Here are some proteins and organelles that help package and transport proteins:
Golgi apparatus:
This organelle packages, modifies, and transports proteins and fats in vesicles. It’s like the cell’s “post office,” sending products to their final destination.
Vesicular monoamine transporters (VMATs):
These transporters pack chemicals called monoamines into vesicles, which then release them at the right time in the brain.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs):
These small, bubble-like particles carry proteins, genetic material, and other substances between cells.
Carrier proteins:
These proteins help move ions or molecules across cell membranes by changing shape after binding to them.
Glucose transporters:
These proteins help move glucose (sugar) across cell membranes.
Antiporters, symporters, and uniports:
These proteins help move molecules across cell membranes. Antiporters swap molecules, symporters move two at once, and uniports move one at a time.
