R-SNARE Proteins

**Definition:** SNARE proteins where the central amino acid residue of the SNARE motif is an ARGININE. They are classified separately from the Q-SNARE PROTEINS where the central amino acid residue of the SNARE motif is a GLUTAMINE. This subfamily contains the vesicle associated membrane proteins (VAMPs) based on similarity to the prototype for the R-SNAREs, VAMP2 (synaptobrevin 2).

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.543.512.249.750 - D12.776.543.990.775.750

**Synonyms:** - R-SNARES