Pax genes, mutants and molecular function

1992 ◽  
Vol 1992 (Supplement 16) ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. CHALEPAKIS ◽  
P. TREMBLAY ◽  
P. GRUSS
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Function ◽  
Pax Genes

scholarly journals Evidence for an evolutionary relationship between Vmp1 and bacterial DedA proteins

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 67-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis-Carlos Tábara ◽  
Olivier Vincent ◽  
Ricardo Escalante
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Functional Relationship ◽  
Evolutionary Relationship ◽  
Transmembrane Proteins ◽  
Lipid Homeostasis ◽  
Molecular Function ◽  
Yeast Protein ◽  
Glycine Residue ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Domain Of Unknown Function

VMP1 and DedA proteins are conserved families of transmembrane proteins in eukaryotes and prokaryotes respectively. Despite numerous reports involving these proteins in multiple cellular processes, their molecular function is still unknown. They share the domain of unknown function PF09335, suggesting a possible functional relationship between these protein families. Here we show that VMP1 from different species contain two short motifs conserved in the bacterial DedA proteins and the yeast protein Tvp38. The hallmark of one of these motifs is a glycine residue previously shown to be strictly conserved in all the DedA proteins. Substitution of this residue to leucine, glutamate or arginine in Dictyostelium Vmp1 inactivates the protein, as shown by the inability of the mutants to rescue the phenotypes associated with the lack of Vmp1 including development and lipid homeostasis. This is the first experimental approach that supports an evolutionary relationship between Vmp1 and DedA proteins and highlights the importance of the conserved glycine residue in the PF09335 domain.

scholarly journals The Ncoa7 locus regulates V-ATPase formation and function, neurodevelopment and behaviour

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Castroflorio ◽  
Joery den Hoed ◽  
Daria Svistunova ◽  
Mattéa J. Finelli ◽  
Alberto Cebrian-Serrano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽  
Regulatory Protein ◽  
Molecular Function ◽  
Neuronal Connectivity ◽  
Nuclear Receptor Coactivator ◽  
Lysm Domain ◽  
Behavioural Assessment ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Brain

Abstract Members of the Tre2/Bub2/Cdc16 (TBC), lysin motif (LysM), domain catalytic (TLDc) protein family are associated with multiple neurodevelopmental disorders, although their exact roles in disease remain unclear. For example, nuclear receptor coactivator 7 (NCOA7) has been associated with autism, although almost nothing is known regarding the mode-of-action of this TLDc protein in the nervous system. Here we investigated the molecular function of NCOA7 in neurons and generated a novel mouse model to determine the consequences of deleting this locus in vivo. We show that NCOA7 interacts with the cytoplasmic domain of the vacuolar (V)-ATPase in the brain and demonstrate that this protein is required for normal assembly and activity of this critical proton pump. Neurons lacking Ncoa7 exhibit altered development alongside defective lysosomal formation and function; accordingly, Ncoa7 deletion animals exhibited abnormal neuronal patterning defects and a reduced expression of lysosomal markers. Furthermore, behavioural assessment revealed anxiety and social defects in mice lacking Ncoa7. In summary, we demonstrate that NCOA7 is an important V-ATPase regulatory protein in the brain, modulating lysosomal function, neuronal connectivity and behaviour; thus our study reveals a molecular mechanism controlling endolysosomal homeostasis that is essential for neurodevelopment. Graphic abstract

Monoallelic Expression of Pax5: A Paradigm for the Haploinsufficiency of Mammalian Pax Genes?

1999 ◽  
Vol 380 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
S.L. Nutt ◽  
M. Busslinger
Keyword(s):  
Human Disease ◽  
Mouse Genome ◽  
Monoallelic Expression ◽  
Wild Type Allele ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Type Allele ◽  
Pax Genes ◽  
Default State ◽  
Mammalian Genes

AbstractIt is generally assumed that most mammalian genes are transcribed from both alleles. Hence, the diploid state of the genome offers the advantage that a loss-of-function mutation in one allele can be compensated for by the remaining wild-type allele of the same gene. Indeed, the vast majority of human disease syndromes and engineered mutations in the mouse genome are recessive, indicating that recessiveness is the ‘default’ state. However, a minority of genes are semi-dominant, as heterozygous loss-of-function mutation in these genes leads to phenotypic abnormalities. This condition, known as haploinsufficiency, has been described for five of the nine mammalian

scholarly journals Reconstructing the Molecular Function of Genetic Variation in Regulatory Networks

Genetics ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. genetics.300381.2017
Author(s):  
Roni Wilentzik ◽  
Chun Jimmie Ye ◽  
Irit Gat-Viks
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Regulatory Networks ◽  
Molecular Function

Molecular function of the prolyl cis/trans isomerase and metallochaperone SlyD

2013 ◽  
Vol 394 (8) ◽  
pp. 965-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kovermann ◽  
Franz X. Schmid ◽  
Jochen Balbach
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Chaperone ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Catalytic Efficiency ◽  
Enzyme Mechanism ◽  
Molecular Function ◽  
Twin Arginine Translocation ◽  
Chaperone Function ◽  
Nickel Binding ◽  
Biophysical Analysis ◽  
Optimal Function

Abstract SlyD is a bacterial two-domain protein that functions as a molecular chaperone, a prolyl cis/trans isomerase, and a nickel-binding protein. This review summarizes recent findings about the molecular enzyme mechanism of SlyD. The chaperone function located in one domain of SlyD is involved in twin-arginine translocation and increases the catalytic efficiency of the prolyl cis/trans isomerase domain in protein folding by two orders of magnitude. The C-terminal tail of SlyD binds Ni2+ ions and supplies them for the maturation of [NiFe] hydrogenases. A combined biochemical and biophysical analysis revealed the molecular basis of the delicate interplay of the different domains of SlyD for optimal function.

scholarly journals Nanoscale chromatin imaging and analysis platform bridges 4D chromatin organization with molecular function

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. eabe4310
Author(s):  
Yue Li ◽  
Adam Eshein ◽  
Ranya K.A. Virk ◽  
Aya Eid ◽  
Wenli Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Tomography ◽  
Super Resolution ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
Molecular Function ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Multiple Length Scales ◽  
Chromatin Packing ◽  
Analysis Platform

Extending across multiple length scales, dynamic chromatin structure is linked to transcription through the regulation of genome organization. However, no individual technique can fully elucidate this structure and its relation to molecular function at all length and time scales at both a single-cell level and a population level. Here, we present a multitechnique nanoscale chromatin imaging and analysis (nano-ChIA) platform that consolidates electron tomography of the primary chromatin fiber, optical super-resolution imaging of transcription processes, and label-free nano-sensing of chromatin packing and its dynamics in live cells. Using nano-ChIA, we observed that chromatin is localized into spatially separable packing domains, with an average diameter of around 200 nanometers, sub-megabase genomic size, and an internal fractal structure. The chromatin packing behavior of these domains exhibits a complex bidirectional relationship with active gene transcription. Furthermore, we found that properties of PDs are correlated among progenitor and progeny cells across cell division.

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