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caveolin

Principal protein component of caveolae which represent appendages or subcompartments of plasma membranes.

Specific

caveolin-1 (CAV1, CAV) caveolin-2 (CAV2) caveolin-3; M-caveolin (CAV3)

General

plasma membrane protein

Properties

COMPARTMENT: plasma membrane MOTIF: membrane region

References

  1. Galbiati et al, Cell 106:403, 2001
  2. Simon & Toomre, Nature Reviews 1:31, 2000
  3. Marx J. Science 294:1862, 2001
  4. Minetti et al. Nature Genet 18:365-8, 1998