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Facts about Synaptobrevin homolog YKT6.
Functions in early/recycling endosome to TGN transport; as part of a SNARE complex composed of BET1L, GOSR1 and STX5. Has a S-palmitoyl transferase activity.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | YKT6 |
| Uniprot: | O15498 |
| Entrez: | 10652 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| synaptobrevin family |

EC 2.3.1; EC 2.3.1.-; R-SNARE; S. cerevisiae, homolog of; SNARE protein Ykt6; synaptobrevin homolog YKT6; YKT6 v-SNARE homolog (S. cerevisiae); YKT6 v-SNARE protein
Mass (kDA):
22.418 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 7p13 |
| Sequence: | 7; NC_000007.14 (44200978..44214294) |
Cytoplasm, cytosol. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; Lipid-anchor; Cytoplasmic side. Golgi apparatus membrane; Lipid-anchor; Cytoplasmic side. Probably cycles through vesicles between Golgi and endosomes.




PMID: 9211930 by McNew J.A., et al. Ykt6p, a prenylated SNARE essential for endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi transport.
PMID: 15479160 by Veit M.; The human SNARE protein Ykt6 mediates its own palmitoylation at C- terminal cysteine residues.