A Programmable DNA Origami Platform to Organize SNAREs for Membrane Fusion
Xu W, Nathwani B, Lin C, Wang J, Karatekin E, Pincet F, Shih W, Rothman JE. A Programmable DNA Origami Platform to Organize SNAREs for Membrane Fusion. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2016, 138: 4439-4447. PMID: 26938705, PMCID: PMC4950518, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b13107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNADNA, Single-StrandedLipid BilayersLiposomesMembrane FusionProtein BindingSNARE ProteinsVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsMembrane fusionSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complexCore molecular machineryMembrane fusion eventsProtein receptor complexMembrane fusion processMolecular machineryDNA origami platformTarget membraneAuxiliary proteinsIntracellular communicationDocking stepSingle-event levelReceptor complexLipid mixingSmall unilamellar vesiclesLipid bilayersSnareFundamental processesVesiclesUnilamellar vesiclesTraffickingMachineryProteinFusion