ER_retention_signal

ID: SO_0001806

Class

A C-terminal tetrapeptide motif that mediates retention of a protein in (or retrieval to) the endoplasmic reticulum. In mammals the sequence is KDEL, and in fungi HDEL or DDEL.

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Classification

Alternative Names

SynonymScopeReference
ER retention signalexact synonym
endoplasmic reticulum retention signalexact synonym