Melanophilin

Melanophilin
Melanophilin
Identifiers
Symbols MLPH; MGC2771; MGC59733; SLAC2-A
External IDs OMIM606526 MGI2176380 HomoloGene11465 GeneCards: MLPH Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 79083 171531
Ensembl ENSG00000115648 ENSMUSG00000026303
UniProt Q9BV36 Q91V27
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001042467.1 NM_053015.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_001035932.1 NP_443748.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 2:
238.39 – 238.46 Mb
Chr 1:
92.81 – 92.85 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Melanophilin is a carrier protein which in humans is encoded by the MLPH gene.[1][2] Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been determined.

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Function

This gene encodes a member of the exophilin subfamily of Rab effector proteins. The protein forms a ternary complex with the small Ras-related GTPase Rab27A in its GTP-bound form and the motor protein myosin Va.[3] A similar protein complex in mouse functions to tether pigment-producing organelles called melanosomes to the actin cytoskeleton in melanocytes, and is required for visible pigmentation in the hair and skin.[4]

In melanocytic cells MLPH gene expression may be regulated by MITF.[5]

Clinical significance

A mutation in this gene results in Griscelli syndrome type 3, which is characterized by a silver-gray hair color and abnormal pigment distribution in the hair shaft.

Mutations in melanophilin cause the "dilute" coat color phenotype in dogs[6] and cats.[7] Variation in this gene appears to have been a target for recent natural selection in humans, and it has been hypothesized that this is due to a role in human pigmentation.[8]

References

  1. ^ Matesic LE, Yip R, Reuss AE, Swing DA, O'Sullivan TN, Fletcher CF, Copeland NG, Jenkins NA (August 2001). "Mutations in Mlph, encoding a member of the Rab effector family, cause the melanosome transport defects observed in leaden mice". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98 (18): 10238–43. doi:10.1073/pnas.181336698. PMC 56945. PMID 11504925. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=56945. 
  2. ^ Strom M, Hume AN, Tarafder AK, Barkagianni E, Seabra MC (July 2002). "A family of Rab27-binding proteins. Melanophilin links Rab27a and myosin Va function in melanosome transport". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (28): 25423–30. doi:10.1074/jbc.M202574200. PMID 11980908. 
  3. ^ Nagashima K, Torii S, Yi Z, Igarashi M, Okamoto K, Takeuchi T, Izumi T (April 2002). "Melanophilin directly links Rab27a and myosin Va through its distinct coiled-coil regions". FEBS Lett. 517 (1–3): 233–8. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(02)02634-0. PMID 12062444. 
  4. ^ "Entrez Gene: MLPH Melanophilin". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=79083. 
  5. ^ Hoek KS, Schlegel NC, Eichhoff OM, et al. (2008). "Novel MITF targets identified using a two-step DNA microarray strategy". Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 21 (6): 665–76. doi:10.1111/j.1755-148X.2008.00505.x. PMID 19067971. 
  6. ^ Drögemüller C, Philipp U, Haase B, Günzel-Apel AR, Leeb T (2007). "A noncoding melanophilin gene (MLPH) SNP at the splice donor of exon 1 represents a candidate causal mutation for coat color dilution in dogs". J. Hered. 98 (5): 468–73. doi:10.1093/jhered/esm021. PMID 17519392. 
  7. ^ Ishida Y, David VA, Eizirik E, Schäffer AA, Neelam BA, Roelke ME, Hannah SS, O'brien SJ, Menotti-Raymond M (December 2006). "A homozygous single-base deletion in MLPH causes the dilute coat color phenotype in the domestic cat". Genomics 88 (6): 698–705. doi:10.1016/j.ygeno.2006.06.006. PMID 16860533. 
  8. ^ Pickrell JK, Coop G, Novembre J, Kudaravalli S, Li JZ, Absher D, Srinivasan BS, Barsh GS, Myers RM, Feldman MW, Pritchard JK (May 2009). "Signals of recent positive selection in a worldwide sample of human populations". Genome Res. 19 (5): 826–37. doi:10.1101/gr.087577.108. PMC 2675971. PMID 19307593. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2675971. 

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