Biology:Transmembrane protein 145
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Transmembrane protein 145 is a protein, which in humans, is encoded by the TMEM145 gene.[1] TMEM145 has been associated with tumor suppression in breast cancer and prostate cancer.[2][3]
Gene

The TMEM145 Gene is located on the plus strand of Chromosome 19 at 19q13.2. This gene spans 11,756 nucleotides and contains 15 exons.[1][4] RNA-sequencing data from NCBI displayed that TMEM145 displays highest expression in the brain with notable expression also in the adrenal glands.[5] Microarray-assessed tissue expression revealed that human TMEM145 is expressed ubiquitously with moderate variation across different tissues.[6] The human TMEM145 protein has a lower than average expression level in comparison to other human proteins.[7] The Human Protein Atlas showed human TMEM145 to have highest expression in the cerebellum with second highest expression in the cerebral cortex.[8] In situ hybridization data from Allen Brain Atlas showed TMEM145 RNA expression in Mus Musculus with highest expression in the cerebellum and dentate gyrus.[9]

Transcript
Based on NCBI Gene, the longest high-quality mRNA sequence is transcript variant 1 (NM_001366910.1) which encodes isoform 1, the longest protein isoform. This mRNA sequence contains 2298 base pairs.[10]
Protein

The TMEM145 gene encodes transmembrane protein 145 isoform 1 precursor (NP_001353839.1) with a molecular weight of ~ 60kDa and contains 563 amino acids.[11] The isoelectric point of this protein is 8.8.[12][13][14] There are five protein isoforms and all are displayed in the table.


| Isoform | Accession Number | Protein (aa) | Molecular Weight (kDa) |
| Isoform 1 | NP_001353839 | 563 | ~60 |
| Isoform 2 | NP_775904 | 493 | ~52 |
| Isoform X1 | XP_054176598 | 549 | ~60 |
| Isoform X2 | XP_054176599 | 389 | ~45 |
| Isoform X3 | XP_054176600 | 375 | ~43 |
Table 1. These are the five protein isoforms of TMEM145.
Transmembrane protein 145 isoform 1 is rich in phenylalanine and tyrosine.[19] The subcellular localization of the human TMEM145 protein is the plasma membrane and cytoskeleton.[4] This protein has a signal peptide from amino acid 1-29 and a cleavage site between amino acid 29 and 30.[20] TMEM145 contains a GOLD domain (Golgi dynamics) and a seven-transmembrane domain.[21] The transmembrane domain is a Rhodopsin-like GPCR Transmembrane Domain.[11]
Evolution/Homology
Paralog
TMEM145 is paralogous to integral membrane protein GPR180 (G-protein coupled receptor).[22] GPR180 is produced in vascular smooth muscle cells.[22]

Orthologs
Homo sapiens TMEM145 gene orthologs are found in mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates.[1] Table 2 displays some orthologs of TMEM145.

| Genus and Species | Common Name | Taxonomic Group | Date of Divergence From the Human Lineage (*MYA) | Accession Number | Sequence Length | Sequence Identity to Human Protein (%) | Sequence Similarity to Human Protein (%) |
| Homo sapiens | Humans | Primate | 0 | NP_001353839 | 563 | 100 | 100 |
| Microcebus murinus | Grey Mouse Lemur | Primate | 74 | XP_012613964.1 | 596 | 92.45 | 93.1 |
| Mus musculus | House Mouse | Rodentia | 87 | NP_001390132.1 | 563 | 96.63 | 97.2 |
| Rhinolophus ferrumequinum | Greater Horseshoe Bat | Chiroptera | 94 | XP_032985445.1 | 563 | 97.16 | 98.4 |
| Phascolarctos cinereus | Koala | Diprotodontia | 160 | XP_020858946.1 | 573 | 92 | 76.9 |
| Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback Sea Turtle | Testudines | 319 | XP_038239097 | 545 | 77.86 | 80.6 |
| Cuculus canorus | Common Cuckoo | Cuculiformes | 319 | XP_053908563.1 | 557 | 70.76 | 77.1 |
| Python bivittatus | Burmese Python | Squamata | 319 | XP_007430515.2 | 591 | 76.65 | 75.7 |
| Apteryx mantelli | North Island Brown Kiwi | Apterygiformes | 319 | XP_067172958.1 | 563 | 81.17 | 83 |
| Rhinatrema bivittatum | Two-lined Caecilian | Gymnophiona | 352 | XP_029432757.1 | 546 | 77.84 | 81.3 |
| Eleutherodactylus coqui | Puerto Rican Coqui | Anura | 352 | XM_066607125.1 | 547 | 75.09 | 79.3 |
| Bufotes viridis | European Green Toad | Anura | 352 | CAK8626328.1 | 547 | 74.53 | 77.9 |
| Protopterus annectens | West African Lungfish | Ceratodontiformes | 408 | XP_043936719.1 | 588 | 80.82 | 72.6 |
| Danio rerio | Zebrafish | Cypriniformes | 429 | XP_686062.6 | 579 | 68.72 | 71.6 |
| Amphiprion ocellaris | Clown Anemonefish | Perciformes | 429 | XP_023119489.1 | 551 | 67.75 | 73.7 |
| Hypanus sabinus | Atlantic Stingray | Myliobatiformes | 462 | XP_059824187.1 | 534 | 65.48 | 67.7 |
| Branchiostoma floridae | Florida Lancelet | Amphioxiformes | 581 | XP_035675017.1 | 550 | 54.53 | 59.1 |
| Acanthaster planci | Crown-of-thorns Starfish | Valvatida | 619 | XP_022093045.1 | 584 | 47.73 | 58.5 |
| Saccostrea echinata | Blacklip Rock Oyster | Ostreida | 686 | XP_061193107.1 | 567 | 42.22 | 55.8 |
| Oscarella lobularis | Sea Sponge | Homosclerophorida | 758 | XP_065845639.1 | 523 | 37.29 | 55.5 |
Table 2. Incomplete list of orthologs of human TMEM145 (*MYA = millions of years ago).
Clinical Significance
An African ancestry-specific allele (rs10423769_A) is a genetic variant affecting alternative splicing for the TMEM145 gene.[23] A protective interaction between this allele and the APOE ε4 allele lowered the odds for Alzheimer's Disease by 75% in APOE ε4 heterozygous carriers.[23] The TMEM145 isoforms were found to be more expressed in the cerebellum than the frontal cortex, suggesting that TMEM145 plays a more significant role in the cerebellum. In studying the bone metastasis-derived PC3 prostate cancer cell line, TMEM145 was one of four genes deleted from chromosome 19 in a homozygous deletion.[2] Upon analyzing the DNA methylation pattern, TMEM145 was found to be hypermethylated during stages 1, 2, and 3 of breast cancer, meaning it may be involved in breast cancer control mechanisms.[3] TMEM145 was one of several genes that were highly up-regulated (>10 fold) in both mouse adrenal tumor and human pheochromocytoma.[24]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NCBI Gene entry on TMEM145 [1]. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Whole-Genome Sequence of the Metastatic PC3 and LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Cell Lines". G3 7 (6): 1731–1741. June 2017. doi:10.1534/g3.117.039909. PMID 28413162.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "In silico study of cancer stage-specific DNA methylation pattern in White breast cancer patients based on TCGA dataset". Computational Biology and Chemistry 92. June 2021. doi:10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2021.107498. PMID 33933781.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GeneCards TMEM145. (2024, August 6). Retrieved September 20, 2024 from, https://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=TMEM145.
- ↑ NCBI Gene entry on TMEM145
- ↑ NCBI GEO TMEM145 entry GDS3113
- ↑ PaxDB entry on Homo Sapiens TMEM145
- ↑ The Human Protein Atlas
- ↑ Allen Brain Atlas Entry on TMEM145
- ↑ NCBI mRNA entry on TMEM145 Isoform 1 Precursor
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 NCBI Protein entry on TMEM145
- ↑ "The focusing positions of polypeptides in immobilized pH gradients can be predicted from their amino acid sequences". Electrophoresis 14 (10): 1023–1031. October 1993. doi:10.1002/elps.11501401163. PMID 8125050.
- ↑ "Reference points for comparisons of two-dimensional maps of proteins from different human cell types defined in a pH scale where isoelectric points correlate with polypeptide compositions". Electrophoresis 15 (3–4): 529–539. January 1994. doi:10.1002/elps.1150150171. PMID 8055880.
- ↑ "Protein Identification and Analysis Tools on the ExPASy Server". The Proteomics Protocols Handbook. 2005. pp. 571–607. doi:10.1385/1-59259-890-0:571. ISBN 978-1-58829-343-5.
- ↑ "Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold". Nature 596 (7873): 583–589. August 2021. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03819-2. PMID 34265844. Bibcode: 2021Natur.596..583J.
- ↑ "AlphaFold Protein Structure Database in 2024: providing structure coverage for over 214 million protein sequences". Nucleic Acids Research 52 (D1): D368–D375. January 2024. doi:10.1093/nar/gkad1011. PMID 37933859.
- ↑ Six-frame translation. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://www.bioline.com/media/calculator/01 13.html
- ↑ TMEM145 isoform precursor 1 (NP 001353839.1)
- ↑ "The EMBL-EBI Job Dispatcher sequence analysis tools framework in 2024". Nucleic Acids Research 52 (W1): W521–W525. July 2024. doi:10.1093/nar/gkae241. PMID 38597606.
- ↑ DTU Department of Health Technology. SignalP 6.0 Tool
- ↑ "Structure of the GOLD-domain seven-transmembrane helix protein family member TMEM87A". eLife 11. November 2022. doi:10.7554/eLife.81704. PMID 36373655.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 NCBI Gene entry on GPR180
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Characterization of an African ancestry-specific protective allele of the APOE ε4 allele for Alzheimer's disease risk". Alzheimer's & Dementia 19 (S12). December 2023. doi:10.1002/alz.080287.
- ↑ "Molecular characterization of tumors from a transgenic mouse adrenal tumor model: comparison with human pheochromocytoma". International Journal of Oncology 37 (3): 695–705. September 2010. doi:10.3892/ijo_00000719. PMID 20664939.
