Description
Product Characteristics: Vacuolar Protein Sorter-35 (VPS35) is a component of the retromer complex, which is essential for endosome-to-Golgi retrieval of membrane proteins. VPS35 mutations such as D620N have been linked to Parkinson's Disease (PD) (1,2) and affect retromer function, protein homeostasis, and mitochondria (3).
Target Information: This gene belongs to a group of vacuolar protein sorting (VPS) genes. The encoded protein is a component of a large multimeric complex, termed the retromer complex, involved in retrograde transport of proteins from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network. The close structural similarity between the yeast and human proteins that make up this complex suggests a similarity in function. Expression studies in yeast and mammalian cells indicate that this protein interacts directly with VPS35, which serves as the core of the retromer complex. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]