A LARGE DOMAIN COMMON TO SPERM RECEPTORS (ZP2 AND ZP3) AND TGF-BETA TYPE-III RECEPTOR

被引:288
作者
BORK, P
SANDER, C
机构
[1] EMBL, 6900 Heidelberg, Meyerhofstr
来源
FEBS LETTERS | 1992年 / 300卷 / 03期
关键词
HOMOLOGY; MOSAIC PROTEIN; SPERM RECEPTOR; TGF-RECEPTOR; UROMODULIN;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(92)80853-9
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new family of mosaic proteins is defined by sequence analysis. The family is characterized by a 260 residue domain common to proteins of apparently diverse function and tissue specificity: sperm receptors Zp2 and Zp3, betaglycan (also called TGF-beta type III receptor), uromodulin, as well as the major zymogen granule membrane protein (GP-2). The location of the common domain is similar with respect to putative transmembrane regions. The results lead to the hypothesis that this type of domain has a common tertiary structure and that there is a functional similarity in the recognition mechanism of the sperm receptor system and the TGF-beta receptor complex.
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页码:237 / 240
页数:4
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