scholarly journals QRFP receptor (version 2019.4) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Didier Bagnol ◽  
Tom I. Bonner ◽  
Myrna Carlebur ◽  
Anthony P. Davenport ◽  
Stephen M. Foord ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Cdna Library ◽  
Human Gene ◽  
Chromosome 1 ◽  
Chromosome 4 ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Acid Protein ◽  
Sequence Similarities ◽  
Orphan Gpcr ◽  
Amino Acid Protein

The human gene encoding the QRFP receptor (nomenclature as agreed by the NC-IUPHAR Subcommittee on the QRFP receptor [16]; QRFPR, formerly known as the Peptide P518 receptor), previously designated as an orphan GPCR receptor was identified in 2001 by Lee et al. from a hypothalamus cDNA library [15]. However, the reported cDNA (AF411117) is a chimera with bases 1-127 derived from chromosome 1 and bases 155-1368 derived from chromosome 4. When corrected, QRFPR (also referred to as SP9155 or AQ27) encodes a 431 amino acid protein that shares sequence similarities in the transmembrane spanning regions with other peptide receptors. These include neuropeptide FF2 (38%), neuropeptide Y2 (37%) and galanin Gal1 (35%) receptors.

Cloning and expression of a novel UDP-GlcNAc:α-d-mannoside β1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase homologous to UDP-GlcNAc:α-3-d-mannoside β1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I

2001 ◽  
Vol 361 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenli ZHANG ◽  
Doron BETEL ◽  
Harry SCHACHTER
Keyword(s):  
Northern Blot Analysis ◽  
Human Gene ◽  
Cloning And Expression ◽  
Chromosome 1 ◽  
Tblastn Search ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Acid Protein ◽  
Human And Mouse ◽  
Amino Acid Protein

A TBLASTN search with human UDP-GlcNAc:α-3-d-mannoside β-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (GnT I; EC 2.4.1.101) as a probe identified human and mouse Unigenes encoding a protein similar to human GnT I (34% identity over 340 amino acids). The recombinant protein converted Man(α1–6)[Man(α1–3)]Man(β1-)O-octyl to Man(α1–6)[GlcNAc(β1–2)Man(α1–3)]Man(β1-)O-octyl, the reaction catalysed by GnT I. The enzyme also added GlcNAc to Man(α1–6)[GlcNAc(β1–2)Man(α1–3)]Man(β1-)O-octyl (the substrate for β-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase II), Man(α1-)O-benzyl [with Km values of ≈ 0.3 and > 30mM for UDP-GlcNAc and Man(α1-)O-benzyl respectively] and the glycopeptide CYA[Man(α1-)O-T]AV (Km ∼ 12mM). The product formed with Man(α1-)O-benzyl was identified as GlcNAc(β1–2)Man(α1-)O-benzyl by proton NMR spectroscopy. The enzyme was named UDP-GlcNAc:α-d-mannoside β-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I.2 (GnT I.2). The human gene mapped to chromosome 1. Northern-blot analysis showed a 3.3kb message with a wide tissue distribution. The cDNA has a 1980bp open reading frame encoding a 660 amino acid protein with a type-2 domain structure typical of glycosyltransferases. Man(β1-)O-octyl, Man(β1-)O-p-nitrophenyl and GlcNAc(β1–2)Man(α1–6)[GlcNAc(β1–2)Man(α1–3)]Man(β1–4)GlcNAc(β1–4)GlcNAc(β1-)O-Asn were not acceptors, indicating that GnT I.2 is specific for α-linked terminal Man and does not have N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III, IV, V, VII or VIII activities. CYA[Man(α1-)O-T]AV was between three and seven times more effective as an acceptor than the other substrates, suggesting that GnT I.2 may be responsible for the synthesis of the GlcNAc(β1–2)Man(α1-)O-Ser/Thr moiety on α-dystroglycan and other O-mannosylated proteins.

scholarly journals The pcd Gene Encoding Piperideine-6-Carboxylate Dehydrogenase Involved in Biosynthesis of α-Aminoadipic Acid Is Located in the Cephamycin Cluster ofStreptomyces clavuligerus

1998 ◽  
Vol 180 (17) ◽  
pp. 4753-4756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Pérez-Llarena ◽  
Antonio Rodríguez-García ◽  
Francisco J. Enguita ◽  
Juan F. Martín ◽  
Paloma Liras
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Streptomyces Clavuligerus ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Penicillin Binding Protein ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Acid Protein ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Protein Molecular Weight ◽  
Amino Acid Protein

ABSTRACT Three open reading frames (ORFs) have been located downstream ofcefE in the cephamycin C gene cluster of Streptomyces clavuligerus. ORF13 (pcd) encodes a 496-amino-acid protein (molecular weight [MW], 52,488) with an N-terminal amino acid sequence identical to that of pure piperideine-6-carboxylate dehydrogenase. ORF14 (cmcT) encodes a 523-amino-acid protein (MW, 54,232) analogous to Streptomyces proteins for efflux and resistance to antibiotics. ORF15 (pbp74) encodes a high molecular weight penicillin-binding protein (MW, 74,094).

scholarly journals A Novel Reduced Flavin Mononucleotide-Dependent Methanesulfonate Sulfonatase Encoded by the Sulfur-Regulatedmsu Operon of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1999 ◽  
Vol 181 (5) ◽  
pp. 1464-1473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Kertesz ◽  
Karen Schmidt-Larbig ◽  
Thomas Wüest
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Cosmid Library ◽  
Flavin Mononucleotide ◽  
Organosulfur Compounds ◽  
Enzyme Expression ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Acid Protein ◽  
Induced Proteins ◽  
Amino Acid Protein

ABSTRACT When Pseudomonas aeruginosa is grown with organosulfur compounds as sulfur sources, it synthesizes a set of proteins whose synthesis is repressed in the presence of sulfate, cysteine, or thiocyanate (so-called sulfate starvation-induced proteins). The gene encoding one of these proteins, PA13, was isolated from a cosmid library of P. aeruginosa PAO1 and sequenced. It encoded a 381-amino-acid protein that was related to several reduced flavin mononucleotide (FMNH2)-dependent monooxygenases, and it was the second in an operon of three genes, which we have namedmsuEDC. The MsuD protein catalyzed the desulfonation of alkanesulfonates, requiring oxygen and FMNH2 for the reaction, and showed highest activity with methanesulfonate. MsuE was an NADH-dependent flavin mononucleotide (FMN) reductase, which provided reduced FMN for the MsuD enzyme. Expression of the msuoperon was analyzed with a transcriptionalmsuD::xylE fusion and was found to be repressed in the presence of sulfate, sulfite, sulfide, or cysteine and derepressed during growth with methionine or alkanesulfonates. Growth with methanesulfonate required an intact cysB gene, and themsu operon is therefore part of the cysregulon, since sulfite utilization was found to be CysB independent in this species. Measurements ofmsuD::xylE expression incysN and cysI genetic backgrounds showed that sulfate, sulfite, and sulfide or cysteine play independent roles in negatively regulating msu expression, and sulfonate utilization therefore appears to be tightly regulated.

Cloning of a Cellobiohydrolase Gene (cbh1) from Aspergillus niger and Heterogenous Expression in Pichia pastoris

2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 2443-2447
Author(s):  
Guo Qing Li ◽  
Chang Sheng Chai ◽  
Song Fan ◽  
Lin Guo Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Pichia Pastoris ◽  
Working Condition ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Acid Protein ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
Amino Acid Protein

A gene encoding a cellobiohydrolase (CBH) was isolated from Aspergillus niger-NL-1 and designated as cbh1. The cbh1 gene contains 1,515 nucleotides with three introns and encodes a 452-amino acid protein with a molecular weight of approximately 60 kDa. The amino acid sequence encoded by cbh1 shows high homology with the sequence of glycoside hydrolase fimily 7. The cellobiohydrolase (cbh1) gene was succussfully expressed in Pichia pastoris KM71H. The recombinant CBHⅠshowed an optimal working condition at 60 °C, pH 4.0 with Kmand Vmaxtoward CMC-Na of 13.81 mM and 0.269 μmol/min, respectively. The enzyme retained more than 80 % of its initial activity after 2 h of incubation at 90 °C and was stable in pH range 1.0～10.0. Because of its moderately stable at high temperature and stability through wide range of pH, this enzyme has potential in various industrial applications.

scholarly journals Characterization of the Gallate Dioxygenase Gene: Three Distinct Ring Cleavage Dioxygenases Are Involved in Syringate Degradation by Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6

2005 ◽  
Vol 187 (15) ◽  
pp. 5067-5074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Kasai ◽  
Eiji Masai ◽  
Keisuke Miyauchi ◽  
Yoshihiro Katayama ◽  
Masao Fukuda
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Terminal Region ◽  
Ring Cleavage ◽  
Sphingomonas Paucimobilis ◽  
Acid Protein ◽  
Demethylation Pathway ◽  
Dioxygenase Gene ◽  
Amino Acid Protein

ABSTRACT Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 converts vanillate and syringate to protocatechuate (PCA) and 3-O-methylgallate (3MGA) in reactions with the tetrahydrofolate-dependent O-demethylases LigM and DesA, respectively. PCA is further degraded via the PCA 4,5-cleavage pathway, whereas 3MGA is metabolized via three distinct pathways in which PCA 4,5-dioxygenase (LigAB), 3MGA 3,4-dioxygenase (DesZ), and 3MGA O-demethylase (LigM) are involved. In the 3MGA O-demethylation pathway, LigM converts 3MGA to gallate, and the resulting gallate appears to be degraded by a dioxygenase other than LigAB or DesZ. Here, we isolated the gallate dioxygenase gene, desB, which encodes a 418-amino-acid protein with a molecular mass of 46,843 Da. The amino acid sequences of the N-terminal region (residues 1 to 285) and the C-terminal region (residues 286 to 418) of DesB exhibited ca. 40% and 27% identity with the sequences of the PCA 4,5-dioxygenase β and α subunits, respectively. DesB produced in Escherichia coli was purified and was estimated to be a homodimer (86 kDa). DesB specifically attacked gallate to generate 4-oxalomesaconate as the reaction product. The Km for gallate and the V max were determined to be 66.9 ± 9.3 μM and 42.7 ± 2.4 U/mg, respectively. On the basis of the analysis of various SYK-6 mutants lacking the genes involved in syringate degradation, we concluded that (i) all of the three-ring cleavage dioxygenases are involved in syringate catabolism, (ii) the pathway involving LigM and DesB plays an especially important role in the growth of SYK-6 on syringate, and (iii) DesB and LigAB are involved in gallate degradation.

scholarly journals LASS3 (longevity assurance homologue 3) is a mainly testis-specific (dihydro)ceramide synthase with relatively broad substrate specificity

2006 ◽  
Vol 398 (3) ◽  
pp. 531-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiko Mizutani ◽  
Akio Kihara ◽  
Yasuyuki Igarashi
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Substrate Specificity ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Ceramide Synthase ◽  
Broad Substrate Specificity ◽  
Acid Protein ◽  
Amino Acid Protein

The LASS (longevity assurance homologue) family members are highly conserved from yeasts to mammals. Five mouse and human LASS family members, namely LASS1, LASS2, LASS4, LASS5 and LASS6, have been identified and characterized. In the present study we cloned two transcriptional variants of hitherto-uncharacterized mouse LASS3 cDNA, which encode a 384-amino-acid protein (LASS3) and a 419-amino-acid protein (LASS3-long). In vivo, [3H]dihydrosphingosine labelling and electrospray-ionization MS revealed that overproduction of either LASS3 isoform results in increases in several ceramide species, with some preference toward those having middle- to long-chain-fatty acyl-CoAs. A similar substrate preference was observed in an in vitro (dihydro)ceramide synthase assay. These results indicate that LASS3 possesses (dihydro)ceramide synthesis activity with relatively broad substrate specificity. We also found that, except for a weak display in skin, LASS3 mRNA expression is limited almost solely to testis, implying that LASS3 plays an important role in this gland.

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