Phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate

Phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate (PtdIns5P or PI5P) is a phosphoinositide proposed to function in membrane trafficking from late endosomes to the plasma membrane.^[1]

References

1. ^ Lecompte O, Poch O, Laporte J (October 2008). "PtdIns5P regulation through evolution: roles in membrane trafficking?". Trends Biochem. Sci. 33 (10): 453-460. doi:10.1016/j.tibs.2008.07.002. PMID 18774718. 

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