Protein Domain : IPR027542

Type:  Family Name:  Arsenical pump ATPase, ArsA/GET3, eukaryotic
Description:  Active extrusion is a common mechanism for the detoxification of heavy metals, drugs and antibiotics in bacteria, protozoa and mammals. This is particularly important for arsenic extrusion because of its prevalence in the environment and its potential to cause health and environmental problems. In prokaryotes, arsenic detoxification is accomplished by chromosomal and plasmid-borne operon-encoded efflux systems. ArsA from Escherichia coli is the catalytic subunit of the ArsAB extrusion pump, providing resistance to arsenite and antimonite. This pump consists of a soluble ATPase (ArsA) and a membrane channel (ArsB). Maintenance of a low intracellular concentration of oxidation produces resistance to the toxic agents. A third protein, ArsC, expands the substrate specificity to allow for arsenate resistance. ArsC reduces arsenate to arsenite, which is subsequently pumped out of the cell []. ArsA contains two nucleotide-binding sites (NBSs) and a binding site for arsenic or antimony. Binding of metalloids to the pump stimulates the ATPase activity [].Homologues of the bacterial ArsA ATPase are found in eukaryotes, where they have several recognised functions unrelated to arsenic resistance []. Caenorhabditis elegans homologue Asna-1 is required for defence against arsenite and antimonite toxicity [], and may be also involved in insulin signaling []. The homologue in yeast, GET3/Arr4, is part of the GET complex and not only is involved in stress tolerance to metals and heat [], but also specifically recognises transmenbrane domains of tail-anchored (TA) proteins destined for the secretory pathway []. Archaeal GET3 homologues have also been discovered, suggesting that that archaea may possess a TA protein targeting pathway similar to that in eukaryotes [, ].This entry represents the eukaryotic branch of the ArsA/GET3 family. Short Name:  ATPase_ArsA/GET3_euk

0 Child Features

0 Contains

1 Cross References

Identifier
MF_03112

0 Found In

2 GO Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0005524 IPR027542
GO:0016887 IPR027542

2 Ontology Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0005524 IPR027542
GO:0016887 IPR027542

1 Parent Features

DB identifier Type Name
IPR016300 Family Arsenical pump ATPase, ArsA/GET3

1 Proteins

DB identifier UniProt Accession Secondary Identifier Organism Name Length
Zosma04g22880 A0A0K9P5C3 PAC:50097034 Zostera marina 357  

9 Publications

First Author Title Year Journal Volume Pages PubMed ID
            1704144
            10970874
            17419726
            12680698
            17289575
            18724936
            20981284
            21658170
            20406421