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There are 3 DNA sequences below. Each can produce ALD. Use the tools available at GenBank (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) to complete the following tasks. Click here for the results.
CCAGTACTGAACTAGGGGCAGCTGGGCTCCAGAGTCCCTCGGGTCTCAGGTCATGGCGGTCGCGGGGCCC GCGCCCGGAGCTGGCGCCAGGCCCAGGTTAGATCTGCAATTTCTCCAGCGGTTCCTGCAGATACTGAAGG TTTTGTTTCCTTCTTGGTCATCACAAAATGCCTTGATGTTCCTGACCCTTTTGTGCCTGACCCTACTGGA GCAATTTGTGATCTACCAGGTTGGCTTGATCCCCAGTCAGTACTATGGGGTCCTGGGAAACAAAGACTTG GAAGGGTTTAAGACTCTGACATTCCTGGCTGTCATGCTCATTGTTCTGAACTCCACGCTGAAGAGCTTTG ATCAGTTCACCTGCAACCTGCTGTATGTGAGCTGGAGGAAGGACCTCACTGAGCACCTTCACCGCCTCTA CTTCCGGGGCCGTGCGTACTACACCCTCAACGTGCTGCGGGATGACATCGATAACCCGGACCAGCGCATC AGCCAGGACGTGGAGCGATTCTGCCGGCAGCTCAGCAGCATGGCCAGCAAGCTCATCATCTCCCCGTTCA CCCTCGTCTACTACACTTACCAGTGCTTCCAAAGCACAGGCTGGCTCGGGCCTGTGAGCATCTTCGGGTA TTTCATCCTGGGGACCGTGGTGAACAAAACTTTGATGGGCCCCATTGTGATGAAGCTGGTGCATCAGGAG AAGCTGGAGGGAGATTTTAGGTTCAAGCACATGCAGATTCGGGTGAATGCGGAGCCTGCTGCTTTCTACA GAGCTGGGCATGTGGAGCACATGAGGACAGACCGCAGGCTGCAGAGACTCCTTCAGACCCAGAGGGAGCT GATGTCCAAGGAGCTCTGGCTGTACATCGGCATCAACACCTTTGACTATCTGGGCAGCATCCTGAGTTAC GTTGTCATCGCAATCCCCATTTTCAGCGGGGTCTATGGAGACCTGAGTCCCGCAGAGCTTAGCACCCTGG TCAGCAAGAATGCCTTTGTGTGCATCTACCTCATCAGCTGCTTCACCCAGCTCATCGACCTGTCCACGAC GCTCTCAGATGTGGCTGGCTACACGCACAGAATTGGGCAGCTTCGGGAGACGCTTCTGGACATGTCCCTG AAGTCACAGGACTGCGAGATCCTGGGCGAGAGCGAGTGGGGCTTGGACACACCCCCAGGGTGGCCAGCGG CAGAGCCAGCAGACACAGCATTTCTCCTTGAGCGGGTCTCCATCTCTGCCCCCTCCTCTGACAAACCCCT AATCAAGGATCTGAGCCTAAAGATCTCCGAGGGACAGAGCCTGCTCATCACAGGCAACACGGGCACTGGC AAGACCTCCTTGCTCCGGGTTCTGGGTGGCCTCTGGACGAGTACACGGGGCTCAGTGCAGATGCTGACGG ACTTTGGGCCCCATGGGGTGCTATTCCTGCCACAAAAGCCATTCTTCACTGACGGGACCCTTCGGGAGCA GGTCAGTCTAGTTCAGGGGGCTCACTCCTCCCTCCTCAACCCCGCCCACCCACAGCTGGGACCTCTGGCA CTGTGACAAGTCTCAGGTCCTAGAGTCAGGGCAAAAGGTGAGGTGGTGAAGTGGCCCGGGCCTGGGAACT GCTGGCTCTAAGAACCTTCTATTCACATCCATGGATTGGGCCCACTACTCATAGCAGCTCCTGAGGCAGG TAAATGGGGCAAGGACTCACGCCAAATACCACACGCGTATGTCAAACACCCAAGGTCGGATTCTGGGGCC CCTGCCCTCAGGAGGCTGTCAGACTGTTCCCCCTAAACACACTTCTGAAGGTTGTAGGGACCTTGCCCTG CTGTCTGCCGGCCAGAGCCTCTCCCATCTGACCCAGGCCAGGCGTTCCCACCTCTCCTCCTTGGGAGGTT CCAGTGGGTTCTGGAGGGAGGGTGGGCTGTGTGCAGCTCCGTCTTTTGCTCGCCCTCCTAGGTTGGTGTG GTTTTTTTCTTTTCTCAGGTGATATATCCCCTGAAGGAGGTCTACCCCGACTCAGGTTCTGCCGATGATG AGAGGATCTTGAGGTTCTTGGAATTGGCAGGCCTGTCCAACTTGGTGGCAAGGACAGAGGGCCTGGACCA GCAGGTGGACTGGAACTGGTATGATGTTCTGTCCCCGGGGGAGATGCAACGGCTCTCCTTTGCCCGACTC TTCTACCTGCAGCCGAAGTACGCAGTGCTTGATGAAGCCACCAGTGCCCTGACAGAGGAAGTGGAGAGCG AGCTCTATCGCATCGGCCAGCAGCTGGGGATGACGTTCATCAGTGTGGGACATCGGCAGAGCCTTGAGAA GTTTCATTCCTTGGTTCTGAAACTCTGTGGAGGAGGAAGATGGGAGCTGATGAGAATCAAAGTGGAATGA AGCTCTGGCTTTTGGAAGGAGAGCCACACTGTGGCGGGTCGGCGGCCCTCAGGAGAGACCAGGAGGACTG ACAGCGAAGATCGAGCTCAGGTTCGCCACATAGATCCCGTGCAGGAGCCACATGGGTCCTGTGCAGGACC CCTAGCAGTGGTGGGCTGAGCCCAGGTCTAGGTTTCTGTGGGGGACACTGAATCTCCCAGTGTTCAGTCT CCCAGGACTCTGCTGCCTCAGCCAGAGCCTCCATATGCTTGAAGTGCTGATTACCTACAAATGATTTCAG ATCATGTTTGCTAAAGAGAAATCTGGAAGTGTGAGATCTGTAAGAAATGAAAGAAATGACTCTTGGAGTC AAGAGATCTGGAAATCTTTTAATCAGTTAAATTGTGCAGCAATAGATTTTTAACTTTAACTGACCATTTA AGTTTTTTAATAAGTTTTTTACAAAGAAAAGTTAAACATTAAAAAGAATTACAGCTTTCTGTCTTCTCTA TCATGGAATGATCTTTTTTATTGAATCTCCAGATTTGTATTTGACAGCTTGGTGGGAAGGGAAGCACACT CTGCTGTTCTGGAATCTTATGCCCAGGGTTTTTCACTTCTCCCCACATCTCCCTTTCCACTTGCCAGTGT TGTGTAGTTAGAACCTGAACCACTAACTTCCAGGGGCCTTTGGTCTGCCCTACCTTAACCCAAATGAAAG TAAATCCCTTTCCCCTTAGCCAAAATAAGGTTGGGTTTTCTAAAAAAATAGTCTATATTAGGGAACAACA ACAGCAAATTAGACAAAACCCAGAAAGCACAAAGCATGAGGTGGAGTTACTGTGCCCAAAGTCCTCACTC AGACCAGTGCCCCTCCAGTTCAGTTGTCTATGTATTACCTTCCTTACCTTCATAATTTTTGCCAGGCTTC TGTACTTCTAGTACTTGAGTTACTTAATATTTTTAAAAACAAACCTTTTAAGTTTAAATGGATTTTTAAG TGAAATTTTACACTTAACATAGATGGAAAGTAACTAAAAATAAATACAAGAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAA
Sequence #1 belongs to ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD) peroxisomal membrane protein-1-like protein (PXMP1-L) gene encoding a peroxisomal ABC transporter, chromosome="14"/map="14q24.3"
Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the superfamily of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. ABC proteins transport various molecules across extra- and intra-cellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct subfamilies (ABC1, MDR/TAP, MRP, ALD, OABP, GCN20, White). This protein is a member of the ALD subfamily, which is involved in peroxisomal import of fatty acids and/or fatty acyl-CoAs in the organelle. All known peroxisomal ABC transporters are half transporters which require a partner half transporter molecule to form a functional homodimeric or heterodimeric transporter. The function of this peroxisomal membrane protein is unknown. However, it is speculated that it may function as a heterodimer for another peroxisomal ABC transporter and, therefore, may modify the adrenoleukodystrophy phenotype. It may also play a role in the process of peroxisome biogenesis. Alternative splicing of this gene by exon deletion and retained introns results in five observed products.
GCGGACGGACGCGCCTGGTGCCCCGGGGAGGGGCGCCACCGGGGGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGAAGGTGGAGAG GAAGAGACGCCCCCTCTGCCCGAGACCTCTCAAGGCCCTGACCTCAGGGGCCAGGGCACTGACAGGACAG GAGAGCCAAGTTCCTCCACTTGGGCTGCCCGAAGAGGCCGCGACCCTGGAGGGCCCTGAGCCCACCGCAC CAGGGGCCCCAGCACCACCCCGGGGGCCTAAAGCGACAGTCTCAGGGGCCATCGCAAGGTTTCCAGTTGC CTAGACAACAGGCCCAGGGTCAGAGCAACAATCCTTCCAGCCACCTGCCTCAACTGCTGCCCCAGGCACC AGCCCCAGTCCCTACGCGGCAGCCAGCCCAGGTGACATGCCGGTGCTCTCCAGGCCCCGGCCCTGGCGGG GGAACACGCTGAAGCGCACGGCCGTGCTCCTGGCCCTCGCGGCCTATGGAGCCCACAAAGTCTACCCCTT GGTGCGCCAGTGCCTGGCCCCGGCCAGGGGTCTTCAGGCGCCCGCCGGGGAGCCCACGCAGGAGGCCTCC GGGGTCGCGGCGGCCAAAGCTGGCATGAACCGGGTATTCCTGCAGCGGCTCCTGTGGCTCCTGCGGCTGC TGTTCCCCCGGGTCCTGTGCCGGGAGACGGGGCTGCTGGCCCTGCACTCGGCCGCCTTGGTGAGCCGCAC CTTCCTGTCGGTGTATGTGGCCCGCCTGGACGGAAGGCTGGCCCGCTGCATCGTCCGCAAGGACCCGCGG GCTTTTGGCTGGCAGCTGCTGCAGTGGCTCCTCATCGCCCTCCCTGCTACCTTCGTCAACAGTGCCATCC GTTACCTGGAGGGCCAACTGGCCCTGTCGTTCCGCAGCCGTCTGGTGGCCCACGCCTACCGCCTCTACTT CTCCCAGCAGACCTACTACCGGGTCAGCAACATGGACGGGCGGCTTCGCAACCCTGACCAGTCTCTGACG GAGGACGTGGTGGCCTTTGCGGCCTCTGTGGCCCACCTCTACTCCAACCTGACCAAGCCACTCCTGGACG TGGCTGTGACTTCCTACACCCTGCTTCGGGCGGCCCGCTCCCGTGGAGCCGGCACAGCCTGGCCCTCGGC CATCGCCGGCCTCGTGGTGTTCCTCACGGCCAACGTGCTGCGGGCCTTCTCGCCCAAGTTCGGGGAGCTG GTGGCAGAGGAGGCGCGGCGGAAGGGGGAGCTGCGCTACATGCACTCGCGTGTGGTGGCCAACTCGGAGG AGATCGCCTTCTATGGGGGCCATGAGGTGGAGCTGGCCCTGCTACAGCGCTCCTACCAGGACCTGGCCTC GCAGATCAACCTCATCCTTCTGGAACGCCTGTGGTATGTTATGCTGGAGCAGTTCCTCATGAAGTATGTG TGGAGCGCCTCGGGCCTGCTCATGGTGGCTGTCCCCATCATCACTGCCACTGGCTACTCAGAGTCAGATG CAGAGGCCGTGAAGAAGGCAGCCTTGGAAAAGAAGGAGGAGGAGCTGGTGAGCGAGCGCACAGAAGCCTT CACTATTGCCCGCAACCTCCTGACAGCGGCTGCAGATGCCATTGAGCGGATCATGTCGTCGTACAAGGAG GTGACGGAGCTGGCTGGCTACACAGCCCGGGTGCACGAGATGTTCCAGGTATTTGAAGATGTTCAGCGCT GTCACTTCAAGAGGCCCAGGGAGCTAGAGGACGCTCAGGCGGGGTCTGGGACCATAGGCCGGTCTGGTGT CCGTGTGGAGGGCCCCCTGAAGATCCGAGGCCAGGTGGTGGATGTGGAACAGGGGATCATCTGCGAGAAC ATCCCCATCGTCACGCCCTCAGGAGAGGTGGTGGTGGCCAGCCTCAACATCAGGGTGGAGGAAGGCATGC ATCTGCTCATCACAGGCCCCAATGGCTGCGGCAAGAGCTCCCTGTTCCGGATCCTGGGTGGGCTCTGGCC CACGTACGGTGGTGTGCTCTACAAGCCCCCACCCCAGCGCATGTTCTACATCCCGCAGAGGCCCTACATG TCTGTGGGCTCCCTGCGTGACCAGGTGATCTACCCGGACTCAGTGGAGGACATGCAAAGGAAGGGCTACT CGGAGCAGGACCTGGAAGCCATCCTGGACGTCGTGCACCTGCACCACATCCTGCAGCGGGAGGGAGGTTG GGAGGCTATGTGTGACTGGAAGGACGTCCTGTCGGGTGGCGAGAAGCAGAGAATCGGCATGGCCCGCATG TTCTACCACAGGCCCAAGTACGCCCTCCTGGATGAATGCACCAGCGCCGTGAGCATCGACGTGGAAGGCA AGATCTTCCAGGCGGCCAAGGACGCGGGCATTGCCCTGCTCTCCATCACCCACCGGCCCTCCCTGTGGAA ATACCACACACACTTGCTACAGTTCGATGGGGAGGGCGGCTGGAAGTTCGAGAAGCTGGACTCAGCTGCC CGCCTGAGCCTGACGGAGGAGAAGCAGCGGCTGGAGCAGCAGCTGGCGGGCATTCCCAAGATGCAGCGGC GCCTCCAGGAGCTCTGCCAGATCCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGGCCCCAGCGCATGTGCCGGCACCTAGCCCGCA AGGCCCTGGTGGCCTCCAGGGTGCCTCCACCTGACACAACCGTCCCCGGCCCCTGCCCCGCCCCCAAGCT CGGATCACATGAAGGAGACAGCAGCACCCACCCATGCACGCACCCCGCCCCTGCATGCCTGGCCCCTCCT CCTAGAAAACCCTTCCCGCCCTCGGGAAAGTAGATGTGGAGGGTGGCGCCCTGCGTAACCCTCGCCCTGT CCCTCCCACTCCCTGGGGGCGCTGTTCCACAGTGACTGGGCCCTGTCCAGGGCAGTGAGTCCTCTACTTT GCTCCGCGGAGGAAGCTGGGGTACAAGGGGCCCAGTGCTGGCCACACAGCAGCGCAGCCGAGCCCCAGGA GCCCGTCAGGCCACAGCCCCTGGCACTGCAGGTGGCCTCCCTCCAGAGACTCGAGTCCCCATGATTCCCT CCTCGTCAGTCTCTCAAAGACCCCATGGTCCATCCCCTGAGGGTGGTCAGCCAAGGCTCCCGTTCCGTGG GATGCCATAAAAGCCGCCCAGTGGGACCCACAGTCACACAGAGCGCCTCACCTGCATCCTCTCCCCCACA AGAGCCCCAAAGATCCCACGGGAGAGGGGAGAGGGACGCACAGCACTGCCTGCCAAGCGAGAATGCAGGC CCCGCCCCCTCGGCCCCTCACCACCTCTTTCTACAGCCTAATTTATTGGATTCCCTATTCGTAGCCATCT CCGTGGCCAATGTGACTACCGTGCCAGCAGCGGGGGCGGCCCAGCCTCTGAGTCCCGTGGGGCCCCGGCT CCCACCGGTGCCAAACCCAGCCCCTGCGGCCGTCACCCCGCCAGCCTACACTGCCAGCCGCCACCGGGGC ACACGGGCCTCTGCTTGCCAGCCAGGAGTGCGGACACCATGTTCCCAGCTCAGTGCCAAAGAGGGGTCAC CAGGGGGAGCTGTCTGCGGAGCCAGCGCCTGCCCGAGAGAGACCCCACCGCCACCGTGTGCCTTTCCCGG GCCCTCAGCCCTCGGGCCGGGCACCACCCCCAGTCCCCCCAGTAAA
Sequence #2 belongs to ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD) member 1 (Gene ABCD 1) ABCD1 (ALDP) maps to Xq28 and is mutated in the X-linked disorder adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD; 300100). ABCD1 is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily. The superfamily contains membrane proteins that translocate a wide variety of substrates across extra- and intracellular membranes, including metabolic products, lipids and sterols, and drugs.
GTTTTGTTCGCTTGGAAATCTCCCTTTCTGCTTGCTCTTCTGTTTGCGGTATCTACTTGAAATCTTACCG AAGTGATGTATATTCTTGAAACTTCTGTGGGTTTCTAAGTGACACTTGAGCATGCTCCAGTAGCTAGAGC CGGTTTTGTTCGCCAGCAGATGGCCTGATTCGACCTCTCCAAAAATAGACATTTTAACTCTCTGAACTCC TGTTTAAGGAAGGATGTAATTCGCTTTGCTCTCTCCTCATTTTCAAGGTTCAAAGGGAAGCTGCGAGGAT TCCAAGGTCCCACCGCCCTCACAGCCAATGAGGGGCCTGGGAGGGAGGAGCTTGGTGCAGCTTGAGCTTC TGAGAGAATCATTCCCGGTAGATGCAGCGGAGTCTGAGCTCTGCTGCATCTGTCACAGCAGAACAAAATT AAAAACACAACAGTGGAAGAGAAACGCTGCAGACTATGGGACGCTGTAGGACTTTCTAAAACATTTGCTG GGGATTTCTGTGAAGCATGATCTTTTAAAACGAATTCTTTTGGAAGCCGGTTTGGGTAACTGGGAAAATG ACACATATGCTAAATGCAGCAGCTGATCGAGTGAAATGGACCAGATCGAGTGCTGCTAAGAGGGCTGCCT GCCTGGTGGCTGCGGCATATGCTCTGAAAACCCTCTATCCCATCATTGGCAAGCGTTTAAAGCAATCTGG CCACGGGAAGAAAAAAGCAGCAGCTTACCCTGCTGCAGAGAACACAGAAATACTGCATTGCACCGAGACC ATTTGTGAAAAACCTTCGCCTGGAGTGAATGCAGATTTCTTCAAACAGCTACTAGAACTTCGGAAAATTT TGTTTCCAAAACTTGTGACCACTGAAACAGGGTGGCTCTGCCTGCACTCAGTGGCTCTAATCTCAAGAAC CTTTCTTTCTATCTATGTGGCTGGTCTGGATGGAAAAATCGTGAAAAGCATTGTGGAAAAGAAGCCTCGG ACTTTCATCATCAAATTAATCAAGTGGCTTATGATTGCCATCCCTGCTACCTTCGTCAACAGTGCAATAA GGTACCTGGAATGCAAATTGGCTTTGGCCTTCAGAACTCGCCTAGTAGACCACGCCTATGAAACCTATTT TACAAATCAGACTTATTATAAAGTGATCAATATGGATGGGAGGCTGGCAAACCCTGACCAATCTCTTACG GAGGATATTATGATGTTCTCCCAATCTGTGGCTCACTTGTATTCCAATCTGACCAAACCTATTTTAGATG TAATGCTGACCTCCTATACACTCATTCAAACTGCTACATCCAGAGGAGCAAGCCCAATTGGGCCCACCCT ACTAGCAGGACTTGTGGTGTATGCCACTGCTAAAGTGTTAAAAGCCTGTTCTCCCAAATTTGGCAAACTG GTGGCAGAGGAAGCACATAGAAAAGGCTATTTGCGGTATGTGCACTCGAGAATTATAGCCAATGTAGAAG AAATTGCCTTTTACAGAGGACATAAGGTAGAAATGAAACAACTTCAGAAAAGTTACAAAGCTTTAGCAGA TCAGATGAACCTCATTTTATCCAAACGTTTGTGGTACATCATGATAGAACAGTTCCTGATGAAGTATGTT TGGAGCAGCAGTGGACTAATTATGGTGGCTATACCTATTATCACTGCAACTGGCTTTGCAGATGGTGAGG ATGGCCAAAAGCAAGTTATGGTTAGTGAACGGACAGAAGCCTTTACCACTGCTCGAAATTTACTGGCCTC TGGAGCTGATGCTATTGAAAGGATTATGTCTTCATACAAAGAGGTCACTGAATTAGCAGGCTACACTGCT CGAGTGTACAATATGTTTTGGGTCTTTGATGAAGTAAAAAGAGGCATTTATAAGAGAACTGCTGTCATTC AAGAATCTGAAAGCCATAGCAAGAATGGAGCTAAGGTAGAATTACCTCTCAGTGACACATTGGCAATTAA AGGAAAAGTTATTGATGTGGATCACGGAATTATTTGTGAAAATGTTCCCATAATTACACCAGCAGGAGAA GTGGTGGCTTCCAGGCTAAACTTCAAAGTAGAAGAAGGAATGCATCTTTTGATAACTGGTCCCAATGGTT GTGGGAAAAGTTCTCTCTTCAGAATTCTAAGTGGGCTCTGGCCTGTGTATGAAGGAGTCCTCTATAAACC ACCTCCTCAACATATGTTTTATATTCCACAAAGGCCATATATGTCTCTTGGAAGTCTTCGGGATCAAGTC ATTTACCCTGATTCAGTGGATGATATGCATGATAAAGGTTATACAGACCAAGATCTGGAACGTATCCTAC ACAATGTCCATCTCTATCACATAGTTCAAAGAGAAGGAGGATGGGATGCTGTTATGGACTGGAAAGATGT CCTGTCAGGAGGGGAAAAGCAAAGAATGGGCATGGCTCGTATGTTTTATCATAAACCAAAATATGCCTTG CTGGATGAATGTACCAGTGCTGTCAGCATTGATGTCGAAGGAAAGATATTTCAGGCTGCAAAAGGGGCTG GAATTTCCTTACTGTCTATAACACACAGACCTTCTCTTTGGAAATACCACACACATTTATTACAGTTTGA TGGTGAAGGAGGTTGGCGCTTTGAACAATTGGATACTGCTATCCGTTTGACATTGAGTGAAGAAAAACAA AAGCTAGAATCTCAGCTAGCTGGAATTCCCAAAATGCAGCAGAGACTCAATGAACTATGTAAAATTTTGG GAGAAGACTCAGTGCTGAAAACAATTAAAAATGAAGATGAGACATCTTAATTTGTTTTGACATATTTTAA AAAGTTAATTATTAGATAAAGGCTCAAAGACATTCTGTTATACTGCATGAAGTATGTTAAGCTAAGCACA GAGAAAAAAAGGCAGCAAGACATGTTTTATAAGATTTTAGCATTAAGGAAGTATATGATCTGACTTTTCA GAAGAAAATAAACAAATGCATTATGTAAGGTCAGTCATTATGACTTATACTAATTCCTAGTGAAGGCCTA ATGCACTTGTAAAACAGGATTTTCTAGGTGAATTCCTGATGAATACCAGATTTACTATGTATATGTGGTG TGTCTGAAGTTCTTAACAAACATGGGCAATATTCTGGAAATGAAACAAGTTATAACTGAGCACCATTTGG GTTGATACCAAGTGCATAAGATTCAAACTTTGAGTGACATTTAGTCCATTTATGGTTGATATTAGGTTTA ATACCTAGAATTCAAATTGATTATTGCTAGTGGCCAACTAAACCTGTACAAAATAGCTGACAGTTTTATA ACTAATTTCAATATAAAAATTGTTTTAATGGCATTTGTTGAAAGAAAAAAGCATGGCTAAAATGTATCAA ATGCCATATTTTTAAATTTTGGACTTTAAGCATCTTAATGAGGGCATATAACAAATTAATTTTAGTACAA TCTTAAATATTTTTAATAAATCCTTTCATTTTAAAAAGAGAATTGCCAATACAGAAAAGGAGTATCCAAA CAATGTCTCAACCTGATAATTTCCTTAGCAGAATTACCTATTGCAACTTCTGTTCAGAAATACACAGCTT GTTTTTTTGCCCAAGGATGAGTCTACATTTTAAGAACTGCAATGGTATAAAGGAACTTAAGGATTCTGAG AATCATAGTAATAACATACATTGGAATAGTACTTTATAATTTACAATCCCCATTTACATCATTTCACCTT AATGTTGAGGACAATGTTTTGAAACAAATACTATTTTTCCTACTTTGCTTTTGAGAAAATTGACACTCAG ACTTGCCCTAATCATGCACTTTACTTAAGGAAAGATCGAGAAATCAAATGAAGTTCTCCTGACTCTCTGG TTTAGTGCTCTTTTGTTATTATCCTTTAAATCAAACTGGGCTATAATAGCAATAAAAGTTAGACGAAGTG TAGAAAATAAAATAAATTTCATAATGTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Sequence #3 belongs to TP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 2 (ABCD2)
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the superfamily of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. ABC proteins transport various molecules across extra- and intra-cellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct subfamilies (ABC1, MDR/TAP, MRP, ALD, OABP, GCN20, White). This protein is a member of the ALD subfamily, which is involved in peroxisomal import of fatty acids and/or fatty acyl-CoAs in the organelle. All known peroxisomal ABC transporters are half transporters which require a partner half transporter molecule to form a functional homodimeric or heterodimeric transporter. The function of this peroxisomal membrane protein is unknown; however this protein is speculated to function as a dimerization partner of ABCD1 and/or other peroxisomal ABC transporters. Mutations in this gene have been observed in patients with adrenoleukodystrophy, a severe demyelinating disease. This gene has been identified as a candidate for a modifier gene, accounting for the extreme variation among adrenoleukodystrophy phenotypes. This gene is also a candidate for a complement group of Zellweger syndrome, a genetically heterogeneous disorder of peroxisomal biogenesis.
Chromosome="12"/map="12q11-q12"
All three genes code for ATP-binding cassette transporters. Sequence 2 is most likely associated with Lorenzo Odone’s ALD because it is X-linked. The other two are autosomal.
Since these proteins control trans-membrane transport of many substances including fatty acids, it stands to reason that they would be analogous to Augusto’s “drain” in that they help move these substances into the cells for peroxisome digestion. The “taps” are analogous to biosynthesis of the fatty acids.
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