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SUBMITTER: Heider MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3374049 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Heider Margaret R MR Munson Mary M
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The exocyst complex is an evolutionarily conserved multisubunit protein complex implicated in tethering secretory vesicles to the plasma membrane. Originally identified two decades ago in budding yeast, investigations using several different eukaryotic systems have since made great progress toward determination of the overall structure and organization of the eight exocyst subunits. Studies point to a critical role for the complex as a spatiotemporal regulator through the numerous protein and li ...[more]