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SNAPs (soluble NSF attachment proteins), acting in concert with SNAREs (SNAP receptors) and the N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein (NSF) are required for the fusion of transport vesicles to their target membranes in synaptic transmission, intra-Golgi transport, endosome-to-endosome fusion and transcytotic vesicles-to-plasma membrane transport. Vesicle-to-target membrane docking (initial contact) occurs when the vesicle SNARE binds to its cognate target membrane SNARE. a-SNAP (or b-SNAP in brain) then binds to this docking complex and mediates the binding of NSF and thus the formation of a 20S fusion particle. It is thought that, once NSF is bound, ATP hydrolysis by NSF initiates the fusion process.
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Protein Aliases: alpha snap; alpha soluble NSF attachment protein; alpha-SNAP; Alpha-soluble NSF attachment protein; hydrocephaly with hop gait; N-ethylmaleimide sensitive fusion protein attachment protein alpha; N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein alpha; N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein, alpha; SNAP-alpha
Gene Aliases: 1500039N14Rik; a-SNAP; alpha-SNAP; AW209189; hyh; NAPA; RA81; Snap; SNAPA; SNARE
UniProt ID: (Human) P54920, (Rat) P54921, (Mouse) Q9DB05
Entrez Gene ID: (Pig) 100515953, (Human) 8775, (Rat) 140673, (Mouse) 108124
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