Vesicle-associated membrane protein

Vesicle associated membrane proteins (VAMP) are a family of SNARE proteins with similar structure, and are mostly involved in vesicle fusion.

• VAMP1 and VAMP2 proteins known as synaptobrevins are expressed in brain and are constituents of the synaptic vesicles, where they participate in neuromediator release.

• VAMP3 (known as cellubrevin) is ubiquitously expressed and participates in regulated and constitutive exocytosis as a constituent of secretory granules and secretory vesicles.

• VAMP5 and VAMP7 (SYBL1) participate in constitutive exocytosis.
  • VAMP5 is a constituent of secretory vesicles, myotubes and tubulovesicular structures.
  • VAMP7 is found both in secretory granules and endosomes.

• VAMP8 (known as endobrevin) participates in endocytosis and is found in early endosomes. VAMP8 also participates the regulated exocytosis in pancreatic acinar cells.

• VAMP4 is involved in transport from the Golgi.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Steegmaier M, Klumperman J, Foletti DL, Yoo JS, Scheller RH (1999). "Vesicle-associated membrane protein 4 is implicated in trans-Golgi network vesicle trafficking". Mol. Biol. Cell 10 (6): 1957–72. PMC 25394. PMID 10359608. 

External links

• Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 1 at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)