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soluble NSF attachment protein (SNAP)
NSF from N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor.
Function:
- required for constitutive fusion of transport vesicles with intracellular membranes & for neurotransmitter release
Related
SNARE [soluble NSF attachment receptor] protein (SNARE, SNAP receptor)
Specific
alpha-soluble NSF attachment protein; SNAP-alpha; N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein alpha (NAPA SNAPA)
beta-soluble NSF attachment protein; SNAP-beta; N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein beta (NAPB, SNAPB)
gamma-soluble NSF attachment protein; SNAP-gamma; N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein gamma (NAPG, SNAPG)
General
fusion protein
Properties
COMPARTMENT: cytoplasm
References
- Sollner T, Whiteheart SW, Brunner M et al
SNAP receptors implicated in vesicle targeting and fusion.
Nature. 1993 Mar 25;362(6418):318-24.
PMID: 8455717
- DeBello WM, O'Connor V, Dresbach T, Whiteheart SW, Wang SS,
Schweizer FE, Betz H, Rothman JE, Augustine GJ.
SNAP-mediated protein-protein interactions essential for
neurotransmitter release.
Nature. 1995 Feb 16;373(6515):626-30.
PMID: 7854421