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* Eukaryotic cobalamin-binding proteins signature *
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In eukaryotes, a number of proteins are involved in the binding and transport
of cobalamin (vitamin B12) [1]. Some of them have been sequenced and have been
shown [2,3] to be evolutionary related and are listed below:
- Intrinsic factor (IF). The function of IF is to promote the absorption of
cobalamin in the ileum by specific receptor-mediated endocytosis.
- Transcobalamin I (TC1) (also called R-binder protein). TC1 transports
cobalamin from blood to cells.
- Transcobalamin II (TC2). TC2 transports cobalamin from blood to cells.
- Haptocorrin (cobalophilin). Haptocorrin binds to cobalamin and to cobalamin
derivatives such as cobinamide. It may play a role in preventing the
absorption of cobalamin analogues produced by bacteria.
These glycoproteins are polypeptides of about 400 amino acids that share many
regions of similarity. As a signature pattern, we selected a highly conserved
region in their central part.
-Consensus pattern: [SN]-V-D-T-[GA]-A-[LIVM]-A-x-L-A-[LIVMF]-T-C
-Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
-Other sequence(s) detected in SWISS-PROT: NONE.
-Last update: October 1993 / Pattern and text revised.
[ 1] Seetharam B., Alpers D.H.
Annu. Rev. Nutr. 2:343-369(1982).
[ 2] Platica O., Janeczko R., Quadros E.V., Regec A., Romain R.,
Rothenberg S.P.
J. Biol. Chem. 266:7860-7863(1991).
[ 3] Li N., Seetharam S., Lindemans J., Alpers D.H., Arwert F., Seetharam B.
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1172:21-30(1993).