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Towards reconstitution of membrane fusion mediated by SNAREs and other synaptic proteins

Axel T. BrungerDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, ;Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, ;Department of Structural Biology, and ;Department of Photon Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, and ;Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Daniel J. CiprianoDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, ;Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, ;Department of Structural Biology, and ;Department of Photon Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, and ;Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

Jiajie DiaoDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, ;Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, ;Department of Structural Biology, and ;Department of Photon Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, and ;Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

Pages 231-241 | Received 28 Jan 2015, Accepted 23 Feb 2015, Published online: 19 Mar 2015

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