Microtubule-associated monoxygenase, calponin and LIM domain containing 3, also known as MICAL3, is a
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Function
Along with two other
Rab proteins, Rab6 and Rab8, MICAL3 work together in the process of docking and fusing of
vesicles that are involved in
exocytosis.
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