1580-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7667638" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Aplysia
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Base Sequence
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Carrier Proteins/chemistry/genetics/*physiology
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Cells, Cultured
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Central Nervous System/chemistry
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Cloning, Molecular
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Exocytosis
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Gills/innervation
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Membrane Proteins/chemistry/genetics/*metabolism/*physiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Molecular Weight
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Motor Neurons/physiology
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Nerve Tissue Proteins/*metabolism
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Neurons/*physiology
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Neurons, Afferent/physiology
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Neurotransmitter Agents/*metabolism
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R-SNARE Proteins
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*Synaptic Transmission
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Synaptic Vesicles/physiology
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*Vesicular Transport Proteins
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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