TMEM42
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Transmembrane protein 42 (TMEM42) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TMEM42 gene.[1] TMEM42 and its associated proteins may play a role in development and maintenance of the retina.[2][3][4][5]
Gene
[edit | edit source]The TMEM42 gene is located on the plus strand of the short arm on human chromosome 3 at cytogenetic band 3p21.31.[1] The gene spans 3,752 base pairs. The gene contains 3 exons.[1]
Regulation
[edit | edit source]TMEM42 has a ubiquitous variable expression, with approximately a 5x range.[1] It is expressed across all human tissues.[6][1]
mRNA
[edit | edit source]TMEM42 only has one transcript variant.[1] This transcript is 977 nucleotides long.[7] The transcript has a short 5' UTR. It has one predicted polyadenylation signal and site location.[1]
Protein
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There is only one TMEM42 isoform.[8] The TMEM42 protein is 159 amino acids long and has 4 transmembrane regions.[8]
It has a molecular weight of about 17 kDa and an isoelectric point of about 9 pI.[9] Based of its highest scoring predicted structure, the TMEM42 protein has four alpha helices.[10][11] Topological predictions point to the majority of the protein being on the inside of the cell, with only 7 amino acids being on the extracellular side.[12]
TMEM42 has two standard deviations lower amounts of aspartate compared to the average human protein.[13]
Regulation
[edit | edit source]Experimental evidence points TMEM42 subcellular localization to the nucleoplasm, whereas computational predictions point to the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus.[14][15][16] Due to TMEM42 being largely intercellular, it has 26 predicted phosphorylation sites.[17]
Homology and evolution
[edit | edit source]Paralogs
[edit | edit source]There are no known human paralogs of this gene. There is an animal paralog, TMEM42a, estimated to appear 429 million years ago in zebrafish.[18]
Orthologs
[edit | edit source]As seen in the table below, TMEM42 first appeared in fungi 1.27 billion years ago. This following table represents small selection of TMEM42 orthologs, identified via NCBI BLAST.[19] Across 20 orthologs in the table below, seven amino acids are conserved across all 20 organisms.
| Genus and species | Common name | Taxonomic group | Median date of divergence from humans (mya) | Accession number | Sequence length (aa) | Sequence identity (%) to human protein[20] | Sequence similarity (%) to human protein[20] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homo sapiens | Human | Primates | 0 | NP_653239.1 | 159 | 100 | 100 |
| Pan troglodytes | Chimpanzee | Primates | 6 | NP_001229549.3 | 159 | 99.4 | 99.4 |
| Manis pentadactyla | Chinese pangolin | Pholidota | 94 | XP_036739795.2 | 159 | 81.1 | 84.3 |
| Euleptes europaea | Tarantolino | Squamata | 319 | XP_056713860.1 | 147 | 33.9 | 45.7 |
| Heteronotia binoei | Prickly gecko | Squamata | 319 | XP_060104087.1 | 147 | 32.3 | 42.5 |
| Carettochelys insculpta | Pitted-shelled turtle | Testudines | 319 | XP_074842191.1 | 149 | 32.1 | 43.7 |
| Calidris pugnax | Ruff | Charadriiformes | 319 | XP_014813517.1 | 152 | 34.3 | 47.4 |
| Dromaius novaehollandiae | Emu | Casuariiformes | 319 | XP_064362502.1 | 135 | 31.0 | 43.7 |
| Manacus vitellinus | Golden-collared manakin | Passeriformes | 319 | XP_029817613.1 | 175 | 26.2 | 35.7 |
| Rhinatrema bivittatum | Two-lined caecilian | Gymnophiona | 352 | XP_029445552.1 | 178 | 33.2 | 51.1 |
| Spea bombifrons | Plains spadefoot toad | Anura | 352 | XP_053324228.1 | 144 | 31.3 | 44.5 |
| Pleurodeles waltl | Iberian ribbed newt | Urodela | 352 | XP_069067612.1 | 158 | 31.9 | 44.5 |
| Lates calcarifer | Barramundi perch | Carangiformes | 429 | XP_018536264.1 | 150 | 29.8 | 42.0 |
| Coregonus clupeaformis | Lake whitefish | Salmoniformes | 429 | XP_041707945.1 | 127 | 29.4 | 41.2 |
| Electrophorus electricus | Electric eel | Gymnotiformes | 429 | XP_026886815.1 | 155 | 27.7 | 40.0 |
| Zootermopsis nevadensis | Nevada termite | Blattodea | 686 | XP_021923555.1 | 125 | 29.8 | 41.7 |
| Anabrus simplex | Mormon cricket | Orthoptera | 686 | XP_067001956.2 | 129 | 25.0 | 38.1 |
| Aedes albopictus | Asian tiger mosquito | Diptera | 686 | XP_029713444.1 | 135 | 21.1 | 36.7 |
| Coemansia javaensis | N/A | Zoopagomycotan | 1275 | KAJ2786225.1 | 127 | 28.2 | 37.1 |
| Coemansia spiralis | N/A | Zoopagomycotan | 1275 | KAJ2708432.1 | 153 | 22.0 | 32.4 |
Interacting proteins
[edit | edit source]| Protein Name | Extended Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TLCD5 | TLC Domain Containing 5 | Role in human retina and lipid metabolism[4] |
| CCDC24 | Coiled-Coil Domain Containing 24 | Retinal development[5] |
| WFDC5 | WAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain 5 | Protease inhibitor[21] |
| UBE2I | SUMO-conjugating enzyme UBC9 | Performs conjugation step of sumoylation process |
| KIF15 | Kinesin family member 15 | Maintains spindle apparatus during mitosis[22] |
Clinical significance
[edit | edit source]TMEM42 contains two cis-eQTLs, one on the promoter sequence and one on the 5' UTR.[23] TMEM42 has been implicated as a protective factor against papillary renal cell carcinoma.[2]
RNA-binding protein MBNL1 has 8 predicted binding sites on the TMEM42 transcript.[24] Impairments in MBNL1 function are associated with myotonic dystrophy.[25] Vastus lateralis biopises showed significantly reduced TMEM42 abundance in those with myotonic dystrophy type 2.[26]
References
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