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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. physiological transport
  4. protein transport

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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • protein sorting
  • protein trafficking
  • protein translocation

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URI

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

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