Title: The retention signal for soluble proteins of the endoplasmic reticulum
Abstract: The lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contains a number of soluble proteins, many of which help the maturation of newly synthesized secretory proteins. Retention of these resident proteins in the ER is dependent on a carboxy-terminal signal, which in animal cells is usually Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL). This signal is thought to be recognized by a membrane-bound receptor that continually retrieves the proteins from a later compartment of the secretory pathway and returns them to the ER.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-12-01
Language: en
Type: review
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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