UNC13B

Unc-13 homolog B (C. elegans)
Identifiers
Symbols	UNC13B ; MGC133279; MGC133280; MUNC13; UNC13; Unc13h2; hmunc13
External IDs	Template:OMIM5 Template:MGI HomoloGene: 31376
Gene ontology Molecular function Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Cellular component Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Biological process Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO
Orthologs
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Species	Human	Mouse
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Unc-13 homolog B (C. elegans), also known as UNC13B, is a human gene.

This gene is expressed in the kidney cortical epithelial cells and is upregulated by hyperglycemia. The encoded protein shares a high level of similarity to the rat homolog, and contains 3 C2 domains and a diacylglycerol-binding C1 domain. Hyperglycemia increases the levels of diacylglycerol, which has been shown to induce apoptosis in cells transfected with this gene and thus contribute to the renal cell complications of hyperglycemia. Studies in other species also indicate a role for this protein in the priming step of synaptic vesicle exocytosis.

Further reading

• Betz A, Okamoto M, Benseler F, Brose N (1997). "Direct interaction of the rat unc-13 homologue Munc13-1 with the N terminus of syntaxin". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (4): 2520–6. PMID 8999968.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Orita S, Naito A, Sakaguchi G; et al. (1997). "Physical and functional interactions of Doc2 and Munc13 in Ca2+-dependent exocytotic machinery". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (26): 16081–4. PMID 9195900.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Song Y, Ailenberg M, Silverman M (1998). "Cloning of a novel gene in the human kidney homologous to rat munc13s: its potential role in diabetic nephropathy". Kidney Int. 53 (6): 1689–95. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00942.x. PMID 9607201.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Sakaguchi G, Orita S, Naito A; et al. (1998). "A novel brain-specific isoform of beta spectrin: isolation and its interaction with Munc13". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 248 (3): 846–51. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1998.9067. PMID 9704016.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Mochida S, Orita S, Sakaguchi G; et al. (1998). "Role of the Doc2 alpha-Munc13-1 interaction in the neurotransmitter release process". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95 (19): 11418–22. PMID 9736751.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Song Y, Ailenberg M, Silverman M (1999). "Human munc13 is a diacylglycerol receptor that induces apoptosis and may contribute to renal cell injury in hyperglycemia". Mol. Biol. Cell. 10 (5): 1609–19. PMID 10233166.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Duncan RR, Betz A, Shipston MJ; et al. (1999). "Transient, phorbol ester-induced DOC2-Munc13 interactions in vivo". J. Biol. Chem. 274 (39): 27347–50. PMID 10488064.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Betz A, Thakur P, Junge HJ; et al. (2001). "Functional interaction of the active zone proteins Munc13-1 and RIM1 in synaptic vesicle priming". Neuron. 30 (1): 183–96. PMID 11343654.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Schoch S, Castillo PE, Jo T; et al. (2002). "RIM1alpha forms a protein scaffold for regulating neurotransmitter release at the active zone". Nature. 415 (6869): 321–6. doi:10.1038/415321a. PMID 11797009.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Ohtsuka T, Takao-Rikitsu E, Inoue E; et al. (2002). "Cast: a novel protein of the cytomatrix at the active zone of synapses that forms a ternary complex with RIM1 and munc13-1". J. Cell Biol. 158 (3): 577–90. doi:10.1083/jcb.200202083. PMID 12163476.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH; et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMID 12477932.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Sheu L, Pasyk EA, Ji J; et al. (2003). "Regulation of insulin exocytosis by Munc13-1". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (30): 27556–63. doi:10.1074/jbc.M303203200. PMID 12871971.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Cheviet S, Coppola T, Haynes LP; et al. (2004). "The Rab-binding protein Noc2 is associated with insulin-containing secretory granules and is essential for pancreatic beta-cell exocytosis". Mol. Endocrinol. 18 (1): 117–26. doi:10.1210/me.2003-0300. PMID 14593078.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Suzuki Y, Yamashita R, Shirota M; et al. (2004). "Sequence comparison of human and mouse genes reveals a homologous block structure in the promoter regions". Genome Res. 14 (9): 1711–8. doi:10.1101/gr.2435604. PMID 15342556.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Yamamoto K, Ishii E, Sako M; et al. (2005). "Identification of novel MUNC13-4 mutations in familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and functional analysis of MUNC13-4-deficient cytotoxic T lymphocytes". J. Med. Genet. 41 (10): 763–7. doi:10.1136/jmg.2004.021121. PMID 15466010.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Speight P, Silverman M (2005). "Diacylglycerol-activated Hmunc13 serves as an effector of the GTPase Rab34". Traffic. 6 (10): 858–65. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0854.2005.00321.x. PMID 16138900.