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Description
The 'SNARE hypothesis' is a model explaining the process of docking and fusion of vesicles to their target membranes. According to this model, membrane proteins from the vesicle (v-SNAREs) and proteins from the target membrane (t-SNAREs) govern the specificity of vesicle targeting and docking through mutual recognition. Once the 2 classes of SNAREs bind to each other, they form a complex that recruits the general elements of the fusion apparatus, namely NSF (N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor) and SNAPs (soluble NSF-attachment proteins), to the site of membrane fusion, thereby forming the 20S fusion complex. Alpha- and gamma-SNAP are found in a wide range of tissues and act synergistically in intra-Golgi transport. The sequence of the predicted 295-amino acid human protein encoded by NAPA shares 37%, 60%, and 67% identity with the sequences of yeast, Drosophila, and squid alpha-SNAP, respectively. Platelets contain some of the same proteins, including NSF, p115/TAP, alpha-SNAP, gamma-SNAP, and the t-SNAREs syntaxin-2 and syntaxin-4, that are used in many vesicular transport processes in other cell types. Platelet exocytosis uses a molecular mechanism similar to that used by other secretory cells, such as neurons, although the proteins used by the platelet and their modes of regulation may be quite different. [provided by RefSeq]
Specifications
Specifications
| Antigen | NAPA |
| Applications | Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot |
| Classification | Monoclonal |
| Clone | 4E4 |
| Conjugate | Unconjugated |
| Description | Mouse monoclonal antibody raised against recombinant NAPA. |
| Dilution | Western Blot (0.5-5 ug/mL) Immunoprecipitation (2-10 ug/mL) The optimal working dilution should be determined by the end user. |
| Formulation | In 20mM sodium phosphate buffer, 150mM NaCl, pH 7.5 (50% glycerol) |
| Gene | NAPA |
| Gene Alias | SNAPA |
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