Biology:MAP1A

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Microtubule-associated protein 1A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MAP1A gene.[1][2][3]

Function

This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the microtubule-associated protein family. The proteins of this family are thought to be involved in microtubule assembly, which is an essential step in neurogenesis. The product of this gene is a precursor polypeptide that presumably undergoes proteolytic processing to generate the final MAP1A heavy chain and LC2 light chain. Expression of this gene is almost exclusively in the brain. Studies of the rat microtubule-associated protein 1A gene suggested a role in early events of spinal cord development.[3]

Interactions

MAP1A has been shown to interact with DISC1.[4]

References

  1. "Cloning of human microtubule-associated protein 1B and the identification of a related gene on chromosome 15". Genomics 22 (2): 273–80. July 1994. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1384. PMID 7806212. 
  2. "Brain-specific expression of human microtubule-associated protein 1A (MAP1A) gene and its assignment to human chromosome 15". J. Neurosci. Res. 40 (6): 820–5. Sep 1995. doi:10.1002/jnr.490400613. PMID 7629894. https://zenodo.org/record/1229245. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: MAP1A microtubule-associated protein 1A". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4130. 
  4. "DISC1 (Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia 1) is a centrosome-associated protein that interacts with MAP1A, MIPT3, ATF4/5 and NUDEL: regulation and loss of interaction with mutation". Hum. Mol. Genet. 12 (13): 1591–608. Jul 2003. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddg162. PMID 12812986. 

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