Vesicular transport protein

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Crystal structure of the vesicular transport protein Crystal Structure of the Vesicular Transport Protein Sec17.jpg
Crystal structure of the vesicular transport protein

A vesicular transport protein, or vesicular transporter, is a membrane protein that regulates or facilitates the movement of specific molecules across a vesicle's membrane. [1] As a result, vesicular transporters govern the concentration of molecules within a vesicle.

Contents

Types

Examples include:

Pathways

There are multiple pathways, each using its own coat and GTPase. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vesicular+Transport+Proteins at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
  2. ↑ Yasushi Sako (1 October 2010). Cell Signaling Reactions: Single-Molecular Kinetic Analysis. Springer. pp. 168–. ISBN   978-90-481-9863-4 . Retrieved 15 December 2010.


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