Protein
AP-2 complex subunit alpha
Organism
Drosophila pseudoobscura pseudoobscura
Function
Adaptins are components of the adapter complexes which link clathrin to receptors in coated vesicles. Clathrin-associated protein complexes are believed to interact with the cytoplasmic tails of membrane proteins, leading to their selection and concentration. Alpha adaptin is a subunit of the plasma membrane adapter (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the adapter complexes large subunit family.
Sequence
MAPVRGDGMRGLAVFISDIRNCKSKEAEVKRINKELANIRSKFKGDKTLDGYQKKKYVCKLLFIFLLGHDIDFGHMEAVNLLSSNKYSEKQIGYLFISVLVNTNSDLIRLIIQSIKNDLQSRNPVHVNLALQCIANIGSRDMAESFSNEIPKLLVSGDTMDVVKQSAALCLLRLFRSSPDIIPGGEWTSRIIHLLNDQHMGVVTAATSLIDALVKCNPDEYKGCVNLAVSRLSRIVTASYTDLQDYTYYFVPAPWLSVKLLRLLQNYNPVTEEAGVRARLNETLETILNKAQEPPKSKKVQHSNAKNAVLFEAINLIIHSDSEPNLLVRACNQLGQFLSNRETNLRYLALESMCHLATSEFSHEEVKKHQEVVILSMKMEKDVSVRQMAVDLLYAMCDRGNAEEIVQEMLNYLETADYSIREEMVLKVAILAEKYATDYTWYVDVILNLIRIAGDYVSEEVWYRVIQIVINREEVQGYAAKTVFEALQAPACHENMVKVGGYILGEFGNLIAGDSRSAPLVQFKLLHSKYHLCSPMTRALLLSTYIKFINLFPEIRTNIQDVFRQHSNLRSADAELQQRASEYLQLSIVASTDVLATVLEEMPSFPERESSILAVLKKKKPGRVPENEIRESKSPAPTSGPGSVLQNNVHVNNSHSKLNNSNANTDLLGLSTPPANNVGSNSNSTLIDVLGDIYGSNNNSSAVYNTKKFLFKNNGVLFENEMLQIGVKSEFRQNLGRLGLFYGNKTQVPLSNFNPVLQWSAEETLKLNVQMKAVEPTLEAGAQIQQLLTAECIEDYADAPTIEISFRYNGTQQKFSIKLPLSVNKFFEPTEMNAESFFARWKNLSGEQQRSQKVFKAAQPLDLPGARNKLMGFGMQLLDSVDPNPDNMVCAGIIHTQSQQVGCLMRLEPNKQAQMFRLTVRASKETVTREICDLLADQF