Myotubularin-related protein 6 (MTMR6) is a catalytically active member of the myotubularin (MTM) family, which possess 3-phosphatase activity dephosphorylating phosphatidylinositol-3-phoshate and phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate. MTMR6 forms a heteromer with enzymatically inactive MTMR9. MTMR9 increases MTMR6 binding to phospholipids and increases the 3-phosphatase activity of MTMR6 []. MTMR6 is reported to be involved in the regulation of the Ca2+-activated K+ channel KCa3.1 []and apoptosis []. The cellular localisation of MTMR6 is regulated by Rab1B in the early secretory and autophagic pathways [].
Myotubularin-related protein 6 (MTMR6) is a catalytically active member of the myotubularin (MTM) family, which possess 3-phosphatase activity dephosphorylating phosphatidylinositol-3-phoshate and phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate. MTMR6 forms a heteromer with enzymatically inactive MTMR9. MTMR9 increases MTMR6 binding to phospholipids and increases the 3-phosphatase activity of MTMR6 []. MTMR6 is reported to be involved in the regulation of the Ca2+-activated K+ channel KCa3.1 []and apoptosis []. The cellular localisation of MTMR6 is regulated by Rab1B in the early secretory and autophagic pathways [].The myotubularin family constitutes a large group of conserved proteins, with 14 members in humans consisting of myotubularin (MTM1) and 13 myotubularin-related proteins (MTMR1-MTMR13). Orthologues have been found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom, but not in bacteria. MTM1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P) to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2]to phosphatidylinositol 5-monophosphate (PI5P) [, ]. The substrate phosphoinositides (PIs) are known to regulate traffic within the endosomal-lysosomal pathway []. MTMR1, MTMR2, MTMR3, MTMR4, and MTMR6 have also been shown to utilise PI(3)P as a substrate, suggesting that this activity is intrinsic to all active family members. On the other hand, six of the MTM family members encode for catalytically inactive phosphatases. Inactive myotubularin phosphatases contain substitutions in the Cys and Arg residues of the Cys-X5-Arg motif. MTM pseudophosphatases have been found to interact with MTM catalytic phosphatases []. The myotubularin family includes several members mutated in neuromuscular diseases or associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cancer [].MTMR6 contains an N-terminal PH-GRAM domain, a Rac-induced recruitment domain (RID) domain, an active PTP domain, a SET-interaction domain, and a C-terminal coiled-coil region. The GRAM domain, found in myotubularins, glucosyltransferases, and other putative membrane-associated proteins, is part of a larger motif with a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain fold. This entry represents the PH-GRAM domain of MTMR6.
The myotubularin family constitutes a large group of conserved proteins, with 14 members in humans consisting of myotubularin (MTM1) and 13 myotubularin-related proteins (MTMR1-MTMR13). Orthologues have been found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom, but not in bacteria. MTM1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P) to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2]to phosphatidylinositol 5-monophosphate (PI5P) [, ]. The substrate phosphoinositides (PIs) are known to regulate traffic within the endosomal-lysosomal pathway []. MTMR1, MTMR2, MTMR3, MTMR4, and MTMR6 have also been shown to utilise PI(3)P as a substrate, suggesting that this activity is intrinsic to all active family members. On the other hand, six of the MTM family members encode for catalytically inactive phosphatases. Inactive myotubularin phosphatases contain substitutions in the Cys and Arg residues of the Cys-X5-Arg motif. MTM pseudophosphatases have been found to interact with MTM catalytic phosphatases []. The myotubularin family includes several members mutated in neuromuscular diseases or associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cancer [].
Myotubularin-related protein 7 (MTMR7) is a member of the myotubularin (MTM) family. MTMR9 is a binding partner of MTMR7, and binding of MTMR9 increases the phosphatase activity of MTMR7 []. MTMR9 and MTMR7 may be involved in regulating T-helper (Th) cells differentiation [].The myotubularin family constitutes a large group of conserved proteins, with 14 members in humans consisting of myotubularin (MTM1) and 13 myotubularin-related proteins (MTMR1-MTMR13). Orthologues have been found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom, but not in bacteria. MTM1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P) to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2]to phosphatidylinositol 5-monophosphate (PI5P) [, ]. The substrate phosphoinositides (PIs) are known to regulate traffic within the endosomal-lysosomal pathway []. MTMR1, MTMR2, MTMR3, MTMR4, and MTMR6 have also been shown to utilise PI(3)P as a substrate, suggesting that this activity is intrinsic to all active family members. On the other hand, six of the MTM family members encode for catalytically inactive phosphatases. Inactive myotubularin phosphatases contain substitutions in the Cys and Arg residues of the Cys-X5-Arg motif. MTM pseudophosphatases have been found to interact with MTM catalytic phosphatases []. The myotubularin family includes several members mutated in neuromuscular diseases or associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cancer [].MTMR7 contains a N-terminal PH-GRAM domain, a Rac-induced recruitment domain (RID) domain, an active PTP domain, a SET-interaction domain, and a C-terminal coiled-coil region. The GRAM domain, found in myotubularins, glucosyltransferases, and other putative membrane-associated proteins, is part of a larger motif with a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain fold. This entry represents the PH-GRAM domain of MTMR7.
Myotubularin-related protein 8 (MTMR8) is a catalytically active member of the myotubularin (MTM) family, which possess 3-phosphatase activity dephosphorylating phosphatidylinositol-3-phoshate [PI(3)P]and phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P]. MTMR8 dimerises with the catalytically inactive MTMR9. Complex formation increases its catalytic activity and alters the substrate specificity; the MTMR8/R9 complex prefers PI(3)P as a substrate and reduces cellular PtdIns(3)P levels [, ]. The MTMR8/R9 complex inhibits autophagy []. In zebrafish, MTMR8 has been shown to cooperate with PI3K to regulate actin filament modeling, and vascular and muscle development [, ].The myotubularin family constitutes a large group of conserved proteins, with 14 members in humans consisting of myotubularin (MTM1) and 13 myotubularin-related proteins (MTMR1-MTMR13). Orthologues have been found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom, but not in bacteria. MTM1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P) to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2]to phosphatidylinositol 5-monophosphate (PI5P) [, ]. The substrate phosphoinositides (PIs) are known to regulate traffic within the endosomal-lysosomal pathway []. MTMR1, MTMR2, MTMR3, MTMR4, and MTMR6 have also been shown to utilise PI(3)P as a substrate, suggesting that this activity is intrinsic to all active family members. On the other hand, six of the MTM family members encode for catalytically inactive phosphatases. Inactive myotubularin phosphatases contain substitutions in the Cys and Arg residues of the Cys-X5-Arg motif. MTM pseudophosphatases have been found to interact with MTM catalytic phosphatases []. The myotubularin family includes several members mutated in neuromuscular diseases or associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cancer [].
MTMR1 (myotubularin-related protein 1) is a lipid phosphatase that uses phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns3P) and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PtdIns(3,5)P2]as substrates []. MTMR1 is abnormally expressed in myotonic dystrophy type1 (DM1) and in myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2), in correlation with muscle pathological features [].The myotubularin family constitutes a large group of conserved proteins, with 14 members in humans consisting of myotubularin (MTM1) and 13 myotubularin-related proteins (MTMR1-MTMR13). Orthologues have been found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom, but not in bacteria. MTM1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P) to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2]to phosphatidylinositol 5-monophosphate (PI5P) [, ]. The substrate phosphoinositides (PIs) are known to regulate traffic within the endosomal-lysosomal pathway []. MTMR1, MTMR2, MTMR3, MTMR4, and MTMR6 have also been shown to utilise PI(3)P as a substrate, suggesting that this activity is intrinsic to all active family members. On the other hand, six of the MTM family members encode for catalytically inactive phosphatases. Inactive myotubularin phosphatases contain substitutions in the Cys and Arg residues of the Cys-X5-Arg motif. MTM pseudophosphatases have been found to interact with MTM catalytic phosphatases []. The myotubularin family includes several members mutated in neuromuscular diseases or associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cancer [].
Myotubularin-related protein 7 (MTMR7) is a member of the myotubularin (MTM) family. MTMR9 is a binding partner of MTMR7, and binding of MTMR9 increases the phosphatase activity of MTMR7 []. MTMR9 and MTMR7 may be involved in regulating T-helper (Th) cells differentiation [].The myotubularin family constitutes a large group of conserved proteins, with 14 members in humans consisting of myotubularin (MTM1) and 13 myotubularin-related proteins (MTMR1-MTMR13). Orthologues have been found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom, but not in bacteria. MTM1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P) to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2]to phosphatidylinositol 5-monophosphate (PI5P) [, ]. The substrate phosphoinositides (PIs) are known to regulate traffic within the endosomal-lysosomal pathway []. MTMR1, MTMR2, MTMR3, MTMR4, and MTMR6 have also been shown to utilise PI(3)P as a substrate, suggesting that this activity is intrinsic to all active family members. On the other hand, sixof the MTM family members encode for catalytically inactive phosphatases. Inactive myotubularin phosphatases contain substitutions in the Cys and Arg residues of the Cys-X5-Arg motif. MTM pseudophosphatases have been found to interact with MTM catalytic phosphatases []. The myotubularin family includes several members mutated in neuromuscular diseases or associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cancer [].
Myotubularin-related protein 12 (MTMR12), also known 3-phosphatase adapter protein (3-PAP), belongs to the myotubularin family. It is a catalytically inactive phosphatase that plays a role as an adapter for the phosphatase myotubularin to regulate myotubularin intracellular location [, ]. Knockdown of the mtmr12 gene in zebrafish results in skeletal muscle defects and impaired motor function [].The myotubularin family constitutes a large group of conserved proteins, with 14 members in humans consisting of myotubularin (MTM1) and 13 myotubularin-related proteins (MTMR1-MTMR13). Orthologues have been found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom, but not in bacteria. MTM1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P) to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2]to phosphatidylinositol 5-monophosphate (PI5P) [, ]. The substrate phosphoinositides (PIs) are known to regulate traffic within the endosomal-lysosomal pathway []. MTMR1, MTMR2, MTMR3, MTMR4, and MTMR6 have also been shown to utilise PI(3)P as a substrate, suggesting that this activity is intrinsic to all active family members. On the other hand, six of the MTM family members encode for catalytically inactive phosphatases. Inactive myotubularin phosphatases contain substitutions in the Cys and Arg residues of the Cys-X5-Arg motif. MTM pseudophosphatases have been found to interact with MTM catalytic phosphatases []. The myotubularin family includes several members mutated in neuromuscular diseases or associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cancer [].
MTMR1 (myotubularin-related protein 1) is a lipid phosphatase that uses phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns3P) and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PtdIns(3,5)P2]as substrates []. MTMR1 is abnormally expressed in myotonic dystrophy type1 (DM1) and in myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2), in correlation with muscle pathological features [].The myotubularin family constitutes a large group of conserved proteins, with 14 members in humans consisting of myotubularin (MTM1) and 13 myotubularin-related proteins (MTMR1-MTMR13). Orthologues have been found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom, but not in bacteria. MTM1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P) to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2]to phosphatidylinositol 5-monophosphate (PI5P) [, ]. The substrate phosphoinositides (PIs) are known to regulate traffic within the endosomal-lysosomal pathway []. MTMR1, MTMR2, MTMR3, MTMR4, and MTMR6 have also been shown to utilise PI(3)P as a substrate, suggesting that this activity is intrinsic to all active family members. On the other hand, six of the MTM family members encode for catalytically inactive phosphatases. Inactive myotubularin phosphatases contain substitutions in the Cys and Arg residues of the Cys-X5-Arg motif. MTM pseudophosphatases have been found to interact with MTM catalytic phosphatases []. The myotubularin family includes several members mutated in neuromuscular diseases or associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cancer [].Most MTMRs contain a N-terminal PH-GRAM domain, a Rac-induced recruitment domain (RID) domain, a PTP domain (which may be active or inactive), a SET-interaction domain, and a C-terminal coiled-coil region. In addition some members contain DENN domain N-terminal to the PH-GRAM domain and FYVE, PDZ, and PH domains C-terminal to the coiled-coil region []. The GRAM domain, found in myotubularins, glucosyltransferases, and other putative membrane-associated proteins, is part of a larger motif with a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain fold [].
Myotubularin-related protein 4 (MTMR4) is a member of the myotubularin (MTM) family. It is the only family member that possesses a FYVE domain (a zinc finger domain) at its C terminus []. MTMR4 has dual-specificity phosphatase activity []; some studies have shown that it can dephosphorylate PI3P or PI(3,5)P2, suggesting that MTMR4 is also a lipid phosphatase []. MTMR4 has a unique distribution to endosomes []and has been shown to function in early and recycling endosomes [, ]. MTMR4 attenuates TGF-beta signalling by dephosphorylating intracellular signalling mediator R-Smads []. Similarly, it acts as a negative modulator for the homeostasis of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) signalling [].The myotubularin family constitutes a large group of conserved proteins, with 14 members in humans consisting of myotubularin (MTM1) and 13 myotubularin-related proteins (MTMR1-MTMR13). Orthologues have been found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom, but not in bacteria. MTM1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P) to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2]to phosphatidylinositol 5-monophosphate (PI5P) [, ]. The substrate phosphoinositides (PIs) are known to regulate traffic within the endosomal-lysosomal pathway []. MTMR1, MTMR2, MTMR3, MTMR4, and MTMR6 have also been shown to utilise PI(3)P as a substrate, suggesting that this activity is intrinsic to all active family members. On the other hand, six of the MTM family members encode for catalytically inactive phosphatases. Inactive myotubularin phosphatases contain substitutions in the Cys and Arg residues of the Cys-X5-Arg motif. MTM pseudophosphatases have been found to interact with MTM catalytic phosphatases []. The myotubularin family includes several members mutated in neuromuscular diseases or associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cancer [].
Myotubularin-related protein 5 (MTMR5), also known as SET-binding factor 1 (SBF1), belongs to the myotubularin family and is a pseudophosphatase. It lacks several amino acids in the catalytic pocket which renders it catalytically inactive as a phosphatase. It interacts with MTMR2. Through this interaction, MTMR5 increases the enzymatic activity of MTMR2 and dictates its subcellular localisation []. MTMR2 and MTMR5 are highly expressed in the testis, and could have a role in spermatogenesis []. MTMR5 may also function as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that activates Rab28 (a Rab GTPase) []. Mutations in MTMR5/SBF1 cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4B3 (CMT4B3), which is a disorder of the peripheral nervous system [].The myotubularin family constitutes a large group of conserved proteins, with 14 members in humans consisting of myotubularin (MTM1) and 13 myotubularin-related proteins (MTMR1-MTMR13). Orthologues have been found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom, but not in bacteria. MTM1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P) to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2]to phosphatidylinositol 5-monophosphate (PI5P) [, ]. The substrate phosphoinositides (PIs) are known to regulate traffic within the endosomal-lysosomal pathway []. MTMR1, MTMR2, MTMR3, MTMR4, and MTMR6 have also been shown to utilise PI(3)P as a substrate, suggesting that this activity is intrinsic to all active family members. On the other hand, six of the MTM family members encode for catalytically inactive phosphatases. Inactive myotubularin phosphatases contain substitutions in the Cys and Arg residues of the Cys-X5-Arg motif. MTM pseudophosphatases have been found to interact with MTM catalytic phosphatases []. The myotubularin family includes several members mutated in neuromuscular diseases or associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cancer [].
