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ER-to-Golgi transport: COP I and COP II function

Rainer Duden*

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

COP I and COP II coat proteins direct protein and membrane trafficking in between early compartments of the secretory pathway in eukaryotic cells. These coat proteins perform the dual, essential tasks of selecting appropriate cargo proteins and deforming the lipid bilayer of appropriate donor membranes into buds and vesicles. COP II proteins are required for selective export of newly synthesized proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). COP I proteins mediate a retrograde transport pathway that selectively recycles proteins from the cis-Golgi complex to the ER. Additionally, COP I coat proteins have complex functions in intra-Golgi trafficking and in maintaining the normal structure of the mammalian interphase Golgi complex.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMolecular Membrane Biology
Volume20
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)197-207
Number of pages11
ISSN0968-7688
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 07.2003

Funding

I wish to apologize to all authors who have contributed to our knowledge of COP I and COP II function whose original work could not be cited due to space constraints. R.D. is the recipient of a Wellcome Trust Senior Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Sciences (Grant No. 047578).

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Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)

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