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In eukaryotic cells, the transport vesicles carry various cargo proteins from a donor compartment to a target compartment, and discharge the cargo into the target compartment by fusing with the membrane of the target compartment. SNARE molecules have a central role for initiating membrane fusion between transport vesicles and target membranes by forming a specific trans-SNARE complex in each transport step. In higher plants, the numbers of SNARE molecules are greater than those of yeast and mammals, suggesting a higher complexity of membrane traffic in higher plant cells. In this chapter, we will focus on the functions and subcellular localizations of plant SNARE molecules and discuss the complexity and evolution of endocytosis and the post-Golgi traffic in the higher plant cells.
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Sato, M.H., Ohniwa, R.L., Uemura, T. SNAREs in Plant Endocytosis and the Post-Golgi Traffic. In: Šamaj, J., Baluška, F., Menzel, D. (eds) Plant Endocytosis. Plant Cell Monographs, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/7089_012
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