Vesicle-trafficking protein SEC22a is a

protein Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residue (biochemistry), residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including Enzyme catalysis, catalysing metab ...

that in humans is encoded by the ''SEC22A''

gene In biology, the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA. There are two types of molecular genes: protei ...

. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the member of the SEC22 family of

vesicle trafficking In cell biology, a vesicle is a structure within or outside a cell, consisting of liquid or cytoplasm enclosed by a lipid bilayer. Vesicles form naturally during the processes of secretion (exocytosis), uptake (endocytosis), and the transport of ...

proteins. This protein has similarity to rat SEC22 and may act in the early stages of the

secretory pathway Secretion is the movement of material from one point to another, such as a secreted chemical substance from a cell (biology), cell or gland. In contrast, excretion is the removal of certain substances or waste products from a cell or organism. Th ...

. There is evidence for the use of multiple poly A sites in this gene.

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