DLGAP2

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Disks large-associated protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DLGAP2 gene.

Function

The product of this gene is one of the membrane-associated guanylate kinases localized at postsynaptic density in neuronal cells. These kinases are a family of signaling molecules expressed at various submembrane domains and contain the PDZ, SH3 and the guanylate kinase domains. This protein may play a role in the molecular organization of synapses and in neuronal cell signaling. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified, but their full-length nature is not known.

Interactions

DLGAP2 has been shown to interact with DLG4, the canonical synapse marker protein, which in turn binds to N-methyld-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and Shaker-type K+ channels.

Clinical significance

As with many other synaptic genes, including its binding partner Shank2, DLGAP2 has been shown to be associated with Autism.

Further reading

• Takeuchi M, Hata Y, Hirao K, et al. (1997). "SAPAPs. A family of PSD-95/SAP90-associated proteins localized at postsynaptic density". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (18): 11943–51. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.18.11943. PMID 9115257.
• Naisbitt S, Kim E, Weinberg RJ, et al. (1997). "Characterization of guanylate kinase-associated protein, a postsynaptic density protein at excitatory synapses that interacts directly with postsynaptic density-95/synapse-associated protein 90". J. Neurosci. 17 (15): 5687–96. PMID 9221768.
• Ranta S, Lehesjoki AE, de Fatima Bonaldo M, et al. (1997). "High-resolution mapping and transcript identification at the progressive epilepsy with mental retardation locus on chromosome 8p". Genome Res. 7 (9): 887–96. doi:10.1101/gr.7.9.887. PMID 9314494.
• Hirao K, Hata Y, Ide N, et al. (1998). "A novel multiple PDZ domain-containing molecule interacting with N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and neuronal cell adhesion proteins". J. Biol. Chem. 273 (33): 21105–10. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.33.21105. PMID 9694864.
• Kawabe H, Hata Y, Takeuchi M, et al. (1999). "nArgBP2, a novel neural member of ponsin/ArgBP2/vinexin family that interacts with synapse-associated protein 90/postsynaptic density-95-associated protein (SAPAP)". J. Biol. Chem. 274 (43): 30914–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.43.30914. PMID 10521485.
• Hirao K, Hata Y, Deguchi M, et al. (2000). "Association of synapse-associated protein 90/ postsynaptic density-95-associated protein (SAPAP) with neurofilaments". Genes Cells. 5 (3): 203–10. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2443.2000.00318.x. PMID 10759891.
• Wang P, Zhang Q, Tochio H, et al. (2000). "Formation of a native-like beta-hairpin finger structure of a peptide from the extended PDZ domain of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in aqueous solution". Eur. J. Biochem. 267 (11): 3116–22. doi:10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01318.x. PMID 10824095.
• Bolliger MF, Frei K, Winterhalter KH, Gloor SM (2001). "Identification of a novel neuroligin in humans which binds to PSD-95 and has a widespread expression". Biochem. J. 356 (Pt 2): 581–8. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3560581. PMC 1221872. PMID 11368788.
• Hu LA, Chen W, Premont RT, et al. (2002). "G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 regulates beta 1-adrenergic receptor association with PSD-95". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (2): 1607–13. doi:10.1074/jbc.M107297200. PMID 11700307.
• Ohtakara K, Nishizawa M, Izawa I, et al. (2003). "Densin-180, a synaptic protein, links to PSD-95 through its direct interaction with MAGUIN-1". Genes Cells. 7 (11): 1149–60. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2443.2002.00589.x. PMID 12390249.
• Verhoeven K, De Jonghe P, Van de Putte T, et al. (2003). "Slowed conduction and thin myelination of peripheral nerves associated with mutant rho Guanine-nucleotide exchange factor 10". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 73 (4): 926–32. doi:10.1086/378159. PMC 1180612. PMID 14508709.
• Ying Z, Bingaman W, Najm IM (2004). "Increased numbers of coassembled PSD-95 to NMDA-receptor subunits NR2B and NR1 in human epileptic cortical dysplasia". Epilepsia. 45 (4): 314–21. doi:10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.37703.x. PMID 15030493.