Mouse Kxd1



GENOMIC

Mapping and Structure

Kxd1 (NM_029366): 8qB3.3. chr8:70,513,396-70,523,180 9,785 bp (Mouse Dec. 2011 Assembly). 5 exons.

Genome Browser and Gene Sorter in UCSC Gene.
Gene ID: 75620 in NCBI Entrez Gene.
MGI:1922870 in MGI.



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RefSeq/ORF

NM_029366, 1,236bp, view ORF and the alignment to genomic.

Expression Pattern

Tissue specificity: widely expressed in multiple tissues (Yang, et al).



PROTEIN

Sequence

kxDL motif-containing protein 1 (Kxd1, C19orf50) (NP_083642): 177aa, UniProt: Q80XH1.

Ortholog

View Kxd1 homologous genes and multiple sequence alignment in NCBI Homologene.

Domain

(1) Domains predicted by SMART:
a) low complexity: 115 - 124.

(2) Transmembrane domains predicted by SOSUI: None.

Motif/Site

(1) Predicted results by ProScan:
a) N-myristoylation site:
132 to 137 GSCDTS.

b) Casein kinase II phosphorylation site:
69 to 72 TLVD.
106 to 109 SFLE.
136 to 139 TSPD.
168 to 171 TDDE.
174 to 177 THEE.

c) N-glycosylation site:
50 to 53 NLSS.

d) Protein kinase C phosphorylation site:
53 to 55 SVR.
60 to 62 SER.
86 to 88 TLK.

(2) Predicted results of subprograms by PSORT II:
a) N-terminal signal peptide: none
b) KDEL ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none
c) ER membrane retention signals: none
d) VAC possible vacuolar targeting motif: none
e) Actinin-type actin-binding motif: type 1: none; type 2: none
f) Prenylation motif: none
g) DNA or RNA binding motif: none
h) Tyrosines in the tail: none
i) Dileucine motif in the tail: none.
j) Coils: 65 to 93 residues.

3D Model

No solved structure.

Proteomic Profiling

Computed theoretical MW=19,977Da, pI=4.81.



FUNCTION

Ontology

(1) Process: pigmentation, vesicle-mediated transport.
(2) Protein interaction in BLOC-1.

Location

Cytoplasmic.

Interaction

Interacts with BLOS1 and several other BLOC-1 subunits (Yang, et al). A component of yeast BLOC-1, which is both a Vps21 effector and an adapter for its GAP Msb3. BLOC-1 and Msb3 interacted in vivo(Peter, et al).

Pathway

Involved in the development of lysosome-related organelles, such as melanosomes and platelet-dense granules.



MUTATION

Allele or SNP

3 targeted alleles are described in MGI.

Distribution

Targeted region for the deletion of exon 5 as designed (Yang, et al).

Effect

Loss of Kxd1 destablizes BLOS1, but not other tested BLOC-1 subunits (Yang, et al).



PHENOTYPE

Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit malformed melanosomes in the choroid and retinal pigment epithelium and decreased platelet dense granule number, mimicking a mild form of Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (Yang, et al).



REFERENCE

  1. Peter AT, Lachmann J, Rana M, Bunge M, Cabrera M, Ungermann C. The BLOC-1 complex promotes endosomal maturation by recruiting the Rab5 GTPase-activating protein Msb3. J Cell Biol 2013; 201: 97-111. PMID: 23547030
  2. Yang Q, He X, Yang L, Zhou Z, Cullinane AR, Wei A, Zhang Z, Hao Z, Zhang A, He M, Feng Y, Gao X, Gahl WA, Huizing M, Li W. The BLOS1-interacting protein KXD1 is involved in the biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles. Traffic 2012; 13: 1160-9. PMID: 22554196

EDIT HISTORY:
Created by Wei Li, 06/13/2013