A new deadly Syn?
Insulin-mediated regulation of the exocytosis of vesicles containing the glucose transporter GLUT4 has similarities to regulated synaptic transmission. A recent study has now identified a key regulated component of the fusion step in the exocytosis of these GLUT4-containing vesicles.
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Department of Biology and Biochemistry University of Bath Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. G.D.Holman@bath.ac.uk.
D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D005089:Exocytosis; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007328:Insulin; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D050600:SNARE Proteins; C120000:Stxbp4 protein, mouse; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins