Vesicle-associated membrane protein 8

UniProtKB accession:  Q9WUF4

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UniProtKB description:  SNAREs, soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor-attachment protein receptors, are essential proteins for fusion of cellular membranes. SNAREs localized on opposing membranes assemble to form a trans-SNARE complex, an extended, parallel four alpha-helical bundle that drives membrane fusion. VAMP8 is a SNARE involved in autophagy through the direct control of autophagosome membrane fusion with the lysososome membrane via its interaction with the STX17-SNAP29 binary t-SNARE complex (By similarity). Also required for dense-granule secretion in platelets (By similarity). Also plays a role in regulated enzyme secretion in pancreatic acinar cells (By similarity). Involved in the abscission of the midbody during cell division, which leads to completely separate daughter cells (PubMed:12737809). Involved in the homotypic fusion of early and late endosomes (PubMed:10982406, PubMed:11029036). Participates also in the activation of type I interferon antiviral response through a TRIM6-dependent mechanism (By similarity).