Term Name: maintenance of protein location
Synonyms: active protein retrieval, maintenance of protein localization, protein retention, protein sequestering
Definition: Any process in which a protein is maintained in a location and prevented from moving elsewhere. These include sequestration, stabilization to prevent transport elsewhere and the active retrieval of proteins that do move away.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045185]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: protein localization
is a type of: maintenance of location
has subtype: cytoplasmic sequestering of protein maintenance of protein localization at cell tip maintenance of protein localization at growing cell tip maintenance of protein localization in endoplasmic reticulum maintenance of protein localization in organelle maintenance of protein location in cell maintenance of protein location in cell cortex maintenance of protein location in chloroplast maintenance of protein location in extracellular region maintenance of protein location in mitochondrion maintenance of protein location in nucleus maintenance of protein location in peroxisome maintenance of protein location in vacuole maintenance of protein location to spindle pole body