Methods of screening for compounds capable of modulating vesicul

Details Methods of screening for compounds capable of modulating vesicul Methods of screening for compounds capable of modulating vesicul

1995-02-24

1997-12-02

Achutamurthy, Ponnathapura

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...

Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein...

435 72, 435 78, 435 792, 435973, 436518, 530839, G01N 3353, G01N 33567, G01N 33543

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ABSTRACT:
Methods of identifying compounds capable of affecting binding of a SNAP-25, .alpha.-SNAP, n-sec1 or VAMP to syntaxin are disclosed. Compounds identified by such methods are useful for modulating vesicular release, such as release at neural synapses.

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