Biology:VPS18

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 18 homolog is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VPS18 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

Vesicle mediated protein sorting plays an important role in segregation of intracellular molecules into distinct organelles. Genetic studies in yeast have identified more than 40 vacuolar protein sorting (VPS) genes involved in vesicle transport to vacuoles. This gene encodes the human homolog of yeast class C Vps18 protein. The mammalian class C Vps proteins are predominantly associated with late endosomes/lysosomes, and like their yeast counterparts, may mediate vesicle trafficking steps in the endosome/lysosome pathway.[3]

Interactions

VPS18 has been shown to interact with VPS11[4] and STX7.[4]

References

  1. "Molecular cloning and characterization of human VPS18, VPS 11, VPS16, and VPS33". Gene 264 (2): 241–7. March 2001. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00333-X. PMID 11250079. 
  2. "Ubiquitylation and degradation of serum-inducible kinase by hVPS18, a RING-H2 type ubiquitin ligase". J Biol Chem 280 (50): 41619–27. Dec 2005. doi:10.1074/jbc.M508397200. PMID 16203730. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: VPS18 vacuolar protein sorting 18 homolog (S. cerevisiae)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=57617. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Molecular characterization of mammalian homologues of class C Vps proteins that interact with syntaxin-7". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (31): 29393–402. August 2001. doi:10.1074/jbc.M101778200. PMID 11382755. 

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