Synonyms:AP 3 complex subunit beta 2, AP3B2, Beta 3B adaptin, DKFZp686D17136, NAPTB Background:Subunit of non-clathrin-and clathrin-associated adaptor protein complex 3(AP-3) that plays a role in protein sorting in the late-Golgi/trans-Golgi network(TGN) and/or endosomes. The AP complexes mediate both the recruitment of clathrin to membranes and the recognition of sorting signals within the cytosolic tails of transmembrane cargo molecules. AP-3 appears to be involved in the sorting of a subset of transmembrane proteins targeted to lysosomes and lysosome-related organelles. In concert with the BLOC-1 complex, AP-3 is required to target cargos into vesicles assembled at cell bodies for delivery into neurites and nerve terminals.