title: Amino acid sequence of a lectin from the sea cucumber, Stichopus japonicus, and its structural relationship to the C-type animal lectin family.
abstract: The complete amino acid sequence of SJL-I, a lectin from the sea cucumber, Stichopus japonicus, was determined by sequence analysis of peptides derived on enzymatic and chemical fragmentation of the protein. SJL-I consists of 143 amino acid residues and its molecular mass was calculated to be 15,837 Da. Comparison of the sequence of SJL-I with a database revealed that SJL-I exhibits apparent homology with C-type lectins, especially with those of marine invertebrates. The highest homology (identity 28.6%) was found with echinoidin, a lectin from the sea urchin, Anthocidaris crassispina. Comparison of the sequence of SJL-I with those of other C-type lectins indicated that the conserved amino acids are relatively abundant in the C-terminal half of their carbohydrate-recognition domains (CRDs), that can be considered to be involved in binding with Ca2+ as well as carbohydrates.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka.
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authors.lastname: Himeshima
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authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
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authors.lastname: Yamasaki
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry*; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D037121:Plant Lectins; D012616:Sea Cucumbers / Q000737:chemistry*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D037102:Lectins; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D037121:Plant Lectins; C089435:SJL-I protein, Stichopus japonicus