Chang Hwa Jung, Yoo Soo Yang, Jun-Seob Kim, Yeon-Kyun Shin, Jae Sung Hwang, Eui Dong Son, Hong Hwa Lee, Koo Min Chung, Jung Mi Oh, Jong Hwa Lee, Dae-Hyuk Kweon
Neuronal soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein (SNAP) receptor (SNARE) proteins mediate membrane fusion between synaptic vesicle and presynaptic membrane, resulting in neurotransmitter release. SNARE proteins are specific substrates of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) which are now widely used for therapeutic and cosmetic purposes. While BoNT blocks neuroexocytosis by cleaving SNAREs, inhibiting SNARE assembly process might exert the same effect on neurotransmission. In the present study, some extracts of 100 plants reduced neurotransmitter release by inhibiting SNARE complex formation in neuronal cells...
March 2009: Biotechnology Letters