Vesicular transport protein

A vesicular transport protein is a transmembrane or membrane associated protein. It regulates or facilitates the movement by vesicles of the contents of the cell.

Types
Examples include:
 * Archain
 * ARFs
 * Clathrin
 * Caveolin
 * Dynamin and related proteins, such as the EHD protein family
 * Rab proteins
 * SNAREs
 * Sorting nexins
 * Synaptotagmin

Pathways
There are multiple pathways, each using its own coat and GTPase.


 * COP 1 (Cytosolic coat protein complex ) : retrograde transport ; Golgi > Endoplasmic reticulum
 * COP 2 (Cytosolic coat protein complex ) : anterograde transport ; RER -> cis-Golgi
 * Clathrin : trans-Golgi > Lysosomes, Plasma membrane > Endosomes (receptor-mediated endocytosis)