Vesicle-associated membrane protein 5 also known as VAMP5 is a human gene

Gene

A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...

 which encodes a member of the synaptobrevin

Synaptobrevin

Synaptobrevins are small integral membrane proteins of secretory vesicles with molecular weight of 18 kilodalton that are part of the vesicle-associated membrane protein family....

 protein family.

Function

VAMPs (synaptobrevins) along with syntaxin

Syntaxin

Syntaxins are a family of membrane integrated Q-SNARE proteins participating in exocytosis.- Domains :Syntaxins possess a single C-terminal transmembrane domain, a SNARE domain , and an N-terminal regulatory domain ....

s and the 25-kD synaptosomal-associated protein are the main components of a protein complex involved in the docking and/or fusion of vesicles

Vesicle (biology)

A vesicle is a bubble of liquid within another liquid, a supramolecular assembly made up of many different molecules. More technically, a vesicle is a small membrane-enclosed sack that can store or transport substances. Vesicles can form naturally because of the properties of lipid membranes , or...

 and cell membrane

Cell membrane

The cell membrane or plasma membrane is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment. The cell membrane is selectively permeable to ions and organic molecules and controls the movement of substances in and out of cells. It basically protects the cell...

s. The VAMP5 gene is a member of the vesicle-associated membrane protein (VAMP)/synaptobrevin family and the SNARE

SNARE (protein)

SNARE proteins are a large protein superfamily consisting of more than 60 members in yeast and mammalian cells....

 superfamily. This VAMP family member may participate in vesicle trafficking events that are associated with myogenesis

Myogenesis

Myogenesis is the formation of muscular tissue, in particular during embryonic development.Muscle fibers form from the fusion of myoblasts into multi-nucleated fibers . In the early development of an embryo these myoblasts will proliferate if enough fibroblast growth factor is present...

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