Genetic mapping of the human amphiphysin gene (AMPH) at 7p14-p13 excludes its involvement in retinitis pigmentosa 9 or dominant cystoid macular dystrophy
- Ruhr-Universitaet, Bochum (Germany)
- Stanford Univ. Medical Center, CA (United States); and others
Amphiphysin is a protein concentrated in neuronal synapses and peripherally associated with synaptic vesicles. It is expressed in many neurons of the central and peripheral nervous systems and also in the adrenal medulla, the anterior and posterior pituitary, cell lines of the endocrine pancreas, and male germ cells. Its subcellular localization and tissue distribution indicate a potential involvement in mechanisms of regulated exocytosis. A role in the dynamic organization of the membrane-associated cytoskeleton is suggested by sequence similarity to the products of two yeast genes, RVS161 and RVS167. Mutation of either of these results in an abnormal actin distribution, disturbs budding morphology, and impairs cell entry into stationary phase. Amphiphysin is the dominant autoantigen in paraneoplastic Stiff-Man syndrome, a neurological autoimmune disorder characterized by progressive rigidity of the body musculature with superimposed painful spasms. 9 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.
- OSTI ID:
- 237458
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 57, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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