HGNC Approved Gene Symbol: PSMC6
Cytogenetic location: 14q22.1 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 14:52,707,200-52,728,590 (from NCBI)
Ubiquitinated proteins are degraded by a 26S ATP-dependent protease. The protease is composed of a 20S catalytic proteasome and 2 PA700 regulatory modules (see PSMC1; 602706). DeMartino et al. (1996) identified a protein complex that enhanced PA700 activation of the proteasome. They found that 2 proteins, p42 (PSMC6) and p50 (PSMC3; 186852), are components of both this complex and PA700. Using the amino acid sequence of bovine p42, Fujiwara et al. (1996) identified a human aorta cDNA that encodes p42. The predicted 389-amino acid human p42 contains an AAA (ATPase associated with diverse cellular activities) domain (see PSMC5; 601681).
By fluorescence in situ hybridization, Tanahashi et al. (1998) mapped the PSMC6 gene to chromosome 12q15. However, Gross (2011) mapped the PSMC6 gene to chromosome 14q22.1 based on an alignment of the PSMC6 sequence (GenBank BC005390) with the genomic sequence (GRCh37).
DeMartino, G. N., Proske, R. J., Moomaw, C. R., Strong, A. A., Song, X., Hisamatsu, H., Tanaka, K., Slaughter, C. A. Identification, purification, and characterization of a PA700-dependent activator of the proteasome. J. Biol. Chem. 271: 3112-3118, 1996. [PubMed: 8621709] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.271.6.3112]
Fujiwara, T., Watanabe, T. K., Tanaka, K., Slaughter, C. A., DeMartino, G. N. cDNA cloning of p42, a shared subunit of two proteasome regulatory proteins, reveals a novel member of the AAA protein family. FEBS Lett. 387: 184-188, 1996. [PubMed: 8674546] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(96)00489-9]
Gross, M. B. Personal Communication. Baltimore, Md. 2/17/2011.
Tanahashi, N., Suzuki, M., Fujiwara, T., Takahashi, E., Shimbara, N., Chung, C. H., Tanaka, K. Chromosomal localization and immunological analysis of a family of human 26S proteasomal ATPases. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 243: 229-232, 1998. [PubMed: 9473509] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.1997.7892]