This gene encodes a subunit of the heterotetrameric coat assembly protein complex 2 (AP2), which belongs to the adaptor complexes medium subunits family. The encoded protein is required for the activity of a vacuolar ATPase, which is responsible for proton pumping occurring in the acidification of endosomes and lysosomes. The encoded protein may also play an important role in regulating the intracellular trafficking and function of CTLA-4 protein. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[2]
↑Druck T, Gu Y, Prabhala G, Cannizzaro LA, Park SH, Huebner K, Keen JH (Nov 1995). "Chromosome localization of human genes for clathrin adaptor polypeptides AP2 beta and AP50 and the clathrin-binding protein, VCP". Genomics. 30 (1): 94–7. doi:10.1006/geno.1995.0016. PMID8595912.
↑Chuang E, Alegre ML, Duckett CS, Noel PJ, Vander Heiden MG, Thompson CB (Jul 1997). "Interaction of CTLA-4 with the clathrin-associated protein AP50 results in ligand-independent endocytosis that limits cell surface expression". Journal of Immunology. 159 (1): 144–51. PMID9200449.
↑Diviani D, Lattion AL, Abuin L, Staub O, Cotecchia S (May 2003). "The adaptor complex 2 directly interacts with the alpha 1b-adrenergic receptor and plays a role in receptor endocytosis". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (21): 19331–40. doi:10.1074/jbc.M302110200. PMID12644451.
Further reading
Ohno H, Stewart J, Fournier MC, Bosshart H, Rhee I, Miyatake S, Saito T, Gallusser A, Kirchhausen T, Bonifacino JS (Sep 1995). "Interaction of tyrosine-based sorting signals with clathrin-associated proteins". Science. 269 (5232): 1872–5. doi:10.1126/science.7569928. PMID7569928.
Liu Q, Feng Y, Forgac M (Dec 1994). "Activity and in vitro reassembly of the coated vesicle (H+)-ATPase requires the 50-kDa subunit of the clathrin assembly complex AP-2". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269 (50): 31592–7. PMID7989329.
Wang X, Kilimann MW (Jan 1997). "Identification of two new mu-adaptin-related proteins, mu-ARP1 and mu-ARP2". FEBS Letters. 402 (1): 57–61. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(96)01500-1. PMID9013859.
Chuang E, Alegre ML, Duckett CS, Noel PJ, Vander Heiden MG, Thompson CB (Jul 1997). "Interaction of CTLA-4 with the clathrin-associated protein AP50 results in ligand-independent endocytosis that limits cell surface expression". Journal of Immunology. 159 (1): 144–51. PMID9200449.
Ohno H, Aguilar RC, Fournier MC, Hennecke S, Cosson P, Bonifacino JS (Nov 1997). "Interaction of endocytic signals from the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein complex with members of the adaptor medium chain family". Virology. 238 (2): 305–15. doi:10.1006/viro.1997.8839. PMID9400603.
Teuchert M, Berghöfer S, Klenk HD, Garten W (Dec 1999). "Recycling of furin from the plasma membrane. Functional importance of the cytoplasmic tail sorting signals and interaction with the AP-2 adaptor medium chain subunit". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274 (51): 36781–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.51.36781. PMID10593987.
Umeda A, Meyerholz A, Ungewickell E (May 2000). "Identification of the universal cofactor (auxilin 2) in clathrin coat dissociation". European Journal of Cell Biology. 79 (5): 336–42. doi:10.1078/S0171-9335(04)70037-0. PMID10887964.
Jullien-Flores V, Mahé Y, Mirey G, Leprince C, Meunier-Bisceuil B, Sorkin A, Camonis JH (Aug 2000). "RLIP76, an effector of the GTPase Ral, interacts with the AP2 complex: involvement of the Ral pathway in receptor endocytosis". Journal of Cell Science. 113 ( Pt 16) (16): 2837–44. PMID10910768.
Morris SM, Cooper JA (Feb 2001). "Disabled-2 colocalizes with the LDLR in clathrin-coated pits and interacts with AP-2". Traffic. 2 (2): 111–23. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0854.2001.020206.x. PMID11247302.