title: Isolation and mapping of a gene encoding a novel human ADP-ribosylation factor on chromosome 17q12-q21.
abstract: A gene encoding a low-molecular-weight GTP-binding protein was isolated from a retinal cDNA library and mapped to human chromosome 17q12-q21. Comparison of the predicted protein with the protein databases revealed striking homology to the family of ADP-ribosylation factors (ARFs), which are thought to be involved in membrane trafficking and protein secretion. The greatest homology observed was with the rat ARF-like 4 protein (ARL4), with which it shared 58% identity, while the more highly conserved human ARF1 and ARF3 proteins each shared 46% identity. Inspection of the predicted new protein showed that it contained each of the six conserved motifs that are required for guanine nucleotide binding and hydrolysis, and thus it is probably a novel ARF isoform. We have designated the new protein and its corresponding gene ARF4L.
authors.affiliation: Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Holik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Melis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Albertsen
mesh_terms: D020823:ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1; D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D020823:ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1; D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors