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VCP

VCP VCP stands for valosin-containing protein, a widely present cellular ATPase that helps separate ubiquitinated proteins from other structures so they can be recycled or broken down, and it also supports related processes in the endoplasmic reticulum, chromatin, mitochondria, and lysosomes.

VCP stands for valosin-containing protein, a widely present cellular ATPase that helps separate ubiquitinated proteins from other structures so they can be recycled or broken down, and it also supports related processes in the endoplasmic reticulum, chromatin, mitochondria, and lysosomes. Changes in VCP have been linked in the packet to some neurodegenerative diseases.