NAPA (gene)

N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein, alpha
Identifiers
Symbols NAPA; SNAPA
External IDs OMIM603215 MGI104563 HomoloGene124419 GeneCards: NAPA Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 8775 108124
Ensembl ENSG00000105402 ENSMUSG00000006024
UniProt P54920 Q9CXX1
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_003827.3 NM_025898.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_003818 NP_080174.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 19:
47.99 – 48.02 Mb
Chr 7:
16.68 – 16.7 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein, alpha, also known as NAPA or alpha-SNAP,[1] is a human gene.[2]

It is abnormally expressed in fetuses of both IVF and ICSI, which may contribute to the increase risk of birth defects in these ART.[3]

The 'SNARE hypothesis' is a model explaining the process of docking and fusion of vesicles to their target membranes. According to this model, membrane proteins from the vesicle (v-SNAREs) and proteins from the target membrane (t-SNAREs) govern the specificity of vesicle targeting and docking through mutual recognition. Once the 2 classes of SNAREs bind to each other, they form a complex that recruits the general elements of the fusion apparatus, namely NSF (N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor) and SNAPs (soluble NSF-attachment proteins), to the site of membrane fusion, thereby forming the 20S fusion complex. Alpha- and gamma-SNAP are found in a wide range of tissues and act synergistically in intra-Golgi transport. The sequence of the predicted 295-amino acid human protein encoded by NAPA shares 37%, 60%, and 67% identity with the sequences of yeast, Drosophila, and squid alpha-SNAP, respectively. Platelets contain some of the same proteins, including NSF, p115/TAP, alpha-SNAP, gamma-SNAP, and the t-SNAREs syntaxin-2 and syntaxin-4, that are used in many vesicular transport processes in other cell types. Platelet exocytosis uses a molecular mechanism similar to that used by other secretory cells, such as neurons, although the proteins used by the platelet and their modes of regulation may be quite different.[2]

Interactions

NAPA (gene) has been shown to interact with STX4,[4] SNAP23,[4] STX1A,[5][6] N-ethylmaleimide sensitive fusion protein[6][7] and STX5.[4][8]

References

  1. ^ NAPA N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein, alpha
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: NAPA N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein, alpha". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=8775. 
  3. ^ Zhang Y, Zhang YL, Feng C et al. (September 2008). "Comparative proteomic analysis of human placenta derived from assisted reproductive technology". Proteomics 8 (20): 4344–56. doi:10.1002/pmic.200800294. PMID 18792929. 
  4. ^ a b c Rual, Jean-François; Venkatesan Kavitha, Hao Tong, Hirozane-Kishikawa Tomoko, Dricot Amélie, Li Ning, Berriz Gabriel F, Gibbons Francis D, Dreze Matija, Ayivi-Guedehoussou Nono, Klitgord Niels, Simon Christophe, Boxem Mike, Milstein Stuart, Rosenberg Jennifer, Goldberg Debra S, Zhang Lan V, Wong Sharyl L, Franklin Giovanni, Li Siming, Albala Joanna S, Lim Janghoo, Fraughton Carlene, Llamosas Estelle, Cevik Sebiha, Bex Camille, Lamesch Philippe, Sikorski Robert S, Vandenhaute Jean, Zoghbi Huda Y, Smolyar Alex, Bosak Stephanie, Sequerra Reynaldo, Doucette-Stamm Lynn, Cusick Michael E, Hill David E, Roth Frederick P, Vidal Marc (Oct. 2005). "Towards a proteome-scale map of the human protein-protein interaction network". Nature (England) 437 (7062): 1173–8. doi:10.1038/nature04209. PMID 16189514. 
  5. ^ McMahon, H T; Missler M, Li C, Südhof T C (Oct. 1995). "Complexins: cytosolic proteins that regulate SNAP receptor function". Cell (UNITED STATES) 83 (1): 111–9. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(95)90239-2. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 7553862. 
  6. ^ a b Hanson, P I; Otto H, Barton N, Jahn R (Jul. 1995). "The N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein and alpha-SNAP induce a conformational change in syntaxin". J. Biol. Chem. (UNITED STATES) 270 (28): 16955–61. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.28.16955. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 7622514. 
  7. ^ Barnard, R J; Morgan A, Burgoyne R D (Nov. 1997). "Stimulation of NSF ATPase Activity by α-SNAP Is Required for SNARE Complex Disassembly and Exocytosis". J. Cell Biol. (UNITED STATES) 139 (4): 875–83. doi:10.1083/jcb.139.4.875. ISSN 0021-9525. PMC 2139964. PMID 9362506. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2139964. 
  8. ^ Rabouille, C; Kondo H, Newman R, Hui N, Freemont P, Warren G (Mar. 1998). "Syntaxin 5 is a common component of the NSF- and p97-mediated reassembly pathways of Golgi cisternae from mitotic Golgi fragments in vitro". Cell (UNITED STATES) 92 (5): 603–10. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81128-9. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 9506515. 

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