title: ERGIC-53 and traffic in the secretory pathway.
abstract: The ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) marker ERGIC-53 is a mannose-specific membrane lectin operating as a cargo receptor for the transport of glycoproteins from the ER to the ERGIC. Lack of functional ERGIC-53 leads to a selective defect in secretion of glycoproteins in cultured cells and to hemophilia in humans. Beyond its interest as a transport receptor, ERGIC-53 is an attractive probe for studying numerous aspects of protein trafficking in the secretory pathway, including traffic routes, mechanisms of anterograde and retrograde traffic, retention of proteins in the ER, and the function of the ERGIC. Understanding these fundamental processes of cell biology will be crucial for the elucidation and treatment of many inherited and acquired diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, Alzheimer's disease and viral infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. Hans-Peter.Hauri@unibas.ch
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hauri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kappeler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Appenzeller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D002451:Cell Compartmentation / Q000502:physiology; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000378:metabolism*; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism*; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism*; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins; D008565:Membrane Proteins