SV2, A BRAIN SYNAPTIC VESICLE PROTEIN HOMOLOGOUS TO BACTERIAL TRANSPORTERS
SV2, A BRAIN SYNAPTIC VESICLE PROTEIN HOMOLOGOUS TO BACTERIAL TRANSPORTERS
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DOI:
10.1126/science.1519064
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发表时间:
1992-08-28
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
SCHELLER, RH
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作者:
BAJJALIEH, SM;PETERSON, K;SCHELLER, RH
Synaptic vesicle protein 2 (SV2) is a membrane glycoprotein specifically localized to secretory vesicles in neurons and endocrine cells. As a first step toward understanding the function of SV2 in neural secretion, a rat brain complementary DNA (cDNA) that encodes SV2 was isolated and characterized. Analyses of this cDNA predict that SV2 contains 12 transmembrane domains. The NH2-terminal half of the protein shows significant amino acid sequence identity to a family of bacterial proteins that transport sugars, citrate, and drugs. Expression of the SV2 cDNA in COS cells yielded a high level of SV2-like immunoreactivity distributed in a reticular and punctate pattern, which suggests localization to intracellular membranes. Its localization to vesicles, predicted membrane topology, and sequence identity to known transporters suggest that SV2 is a synaptic vesicle-specific transporter.