2018
Single-Molecule Optical Tweezers Study of Regulated SNARE Assembly
Ma L, Jiao J, Zhang Y. Single-Molecule Optical Tweezers Study of Regulated SNARE Assembly. Methods In Molecular Biology 2018, 1860: 95-114. PMID: 30317500, PMCID: PMC6441361, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8760-3_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsSNARE assemblyHigh-resolution optical tweezersN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsMembrane fusionFactor attachment protein receptorsOptical tweezers studiesNeuronal SNARE assemblyIntracellular membrane fusionAttachment protein receptorsOptical tweezersΑ-SNAPDetailed experimental protocolCellular compartmentsRegulatory proteinsProtein receptorsDifferent cellsSpatiotemporal resolutionProteinAssemblyFusion processManipulation approachTweezersExperimental approachFusion
2016
α-SNAP Enhances SNARE Zippering by Stabilizing the SNARE Four-Helix Bundle
Ma L, Kang Y, Jiao J, Rebane AA, Keun HK, Xi Z, Qu H, Zhang Y. α-SNAP Enhances SNARE Zippering by Stabilizing the SNARE Four-Helix Bundle. Cell Reports 2016, 15: 531-539. PMID: 27068468, PMCID: PMC4838522, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.03.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsC-terminal domainN-terminal domainMembrane fusionLinker domainΑ-SNAPSynaptic soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsFactor attachment protein receptorsIntracellular membrane fusionAttachment protein receptorsConformational selection mechanismFour-helix bundleSNARE assemblySNARE complexProtein receptorsDynamic assemblyStepwise assemblyAssemblyDomainFusionZipperingOptical tweezersRecent experimentsReceptors