Alternative titles; symbols
HGNC Approved Gene Symbol: ATPAF1
Cytogenetic location: 1p33 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 1:46,632,737-46,668,557 (from NCBI)
In yeast, Atp11 is required for the proper assembly of the F1 component of the mitochondrial ATP synthase complex. By searching an EST database for sequences similar to yeast Atp11, followed by PCR and 5-prime RACE of a human fetal liver cDNA library, Wang et al. (2001) obtained a partial ATPAF1 cDNA. By database analysis they identified the complete transcript, which encodes a deduced 328-amino acid protein with an N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence. EST database analysis and SAGE data indicated that ATPAF1 is widely expressed at moderate abundance.
Using yeast 2-hybrid analysis, Wang et al. (2001) found that ATPAF1 interacted directly with the ATP synthase F1 beta subunit (ATP5B; 102910), but not with the F1 alpha subunit (ATP5A1; 164360).
Wang et al. (2001) determined that the ATPAF1 gene contains 9 exons and spans at least 32.5 kb.
By genomic sequence analysis, Wang et al. (2001) mapped the ATPAF1 gene to chromosome 1p33-p32.2.
Wang, Z.-G., White, P. S., Ackerman, S. H. Atp11p and Atp12p are assembly factors for the F(1)-ATPase in human mitochondria. J. Biol. Chem. 276: 30773-30778, 2001. [PubMed: 11410595] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M104133200]