Plant Biology: Gatekeepers of the Road to Protein Perdition
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Current Biology |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.11.019 |
| Field | Genetics and molecular biology |
| Keywords | AUXIN-EFFLUX; MEMBRANE TRAFFICKING; ROOT GRAVITROPISM; PLASMA-MEMBRANE; ARABIDOPSIS; PIN2; MACHINERY; CARRIER; CELLS |
| Description | Targeting membrane proteins for degradation requires the sequential action of ESCRT sub-complexes ESCRT-0 to ESCRT-III. Although this machinery is generally conserved among kingdoms, plants lack the essential ESCRT-0 components. A new report closes this gap by identifying a novel protein family that substitutes for ESCRT-0 function in plants. |
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