Caveolin is a major structural protein of caveolae, also known as plasmalemmal vesicles.

Members

 caveolin-1
 caveolin-2
 caveolin-3 (mutations in some muscular dystrophies)

Expression (Examples)

 type I pneumocytes
 capillary endothelial cells

Pathology

 mutations of caveolin-3 in some muscular dystrophies

References

 Williams TM, Lisanti MP. The caveolin proteins. Genome Biol. 2004;5(3):214. PMID: #15003112#

 Galbiati F, Razani B, Lisanti MP. Caveolae and caveolin-3 in muscular dystrophy. Trends Mol Med. 2001 Oct;7(10):435-41. PMID: #11597517#

 Couet J, Belanger MM, Roussel E, Drolet MC. Cell biology of caveolae and caveolin. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2001 Jul 28;49(3):223-35. PMID: #11551396#

 Gumbleton M, Abulrob AG, Campbell L. Caveolae: an alternative membrane transport compartment. Pharm Res. 2000 Sep;17(9):1035-48. PMID: #11087034#