An active tethering mechanism controls the fate of vesicles

oleh: Seong J. An, Felix Rivera-Molina, Alexander Anneken, Zhiqun Xi, Brian McNellis, Vladimir I. Polejaev, Derek Toomre

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-09-01

Deskripsi

Molecular tethers physically bridge transport vesicles to their target membranes as a prerequisite step for fusion. Here the authors control vesicle tethering using optogenetic approaches to study the interplay between vesicle tethering and fusion.