Abstract: |
We have isolated a major integral membrane protein from Golgi-derived coatomer-coated vesicles. This 24-kDa protein, p24, defines a family of integral membrane proteins with homologs present in yeast and humans. In addition to sequence similarity, all p24 family members contain a motif with the characteristic heptad repeats found in coiled coils. When the yeast p24 isoform, yp24A, is knocked out in a strain defective for vesicle fusion, a dramatic reduction in the accumulation of transport vesicles is observed. Together, these results indicate a role for this protein family in the budding of coatamer-coated and other species of coated vesicles. |
Keywords: |
nonhuman; comparative study; polymerase chain reaction; animal cell; animal; microscopy, electron; gtp-binding proteins; membrane proteins; animalia; amino acid sequence; molecular sequence data; sequence homology, amino acid; brain; saccharomyces cerevisiae; dogs; signal peptide; carrier proteins; membrane protein; protein transport; base sequence; cattle; dna primers; cytosol; cell fusion; organelles; golgi complex; cho cell; cho cells; membrane vesicle; cell vacuole; arabidopsis; coatomer protein; coated vesicle; membrane fusion; membrane receptor; golgi apparatus; coat protein; adp-ribosylation factors; human; priority journal; article; support, non-u.s. gov't; support, u.s. gov't, p.h.s.; hamsters
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