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Molecular determinants of complexin clamping and activation function
Bera M, Ramakrishnan S, Coleman J, Krishnakumar SS, Rothman JE. Molecular determinants of complexin clamping and activation function. ELife 2022, 11: e71938. PMID: 35442188, PMCID: PMC9020821, DOI: 10.7554/elife.71938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptotagmin-1Single-vesicle fusionAccessory helixFusion clampHelical domainMolecular detailsComplexinMutational analysisVesicle releaseFusion kineticsMolecular determinantsSpecific interactionsInhibitory functionProbability of fusionRapid CaSNAREpinsAssembly processFusionClamping functionDomainHelixVesiclesFunctionMembraneInteraction
2019
Synaptotagmin oligomers are necessary and can be sufficient to form a Ca2+‐sensitive fusion clamp
Ramakrishnan S, Bera M, Coleman J, Krishnakumar SS, Pincet F, Rothman JE. Synaptotagmin oligomers are necessary and can be sufficient to form a Ca2+‐sensitive fusion clamp. FEBS Letters 2019, 593: 154-162. PMID: 30570144, PMCID: PMC6349546, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13317.Peer-Reviewed Original Research