VIP21-CAVEOLIN, A PROTEIN OF THE TRANS-GOLGI NETWORK AND CAVEOLAE

Authors
KURZCHALIA TV DUPREE P MONIER S
Citation
Tv. Kurzchalia et al., VIP21-CAVEOLIN, A PROTEIN OF THE TRANS-GOLGI NETWORK AND CAVEOLAE, FEBS letters, 346(1), 1994, pp. 88-91
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics,Biology
Journal title
FEBS letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00145793
Volume
346
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
88 - 91
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-5793(1994)346:1<88:VAPOTT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
VIP21-Caveolin is a component of the filamentous coat surrounding the invaginations of the plasma membrane called caveolae. Unlike the vesic ular coat proteins identified so far, VIP21-Caveolin can be classified as an integral membrane protein. Furthermore, it is found in high mol ecular mass oligomers. Based on its localisation in specialised membra ne subdomains, a role for VIP21-Caveolin in membrane protein sorting h as been proposed.