title: Cloning of the gene encoding the murine clathrin-associated adaptor medium chain mu 2: gene organization, alternative splicing and chromosomal assignment.
abstract: The mu 2 chain of the clathrin-associated adaptor complex AP-2 is a member of the adaptor medium chain family, a group of proteins involved in the sorting of integral membrane proteins in endocytic/exocytic pathways. Here, we report the cloning of the (MMU)CLAPM1 gene encoding the murine mu 2 chain, the first member of the family for which this information has become available. The mu 2 gene is approximately 8.5 kb long and is organized into 12 exons and 11 introns. Two transcripts are generated by alternative splicing of exon 5, a mini-exon of only six nucleotides. Proteins encoded by both transcripts are capable of interacting with tyrosine-based sorting signals, suggesting that they are functionally equivalent. The mu 2 gene is localized to the proximal region of mouse chromosome 16, which is syntenic to the proximal region of human chromosome 3. The isolation and characterization of the mu 2 gene should be instrumental for future studies of the genetics and physiological role of the adaptor medium chains in mammals.
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poy
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bonifacino
mesh_terms: D033965:Adaptor Protein Complex alpha Subunits; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002966:Clathrin / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005091:Exons; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D033965:Adaptor Protein Complex alpha Subunits; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D002966:Clathrin; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D008565:Membrane Proteins