Transmembrane protein 179

Transmembrane protein 179 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TMEM179 gene.[5] The function of transmembrane protein 179 is not yet well understood, but it is believed to have a function in the nervous system.[6]

TMEM179
Identifiers
AliasesTMEM179, C14orf90, TMEM179A, transmembrane protein 179
External IDsMGI: 2144891; HomoloGene: 16809; GeneCards: TMEM179; OMA:TMEM179 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001286389
NM_001286390
NM_207379

NM_178915

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001273318
NP_001273319

NP_849246

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 104.47 – 104.61 MbChr 12: 112.47 – 112.48 Mb
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Gene

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In humans, TMEM179 is located on the long arm of chromosome 14 on the reverse strand and maps to 14q32.33 with the genomic sequence starting at 104,592,993 bp and ending at 104,604,983 bp.[5][7] Alternative names for this gene are "C14orf90" and "FLJ42486"[8][9] TMEM179 contains four exons.[10]

mRNA

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There are four isoforms of the TMEM179 protein due to alternative splicing of the pre mRNA transcript.[5]

Protein

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Transmembrane protein 179 is 233 amino acids long.[8] Transmembrane protein 179 has a predicted molecular weight of 26 kDa and a predicted isoelectric point of 5.[11] Both the Homo sapiens and Xenopus laevis proteins contain a much higher than normal level of phenylalanine, a higher than normal level of leucine and tryptophan, and a lower than normal level of proline compared to other proteins from their respective organisms.[12] Both the human and frog proteins have the repetitive structure of “LAFL” appearing twice in their protein which suggests that this repetitive sequence may have some significance.[12]

Isoform Name Size (AA) Exons used Accession Number
Transmembrane protein 179 Isoform 1 233 1,2,3,& 4 NP_001273318.1
Transmembrane protein 179 Isoform 2 174 1,2,& 3 NP_001273319.1
Transmembrane protein 179 Isoform 3 102 1 XP_011535048.1
Transmembrane protein 179 Isoform 4 131 2,3,& 4 XP_011535052.1

Subcellular location

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Transmembrane protein 179 is predicted to be localized to the endoplasmic reticulum(ER).[13]

Structure

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Transmembrane protein 179 is predicted to have four transmembrane regions with the N-terminus located on the cytosol side of the membrane.[14] The secondary structure of transmembrane protein 179 is predicted to be made up of mostly alpha helix (52.36%) with some regions of random coil (31.33%) and beta sheets (12.02%).[15] transmembrane protein 179 is predicted to have two disulfide bridges, both located on the ER lumenal side of the membrane.[16]

Post-translational modifications

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Transmembrane protein 179 is predicted to undergo various post-translational modifications such as S-palmitoylation, N-glycosylation, Glycation, Phosphorylation, and O-Linked β-N-acetylglucosamine.[17][18][19][20][21]

 
A cartoon of transmembrane protein 179 depicting the orientation and location of the post-translational modifications of the protein.[22] The gray flags indicate the location of predicted post-translational modifications.
 
An annotated conceptual translation depicting the predicted post-translational modifications of transmembrane protein 179.

Expression

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Normal tissue expression

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TMEM179 has been shown to be most highly expressed in brain and spinal cord tissue.[23][24] The gene is also relatively highly expressed in tissues in the lungs, adrenal gland, and testis.[5][25]

Abnormal tissue expression

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TMEM179 has been shown to be relatively highly expressed in glioma cells.[25] TMEM179 has also been shown to be expressed highly in some other cancer cell lines.[26] It was most highly expressed in a small cell lung cancer cell line. It was also expressed in cancer cell lines originating from the brain, renal/urinary/male reproductive systems, and Breast/female reproductive system.

Regulation of Expression

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The TMEM179 promoter was found to start at 104,604,641 bp and end at 104,606,647 bp on the reverse strand using Genomatix's Gene2Promoter tool.[27] Genomatix's MatInspector tool found 732 predicted transcription factor binding sites for this promoter. Some transcription factors that are predicted to bind to the TMEM179 promoter that are of particular interest are EGR1—of which there are four predicted binding sites—and Neuron-Restrictive Silencer Factor (NRSF), both of which are involved in the regulation of neuron growth.

Interacting Proteins

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Transmembrane protein 179 has no known protein interactions.[28]

Homology

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Paralogs

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There are no known paralogs of the TMEM179 gene.[10][29]

Orthologs

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Orthologs of TMEM179 have been found in animals as distantly related to humans as annelids and arthropods, but no orthologs have been found in more distantly related animals such as those in clades Porifera, Nematoda, and Cnidaria.[29] No orthologs have been found in any nonanimal organisms.

 
A multiple sequence alignment of orthologous transmembrane protein 179 sequences from various species. The sequences are named with the first letter of the organism's genus name followed by the first two letters of the species name (Homo sapiens is labelled Hsa_TMEM179). Amino acids that are shaded black are highly conserved. This multiple sequence alignment was made using Clustal Omega and Boxshade.[30][31]
Table of TMEM179 Orthologs
Species Taxonomic Group Median Time of Divergence From Homo sapiens (Millions of Years Ago)[32] Accession Number Sequence Identity to Homo sapiens (%)
Homo sapiens Mammalia 0 NP_001273318.1 100
Mus musculus Mammalia 88 NP_849246.2 94
Dromaius novaehollandiae Aves 320 XP_025968310.1 84
Python bivittatus Reptila 320 XP_007436683.1 83
Xenopus laevis Amphibia 353 XP_018087798.1 76
Danio rerio Actinopterygii 432 XP_003200427.1 66
Rhincodon typus Chondrichthyes 465 XP_020385663.1 70
Branchiostoma belcheri Chordata 699 XP_019647683.1 35
Biomphalaria glabrata Mollusca 794 XP_013064109.1 38
Onthophagus taurus Arthropoda 794 XP_022914672.1 33
Daphnia pulex Arthropoda 794 EFX83970.1 33
Capitella teleta Annelida 794 ELU12883.1 32

Function

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The function of transmembrane protein 179 is not yet well understood. TMEM179 has been identified in a patent involving the production of neural regenerating cells (NRCs) from marrow adherent stem cells (MASCs).[6] According to this patent the methylation of CpG sequences in TMEM179 is decreased in NRCs compared to MASCs. This finding, coupled with the finding that TMEM179 is most highly expressed in the brain and spinal cord, provides strong evidence that transmembrane protein 179 plays a role in nervous system development. This function is also supported by the fact that no orthologs of TMEM179 have been found in nonanimal organisms or animals that lack a nervous system such as sea sponges.

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