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Darwiche R, Mène-Saffrané L, Gfeller D, Asojo OA, Schneiter R. The pathogen-related yeast protein Pry1, a member of the CAP protein superfamily, is a fatty acid-binding protein. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:8304-8314. [PMID: 28365570 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.781880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Members of the CAP superfamily (cysteine-rich secretory proteins, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 proteins), also known as SCP superfamily (sperm-coating proteins), have been implicated in many physiological processes, including immune defenses, venom toxicity, and sperm maturation. Their mode of action, however, remains poorly understood. Three proteins of the CAP superfamily, Pry1, -2, and -3 (pathogen related in yeast), are encoded in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome. We have shown previously that Pry1 binds cholesterol in vitro and that Pry function is required for sterol secretion in yeast cells, indicating that members of this superfamily may generally bind sterols or related small hydrophobic compounds. On the other hand, tablysin-15, a CAP protein from the horsefly Tabanus yao, has been shown to bind leukotrienes and free fatty acids in vitro Therefore, here we assessed whether the yeast Pry1 protein binds fatty acids. Computational modeling and site-directed mutagenesis indicated that the mode of fatty acid binding is conserved between tablysin-15 and Pry1. Pry1 bound fatty acids with micromolar affinity in vitro, and its function was essential for fatty acid export in cells lacking the acyl-CoA synthetases Faa1 and Faa4. Fatty acid binding of Pry1 is independent of its capacity to bind sterols, and the two sterol- and fatty acid-binding sites are nonoverlapping. These results indicate that some CAP family members, such as Pry1, can bind different lipids, particularly sterols and fatty acids, at distinct binding sites, suggesting that the CAP domain may serve as a stable, secreted protein domain that can accommodate multiple ligand-binding sites.
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- Rabih Darwiche
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Ludwig Center for Cancer Research, University of Lausanne, Biopole III, 1066 Epalinges, Switzerland; Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
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Stroehlein AJ, Young ND, Hall RS, Korhonen PK, Hofmann A, Sternberg PW, Jabbar A, Gasser RB. CAP protein superfamily members in Toxocara canis. Parasit Vectors 2016; 9:360. [PMID: 27342979 PMCID: PMC4921028 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1642-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Proteins of the cysteine-rich secretory proteins, antigen 5 and pathogenesis-related 1 (CAP) superfamily are recognized or proposed to play roles in parasite development and reproduction, and in modulating host immune attack and infection processes. However, little is known about these proteins for most parasites. RESULTS In the present study, we explored CAP proteins of Toxocara canis, a socioeconomically important zoonotic roundworm. To do this, we mined and curated transcriptomic and genomic data, predicted and curated full-length protein sequences (n = 28), conducted analyses of these data and studied the transcription of respective genes in different developmental stages of T. canis. In addition, based on information available for Caenorhabditis elegans, we inferred that selected genes (including lon-1, vap-1, vap-2, scl-1, scl-8 and scl-11 orthologs) of T. canis and their interaction partners likely play central roles in this parasite's development and/or reproduction via TGF-beta and/or insulin-like signaling pathways, or via host interactions. CONCLUSION In conclusion, this study could provide a foundation to guide future studies of CAP proteins of T. canis and related parasites, and might assist in finding new interventions against diseases caused by these parasites.
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- Andreas J Stroehlein
- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Structural Chemistry Program, Eskitis Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- HHMI and Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
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Cysteine- rich secretory protein 3 (CRISP3), ERG and PTEN define a molecular subtype of prostate cancer with implication to patients' prognosis. J Hematol Oncol 2014; 7:21. [PMID: 24606912 PMCID: PMC3975646 DOI: 10.1186/1756-8722-7-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Cysteine- rich secretory protein 3 (CRISP3) prognostic significance in prostate cancer (PCA) has generated mixed result. Herein, we investigated and independently validated CRISP3 expression in relation to ERG and PTEN genomic aberrations and clinical outcome. CRISP3 protein expression was examined by immunohistochemistry using a cohort of patients with localized PCA (n = 215) and castration resistant PCA (CRPC) (n = 46). The Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSKCC) and Swedish cohorts were used for prognostic validation. Results showed, CRISP3 protein intensity to be significantly associated with neoplastic epithelium, being highest in CRPC vs. benign prostate tissue (p < 0.0001), but was not related to Gleason score (GS). CRISP3 mRNA was significantly associated with higher GS (p = 0.022 in MSKCC, p = 1.1e-4 in Swedish). Significant association between CRISP3 expression and clinical outcome was documented at the mRNA but not the protein expression levels. CRISP3 mRNA expression was related to biochemical recurrence in the MSKCC (p = 0.038) and lethal disease in the Swedish cohort (p = 0.0086) and retained its prognostic value in the subgroup of patients with GS 6 & 7. Furthermore, CRISP3 protein and mRNA expression was significantly associated with positive ERG status and with PTEN deletions. Functional biology analysis documented phenylalanine metabolism as the most significant pathway governing high CRISP3 and ERG expression in this subtype of PCA. In conclusion, the combined status of CRISP3, ERG and PTEN define a molecular subtype of PCA with poorest and lethal outcome. Assessing their combined value may be of added value in stratifying patients into different prognostic groups and identify those with poorest clinical outcome.
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Choudhary V, Darwiche R, Gfeller D, Zoete V, Michielin O, Schneiter R. The caveolin-binding motif of the pathogen-related yeast protein Pry1, a member of the CAP protein superfamily, is required for in vivo export of cholesteryl acetate. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:883-94. [PMID: 24598142 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m047126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Proteins belonging to the CAP superfamily are present in all kingdoms of life and have been implicated in different physiological processes. Their molecular mode of action, however, is poorly understood. Saccharomyces cerevisiae expresses three members of this superfamily, pathogen-related yeast (Pry)1, -2, and -3. We have recently shown that Pry function is required for the secretion of cholesteryl acetate and that Pry proteins bind cholesterol and cholesteryl acetate, suggesting that CAP superfamily members may generally act to bind sterols or related small hydrophobic compounds. Here, we analyzed the mode of sterol binding by Pry1. Computational modeling indicates that ligand binding could occur through displacement of a relatively poorly conserved flexible loop, which in some CAP family members displays homology to the caveolin-binding motif. Point mutations within this motif abrogated export of cholesteryl acetate but did not affect binding of cholesterol. Mutations of residues located outside the caveolin-binding motif, or mutations in highly conserved putative catalytic residues had no effect on export of cholesteryl acetate or on lipid binding. These results indicate that the caveolin-binding motif of Pry1, and possibly of other CAP family members, is crucial for selective lipid binding and that lipid binding may occur through displacement of the loop containing this motif.
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- Vineet Choudhary
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Pathogen-Related Yeast (PRY) proteins and members of the CAP superfamily are secreted sterol-binding proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:16882-7. [PMID: 23027975 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1209086109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Sterols and related membrane-perturbing agents are subject to a quality control cycle. Compounds that fail to pass this control are acetylated and secreted into the culture media, whereas lipids that pass the cycle are deacetylated and retained within the cell. Here we describe the identification of a family of conserved proteins, the Pathogen-Related Yeast (PRY) proteins, as a class of sterol-binding proteins. Saccharomyces cerevisiae has three members of this family, two of which, Pry1 and Pry2, are secreted, whereas Pry3 is a cell wall-associated protein. Cells lacking both PRY1 and PRY2 have a complete block in secretion of the acetylated lipid and Pry1 and Pry2 proteins bind free cholesterol and cholesteryl acetate in vitro. PRY proteins belong to a large protein superfamily of unknown mode of action, the CAP protein superfamily [i.e. cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISP), antigen 5, and pathogenesis related 1 proteins]. The conserved CAP domain of Pry1 is necessary and sufficient for lipid export and sterol binding. Expression of a human CAP superfamily member, the cysteine-rich secretory protein 2 (CRISP2), rescues the phenotype of yeast mutants lacking Pry function and purified CRISP2 binds cholesterol in vitro, indicating that lipid binding is a conserved function of the CAP superfamily proteins.
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Reddy T, Gibbs GM, Merriner DJ, Kerr JB, O'Bryan MK. Cysteine-rich secretory proteins are not exclusively expressed in the male reproductive tract. Dev Dyn 2009; 237:3313-23. [PMID: 18924239 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The Cysteine-RIch Secretory Proteins (CRISPs) are abundantly produced in the male reproductive tract of mammals and within the venom of reptiles and have been shown to regulate ion channel activity. CRISPs, along with the Antigen-5 proteins and the Pathogenesis related-1 (Pr-1) proteins, form the CAP superfamily of proteins. Analyses of EST expression databases are increasingly suggesting that mammalian CRISPs are expressed more widely than in the reproductive tract. We, therefore, conducted a reverse transcription PCR expression profile and immunohistochemical analyses of 16 mouse tissues to define the sites of production of each of the four murine CRISPs. These data showed that each of the CRISPs have distinct and sometimes overlapping expression profiles, typically associated with the male and female reproductive tract, the secretory epithelia of exocrine glands, and immune tissues including the spleen and thymus. These investigations raise the potential for a role for CRISPs in general mammalian physiology.
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- Thulasimala Reddy
- Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Gibbs GM, Roelants K, O'Bryan MK. The CAP superfamily: cysteine-rich secretory proteins, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 proteins--roles in reproduction, cancer, and immune defense. Endocr Rev 2008; 29:865-97. [PMID: 18824526 DOI: 10.1210/er.2008-0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 364] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The cysteine-rich secretory proteins, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 proteins (CAP) superfamily members are found in a remarkable range of organisms spanning each of the animal kingdoms. Within humans and mice, there are 31 and 33 individual family members, respectively, and although many are poorly characterized, the majority show a notable expression bias to the reproductive tract and immune tissues or are deregulated in cancers. CAP superfamily proteins are most often secreted and have an extracellular endocrine or paracrine function and are involved in processes including the regulation of extracellular matrix and branching morphogenesis, potentially as either proteases or protease inhibitors; in ion channel regulation in fertility; as tumor suppressor or prooncogenic genes in tissues including the prostate; and in cell-cell adhesion during fertilization. This review describes mammalian CAP superfamily gene expression profiles, phylogenetic relationships, protein structural properties, and biological functions, and it draws into focus their potential role in health and disease. The nine subfamilies of the mammalian CAP superfamily include: the human glioma pathogenesis-related 1 (GLIPR1), Golgi associated pathogenesis related-1 (GAPR1) proteins, peptidase inhibitor 15 (PI15), peptidase inhibitor 16 (PI16), cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISPs), CRISP LCCL domain containing 1 (CRISPLD1), CRISP LCCL domain containing 2 (CRISPLD2), mannose receptor like and the R3H domain containing like proteins. We conclude that overall protein structural conservation within the CAP superfamily results in fundamentally similar functions for the CAP domain in all members, yet the diversity outside of this core region dramatically alters target specificity and, therefore, the biological consequences.
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- Gerard M Gibbs
- Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton 3168, Australia.
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Mondego JMC, Carazzolle MF, Costa GGL, Formighieri EF, Parizzi LP, Rincones J, Cotomacci C, Carraro DM, Cunha AF, Carrer H, Vidal RO, Estrela RC, García O, Thomazella DPT, de Oliveira BV, Pires AB, Rio MCS, Araújo MRR, de Moraes MH, Castro LAB, Gramacho KP, Gonçalves MS, Neto JPM, Neto AG, Barbosa LV, Guiltinan MJ, Bailey BA, Meinhardt LW, Cascardo JC, Pereira GAG. A genome survey of Moniliophthora perniciosa gives new insights into Witches' Broom Disease of cacao. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:548. [PMID: 19019209 PMCID: PMC2644716 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2008] [Accepted: 11/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The basidiomycete fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa is the causal agent of Witches' Broom Disease (WBD) in cacao (Theobroma cacao). It is a hemibiotrophic pathogen that colonizes the apoplast of cacao's meristematic tissues as a biotrophic pathogen, switching to a saprotrophic lifestyle during later stages of infection. M. perniciosa, together with the related species M. roreri, are pathogens of aerial parts of the plant, an uncommon characteristic in the order Agaricales. A genome survey (1.9× coverage) of M. perniciosa was analyzed to evaluate the overall gene content of this phytopathogen. Results Genes encoding proteins involved in retrotransposition, reactive oxygen species (ROS) resistance, drug efflux transport and cell wall degradation were identified. The great number of genes encoding cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (1.15% of gene models) indicates that M. perniciosa has a great potential for detoxification, production of toxins and hormones; which may confer a high adaptive ability to the fungus. We have also discovered new genes encoding putative secreted polypeptides rich in cysteine, as well as genes related to methylotrophy and plant hormone biosynthesis (gibberellin and auxin). Analysis of gene families indicated that M. perniciosa have similar amounts of carboxylesterases and repertoires of plant cell wall degrading enzymes as other hemibiotrophic fungi. In addition, an approach for normalization of gene family data using incomplete genome data was developed and applied in M. perniciosa genome survey. Conclusion This genome survey gives an overview of the M. perniciosa genome, and reveals that a significant portion is involved in stress adaptation and plant necrosis, two necessary characteristics for a hemibiotrophic fungus to fulfill its infection cycle. Our analysis provides new evidence revealing potential adaptive traits that may play major roles in the mechanisms of pathogenicity in the M. perniciosa/cacao pathosystem.
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- Jorge M C Mondego
- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Tsukahara K, Hata K, Nakamoto K, Sagane K, Watanabe NA, Kuromitsu J, Kai J, Tsuchiya M, Ohba F, Jigami Y, Yoshimatsu K, Nagasu T. Medicinal genetics approach towards identifying the molecular target of a novel inhibitor of fungal cell wall assembly. Mol Microbiol 2003; 48:1029-42. [PMID: 12753194 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03481.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored cell wall mannoproteins are required for the adhesion of pathogenic fungi, such as Candida albicans, to human epithelium. Small molecular inhibitors of the cell surface presentation of GPI-anchored mannoproteins would be promising candidate drugs to block the establishment of fungal infections. Here, we describe a medicinal genetics approach to identifying the gene encoding a novel target protein that is required for the localization of GPI-anchored cell wall mannoproteins. By means of a yeast cell-based screening procedure, we discovered a compound, 1-[4-butylbenzyl]isoquinoline (BIQ), that inhibits cell wall localization of GPI-anchored mannoproteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Treatment of C. albicans cells with this compound resulted in reduced adherence to a rat intestine epithelial cell monolayer. A previously uncharacterized gene YJL091c, named GWT1, was cloned as a dosage-dependent suppressor of the BIQ-induced phenotypes. GWT1 knock-out cells showed similar phenotypes to BIQ-treated wild-type cells in terms of cell wall structure and transcriptional profiles. Two different mutants resistant to BIQ each contained a single missense mutation in the coding region of the GWT1 gene. These results all suggest that the GWT1 gene product is the primary target of the compound.
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- Kappei Tsukahara
- Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Eisai Co, Ltd, Tsukuba 300-2635, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Yudin AI, Li MW, Robertson KR, Tollner T, Cherr GN, Overstreet JW. Identification of a novel GPI-anchored CRISP glycoprotein, MAK248, located on the posterior head and equatorial segment of cynomolgus macaque sperm. Mol Reprod Dev 2002; 63:488-99. [PMID: 12412052 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.10193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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To identify a sperm-surface component that is highly antigenic, we immunized female cynomolgus macaques with glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored sperm surface proteins that were released following treatment with phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC). Five different adjuvants were used in combination with the PI-PLC-released proteins, and three of these proteins (24, 48, and 53 kDa) were shown to be potent antigens for immunization of female monkeys. The 53 kDa protein was found to be a surface coating protein and not a GPI-anchored protein. Polyclonal antibodies to the 24 kDa protein and the 48 kDa protein were produced in rabbits. The two antibodies recognized both proteins on Western blots. The same rabbit antibodies recognized 28, 18, and 10 kDa bands on a Western blot of chemically reduced PI-PLC-released proteins, suggesting that the 48 kDa protein is a dimer of the 24 kDa protein, which we refer to as MAK248. Rabbit polyclonal antibodies developed to reduced fragments of the 24 kDa protein showed that the 18 and 10 kDa bands are proteolytic peptide fragments of the 24 kDa protein. Screening of tissues from male macaques showed that MAK248 is expressed only in the epididymis. Microsequencing of two proteolytic fragments of the 18 kDa component showed 100% amino acid homology to a 233 deduced amino acid sequence previously identified in human testes genome. Antibodies to MAK248 recognized a 24 kDa protein released from human sperm exposed to PI-PLC. Antibodies to MAK248 recognized the equatorial segment and posterior head regions of capacitated cynomolgus macaque sperm. Structural analysis suggests that MAK248 is a novel CRISP protein and a member of the CAP (CRISP, Ag 5, PR-1) family of proteins. Based on amino acid sequence homology, it is possible that MAK248 functions as a protease inhibitor.
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- A I Yudin
- Division of Reproductive Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
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Nelissen B, De Wachter R, Goffeau A. Classification of all putative permeases and other membrane plurispanners of the major facilitator superfamily encoded by the complete genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Microbiol Rev 1997; 21:113-34. [PMID: 9348664 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.1997.tb00347.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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On the basis of the complete genome sequence of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a computer-aided analysis was carried out of all members of the major facilitator superfamily (MFS), which typically consists of permeases with 12 transmembrane spans. Analysis of all 5885 predicted open reading frames identified 186 potential MFS proteins. Binary sequence comparison made it possible to cluster 149 of them into 23 families. Putative permease functions could be assigned to 12 families, the largest including sugar, amino acid, and multidrug transport. Phylogenetic clustering of proteins allowed us to predict a possible permease function for a total of 119 proteins. Multiple sequence alignments were made for all families, and evolutionary trees were constructed for families with at least four members. The latter resulted in the identification of 21 subclusters with presumably tightly related permease function. No functional clues were predicted for a total of 41 clustered or unclustered proteins.
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- B Nelissen
- Departement Biochemie, Universiteit Antwerpen (UIA), Belgium
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Schreiber MC, Karlo JC, Kovalick GE. A novel cDNA from Drosophila encoding a protein with similarity to mammalian cysteine-rich secretory proteins, wasp venom antigen 5, and plant group 1 pathogenesis-related proteins. Gene 1997; 191:135-41. [PMID: 9218711 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(97)00010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The CAP protein family is made up of a group of secreted proteins that share sequence similarity. Members of this family are found in animals, plants, and fungi, and their shared sequence similarity suggests that members share a common, but as yet unknown, molecular function. As a first step in defining the function of CAP family proteins, an 878 bp partial cDNA encoding a novel member of the CAP family was cloned by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from total RNA of adult Drosophila. The cDNA contained the complete coding sequence for a protein 256 amino acids in length, as well as the complete 3' untranslated region (UTR) and a portion of the 5' UTR. The protein, named Antigen 5-related (Agr), was most similar in sequence to antigen 5 (Ag5), a CAP family member found in social wasps and ants. The corresponding Agr RNA is about 1 kb in length and is present at all stages of development, with highest levels observed in adults. Agr RNA is transcribed from a single gene that is located within region 12F of the X chromosome. The identification of Agr in Drosophila expands the number of known CAP family members to well over four dozen. Further studies of Agr and the gene which encodes this protein using the Drosophila model system may help provide important insight into the molecular functioning of this little known, but increasingly significant protein family.
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- M C Schreiber
- Department of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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Krätzschmar J, Haendler B, Eberspaecher U, Roosterman D, Donner P, Schleuning WD. The human cysteine-rich secretory protein (CRISP) family. Primary structure and tissue distribution of CRISP-1, CRISP-2 and CRISP-3. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1996; 236:827-36. [PMID: 8665901 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.t01-1-00827.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We report the isolation and characterisation of cDNAs encoding three different, human members of the cysteine-rich secretory protein (CRISP) family. The novel CRISP-1 exists in five cDNA subtypes differing by the presence or absence of a stretch coding for a C-terminal cysteine-rich domain so far found in all members of the family, and by the length of their 3'-untranslated region. CRISP-2 cDNA corresponds to the previously described TPX1 form, with so far unreported 5'-untranslated sequence heterogeneities while CRISP-3 cDNA codes for a new, unique protein. Northern blot analysis of various human organs indicates that CRISP-1 transcripts are epididymis-specific whereas CRISP-2/TPX1 transcripts are detected mainly in the testis and also in the epididymis. CRISP-3 transcripts are more widely distributed and found predominantly in the salivary gland, pancreas and prostate, and in less abundance in the epididymis, ovary, thymus and colon. A protein reacting with an anti-mouse CRISP-1 antibody was isolated from human epididymal extracts and N-terminal sequencing revealed that it corresponded to the CRISP-1 cDNA we have isolated. In contrast to findings on its rat counterpart epididymal protein DE/acidic epididymal glycoprotein (AEG), no significant association of CRISP-1 with human spermatozoa was observed.
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- J Krätzschmar
- Research Laboratories of Schering AG, Berlin, Germany
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