囊泡相关膜蛋白8的研究进展

Research progress on vesicle-associated membrane protein 8

膜融合对真核生物的诸多生命活动至关重要,需要不同的囊泡转运蛋白互相配合,从而特异性协调并辅助不同生物膜的融合,这些囊泡转运蛋白高度保守。囊泡相关膜蛋白8(vesicle associated membrane protein 8,VAMP8)主要定位于囊泡膜和溶酶体膜,其在多种不同生物膜的融合中发挥重要作用。本文就VAMP8的分子结构、转录调控和翻译后修饰、生物学功能及其与人类疾病相关性的研究进展作一综述,以期为治疗相关疾病和开发有效的VAMP8靶点药物提供新思路。

Membrane fusion is essential for all life activities of eukaryotes and the fusion process requires the interaction of different vesicular transporters,which are highly conserved in eukaryotes,to coordinate specifically and facilitate the fusion of different biofilms.Vesicle associated membrane protein 8(VAMP8)mainly locates in vesicular as well as lysosomal membranes,and plays a vital role in the fusion of many different biofilms.This paper focused on the molecular structure,transcriptional regulation,post-translational modification and biological function of VAMP8 as well as the research progress on its correlation with human diseases,so as to provide new ideas for the treatment of related diseases and the development of effective therapeutics targeting VAMP8.