Phenomena and Processes

Protein Transport

The process of moving proteins from one cellular compartment (including extracellular) to another by various sorting and transport mechanisms such as gated transport, protein translocation, and vesicular transport.

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Abstract

The process of moving proteins from one cellular compartment (including extracellular) to another by various sorting and transport mechanisms such as gated transport, protein translocation, and vesicular transport.

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13 entry terms
  • Protein Trafficking
  • Traffickings, Protein
  • Cellular Protein Targeting
  • Gated Protein Transport
  • Protein Localization Processes, Cellular
  • Protein Sorting
  • Protein Targeting, Cellular
  • Protein Translocation
  • Transmembrane Protein Transport
  • Vesicular Protein Transport
  • Protein Transport, Gated
  • Protein Transport, Transmembrane
  • Protein Transport, Vesicular

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate NIM with specific protein /metab or /pharmacokin

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History Note

2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Biological Transport (1964-2000)
  • Proteins/metabolism (1964-2000)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Protein Transport. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D021381. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D021381
  2. Protein Transport. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_transport
  3. Protein Transport. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14860325