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ORMDL proteins are a conserved new family of endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins

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dc.creator Tusón Segarra, Miquel
dc.creator Marfany i Nadal, Gemma
dc.creator Herrero, Enric
dc.creator Balcells Comas, Susana
dc.creator Gonzàlez-Duarte, Roser
dc.creator Hjelmqvist, Lars
dc.date 2009-03-20T13:42:18Z
dc.date 2009-03-20T13:42:18Z
dc.date 2002
dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-16T10:17:58Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-16T10:17:58Z
dc.identifier 1465-6914
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2445/7287
dc.identifier 505938
dc.identifier 12093374
dc.identifier.uri http://fima-docencia.ub.edu:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/6907
dc.description Background: Annotations of completely sequenced genomes reveal that nearly half of the genes identified are of unknown function, and that some belong to uncharacterized gene families. To help resolve such issues, information can be obtained from the comparative analysis of homologous genes in model organisms. Results: While characterizing genes from the retinitis pigmentosa locus RP26 at 2q31-q33, we have identified a new gene, ORMDL1, that belongs to a novel gene family comprising three genes in humans (ORMDL1, ORMDL2 and ORMDL3), and homologs in yeast, microsporidia, plants, Drosophila, urochordates and vertebrates. The human genes are expressed ubiquitously in adult and fetal tissues. The Drosophila ORMDL homolog is also expressed throughout embryonic and larval stages, particularly in ectodermally derived tissues. The ORMDL genes encode transmembrane proteins anchored in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Double knockout of the two Saccharomyces cerevisiae homologs leads to decreased growth rate and greater sensitivity to tunicamycin and dithiothreitol. Yeast mutants can be rescued by human ORMDL homologs. Conclusions: From protein sequence comparisons we have defined a novel gene family, not previously recognized because of the absence of a characterized functional signature. The sequence conservation of this family from yeast to vertebrates, the maintenance of duplicate copies in different lineages, the ubiquitous pattern of expression in human and Drosophila, the partial functional redundancy of the yeast homologs and phenotypic rescue by the human homologs, strongly support functional conservation. Subcellular localization and the response of yeast mutants to specific agents point to the involvement of ORMDL in protein folding in the ER.
dc.format 16 p.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language eng
dc.publisher BioMed Central
dc.relation Reproducció del document publicat a http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2002-3-6-research0027
dc.relation Genome Biology, 2002, vol. 3, núm. 6
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2002-3-6-research0027
dc.rights cc-by, (c) Hjelmqvist et al., 2002
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source Articles publicats en revistes (Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística)
dc.subject Evolució
dc.subject Biologia cel·lular
dc.subject Genètica
dc.subject Evolution
dc.subject Cell biology
dc.subject Genetics
dc.title ORMDL proteins are a conserved new family of endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


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