Bridging integrator 3 is a
protein that in humans is encoded by the BIN3
gene.
Function
The product of this gene is a member of the
BAR domain protein family. The encoded protein is composed solely of a BAR domain which is predicted to form
coiled coil structures and proposed to mediate
dimer
Dimer may refer to:
* Dimer (chemistry), a chemical structure formed from two similar sub-units
** Protein dimer, a protein quaternary structure
** d-dimer
* Dimer model, an item in statistical mechanics, based on ''domino tiling''
* Julius Dimer ( ...
ization, sense and induce membrane curvature, and bind small
GTPases. BAR domain proteins have been implicated in
endocytosis
Endocytosis is a cellular process in which substances are brought into the cell. The material to be internalized is surrounded by an area of cell membrane, which then buds off inside the cell to form a vesicle containing the ingested material. E ...
, intracellular transport, and a diverse set of other processes.
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