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- * Inositol monophosphatase family signatures *
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- It has been shown [1] that several proteins share two sequence motifs. Two of
- these proteins are enzymes of the inositol phosphate second messenger
- signalling pathway:
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- - Vertebrate inositol monophosphatase (EC 3.1.3.25).
- - Vertebrate inositol polyphosphate 1-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.57).
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- The function of the other proteins is not yet clear:
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- - Escherichia coli protein cysQ. CysQ could help control the pool of PAPS
- (3'-phosphoadenoside 5'-phosphosulfate), or be useful in sulfite synthesis.
- - Escherichia coli protein suhB. Mutations in suhB results in the enhanced
- synthesis of heat shock sigma factor (htpR).
- - Neurospora crassa protein Qa-X. Probably involved in quinate metabolism.
- - Emericella nidulans protein qutG. Probably involved in quinate metabolism.
- - Yeast protein HAL2/MET22 [2] involved in salt tolerance as well as
- methionine biosynthesis.
- - A Rhizobium leguminosarum hypothetical protein encoded upstream of the pss
- gene for exopolysaccharide synthesis.
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- It is suggested [1] that these proteins may act by enhancing the synthesis or
- degradation of phosphorylated messenger molecules. From the X-ray structure of
- human inositol monophosphatase [3], it seems that some of the conserved
- residues are involved in binding a metal ion and/or the phosphate group of the
- substrate.
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- -Consensus pattern: W-x(0,1)-[LIVM]-D-P-[LIVM]-D-[SG]-T-x(2)-[FY]-x-[HKR]
- [The first D and the T bind a metal ion]
- -Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
- -Other sequence(s) detected in SWISS-PROT: NONE.
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- -Consensus pattern: W-D-x(2)-[GA](2)-x-[LIVMAN]-[LIVMA](2)-x(3)-[GA](2)
- -Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
- -Other sequence(s) detected in SWISS-PROT: NONE.
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- -Last update: October 1993 / Patterns and text revised.
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- [ 1] Neuwald A.F., York J.D., Majerus P.W.
- FEBS Lett. 294:16-18(1991).
- [ 2] Glaeser H.-U., Thomas D., Gaxiola R., Montrichard F., Surdin-Kerjan Y.,
- Serrano R.
- EMBO J. 12:3105-3110(1993).
- [ 3] Bone R., Springer J.P., Atack J.R.
- Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89:10031-10035(1992).
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