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- * ZP domain signature *
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-
- A domain of about 260 amino acid residues has been recognized [1] in a number
- of receptor-like eukaryotic glycoproteins; these proteins are listed below.
-
- - Sperm receptor proteins ZP2 and ZP3. Along with protein ZP1, proteins ZP2
- and ZP3 are responsible for sperm-adhesion to the zona pellucida. ZP3 first
- binds to specific sperm proteins, thus mediating sperm contacts with the
- oocyte. ZP2 acts a second sperm receptor reinforcing the interactions. ZP1
- cross-links the polymers formed by ZP2 and ZP3.
- - Glycoprotein GP2, the major component of pancreatic secretory granule
- membranes.
- - TGF-beta receptor type III (also known as betaglycan). This protein is a
- proteoglycan that binds to TGF-beta and that could be involved in capturing
- and retaining TGF-beta for presentation to the signalling receptors.
- - Uromodulin (also known as Tamm-Horsfall urinary glycoprotein). The function
- of this protein, which is the most abundant protein in human urine, is not
- yet clear.
-
- All of the above proteins are mosaic proteins composed of various domains, but
- they all consist of a large extracellular region followed by either a
- transmembrane region and a very short cytoplasmic region or by a GPI-anchor.
- The domain which is common to these proteins, and that we call 'ZP', is found
- in the C-terminal section of the extracellular region. The ZP domain contains
- eight conserved cysteines that are probably involved in disulfide bonds.
-
- As a signature pattern for this domain we selected a region, in the central
- part of the ZP domain, that contains two of the conserved cysteines.
-
- -Consensus pattern: [LIVMFYW]-x(7)-[STADN]-x(3)-[LIVMFYW]-x-[LIVMFYW]-x-
- [LIVMFYW]-x(2)-C-[LIVMFYW]-x-[ST]-[PS]-x(2,4)-[DN]-x-
- [STADN]-x(6)-[LIVM](2)-x(3,4)-C
- [The two C's are probably involved in disulfide bonds]
- -Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
- -Other sequence(s) detected in SWISS-PROT: NONE.
-
- -Expert(s) to contact by email: Bork P.
- bork@embl-heidelberg.de
-
- -Last update: June 1992 / First entry.
-
- [ 1] Bork P., Sander C.
- FEBS Lett. 300:237-240(1992).
-