Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome 6 (HPS6) also known as ruby-eye protein homolog (Ru) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HPS6gene.[5]
Function
This intronless gene encodes a protein that may play a role in organelle biogenesis associated with melanosomes, platelet dense granules, and lysosomes.[6] HPS6 along with HPS3 and HPS5 form a stable protein complex named Biogenesis of Lysosome-related Organelles Complex-2 (BLOC-2).[7]
Clinical significance
Mutations in this gene are associated with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 6 characterized by albinism and prolonged bleeding.[5][8]
^Di Pietro SM, Falcón-Pérez JM, Dell'Angelica EC (April 2004). "Characterization of BLOC-2, a complex containing the Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome proteins HPS3, HPS5 and HPS6". Traffic. 5 (4): 276–83. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0854.2004.0171.x. PMID15030569.
^Wei ML (February 2006). "Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome: a disease of protein trafficking and organelle function". Pigment Cell Res. 19 (1): 19–42. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0749.2005.00289.x. PMID16420244.
Further reading
Stelzl U, Worm U, Lalowski M, et al. (2005). "A human protein-protein interaction network: a resource for annotating the proteome". Cell. 122 (6): 957–68. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2005.08.029. PMID16169070.
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.