EEA1

EEA1
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesEEA1, MST105, MSTP105, ZFYVE2, early endosome antigen 1
External IDsOMIM: 605070; MGI: 2442192; HomoloGene: 37822; GeneCards: EEA1; OMA:EEA1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003566

NM_001001932

RefSeq (protein)

NP_003557

NP_001001932

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 92.77 – 92.93 MbChr 10: 95.78 – 95.88 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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The gene EEA1 encodes for the 1400 amino acid protein, Early Endosome Antigen 1.

EEA1 localizes exclusively to early endosomes and has an important role in endosomal trafficking. EEA1 binds directly to the phospholipid phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate through its C-terminal FYVE domain and forms a homodimer through a coiled coil. EEA1 acts as a tethering molecule that couples vesicle docking with SNAREs such as N-ethylmaleimide sensitive fusion protein, bringing the endosomes physically closer and ultimately resulting in the fusion and delivery of endosomal cargo.

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000102189Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000036499Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.