2022
A dynamic template complex mediates Munc18-chaperoned SNARE assembly
Yang J, Jin H, Liu Y, Guo Y, Zhang Y. A dynamic template complex mediates Munc18-chaperoned SNARE assembly. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2215124119. PMID: 36454760, PMCID: PMC9894263, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2215124119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsSNARE assemblyMunc18-3Munc18-1N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsFactor attachment protein receptorsSNAP-25SNAP-25 bindingAttachment protein receptorsFour-helix bundleSynaptic vesicle fusionGlucose transporter translocationSNARE motifSNARE bundleSNAP-23Syntaxin 4GLUT4 translocationSyntaxin-1Transporter translocationPlasma membraneLinker regionMembrane fusionTemplate complexVesicle fusionMolecular mechanisms
2016
Stability, folding dynamics, and long-range conformational transition of the synaptic t-SNARE complex
Zhang X, Rebane AA, Ma L, Li F, Jiao J, Qu H, Pincet F, Rothman JE, Zhang Y. Stability, folding dynamics, and long-range conformational transition of the synaptic t-SNARE complex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e8031-e8040. PMID: 27911771, PMCID: PMC5167175, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1605748113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsMembrane FusionMiceMicroscopy, Atomic ForceMolecular Dynamics SimulationMunc18 ProteinsOptical TweezersProtein ConformationProtein DomainsProtein FoldingProtein StabilityQa-SNARE ProteinsSNARE ProteinsSynaptic TransmissionSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2ConceptsSynaptic soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorT-SNARE complexC-terminal domainN-terminal domainSNARE zipperingPlasma membraneN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptorsFactor attachment protein receptorsTarget plasma membraneAttachment protein receptorsFour-helix bundleThree-helix bundleSynaptic vesicle fusionSingle-molecule force spectroscopyV-SNARESNARE assemblySNARE complexHelical bundleConformational switchC-terminusMembrane fusionVesicle fusionProtein receptorsZippering