Human Gene AP4E1 (ENST00000261842.10) from GENCODE V44
  Description: Homo sapiens adaptor related protein complex 4 subunit epsilon 1 (AP4E1), transcript variant 1, mRNA. (from RefSeq NM_007347)
RefSeq Summary (NM_007347): This gene encodes a member of the adaptor complexes large subunit protein family. These proteins are components of the heterotetrameric adaptor protein complexes, which play important roles in the secretory and endocytic pathways by mediating vesicle formation and sorting of integral membrane proteins. The encoded protein is a large subunit of adaptor protein complex-4, which is associated with both clathrin- and nonclathrin-coated vesicles. Disruption of this gene may be associated with cerebral palsy. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2011].
Gencode Transcript: ENST00000261842.10
Gencode Gene: ENSG00000081014.11
Transcript (Including UTRs)
   Position: hg38 chr15:50,908,683-51,005,895 Size: 97,213 Total Exon Count: 21 Strand: +
Coding Region
   Position: hg38 chr15:50,908,779-51,002,662 Size: 93,884 Coding Exon Count: 21 

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Data last updated at UCSC: 2023-08-18 00:09:47

-  Sequence and Links to Tools and Databases
 
Genomic Sequence (chr15:50,908,683-51,005,895)mRNA (may differ from genome)Protein (1137 aa)
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-  Comments and Description Text from UniProtKB
  ID: AP4E1_HUMAN
DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=AP-4 complex subunit epsilon-1; AltName: Full=AP-4 adapter complex subunit epsilon; AltName: Full=Adapter-related protein complex 4 subunit epsilon-1; AltName: Full=Epsilon subunit of AP-4; AltName: Full=Epsilon-adaptin;
FUNCTION: Subunit of novel type of clathrin- or non-clathrin- associated protein coat involved in targeting proteins from the trans-Golgi network (TGN) to the endosomal-lysosomal system.
SUBUNIT: Adapter-like complex 4 (AP-4) is a heterotetramer composed of two large adaptins (epsilon-type subunit AP4E1 and beta-type subunit AP4B1), a medium adaptin (mu-type subunit AP4M1) and a small adaptin (sigma-type AP4S1).
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network. Note=Associated with the trans-Golgi network. Found in soma and dendritic shafts of neuronal cells.
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed.
DISEASE: Defects in AP4E1 are the cause of cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegic type 4 (CPSQ4) [MIM:613744]. A non-progressive disorder of movement and/or posture resulting from defects in the developing central nervous system. Affected individuals manifest motor and posture impairments often associated with epilepsy and disturbances of cognition, behavior, sensation, and communication.
SIMILARITY: Belongs to the adaptor complexes large subunit family.

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-  MalaCards Disease Associations
  MalaCards Gene Search: AP4E1
Diseases sorted by gene-association score: spastic paraplegia 51, autosomal recessive* (919), spastic paraplegia 51* (519), severe intellectual disability and progressive spastic paraplegia* (202), stuttering (32), cerebral palsy (17), articulation disorder (5), speech disorder (4)
* = Manually curated disease association

-  Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD)
  The following chemicals interact with this gene

-  RNA-Seq Expression Data from GTEx (53 Tissues, 570 Donors)
  Highest median expression: 4.36 RPKM in Cells - Cultured fibroblasts
Total median expression: 122.86 RPKM



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-  mRNA Secondary Structure of 3' and 5' UTRs
 
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5' UTR -48.5096-0.505 Picture PostScript Text
3' UTR -845.403233-0.261 Picture PostScript Text

The RNAfold program from the Vienna RNA Package is used to perform the secondary structure predictions and folding calculations. The estimated folding energy is in kcal/mol. The more negative the energy, the more secondary structure the RNA is likely to have.

-  Protein Domain and Structure Information
  InterPro Domains: Graphical view of domain structure
IPR017109 - AP4_complex_esu
IPR011989 - ARM-like
IPR016024 - ARM-type_fold
IPR002553 - Clathrin/coatomer_adapt-like_N
IPR011710 - Coatomer_bsu_C

Pfam Domains:
PF01602 - Adaptin N terminal region
PF07718 - Coatomer beta C-terminal region

ModBase Predicted Comparative 3D Structure on Q9UPM8
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-  Orthologous Genes in Other Species
  Orthologies between human, mouse, and rat are computed by taking the best BLASTP hit, and filtering out non-syntenic hits. For more distant species reciprocal-best BLASTP hits are used. Note that the absence of an ortholog in the table below may reflect incomplete annotations in the other species rather than a true absence of the orthologous gene.
MouseRatZebrafishD. melanogasterC. elegansS. cerevisiae
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-  Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations with Structured Vocabulary
  Molecular Function:
GO:0005515 protein binding

Biological Process:
GO:0006605 protein targeting
GO:0006886 intracellular protein transport
GO:0008104 protein localization
GO:0015031 protein transport
GO:0016192 vesicle-mediated transport

Cellular Component:
GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus
GO:0016020 membrane
GO:0030117 membrane coat
GO:0030124 AP-4 adaptor complex
GO:0031904 endosome lumen
GO:0032588 trans-Golgi network membrane


-  Descriptions from all associated GenBank mRNAs
  BC126308 - Homo sapiens adaptor-related protein complex 4, epsilon 1 subunit, mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:161586 IMAGE:8992024), complete cds.
BC130466 - Homo sapiens adaptor-related protein complex 4, epsilon 1 subunit, mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:163338 IMAGE:40146497), complete cds.
BC144025 - Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:9052545, containing frame-shift errors.
BC144030 - Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:9052550, with apparent retained intron.
AF155156 - Homo sapiens adaptor-related protein complex AP-4 epsilon subunit mRNA, complete cds.
AB030653 - Homo sapiens mRNA for epsilon-adaptin, complete cds.
HQ258532 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone IMAGE:100072961 adaptor-related protein complex 4, epsilon 1 subunit (AP4E1) gene, encodes complete protein.
KJ893371 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone ccsbBroadEn_02765 AP4E1 gene, encodes complete protein.
CR749604 - Homo sapiens mRNA; cDNA DKFZp686L12167 (from clone DKFZp686L12167).
AK297290 - Homo sapiens cDNA FLJ60689 complete cds, highly similar to Adapter-related protein complex 4 epsilon-1 subunit.
AK308644 - Homo sapiens cDNA, FLJ98685.
JD229104 - Sequence 210128 from Patent EP1572962.
JD447994 - Sequence 429018 from Patent EP1572962.
JD280586 - Sequence 261610 from Patent EP1572962.
JD083107 - Sequence 64131 from Patent EP1572962.
JD504181 - Sequence 485205 from Patent EP1572962.
JD156638 - Sequence 137662 from Patent EP1572962.
CR627314 - Homo sapiens mRNA; cDNA DKFZp686D01257 (from clone DKFZp686D01257).
BC015224 - Homo sapiens adaptor-related protein complex 4, epsilon 1 subunit, mRNA (cDNA clone IMAGE:3885682), with apparent retained intron.
BC040044 - Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:5530332, mRNA.
BC040045 - Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:5535317, mRNA.

-  Biochemical and Signaling Pathways
  KEGG - Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
hsa04142 - Lysosome

Reactome (by CSHL, EBI, and GO)

Protein Q9UPM8 (Reactome details) participates in the following event(s):

R-HSA-421836 trans-Golgi Network Derived Vesicle Uncoating
R-HSA-421833 Vamp And trans-Golgi Network AP-1 Binding Coupled With Cargo Capture
R-HSA-5229132 AP4 binds APP
R-HSA-421835 trans-Golgi Network Vesicle Scission
R-HSA-421831 trans-Golgi Network Coat Assembly
R-HSA-5229111 AP4 transports APP from trans-Golgi network to endosome lumen
R-HSA-432722 Golgi Associated Vesicle Biogenesis
R-HSA-432720 Lysosome Vesicle Biogenesis
R-HSA-421837 Clathrin derived vesicle budding
R-HSA-199992 trans-Golgi Network Vesicle Budding
R-HSA-199991 Membrane Trafficking
R-HSA-5653656 Vesicle-mediated transport

-  Other Names for This Gene
  Alternate Gene Symbols: A0AVD6, A1L4A9, A6NNX7, AP4E1_HUMAN, ENST00000261842.1, ENST00000261842.2, ENST00000261842.3, ENST00000261842.4, ENST00000261842.5, ENST00000261842.6, ENST00000261842.7, ENST00000261842.8, ENST00000261842.9, NM_007347, Q9UPM8, Q9Y588, uc001zyx.1, uc001zyx.2, uc001zyx.3, uc001zyx.4
UCSC ID: ENST00000261842.10
RefSeq Accession: NM_007347
Protein: Q9UPM8 (aka AP4E1_HUMAN or A4E1_HUMAN)
CCDS: CCDS32240.1

-  GeneReviews for This Gene
  GeneReviews article(s) related to gene AP4E1:
ap4-def (AP-4-Associated Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia)
hsp (Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Overview)

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