PARL

Presenilin associated, rhomboid-like
Identifiers
SymbolsPARL ; PSARL; PSARL1; PSENIP2; RHBDS1
External IDsOMIM: 607858 MGI: 1277152 HomoloGene: 10239 GeneCards: PARL Gene
EC number3.4.21.105
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez55486381038
EnsemblENSG00000175193ENSMUSG00000033918
UniProtQ9H300Q5XJY4
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001037639NM_001005767
RefSeq (protein)NP_001032728NP_001005767
Location (UCSC)Chr 3:
183.55 – 183.6 Mb
Chr 16:
20.28 – 20.3 Mb
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Presenilins-associated rhomboid-like protein, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PARL gene.[1] It is a member of the rhomboid family of intramembrane serine proteases.[2]

This gene encodes a mitochondrial integral membrane protein. Following proteolytic processing of this protein, a small peptide (P-beta) is formed and translocated to the nucleus. This gene may be involved in signal transduction via regulated intramembrane proteolysis of membrane-tethered precursor proteins. Variation in this gene has been associated with increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.[1]

Interactions

PARL has been shown to interact with PINK1.[3]

Clinical Significance

It has been shown that the p.S77N presenilin-associated rhomboid-like protein mutation is not a frequent caus of early-onset Parkinson’s disease.[4] Variation in presenilins-associated rhomboid-like protein (PSARL) sequence and/or expression may be an important new risk factor for type 2 diabetes and other components of the metabolic syndrome.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: PARL presenilin associated, rhomboid-like".
  2. G. A. McQuibban, S. Saurya, M. Freeman, Nature 423, 537 (2003)
  3. Shi, G; Lee, J. R.; Grimes, D. A.; Racacho, L; Ye, D; Yang, H; Ross, O. A.; Farrer, M; McQuibban, G. A.; Bulman, D. E. (2011). "Functional alteration of PARL contributes to mitochondrial dysregulation in Parkinson's disease". Human Molecular Genetics 20 (10): 1966–74. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddr077. PMID 21355049.
  4. Heinitz, S; Klein, C; Djarmati, A (2011). "The p.S77N presenilin-associated rhomboid-like protein mutation is not a frequent cause of early-onset Parkinson's disease". Movement Disorders 26 (13): 2441–2. doi:10.1002/mds.23889. PMID 21953724.
  5. Walder, K; Kerr-Bayles, L; Civitarese, A; Jowett, J; Curran, J; Elliott, K; Trevaskis, J; Bishara, N; Zimmet, P; Mandarino, L; Ravussin, E; Blangero, J; Kissebah, A; Collier, G. R. (2005). "The mitochondrial rhomboid protease PSARL is a new candidate gene for type 2 diabetes". Diabetologia 48 (3): 459–68. doi:10.1007/s00125-005-1675-9. PMID 15729572.

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