Abstract
Coatomer is a major component of COPI vesicles and consists of seven subunits. The γ-COP subunit of the coatomer is believed to mediate the binding to the cytoplasmic dilysine motifs of membrane proteins. We characterized cDNAs for Copg genes encoding γ-COP from mouse, zebrafish, Drosophila melanogaster and Bombyx mori. Two copies of Copg genes are present in vertebrates and in B. mori. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that two paralogous genes had been derived from a single ancestral gene by duplication independently in vertebrates and in B. mori. Mouse Copg1 showed ubiquitous expression with the highest level in testis. Zebrafish copg2 was biallelically expressed in hybrid larvae in contrast to its mammalian ortholog expressed in a parent-of-origin-specific manner. A phylogenetic analysis with partial plant cDNA sequences suggested that copg gene was also duplicated in the grass family (Poaceae). Copyright (C) 2000 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 31-36 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 482 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 29 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Copg
- Gene duplication
- Non-clathrin coat protein γ-COP
- Phylogenetic analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology