SNAP-25 (synaptosome-associated protein 25 kDa) proteins are components of SNARE complexes. Members of this family contain a cluster of cysteine residues that can be palmitoylated for membrane attachment [2].

1: Sec9 is a SNAP-25-like component of a yeast SNARE complex that may be the effector of Sec4 function in exocytosis. Brennwald P, Kearns B, Champion K, Keranen S, Bankaitis V, Novick P; Cell 1994;79:245-258. PMID:7954793

2: Evolutionary conservation of synaptosome-associated protein 25 kDa (SNAP-25) shown by Drosophila and Torpedo cDNA clones. Risinger C, Blomqvist AG, Lundell I, Lambertsson A, Nassel D, Pieribone VA, Brodin L, Larhammar D; J Biol Chem 1993;268:24408-24414. PMID:8226991