beta-2 Adaptin Proteins

Protein Information

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is the pathway by which many receptors for nutrients and hormones are internalized to be recycled or down-regulated. During formation of clathrin coated membranes, clathrin co-assembles with heterotetrameric molecules known as assembly polypeptides (APs) or adaptors which form a layer of protein coat between the clathrin lattice and the membrane. There are two characterized adaptors AP1 and AP2. AP1 is associated with clathrin coated vesicles at the trans-Golgi network and AP2 is associated with the endocytic clathrin coated vesicles at the plasma membrane and has been shown to specifically interact with Shc and EGF receptor. AP2 is composed of four subunits, two separate ~100 kDa gene products with similar domain structures (alpha and beta adaptin) and a ~50 and ~17 kDa subunit. There are two alpha-adaptin genes, alpha A and alpha C which have a tissue specific pattern of expression.

Synonyms

1300012O03Rik; adapter-related protein complex 1 subunit beta-1; adapter-related protein complex 2 beta subunit; adapter-related protein complex 2 subunit beta; adaptin, beta 2 (beta); adaptor protein complex AP-1 subunit beta-1; Adaptor protein complex AP-2 subunit beta; adaptor related protein complex 2 beta 1 subunit; adaptor related protein complex 2 subunit beta 1; adaptor related protein complex 2, beta 1 subunit; adaptor-related protein complex 1 subunit beta-1; Adaptor-related protein complex 2 subunit beta; adaptor-related protein complex 2, beta 1 subunit; ADTB2; AI788979; AP-1 complex subunit beta-1; AP105B; AP-2 complex subunit beta; Ap2b1; AP2-BETA; beta adaptin; beta-1-adaptin; beta1-adaptin; Beta-2-adaptin; beta2-adaptin; beta-adaptin; Beta-adaptin 1; CLAPB1; Clathrin assembly protein complex 1 beta large chain; clathrin assembly protein complex 2 beta large chain; clathrin-associated / assembly / adaptor protein, large, beta 1; clathrin-associated/assembly/adaptor; clathrin-associated/assembly/adaptor protein, large, beta 1; Golgi adaptor HA1/AP1 adaptin beta subunit; plasma membrane adaptor HA2/AP2 adaptin beta subunit; testicular tissue protein Li 22