A superfamily of small proteins which are involved in the MEMBRANE FUSION events, intracellular protein trafficking and secretory processes. They share a homologous SNARE motif. The SNARE proteins are divided into subfamilies: QA-SNARES; QB-SNARES; QC-SNARES; and R-SNARES. The formation of a SNARE complex (composed of one each of the four different types SNARE domains (Qa, Qb, Qc, and R)) mediates MEMBRANE FUSION. Following membrane fusion SNARE complexes are dissociated by the NSFs (N-ETHYLMALEIMIDE-SENSITIVE FACTORS), in conjunction with SOLUBLE NSF ATTACHMENT PROTEIN, i.e., SNAPs (no relation to SNAP 25.)

Descriptor ID	D050600
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.543.512.249 D12.776.543.990.775
Concept/Terms	SNARE Proteins SNARE Proteins Receptor, SNAP SNAP Receptor SNARE SNAREs Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-Sensitive-Factor Attachment Protein Receptor Soluble N ethylmaleimide Sensitive Factor Attachment Protein Receptor NSF Attachment Protein Receptor SNAP Receptors Target Membrane SNARE Proteins Target Membrane SNARE Proteins Target SNARE Proteins SNARE Proteins, Target tSNAREs t-SNARE Vesicle SNARE Proteins Vesicle SNARE Proteins SNARE Proteins, Vesicle v-SNAREs v SNAREs Vesicular SNARE Proteins SNARE Proteins, Vesicular v-SNARE

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