ID P_MOUSE Reviewed; 833 AA. AC Q62052; Q0VBP9; DT 21-DEC-2004, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-NOV-1996, sequence version 1. DT 24-JAN-2024, entry version 158. DE RecName: Full=P protein; DE AltName: Full=Melanocyte-specific transporter protein; DE AltName: Full=Pink-eyed dilution protein; GN Name=Oca2; Synonyms=P; OS Mus musculus (Mouse). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; OC Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; OC Murinae; Mus; Mus. OX NCBI_TaxID=10090; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], TISSUE SPECIFICITY, AND DISEASE. RC STRAIN=C57BL/6J; TISSUE=Skin; RX PubMed=1509264; DOI=10.1126/science.257.5073.1121; RA Gardner J.M., Nakatsu Y., Gondo Y., Lee S., Lyon M.F., King R.A., RA Brilliant M.H.; RT "The mouse pink-eyed dilution gene: association with human Prader-Willi and RT Angelman syndromes."; RL Science 257:1121-1124(1992). RN [2] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA]. RC TISSUE=Brain; RX PubMed=15489334; DOI=10.1101/gr.2596504; RG The MGC Project Team; RT "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: RT the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)."; RL Genome Res. 14:2121-2127(2004). RN [3] RP CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEIN PRODUCT, AND SUBCELLULAR LOCATION. RX PubMed=7991586; DOI=10.1073/pnas.91.25.12071; RA Rosemblat S., Durham-Pierre D., Gardner J.M., Nakatsu Y., Brilliant M.H., RA Orlow S.J.; RT "Identification of a melanosomal membrane protein encoded by the pink-eyed RT dilution (type II oculocutaneous albinism) gene."; RL Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91:12071-12075(1994). RN [4] RP REVIEW OF FUNCTION. RX PubMed=11310796; DOI=10.1034/j.1600-0749.2001.140203.x; RA Brilliant M.H.; RT "The mouse p (pink-eyed dilution) and human P genes, oculocutaneous RT albinism type 2 (OCA2), and melanosomal pH."; RL Pigment Cell Res. 14:86-93(2001). RN [5] RP INDUCTION OF MELANINE SYNTHESIS BY BAFILOMYCIN A1 ON P-NULL MELANOCYTES. RX PubMed=11601658; DOI=10.1034/j.1600-0749.2001.140508.x; RA Manga P., Orlow S.J.; RT "Inverse correlation between pink-eyed dilution protein expression and RT induction of melanogenesis by bafilomycin A1."; RL Pigment Cell Res. 14:362-367(2001). RN [6] RP INVOLVEMENT IN POST-TRANSLATIONAL PROCESSING OF TYROSINASE. RX PubMed=12058062; DOI=10.1091/mbc.02-02-0022; RA Chen K., Manga P., Orlow S.J.; RT "Pink-eyed dilution protein controls the processing of tyrosinase."; RL Mol. Biol. Cell 13:1953-1964(2002). RN [7] RP INVOLVEMENT IN INTRACELLULAR GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM. RX PubMed=12475946; DOI=10.1091/mbc.e02-05-0282; RA Staleva L., Manga P., Orlow S.J.; RT "Pink-eyed dilution protein modulates arsenic sensitivity and intracellular RT glutathione metabolism."; RL Mol. Biol. Cell 13:4206-4220(2002). CC -!- FUNCTION: Contributes to a melanosome-specific anion (chloride) current CC that modulates melanosomal pH for optimal tyrosinase activity required CC for melanogenesis and the melanosome maturation. One of the components CC of the mammalian pigmentary system (By similarity). May serve as a key CC control point at which color variation is determined. Major determinant CC of eye color (Probable). Seems to regulate the post-translational CC processing of tyrosinase, which catalyzes the limiting reaction in CC melanin synthesis (PubMed:12058062). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q04671, CC ECO:0000269|PubMed:12058062, ECO:0000305|PubMed:11310796}. CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=chloride(in) = chloride(out); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:29823, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:17996; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q04671}; CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Melanosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7991586}; CC Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7991586}. CC -!- TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Most abundant in melanocytes. Also present in CC neonatal and adult eye tissue presumably as a result of expression in CC the retinal pigmented epithelium and choroid body, known sites of CC melanogenesis in the eye. Small but detectable amounts also observed in CC fetal, neonatal and adult brain. Moderate amounts detected in adult CC testis and ovary. Not detected in heart, kidney, spleen, liver or CC thymus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1509264}. CC -!- DISEASE: Note=Defects in Oca2 are a cause of hypopigmentation of the CC eyes, skin, and fur. The protein is missing or altered in six CC independent mutant alleles of the OCA2 locus, suggesting that CC disruption of this gene results in hypopigmentation phenotype that CC defines mutant OCA2 alleles. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1509264}. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the CitM (TC 2.A.11) transporter family. CC {ECO:0000305}. CC -!- WEB RESOURCE: Name=Protein Spotlight; Note=Questioning colour - Issue CC 54 of January 2005; CC URL="https://web.expasy.org/spotlight/back_issues/054"; CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; M97900; AAA39908.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; BC119220; AAI19221.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; BC120549; AAI20550.1; -; mRNA. DR CCDS; CCDS21319.1; -. DR RefSeq; NP_068679.1; NM_021879.2. DR RefSeq; XP_006540762.1; XM_006540699.1. DR AlphaFoldDB; Q62052; -. DR STRING; 10090.ENSMUSP00000032633; -. DR GlyCosmos; Q62052; 3 sites, No reported glycans. DR GlyGen; Q62052; 3 sites. DR iPTMnet; Q62052; -. DR PhosphoSitePlus; Q62052; -. DR PaxDb; 10090-ENSMUSP00000032633; -. DR ProteomicsDB; 300366; -. DR Antibodypedia; 22329; 206 antibodies from 25 providers. DR DNASU; 18431; -. DR Ensembl; ENSMUST00000032633.12; ENSMUSP00000032633.6; ENSMUSG00000030450.12. DR GeneID; 18431; -. DR KEGG; mmu:18431; -. DR UCSC; uc009hdy.1; mouse. DR AGR; MGI:97454; -. DR CTD; 4948; -. DR MGI; MGI:97454; Oca2. DR VEuPathDB; HostDB:ENSMUSG00000030450; -. DR eggNOG; KOG2639; Eukaryota. DR GeneTree; ENSGT01030000234550; -. DR HOGENOM; CLU_011920_2_1_1; -. DR InParanoid; Q62052; -. DR OMA; HHRIRDK; -. DR OrthoDB; 5481761at2759; -. DR PhylomeDB; Q62052; -. DR TreeFam; TF323556; -. DR Reactome; R-MMU-5662702; Melanin biosynthesis. DR BioGRID-ORCS; 18431; 3 hits in 76 CRISPR screens. DR ChiTaRS; Oca2; mouse. DR PRO; PR:Q62052; -. DR Proteomes; UP000000589; Chromosome 7. DR RNAct; Q62052; Protein. DR Bgee; ENSMUSG00000030450; Expressed in iris and 54 other cell types or tissues. DR ExpressionAtlas; Q62052; baseline and differential. DR GO; GO:0005789; C:endoplasmic reticulum membrane; ISO:MGI. DR GO; GO:0010008; C:endosome membrane; ISO:MGI. DR GO; GO:0005765; C:lysosomal membrane; ISO:MGI. DR GO; GO:0033162; C:melanosome membrane; ISO:MGI. DR GO; GO:0061778; F:intracellular chloride channel activity; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0008283; P:cell population proliferation; IMP:MGI. DR GO; GO:0048066; P:developmental pigmentation; IMP:MGI. DR GO; GO:0035752; P:lysosomal lumen pH elevation; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0042438; P:melanin biosynthetic process; IMP:MGI. DR GO; GO:0006583; P:melanin biosynthetic process from tyrosine; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0030318; P:melanocyte differentiation; IMP:MGI. DR GO; GO:0043473; P:pigmentation; IMP:MGI. DR GO; GO:0007286; P:spermatid development; IMP:MGI. DR CDD; cd01116; P_permease; 1. DR InterPro; IPR004680; Cit_transptr-like_dom. DR PANTHER; PTHR43568; P PROTEIN; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR43568:SF1; P PROTEIN; 1. DR Pfam; PF03600; CitMHS; 1. DR Genevisible; Q62052; MM. PE 1: Evidence at protein level; KW Albinism; Glycoprotein; Membrane; Reference proteome; Transmembrane; KW Transmembrane helix; Transport. FT CHAIN 1..833 FT /note="P protein" FT /id="PRO_0000172510" FT TOPO_DOM 1..172 FT /note="Cytoplasmic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 173..193 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 194..325 FT /note="Extracellular" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 326..346 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 347..348 FT /note="Cytoplasmic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 349..369 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 370..381 FT /note="Extracellular" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 382..402 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 403..417 FT /note="Cytoplasmic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 418..438 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 439..501 FT /note="Extracellular" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 502..522 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 523..617 FT /note="Cytoplasmic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 618..638 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 639 FT /note="Extracellular" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 640..660 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 661..675 FT /note="Cytoplasmic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 676..696 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 697..718 FT /note="Extracellular" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 719..739 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 740..759 FT /note="Cytoplasmic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 760..780 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 781..810 FT /note="Extracellular" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 811..831 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TOPO_DOM 832..833 FT /note="Cytoplasmic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT CARBOHYD 210 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT CARBOHYD 214 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT CARBOHYD 269 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" SQ SEQUENCE 833 AA; 91869 MW; 41B9F6491EFAFEE3 CRC64; MRLENKDIRL ASAVLEVELH QTSALSVPTC PDPGRLLTVK PATSNYKLGQ ADPCIPYAGE AAGKSVCVPE HTEFGSFLVK GSSSLKDLSF KEDTPLLWNS SQKKRSQLMP VHHPEFIATE GSWENGLTAW EQKCMLGKEV ADLSALASSE KRDLAGSVHL RAQVSKLGCC VRWIKITGLF VFVVLCSILF SLYPDQGKFW QLLAVSPLEN YSVNLSGHAD SMILQLDLAG ALMAGGPSGS GKEEHVVVVV TQTDAAGNRR RRPQQLTYNW TVLLNPRSEH VVVSRTFEIV SREAVSISIQ ASLQQTRLVP LLLAHQFLGA SVEAQVASAV AILAGVYTLI IFEIVHRTLA AMLGALAALA ALAVVGDRPS LTHVVEWIDF ETLALLFGMM ILVAVFSETG FFDYCAVKAY QLSRGRVWAM IFMLCLMAAI LSAFLDNVTT MLLFTPVTIR LCEVLNLDPR QVLIAEVIFT NIGGAATAIG DPPNVIIVSN QELRKMGLDF AGFTAHMFLG ICLVLLVSFP LLRLLYWNKK LYNKEPSEIV ELKHEIHVWR LTAQRISPAS REETAVRGLL LEKVLALEHL LAQRLHTFHR QISQEDKNWE TNIQELQRKH RISDRSLLVK CLTVLGFVIS MFFLNSFVPG IHLDLGWIAI LGAIWLLILA DIHDFEIILH RVEWATLLFF AALFVLMEAL THLHLVEYVG EQTALLIKMV PEDQRFAAAI VLIVWVSALA SSLIDNIPFT ATMIPVLLNL SQDPEISLPA LPLMYALALG ACLGGNGTLI GASTNVVCAG IAEKHGYGFS FMEFFRLGFP VMLMSCTIGM CYLLIAHIVV GWN //