title: Crocalbin: a new calcium-binding protein that is also a binding protein for crotoxin, a neurotoxic phospholipase A2.
abstract: Utilizing Marathon-ready cDNA library and a gene-specific primer corresponding to a partial amino acid sequence determined previously, the complete nucleotide sequence for the cDNA of crocalbin, which binds crotoxin (a phospholipase A2) and Ca2+, was obtained by polymerase chain reaction. The open reading frame of the cDNA encodes a novel polypeptide of 315 amino acid residues, including a signal sequence of 19 residues. This protein contains six potential Ca(2+)-binding domains, one N-glycosylation site, and a large amount of acidic amino acid residues. The ability to bind Ca2+ has been ascertained by calcium overlay experiment. Evidenced by sequence similarity in addition, it is concluded that crocalbin is a new member of the reticulocalbin family of calcium-binding proteins.
authors: Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Hseu
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Yen
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Tzeng
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003439:Crotoxin / Q000378:metabolism*; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D009498:Neurotoxins; D003439:Crotoxin; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2