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SNARE proteins and the timing of neurotransmitter release

Molecular Psychiatry volume 3, pages 293–297 (1998)Cite this article

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The SNARE complex proteins have been implicated in exocytotic neurotransmitter release and other forms of membrane fusion. Recent work shows that NSF, the ATPase of the SNARE complex, regulates the kinetics of neurotransmitter release and can thereby control the integrative properties of synapses.

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  1. Dept Neurobiology, UCLA, Box 951763, Los Angeles, 90095-1763, CA, USA

    F E Schweizer

  2. Dept Neurobiology, Duke Medical Center, PO Box 3209, Durham, 27710, NC, USA

    G J Augustine

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Schweizer, F., Augustine, G. SNARE proteins and the timing of neurotransmitter release. Mol Psychiatry 3, 293–297 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000422

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