TYRP1

Tyrosinase-related protein 1
Identifiers
SymbolsTYRP1 ; CAS2; CATB; GP75; OCA3; TRP; TRP1; TYRP; b-PROTEIN
External IDsOMIM: 115501 MGI: 98881 HomoloGene: 464 GeneCards: TYRP1 Gene
EC number1.14.18.-
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez730622178
EnsemblENSG00000107165ENSMUSG00000005994
UniProtP17643P07147
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_000550NM_001282014
RefSeq (protein)NP_000541NP_001268943
Location (UCSC)Chr 9:
12.69 – 12.71 Mb
Chr 4:
80.83 – 80.85 Mb
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Tyrosinase-related protein 1, also known as TYRP1, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the TYRP1 gene.[1][2]

Function

Tyrp1 is a melanocyte-specific gene product involved in melanin synthesis. While mouse Tyrp1 possesses dihydroxyindole carboxylic acid oxidase activity, the function in human melanocytes is less clear. In addition to its role in melanin synthesis, Tyrp1 is involved in stabilizing of tyrosinase protein and modulating its catalytic activity. Tyrp1 is also involved in maintenance of melanosome structure and affects melanocyte proliferation and melanocyte cell death.[3]

Clinical significance

Mutations in the mouse Tyrp1 gene are associated with brown pelage and in the human TYRP1 gene with oculocutaneous albinism type 3 (OCA3).[3] An allele of TYRP1 common in Solomon Islanders results in blond hair. Although the phenotype is similar to European blond hair, this allele is not found in Europeans.[4][5]

Regulation

The expression of TYRP1 is regulated by the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF).[6][7]

Interactions

TYRP1 has been shown to interact with GIPC1.[8]

See also

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: TYRP1 tyrosinase-related protein 1".
  2. Box NF, Wyeth JR, Mayne CJ, O'Gorman LE, Martin NG, Sturm RA (January 1998). "Complete sequence and polymorphism study of the human TYRP1 gene encoding tyrosinase-related protein 1". Mamm. Genome 9 (1): 50–3. doi:10.1007/s003359900678. PMID 9434945.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sarangarajan R, Boissy RE (December 2001). "Tyrp1 and oculocutaneous albinism type 3". Pigment Cell Res. 14 (6): 437–44. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0749.2001.140603.x. PMID 11775055.
  4. Sindya N. Bhanoo (3 May 2012). "Another Genetic Quirk of the Solomon Islands: Blond Hair". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. Kenny EE, Timpson NJ, Sikora M, Yee MC, Moreno-Estrada A, Eng C et al. (3 May 2012). "Melanesian blond hair is caused by an amino acid change in TYRP1". Science 336 (6081): 554. doi:10.1126/science.1217849. PMC 3481182. PMID 22556244.
  6. Fang D, Tsuji Y, Setaluri V (2002). "Selective down-regulation of tyrosinase family gene TYRP1 by inhibition of the activity of melanocyte transcription factor, MITF". Nucleic Acids Res. 30 (14): 3096–106. doi:10.1093/nar/gkf424. PMC 135745. PMID 12136092.
  7. Hoek KS, Schlegel NC, Eichhoff OM, Widmer DS, Praetorius C, Einarsson SO 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.
  8. Liu TF, Kandala G, Setaluri V (September 2001). "PDZ domain protein GIPC interacts with the cytoplasmic tail of melanosomal membrane protein gp75 (tyrosinase-related protein-1)". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (38): 35768–77. doi:10.1074/jbc.M103585200. PMID 11441007.

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