title: cDNA cloning and mRNA expression of the human adrenoleukodystrophy related protein (ALDRP), a peroxisomal ABC transporter.
abstract: We have cloned the cDNA containing the complete coding region of the human adrenoleukodystrophy related (ALDR) gene. The 2220-bp open reading frame encodes a 740-amino-acid polypeptide with a predicted molecular weight of 83.3 kDa. The human ALDR protein displays high similarity (62.8% identical amino acid residues) to the human adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) gene. Analysis of ALDR expression revealed the presence of ALDR mRNA in a variety of human tissues, predominantly in brain and heart. This expression pattern is different from all other known peroxisomal ABC-transporters. Defects in the ALD gene are the primary cause of adrenoleukodystrophy, a demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. The ALD protein (ALDP) and the ALDR gene product are peroxisomal membrane proteins belonging to the superfamily of transporters containing an ATP-binding cassette (ABC-transporters). All known peroxisomal ABC-transporters represent only one-half of a functional transporter. They are expected to form dimers either as a homodimer or as a heterodimer. ALDRP is a potential dimerization partner of ALDP or other peroxisomal ABC-transporters. The ALDR gene is a candidate for a modifier gene, accounting for the strikingly varying clinical courses of ALD observed even within a family.
authors.affiliation: Dr. v. Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich, Germany. holzinger@kk-i.med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holzinger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kammerer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Roscher
mesh_terms: D000074061:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily D; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D000326:Adrenoleukodystrophy; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: C431694:ABCD2 protein, human; D000074061:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily D; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger