title: Amino acid sequence of the Ca2(+)-triggered luciferin binding protein of Renilla reniformis.
abstract: The complete amino acid sequence of the Ca2(+)-triggered luciferin binding protein (LBP) of Renilla reniformis has been determined. The apoprotein has an unblocked amino terminus and contains 184 residues with a calculated Mr of 20,541. LBP is a member of the EF-hand superfamily of Ca2(+)-binding proteins and bears three predicted EF-hand domains. The sequence and organization of EF-hand domains are similar to those of the Ca2(+)-dependent photoprotein, aequorin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrylock
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cormier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Charbonneau
mesh_terms: D000331:Aequorin; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003063:Cnidaria / Q000737:chemistry*; D049454:Firefly Luciferin; D049449:Luminescence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015800:Protozoan Proteins
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; C519338:luciferin-binding protein, Renilla; C065397:luciferin-binding protein, dinoflagellate; D000331:Aequorin; D049454:Firefly Luciferin