Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8384164 | FEBS Letters | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Mild sonication of eukaryotic cells produces native plasma membrane sheets that retain their docked organelles, cytoskeleton structures and cytoplasmic complexes. While the delicate organization of membranous protein complexes remains undisturbed, their inner plasmalemmel leaflet can be rapidly exposed to bathing solutions, enabling specific biochemical manipulations. Here, we apply this system to track membrane-biochemistry kinetics. We monitor soluble NSF-attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complex assembly and disassembly on the plasma membrane at high time resolution. The results suggest two-phase kinetics for the assembly process and dependence of the disassembly kinetics on both N-ethyl maleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) and soluble NSF-attachment protein (α-SNAP) concentrations.
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Authors
Dana Bar-On, Ulrike Winter, Esther Nachliel, Menachem Gutman, Dirk Fasshauer, Thorsten Lang, Uri Ashery,