Details for: Epm2a

Gene ID: 13853

Symbol: Epm2a

Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000055493

Description: epilepsy, progressive myoclonic epilepsy, type 2 gene alpha

Associated with

Other Information

Genular Protein ID: 3438051795

Symbol: EPM2A_MOUSE

Name: Glucan phosphatase

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 10092504

Title: Isolation and characterization of mouse homologue for the human epilepsy gene, EPM2A.

PubMed ID: 10092504

DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0402

PubMed ID: 19468303

Title: Lineage-specific biology revealed by a finished genome assembly of the mouse.

PubMed ID: 19468303

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000112

PubMed ID: 16141072

Title: The transcriptional landscape of the mammalian genome.

PubMed ID: 16141072

DOI: 10.1126/science.1112014

PubMed ID: 11355878

Title: Regional and developmental expression of Epm2a gene and its evolutionary conservation.

PubMed ID: 11355878

DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4914

PubMed ID: 12019206

Title: Targeted disruption of the Epm2a gene causes formation of Lafora inclusion bodies, neurodegeneration, ataxia, myoclonus epilepsy and impaired behavioral response in mice.

PubMed ID: 12019206

DOI: 10.1093/hmg/11.11.1251

PubMed ID: 16971387

Title: Dimerization of Laforin is required for its optimal phosphatase activity, regulation of GSK3beta phosphorylation, and Wnt signaling.

PubMed ID: 16971387

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m607778200

PubMed ID: 18040046

Title: Laforin is a glycogen phosphatase, deficiency of which leads to elevated phosphorylation of glycogen in vivo.

PubMed ID: 18040046

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0707952104

PubMed ID: 18852261

Title: Abnormal metabolism of glycogen phosphate as a cause for Lafora disease.

PubMed ID: 18852261

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m807428200

PubMed ID: 19036738

Title: The malin-laforin complex suppresses the cellular toxicity of misfolded proteins by promoting their degradation through the ubiquitin-proteasome system.

PubMed ID: 19036738

DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn398

PubMed ID: 19542233

Title: Hyperphosphorylation and aggregation of Tau in laforin-deficient mice, an animal model for Lafora disease.

PubMed ID: 19542233

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.009688

PubMed ID: 20453062

Title: Laforin, the most common protein mutated in Lafora disease, regulates autophagy.

PubMed ID: 20453062

DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq190

PubMed ID: 22669944

Title: Increased laforin and laforin binding to glycogen underlie Lafora body formation in malin-deficient Lafora disease.

PubMed ID: 22669944

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.331611

PubMed ID: 23663739

Title: Hyperphosphorylation of glucosyl C6 carbons and altered structure of glycogen in the neurodegenerative epilepsy Lafora disease.

PubMed ID: 23663739

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2013.04.006

PubMed ID: 23624058

Title: Glycogenic activity of R6, a protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit, is modulated by the laforin-malin complex.

PubMed ID: 23624058

DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.04.019

PubMed ID: 24430976

Title: The phosphatase activity of laforin is dispensable to rescue Epm2a-/-mice from Lafora disease.

PubMed ID: 24430976

DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt353

PubMed ID: 24068615

Title: Laforin-malin complex degrades polyglucosan bodies in concert with glycogen debranching enzyme and brain isoform glycogen phosphorylase.

PubMed ID: 24068615

DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8546-z

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 330
  • Mass: 36958
  • Checksum: 89B18C64BBBAB02A
  • Sequence:
  • MLFRFGVVVP PAVAGARQEL LLAGSRPELG RWEPHGAVRL RPAGTAAGAA ALALQEPGLW 
    LAEVELEAYE EAGGAEPGRV DTFWYKFLQR EPGGELHWEG NGPHHDRCCT YNEDNLVDGV 
    YCLPVGHWIE ATGHTNEMKH TTDFYFNIAG HQAMHYSRIL PNIWLGSCPR QLEHVTIKLK 
    HELGVTAVMN FQTEWDIIQN SSGCNRYPEP MTPDTMMKLY KEEGLSYIWM PTPDMSTEGR 
    VQMLPQAVCL LHALLENGHT VYVHCNAGVG RSTAAVCGWL HYVIGWNLRK VQYFIMAKRP 
    AVYIDEDALA QAQQDFSQKF GKVHSSICAL

Database document:

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