5a6c

Structural highlights

Disease

AFAD_HUMAN Note=A chromosomal aberration involving MLLT4 is associated with acute leukemias. Translocation t(6;11)(q27;q23) with MLL/HRX. The result is a rogue activator protein.GPSM2_HUMAN Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic sensorineural deafness type DFNB;Chudley-McCullough syndrome. Chudley-McCullough syndrome (CMCS) [MIM:604213: An autosomal recessive neurologic disorder characterized by early-onset sensorineural deafness and specific brain anomalies on MRI, including hypoplasia of the corpus callosum, enlarged cysterna magna with mild focal cerebellar dysplasia, and nodular heterotopia. Some patients have hydrocephalus. Psychomotor development is normal. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.^{[1] [2]}

Function

AFAD_HUMAN Belongs to an adhesion system, probably together with the E-cadherin-catenin system, which plays a role in the organization of homotypic, interneuronal and heterotypic cell-cell adherens junctions (AJs). Nectin- and actin-filament-binding protein that connects nectin to the actin cytoskeleton.GPSM2_HUMAN Plays an important role in spindle pole orientation. Interacts and contributes to the functional activity of G(i) alpha proteins. Acts to stabilize the apical complex during neuroblast divisions.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Walsh T, Shahin H, Elkan-Miller T, Lee MK, Thornton AM, Roeb W, Abu Rayyan A, Loulus S, Avraham KB, King MC, Kanaan M. Whole exome sequencing and homozygosity mapping identify mutation in the cell polarity protein GPSM2 as the cause of nonsyndromic hearing loss DFNB82. Am J Hum Genet. 2010 Jul 9;87(1):90-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.05.010. Epub 2010, Jun 17. PMID:20602914 doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.05.010
2. ↑ Doherty D, Chudley AE, Coghlan G, Ishak GE, Innes AM, Lemire EG, Rogers RC, Mhanni AA, Phelps IG, Jones SJ, Zhan SH, Fejes AP, Shahin H, Kanaan M, Akay H, Tekin M, Triggs-Raine B, Zelinski T. GPSM2 mutations cause the brain malformations and hearing loss in Chudley-McCullough syndrome. Am J Hum Genet. 2012 Jun 8;90(6):1088-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.04.008. Epub, 2012 May 10. PMID:22578326 doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.04.008
3. ↑ Yasumi M, Sakisaka T, Hoshino T, Kimura T, Sakamoto Y, Yamanaka T, Ohno S, Takai Y. Direct binding of Lgl2 to LGN during mitosis and its requirement for normal cell division. J Biol Chem. 2005 Feb 25;280(8):6761-5. Epub 2005 Jan 4. PMID:15632202 doi:C400440200
4. ↑ Carminati M, Gallini S, Pirovano L, Alfieri A, Bisi S, Mapelli M. Concomitant binding of Afadin to LGN and F-actin directs planar spindle orientation. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2016 Jan 11. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.3152. PMID:26751642 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3152