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SUBMITTER: Jansen EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2812417 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jansen Eric J R EJ van Bakel Nick H M NH Coenen Anthon J M AJ van Dooren Sander H SH van Lith Hermina A M HA Martens Gerard J M GJ
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 20091128 4
The vacuolar (H(+))-ATPase (V-ATPase) is the main regulator of intraorganellar pH and in neuroendocrine cells is controlled by its accessory subunit, Ac45. Here, we report the discovery of the first isoform of a V-ATPase accessory subunit, namely an Ac45-like protein, denoted Ac45LP. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a lineage-dependent evolutionary history: Ac45 is absent in birds, and Ac45LP is absent in placental mammals, whereas all other tetrapod species contain both genes. In contrast to Ac45 ...[more]