Abstract
Syntaxins A and B are nervous system-specific proteins implicated in the docking of synaptic vesicles with the presynaptic plasma membrane. A family of syntaxin-related proteins from rat has been identified that shares 23%-84% amino acid identity. Each of the six syntaxins terminate with a carboxy-terminal hydrophobic domain that anchors the protein on the cytoplasmic surface of cellular membranes. The syntaxins display a broad tissue distribution and, when expressed in COS cells, are targeted to different subcellular compartments. Microinjection studies suggest that the nervous system-specific syntaxin 1A is important for calcium-regulated secretion from neuroendocrine PC12 cells. These results indicate that the syntaxins are a family of receptors for intracellular transport vesicles and that each target membrane may be identified by a specific member of the syntaxin family.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 863-873 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Cell |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 10 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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The syntaxin family of vesicular transport receptors. / Bennett, Mark K.; Garcia-Arrarás, JoséE; Elferink, Lisa; Peterson, Karen; Fleming, Anne M.; Hazuka, Christopher D.; Scheller, Richard H.
In: Cell, Vol. 74, No. 5, 10.09.1993, p. 863-873.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Bennett, Mark K.
AU - Garcia-Arrarás, JoséE
AU - Elferink, Lisa
AU - Peterson, Karen
AU - Fleming, Anne M.
AU - Hazuka, Christopher D.
AU - Scheller, Richard H.
PY - 1993/9/10
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N2 - Syntaxins A and B are nervous system-specific proteins implicated in the docking of synaptic vesicles with the presynaptic plasma membrane. A family of syntaxin-related proteins from rat has been identified that shares 23%-84% amino acid identity. Each of the six syntaxins terminate with a carboxy-terminal hydrophobic domain that anchors the protein on the cytoplasmic surface of cellular membranes. The syntaxins display a broad tissue distribution and, when expressed in COS cells, are targeted to different subcellular compartments. Microinjection studies suggest that the nervous system-specific syntaxin 1A is important for calcium-regulated secretion from neuroendocrine PC12 cells. These results indicate that the syntaxins are a family of receptors for intracellular transport vesicles and that each target membrane may be identified by a specific member of the syntaxin family.
AB - Syntaxins A and B are nervous system-specific proteins implicated in the docking of synaptic vesicles with the presynaptic plasma membrane. A family of syntaxin-related proteins from rat has been identified that shares 23%-84% amino acid identity. Each of the six syntaxins terminate with a carboxy-terminal hydrophobic domain that anchors the protein on the cytoplasmic surface of cellular membranes. The syntaxins display a broad tissue distribution and, when expressed in COS cells, are targeted to different subcellular compartments. Microinjection studies suggest that the nervous system-specific syntaxin 1A is important for calcium-regulated secretion from neuroendocrine PC12 cells. These results indicate that the syntaxins are a family of receptors for intracellular transport vesicles and that each target membrane may be identified by a specific member of the syntaxin family.
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