title: The complete amino acid sequence of the low molecular weight cytosolic acid phosphatase.
abstract: This paper presents the complete amino acid sequence of the low molecular weight acid phosphatase from bovine liver. This isoenzyme of the acid phosphatase family is located in the cytosol, is not inhibited by L-(+)-tartrate and fluoride ions, but is inhibited by sulfhydryl reagents. The enzyme consists of 157 amino acid residues, has an acetylated NH2 terminus, and has arginine as the COOH-terminal residue. All 8 half-cystine residues are in the free thiol form. The molecular weight calculated from the sequence is 17,953. The sequence was determined by characterizing the peptides purified by reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography from tryptic, thermolytic, peptic, Staphylococcus aureus protease, and chymotryptic digests of the carboxymethylated protein. No sequence homologies were found with the two known acylphosphatase isoenzymes or the metalloproteins porcine uteroferrin and purple acid phosphatase from bovine spleen (both of which have acid phosphatase activity). Two half-cystines at or near the active site were identified through the reaction of the enzyme with [14C] iodoacetate in the presence or in the absence of a competitive inhibitor (i.e. inorganic phosphate). Ac-A E Q V T K S V L F V C L G N I C R S P I A E A V F R K L V T D Q N I S D N W V I D S G A V S D W N V G R S P N P R A V S C L R N H G I N T A H K A R Q V T K E D F V T F D Y I L C M D E S N L R D L N R K S N Q V K N C R A K I E L L G S Y D P Q K Q L I I E D P Y Y G N D A D F E T V Y Q Q C V R C C R A F L E K V R-OH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Camici
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manao
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cappugi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Modesti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stefani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramponi
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases