Human Gene AFG3L2 (uc002kqz.2)
  Description: Homo sapiens AFG3 ATPase family member 3-like 2 (S. cerevisiae) (AFG3L2), nuclear gene encoding mitochondrial protein, mRNA.
RefSeq Summary (NM_006796): This gene encodes a protein localized in mitochondria and closely related to paraplegin. The paraplegin gene is responsible for an autosomal recessive form of hereditary spastic paraplegia. This gene is a candidate gene for other hereditary spastic paraplegias or neurodegenerative disorders. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Transcript (Including UTRs)
   Position: hg19 chr18:12,328,943-12,377,275 Size: 48,333 Total Exon Count: 17 Strand: -
Coding Region
   Position: hg19 chr18:12,329,564-12,377,081 Size: 47,518 Coding Exon Count: 17 

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Data last updated at UCSC: 2013-06-14

-  Sequence and Links to Tools and Databases
 
Genomic Sequence (chr18:12,328,943-12,377,275)mRNA (may differ from genome)Protein (797 aa)
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-  Comments and Description Text from UniProtKB
  ID: AFG32_HUMAN
DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=AFG3-like protein 2; EC=3.4.24.-; AltName: Full=Paraplegin-like protein;
FUNCTION: ATP-dependent protease which is essential for axonal development (By similarity).
COFACTOR: Binds 1 zinc ion per subunit (Potential).
SUBUNIT: Homooligomer. Interacts with SPG7; the interaction is required for the efficient assembly of mitochondrial complex I.
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Mitochondrion membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Ubiquitous. Highly expressed in the cerebellar Purkinje cells.
DISEASE: Defects in AFG3L2 are the cause of spinocerebellar ataxia type 28 (SCA28) [MIM:610246]. It is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of cerebellar disorders. Patients show progressive incoordination of gait and often poor coordination of hands, speech and eye movements, due to degeneration of the cerebellum with variable involvement of the brainstem and spinal cord. SCA28 is an autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (ADCA) with a slow progressive course and no evidence of sensory involvement or cognitive impairment.
DISEASE: Defects in AFG3L2 are the cause of spastic ataxia autosomal recessive type 5 (SPAX5) [MIM:614487]. A neurodegenerative disorder characterized by early onset spasticity, peripheral neuropathy, ptosis, oculomotor apraxia, dystonia, cerebellar atrophy, and progressive myoclonic epilepsy.
SIMILARITY: In the N-terminal section; belongs to the AAA ATPase family.
SIMILARITY: In the C-terminal section; belongs to the peptidase M41 family.

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-  Genetic Association Studies of Complex Diseases and Disorders
  Genetic Association Database (archive): AFG3L2
CDC HuGE Published Literature: AFG3L2

-  MalaCards Disease Associations
  MalaCards Gene Search: AFG3L2
Diseases sorted by gene-association score: spinocerebellar ataxia 28* (1611), spastic ataxia 5, autosomal recessive* (1579), spastic ataxia 5* (528), spinocerebellar ataxia type28* (100), spastic ataxia (22), hereditary spastic paraplegia (11), autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (10), setx (8), ataxia (7), spastic paraplegia 7, autosomal recessive (7), ptosis (6), hereditary ataxia (5), cerebellar ataxia (4), kearns-sayre syndrome (2)
* = Manually curated disease association

-  Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD)
  The following chemicals interact with this gene           more ... click here to view the complete list

+  Common Gene Haplotype Alleles
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-  RNA-Seq Expression Data from GTEx (53 Tissues, 570 Donors)
  Highest median expression: 39.53 RPKM in Muscle - Skeletal
Total median expression: 812.91 RPKM



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+  Microarray Expression Data
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-  mRNA Secondary Structure of 3' and 5' UTRs
 
RegionFold EnergyBasesEnergy/Base
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5' UTR -109.30194-0.563 Picture PostScript Text
3' UTR -213.52621-0.344 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
IPR003593 - AAA+_ATPase
IPR003959 - ATPase_AAA_core
IPR003960 - ATPase_AAA_CS
IPR005936 - FtsH
IPR011546 - Pept_M41_FtsH_extracell
IPR000642 - Peptidase_M41

Pfam Domains:
PF00004 - ATPase family associated with various cellular activities (AAA)
PF01434 - Peptidase family M41
PF06480 - FtsH Extracellular

SCOP Domains:
52540 - P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases

Protein Data Bank (PDB) 3-D Structure
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ModBase Predicted Comparative 3D Structure on Q9Y4W6
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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:0000166 nucleotide binding
GO:0004222 metalloendopeptidase activity
GO:0005515 protein binding
GO:0005524 ATP binding
GO:0008233 peptidase activity
GO:0008237 metallopeptidase activity
GO:0008270 zinc ion binding
GO:0016787 hydrolase activity
GO:0046872 metal ion binding
GO:0051082 unfolded protein binding

Biological Process:
GO:0006508 proteolysis
GO:0006851 mitochondrial calcium ion transport
GO:0007005 mitochondrion organization
GO:0007409 axonogenesis
GO:0007528 neuromuscular junction development
GO:0008053 mitochondrial fusion
GO:0016485 protein processing
GO:0016540 protein autoprocessing
GO:0021675 nerve development
GO:0034982 mitochondrial protein processing
GO:0036444 mitochondrial calcium uptake
GO:0040014 regulation of multicellular organism growth
GO:0042407 cristae formation
GO:0042552 myelination
GO:0048747 muscle fiber development
GO:0051560 mitochondrial calcium ion homeostasis
GO:0060013 righting reflex

Cellular Component:
GO:0005739 mitochondrion
GO:0005743 mitochondrial inner membrane
GO:0005745 m-AAA complex
GO:0016020 membrane
GO:0016021 integral component of membrane


-  Descriptions from all associated GenBank mRNAs
  KJ898315 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone ccsbBroadEn_07709 AFG3L2 gene, encodes complete protein.
Y18314 - Homo sapiens mRNA for paraplegin-like protein.
BC065016 - Homo sapiens AFG3 ATPase family gene 3-like 2 (yeast), mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:70766 IMAGE:6169804), complete cds.
BC024282 - Homo sapiens, Similar to AFG3 ATPase family gene 3-like 2 (yeast), clone IMAGE:4840336, mRNA, partial cds.
AK129504 - Homo sapiens cDNA FLJ25993 fis, clone DMC03573, highly similar to AFG3-like protein 2 (EC 3.4.24.-).
JD428662 - Sequence 409686 from Patent EP1572962.
JD498123 - Sequence 479147 from Patent EP1572962.
JD144904 - Sequence 125928 from Patent EP1572962.
JD316339 - Sequence 297363 from Patent EP1572962.
JD491866 - Sequence 472890 from Patent EP1572962.
JD079953 - Sequence 60977 from Patent EP1572962.

-  Biochemical and Signaling Pathways
  Reactome (by CSHL, EBI, and GO)

Protein Q9Y4W6 (Reactome details) participates in the following event(s):

R-HSA-8949661 C2orf47:AFG3L2 binds the transit peptide of SMDT1
R-HSA-8949649 PMPCA:PMPCB cleaves the transit peptide of proSMDT1 (proEMRE)
R-HSA-8949664 Processing of SMDT1
R-HSA-8949215 Mitochondrial calcium ion transport
R-HSA-382551 Transport of small molecules

-  Other Names for This Gene
  Alternate Gene Symbols: AFG32_HUMAN, NM_006796, NP_006787, Q6P1L0, Q9Y4W6
UCSC ID: uc002kqz.2
RefSeq Accession: NM_006796
Protein: Q9Y4W6 (aka AFG32_HUMAN or AF32_HUMAN)
CCDS: CCDS11859.1

-  GeneReviews for This Gene
  GeneReviews article(s) related to gene AFG3L2:
ataxias (Hereditary Ataxia Overview)
sca28 (Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28)

-  Gene Model Information
 
category: coding nonsense-mediated-decay: no RNA accession: NM_006796.2
exon count: 17CDS single in 3' UTR: no RNA size: 3223
ORF size: 2394CDS single in intron: no Alignment % ID: 100.00
txCdsPredict score: 4985.00frame shift in genome: no % Coverage: 99.57
has start codon: yes stop codon in genome: no # of Alignments: 1
has end codon: yes retained intron: no # AT/AC introns 0
selenocysteine: no end bleed into intron: 0# strange splices: 0
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