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Syntaxin Function

Syntaxin Function is a molecular mechanism within neurotransmitter release machinery that specifies the role of syntaxin—a target membrane (t-) SNARE protein—in mediating synaptic vesicle docking and fusion by forming a core SNARE complex with synaptic vesicle (v-) SNAREs, thereby ensuring precise regulation of exocytosis in neuronal communication.

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Syntaxin: A Synaptic Protein Implicated in Docking of Synaptic Vesicles at Presynaptic Active Zones

Mark K. Bennett, Nicole Calakos, Richard H. Scheller · Science · 1992 · 1.3K citations

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Three-dimensional structure of the neuronal-Sec1–syntaxin 1a complex

Kira M.S. Misura, Richard H. Scheller, William I. Weis · Nature · 2000 · 792 citations

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Huntingtin is a cytoplasmic protein associated with vesicles in human and rat brain neurons

Marian DiFiglia, Ellen Sapp, Kathryn Chase et al. · Neuron · 1995 · 743 citations · Full text

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Synaptic vesicle fusion complex contains unc-18 homologue bound to syntaxin

Yutaka Hata, Clive A. Slaughter, Thomas C. Südhof · Nature · 1993 · 712 citations

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The syntaxin family of vesicular transport receptors

Mark K. Bennett, JoséE. Garcia-Arrarás, Lisa A. Elferink et al. · Cell · 1993 · 656 citations

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  1. RH
    Richard H. Scheller

    Stanford University, United States

    24 publications · 7.4K citations

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  2. JR
    Josep Rizo

    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States

    16 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. HY
    Herbert Y. Gaisano

    University of Toronto, Canada

    19 publications · 918 citations

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  4. TC
    Thomas C. Südhof

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States

    15 publications · 3.2K citations

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  5. KA
    Kimio Akagawa

    Kyorin University, Japan

    20 publications · 711 citations

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  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    56 h-index

    186 publications

    42.6K citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    27 h-index

    91 publications

    21.4K citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    26 h-index

    208 publications

    11.5K citations

  4. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    22 h-index

    100 publications

    17.1K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry

    Göttingen, Germany

    22 h-index

    85 publications

    12.8K citations

  6. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    77 publications

    3.5K citations

  7. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    17 h-index

    49 publications

    3.7K citations

  8. Kyorin University

    Tokyo, Japan

    17 h-index

    81 publications

    4.1K citations

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  1. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 105 publications · 8.2K citations

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  2. Molecular Biology of the Cell

    MBC · 46 publications · 5.3K citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 35 publications · 3.8K citations

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  4. Journal of Neuroscience

    34 publications · 2.7K citations

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  5. Journal of Cell Science

    34 publications · 2.1K citations

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