Cancer Terms

KDEL Motif

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KDEL Motif Definition

A motif found at the C termini of several luminal proteins of the ER that serves to mediate the retention of resident proteins of the ER lumen through retrieval from post-ER compartments ER via a transport mechanism involving vesicular and tubular elements.

KDEL Motif Synonyms

KDEL Motif, KDEL Domain

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