Description
Product Characteristics:
Exocytosis is crucial in membrane trafficking and it mediates hormone and neurotransmitter secretion out of the cell, as well as the incorporation of membrane proteins and lipids to the plasma membrane. It is crucial for cell-cell communication, cell growth and cell polarity. The exocyst complex is a multi-protein complex that consists of Sec3, Sec5, Sec6, Sec8, Sec10, Sec15, Exo70 and Exo84, and is essential for targeting exocytic vesicles to specific docking sites on the plasma membrane. Exo70, also known as EXOC7 (exocyst complex component 7), EXOC1 or 2-5-3p, is a 735 amino acid peripheral membrane protein that is a component of the exocyst complex. Localized to the cytoplasm and the cell membrane, Exo70 plays an essential role in the docking of exocystic vesicles to target sites on the plasma membrane and, specifically, may be involved in insulin-induced protein docking within the cell. Four isoforms of Exo70 are expressed due to alternative splicing events.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
Synonyms: BM-012, exoc1, EXOC1_HUMAN, Exocyst complex component 1, Exocyst complex component Sec3, FLJ10893, SEC3, SEC3 like 1, SEC3L1, SEC3P.
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene is a component of the exocyst complex, a multiple protein complex essential for targeting exocytic vesicles to specific docking sites on the plasma membrane. Though best characterized in yeast, the component proteins and functions of the exocyst complex have been demonstrated to be highly conserved in higher eukaryotes. At least eight components of the exocyst complex, including this protein, are found to interact with the actin cytoskeletal remodeling and vesicle transport machinery. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]