Function
Atlastin (ATN) is a GTPase and a Golgi body transmembrane protein. ATN was shown to be required in membrane fusion and ER formation in Drosophila melanogaster.[1]
Disease
Defects in the ATN gene are a cause of the degenerative spinal cord disorder spastic paraplegia type 3 and of hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1D.
Structural highlights
- ↑ Byrnes LJ, Singh A, Szeto K, Benvin NM, O'Donnell JP, Zipfel WR, Sondermann H. Structural basis for conformational switching and GTP loading of the large G protein atlastin. EMBO J. 2013 Jan 18. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2012.353. PMID:23334294 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2012.353
- ↑ Byrnes LJ, Singh A, Szeto K, Benvin NM, O'Donnell JP, Zipfel WR, Sondermann H. Structural basis for conformational switching and GTP loading of the large G protein atlastin. EMBO J. 2013 Jan 18. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2012.353. PMID:23334294 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2012.353