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SEC-uring membrane fusion: a sneak peek at SNARE-complex assembly driven by Sec1–Munc18 proteins

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How is cellular cargo delivered at the right time and the right place, in response to the right signal? A key new piece in this fascinating biological puzzle has just been revealed.

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Figure 1: Schematic representation of membrane fusion mediated by SNARE proteins.
Figure 2: SM proteins promote membrane fusion.

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Collins, B., Martin, J. SEC-uring membrane fusion: a sneak peek at SNARE-complex assembly driven by Sec1–Munc18 proteins. Nat Struct Mol Biol 22, 756–758 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3094

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