NSF Proteins and Enzymes

N ethylmaleimide sensitive factor (NSF) is an ~83 kDa protein (predicted MW) which was initially isolated based on its ability to restore intercisternal Golgi transport to N ethylmaleimide treated membranes. NSF was subsequently discovered to be involved in a variety of membrane fusion events. NSF is an ATPase with two ATP binding domains that are essential for membrane fusion and homo oligomerization. In order to interact with target membranes, NSF requires another set of soluble proteins ...