The Vesicle Associated Membrane Proteins (VAMP) or synaptobrevins are calcium binding proteins specific to eukaryotes. VAMPs, along with synaptosomal associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP-25) and syntaxin, form the core complex of soluble NSF attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins that interact with the soluble proteins N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) and alpha-SNAP. These membrane associated proteins play a key role in the regulation of vesicle membrane fusion with the plasma membrane. The Clostridium tetani neurotoxin is a metalloprotease with specificity for VAMP. In Alzheimer's disease, VAMP levels of all isoforms appear to be significantly lowered. It has been shown that the extreme carboxy-terminus of VAMP1 is involved in subcellular vesicle targeting.
mol wt:13kDa
Other Aliases: Vesicle Associated Membrane Protein 1; DKFZp686H12131; SYB 1; SYB1; Synaptobrevin 1; Synaptobrevin1; VAMP 1; Vesicle associated membrane protein 1; Vesicle associated membrane protein 1 synaptobrevin 1