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UNC-13 and neurotransmitter release

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Genetic studies in mice, worms and flies indicate that the synaptic protein UNC-13 plays a central role in the regulation of vesicle fusion.

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Figure 1: Reactions that lead to synaptic vesicle fusion.

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  1. Department of Neurobiology, Duke Medical Center, Durham, 27710, North Carolina, USA

    Hiroshi Tokumaru

  2. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, 02543, Massachusetts, USA

    George J. Augustine

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