Biology:PEX1

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Peroxisome biogenesis factor 1, also known as PEX1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the PEX1 gene.[1]

This gene encodes a member of the AAA protein family, a large group of ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities. This protein is cytoplasmic but is often anchored to a peroxisomal membrane where it forms a heteromeric complex and plays a role in the import of proteins into peroxisomes and peroxisome biogenesis. Mutations in this gene have been associated with complementation group 1 peroxisomal disorders such as neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy, infantile Refsum disease, and Zellweger syndrome.[1]

Interactions

PEX1 has been shown to interact with PEX6[2][3] and PEX26.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: PEX1 peroxisome biogenesis factor 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5189. 
  2. Tamura, S; Shimozawa N; Suzuki Y; Tsukamoto T; Osumi T; Fujiki Y (Apr 1998). "A cytoplasmic AAA family peroxin, Pex1p, interacts with Pex6p". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (UNITED STATES) 245 (3): 883–6. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1998.8522. ISSN 0006-291X. PMID 9588209. 
  3. Geisbrecht, B V; Collins C S; Reuber B E; Gould S J (Jul 1998). "Disruption of a PEX1-PEX6 interaction is the most common cause of the neurologic disorders Zellweger syndrome, neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy, and infantile Refsum disease". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (UNITED STATES) 95 (15): 8630–5. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.15.8630. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 9671729. Bibcode1998PNAS...95.8630G. 
  4. Matsumoto, Naomi; Tamura Shigehiko; Fujiki Yukio (May 2003). "The pathogenic peroxin Pex26p recruits the Pex1p-Pex6p AAA ATPase complexes to peroxisomes". Nat. Cell Biol. (England) 5 (5): 454–60. doi:10.1038/ncb982. ISSN 1465-7392. PMID 12717447. 

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