RCAN1

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RCAN1
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001081549
NM_019466

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001075018
NP_062339

Location (UCSC)Chr 21: 34.51 – 34.62 MbChr 16: 92.19 – 92.27 Mb
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Down syndrome critical region gene 1, also known as DSCR1, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RCAN1 gene.[5]

Gene location and organization

DSCR1 in human is located at the

centromeric border of the DSCR and encodes an inhibitor of calcineurin/ NFAT (nuclear factor activated T cells) signalling.[6]

DSCR1 genomic sequence of total 45 kb contain 7

N terminal . While the rest of the 168 residues are common. There is also alternative promoter region with about 900 bp between exon 3 and 4 suggesting that the fourth isoform might be penetrated from another promoter.[7]

Function

The

VEGF stimulates RCAN1.4 expression which regulates gene expression, cell migration and tubular morphogenesis.[8]

Structure

DSCR1 Consist of putative functional motifs and calcineurin binding domain. DSCR1 contains two proline-rich SH3 binding domain, usually named proline-rich domain (PRD), which defines the protein family.

ITSN1 and amphiphysin 1 and 2.[9]

Clinical significance

This gene is located in the minimal candidate region for the

neurofibrillary tangles such as those associated with Alzheimer's disease.[5][10] RCAN1 helps coordinate whole-body metabolism and can be an important target in treatment of obesity.[11]

Associated diseases

Central nervous system

All Down syndrome (DS) patients develop neuropathological changes identical to the pathogenesis of

neuritic plaques and neuronal loss. Therefore, DS patients are perfect models to study AD pathogenesis.[12]
Chronic DSCR1 overexpression is related with DS and AD,
PACAP (or Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide) which is responsible for the development, differentiation, and survival, and various parts of memory and learning, targets RCAN1, a Down syndrome related gene, induces the expression of regulator of calcineurin 1, through activation of the PKA-CREB pathway, and this is important to understand the mechanisms of neural differentiation and aim for proper expression of RCAN1.[15]

Cancer

It is suggested that the reason patients with Down syndrome are less predisposed to certain cancers is due to the impact of this gene of reducing blood supply to tumour cells.[16] It is also proposed by epidemiological studies that DS patients are in greater risk of

leukaemia, on the other hand they are at lower risk of cancer and other angiogenesis related diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and atherosclerosis, indicating that one or more trisomic genes on chromosome 21 is responsible for protecting DS patients against cancer, and this cancer defence could be a result of angiogenesis suppression.[16]

Interactions

DSCR1 has been shown to

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) increases the overexpression of protein RCAN1. However, anti-oxidants and inhibitors of

mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) treatment block the increased expression of RCAN1 by H2O2. Demonstrating that the increased expression is a result of generating reactive oxygen species and activation of MAPK. Furthermore, phosphorylation is important to regulator RCAN1 protein expression. Because phosphorylation of RCAN1 expression by H2O2 increases of the half-life of the protein.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000159200Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000022951Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b c "RCAN1 regulator of calcineurin 1 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]". Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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