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ReviewAnnual review of biochemistry2021

Chaperoning SNARE Folding and Assembly.

Yongli Zhang, Frederick M Hughson

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Review in Annual review of biochemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63citing papers in PubMed
9.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 117 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Munc13 serves as a molecular filter for SNARE sorting and assembly in active zone condensates.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  18. Tutorial on integrative spatiotemporal modeling by integrative modeling platform.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2025
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  19. Integrative spatiotemporal modeling of biomolecular processes: Application to the assembly of the nuclear pore complex.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yongli ZhangDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA; email: yongli.zhang@yale.edu.
Frederick M HughsonDepartment of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA; email: hughson@princeton.edu.
Princeton University · USYale University · US

Funding

Structural Analysis of Membrane Tethering and Fusion ProteinsR01GM071574 · NIGMS · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI HUGHSON, FREDERICK M · 2005 to 2024
$6.8M
Single-molecule studies of SNARE assembly and lipid transferR35GM131714 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Yongli Zhang · 2019 to 2026
$5.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM071574NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131714
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SNARE proteins and Sec1/Munc18 (SM) proteins constitute the core molecular engine that drives nearly all intracellular membrane fusion and exocytosis. While SNAREs are known to couple their folding and assembly to membrane fusion, the physiological pathways of SNARE assembly and the mechanistic roles of SM proteins have long been enigmatic. Here, we review recent advances in understanding the SNARE-SM fusion machinery with an emphasis on biochemical and biophysical studies of proteins that mediate synaptic vesicle fusion. We begin by discussing the energetics, pathways, and kinetics of SNARE folding and assembly in vitro. Then, we describe diverse interactions between SM and SNARE proteins and their potential impact on SNARE assembly in vivo. Recent work provides strong support for the idea that SM proteins function as chaperones, their essential role being to enable fast, accurate SNARE assembly. Finally, we review the evidence that SM proteins collaborate with other SNARE chaperones, especially Munc13-1, and briefly discuss some roles of SNARE and SM protein deficiencies in human disease.

Indexed as

DiseaseHumansMembrane FusionMolecular ChaperonesMultiprotein ComplexesMunc18 ProteinsMutationOptical TweezersPhosphorylationProtein DomainsProtein FoldingSNARE ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesMultiprotein ComplexesMunc18 ProteinsSNARE Proteinsmembrane fusionMunc18-1optical tweezersSM proteinsSNARE assemblytemplate complex

Identifiers

PMID33823650
PMCPMC8900292
OpenAlexW3151759150

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