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The role of the Sec1p-like/Munc18c protein Vps45p in SNARE complex formation

ReferenceC19548
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Nia Bryant
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Institution University of Glasgow
DepartmentSchool of Life Sciences
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 187,652
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/10/2003
End date 30/09/2006
Duration36 months

Abstract

Several families of proteins are involved in membrane fusion events throughout evolution, ranging from yeast to mammalian cells. These include the SNARE, Rab and Sec1p-like/Munc18 (SM) families of proteins. The SM protein Vps45p functions, in conjunction with the SNARE complex consisting of TIg2p, TIg1p, Vti1p and Snc2p, and the Rab protein Vps21p, to control membrane fusion in the endocytic system of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Experiments described here build on my previously published studies and aim to understand the regulation of the SNARE complex formation using a combination of yeast genetics and biochemistry.

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