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Concept information

Preferred term

protein transport

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The process of moving proteins from one cellular compartment (including extracellular) to another by various sorting and transport mechanisms such as gated transport, protein translocation, and vesicular transport.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • protein sorting
  • protein trafficking
  • protein translocation

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/58086

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