The protein encoded by this gene is a membrane-associated GTP-ase and localizes to the plasma membrane. It is related to the ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) and ARF-like (ARL) genes. The gene is located in a gene cluster that includes the a gene (M68) that is overexpressed in some tumors.[2]
↑Schurmann A, Massmann S, Joost HG (Jan 1996). "ARP is a plasma membrane-associated Ras-related GTPase with remote similarity to the family of ADP-ribosylation factors". J Biol Chem. 270 (51): 30657–63. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.51.30657. PMID8530503.
↑Schürmann A, Schmidt M, Asmus M, Bayer S, Fliegert F, Koling S, Massmann S, Schilf C, Subauste MC, Voss M, Jakobs KH, Joost HG (April 1999). "The ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF)-related GTPase ARF-related protein binds to the ARF-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor cytohesin and inhibits the ARF-dependent activation of phospholipase D". J. Biol. Chem. 274 (14): 9744–51. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.14.9744. PMID10092663.
Further reading
Zahn C, Hommel A, Lu L, et al. (2007). "Knockout of Arfrp1 leads to disruption of ARF-like1 (ARL1) targeting to the trans-Golgi in mouse embryos and HeLa cells". Mol. Membr. Biol. 23 (6): 475–85. doi:10.1080/09687860600840100. PMID17127620.
Shin HW, Kobayashi H, Kitamura M, et al. (2005). "Roles of ARFRP1 (ADP-ribosylation factor-related protein 1) in post-Golgi membrane trafficking". J. Cell Sci. 118 (Pt 17): 4039–48. doi:10.1242/jcs.02524. PMID16129887.
Barrios-Rodiles M, Brown KR, Ozdamar B, et al. (2005). "High-throughput mapping of a dynamic signaling network in mammalian cells". Science. 307 (5715): 1621–5. doi:10.1126/science.1105776. PMID15761153.
Behnia R, Panic B, Whyte JR, Munro S (2004). "Targeting of the Arf-like GTPase Arl3p to the Golgi requires N-terminal acetylation and the membrane protein Sys1p". Nat. Cell Biol. 6 (5): 405–13. doi:10.1038/ncb1120. PMID15077113.
Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T, et al. (2004). "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID14702039.
Deloukas P, Matthews LH, Ashurst J, et al. (2002). "The DNA sequence and comparative analysis of human chromosome 20". Nature. 414 (6866): 865–71. doi:10.1038/414865a. PMID11780052.
Coppola T, Magnin-Luthi S, Perret-Menoud V, et al. (2001). "Direct interaction of the Rab3 effector RIM with Ca2+ channels, SNAP-25, and synaptotagmin". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (35): 32756–62. doi:10.1074/jbc.M100929200. PMID11438518.
Schürmann A, Schmidt M, Asmus M, et al. (1999). "The ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF)-related GTPase ARF-related protein binds to the ARF-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor cytohesin and inhibits the ARF-dependent activation of phospholipase D.". J. Biol. Chem. 274 (14): 9744–51. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.14.9744. PMID10092663.