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Exposing the Elusive Exocyst Structure.


ABSTRACT: A major challenge for a molecular understanding of membrane trafficking has been the elucidation of high-resolution structures of large, multisubunit tethering complexes that spatially and temporally control intracellular membrane fusion. Exocyst is a large hetero-octameric protein complex proposed to tether secretory vesicles at the plasma membrane to provide quality control of soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE)-mediated membrane fusion. Breakthroughs in methodologies, including sample preparation, biochemical characterization, fluorescence microscopy, and single-particle cryoelectron microscopy, are providing critical insights into the structure and function of the exocyst. These studies now pose more questions than answers for understanding fundamental functional mechanisms, and they open wide the door for future studies to elucidate interactions with protein and membrane partners, potential conformational changes, and molecular insights into tethering reactions.

SUBMITTER: Lepore DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6108956 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Exposing the Elusive Exocyst Structure.

Lepore Dante M DM   Martínez-Núñez Leonora L   Munson Mary M  

Trends in biochemical sciences 20180725 9


A major challenge for a molecular understanding of membrane trafficking has been the elucidation of high-resolution structures of large, multisubunit tethering complexes that spatially and temporally control intracellular membrane fusion. Exocyst is a large hetero-octameric protein complex proposed to tether secretory vesicles at the plasma membrane to provide quality control of soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE)-mediated membrane fusion. Breakthroughs  ...[more]

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