L14 Vesicular Trafficking I Flashcards
What types of SNAREs are there
v-SNAREs and t-SNAREs
What are transport vesicles coated in?
Clathrin, COPI & COPII
What is a paradigm for transport vesicle formation
COPII coated vesicle
What associates with the rough ER
ribosomes
How are newly made proteins translocated into organelles
co-translationally or post-translationally
What does translocation into the ER require
signal
How are membrane proteins inserted into the ER
signal peptidase
What ensures proper protein folding in the ER
chaperones
What do defects in protein folding give rise to
disease
What do misfolded proteins stimulate?
unfolded protein response
What are the essential components for all transport vesicle formation
GTPase, adaptor proteins, and coat
What act as molecular switches
GTPases
What converts GDP to GTP
guanine nucleotide exchange factors
What converts GTP to GDP
GTPase activating proteins
Where is GDP form usually found
cytosol