关键词: 膜蛋白运输, 囊泡运输, 接头蛋白复合体, 植物

Abstract: Membrane protein trafficking is one of the most important events of eukaryotic cells, which plays a crucial role in cell biology processes such as cell division, differentiation, growth, extracellular nutrient absorption, intracellular and extracellular signaling, and stress defense. Membrane protein transport mainly involves vesicle trafficking pathways including endocytosis, exocytosis, and vacuolar/lysosomal degradation. Adaptor proteins (APs) play an important regulatory role in vesicle trafficking processes such as recognition of membrane receptor proteins, cargo sorting, recruitment and assembly of clathrin, and recruitment of auxiliary proteins. Currently, five AP complexes have been identified in eukaryotic organisms, namely AP-1, AP-2, AP-3, AP-4, and AP-5. This article mainly reviews the composition, structure, subcellular localization, and biological functions of the plant AP complexes based on the research progress of animal and yeast cell AP. Finally, we initinal some questions about potential function of AP complex and present future perspectives in plants.

Key words: membrane protein trafficking, vesicle trafficking, adaptor protein complexes, plant