Protein release through nonlethal oncotic pores as an alternative nonclassical secretory pathway

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nonclassical (unconventional) protein secretion is thought to represent the primary secretion mechanism for several cytosolic proteins, such as HIV-Tat, galectin 1, interleukin-1β, and several proteins that shuttle between the nucleu...

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Main Author: Chirico William J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/12/46