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Structural highlights

Disease

MCLN1_HUMAN Mucolipidosis type 4. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Function

MCLN1_HUMAN Cation channel probably playing a role in the endocytic pathway and in the control of membrane trafficking of proteins and lipids. Could play a major role in Ca(2+) transport regulating lysosomal exocytosis.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ LaPlante JM, Falardeau J, Sun M, Kanazirska M, Brown EM, Slaugenhaupt SA, Vassilev PM. Identification and characterization of the single channel function of human mucolipin-1 implicated in mucolipidosis type IV, a disorder affecting the lysosomal pathway. FEBS Lett. 2002 Dec 4;532(1-2):183-7. PMID:12459486
2. ↑ Raychowdhury MK, Gonzalez-Perrett S, Montalbetti N, Timpanaro GA, Chasan B, Goldmann WH, Stahl S, Cooney A, Goldin E, Cantiello HF. Molecular pathophysiology of mucolipidosis type IV: pH dysregulation of the mucolipin-1 cation channel. Hum Mol Genet. 2004 Mar 15;13(6):617-27. Epub 2004 Jan 28. PMID:14749347 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddh067