AP3S2


Description

The AP3S2 (adaptor related protein complex 3 subunit sigma 2) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 15.

AP-3 complex subunit sigma-2 is a protein encoded by the AP3S2 gene in humans. It interacts with AP3B1.

The AP-3 complex, which AP3S2 is a part of, is an adaptor-related complex that is not associated with clathrin. This complex is found in the Golgi region and other peripheral structures. It plays a role in the budding of vesicles from the Golgi membrane and may be directly involved in the transport of materials to lysosomes. Working with the BLOC-1 complex, AP-3 is needed to direct cargo into vesicles that form in cell bodies for delivery to neurites and nerve terminals.

AP3S2 is also known as AP3S3, sigma3b.

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