Summary: Nicastrin
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Nicastrin and presenilin are two major components of the gamma-secretase complex, which executes the intramembrane proteolysis of type I integral membrane proteins such as the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and Notch. Nicastrin is synthesised in fibroblasts and neurons as an endoglycosidase-H-sensitive glycosylated precursor protein (immature nicastrin) and is then modified by complex glycosylation in the Golgi apparatus and by sialylation in the trans-Golgi network (mature nicastrin) [1]. A region featured in this family has a fold similar to human transferrin receptor (TfR, P02786) and a bacterial aminopeptidase (P80561). It is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease [4].
Literature references
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Herreman A, Van Gassen G, Bentahir M, Nyabi O, Craessaerts K, Mueller U, Annaert W, De Strooper B; , J Cell Sci 2003;116:1127-1136.: gamma-Secretase activity requires the presenilin-dependent trafficking of nicastrin through the Golgi apparatus but not its complex glycosylation. PUBMED:12584255 EPMC:12584255
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Bagshaw RD, Pasternak SH, Mahuran DJ, Callahan JW; , Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003;300:615-618.: Nicastrin is a resident lysosomal membrane protein. PUBMED:12507492 EPMC:12507492
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Yu G, Nishimura M, Arawaka S, Levitan D, Zhang L, Tandon A, Song YQ, Rogaeva E, Chen F, Kawarai T, Supala A, Levesque L, Yu H, Yang DS, Holmes E, Milman P, Liang Y, Zhang DM, Xu DH, Sato C, Rogaev E, Smith M, Janus C, Zhang Y, Aebersold R, Farrer LS, Sorb, Nature 2000;407:48-54.: Nicastrin modulates presenilin-mediated notch/glp-1 signal transduction and betaAPP processing. PUBMED:10993067 EPMC:10993067
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Fagan R, Swindells M, Overington J, Weir M; , Trends Biochem Sci 2001;26:213-214.: Nicastrin, a presenilin-interacting protein, contains an aminopeptidase/transferrin receptor superfamily domain. PUBMED:11295540 EPMC:11295540
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SCOOP: | DUF4910 Peptidase_M20 Peptidase_M28 Peptidase_M42 |
Similarity to PfamA using HHSearch: | Peptidase_M28 |
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InterPro entry IPR008710
Nicastrin and presenilin are two major components of the gamma-secretase complex, which executes the intramembrane proteolysis of type I integral membrane proteins such as the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and Notch. Nicastrin is synthesised in fibroblasts and neurons as an endoglycosidase-H-sensitive glycosylated precursor protein (immature nicastrin) and is then modified by complex glycosylation in the Golgi apparatus and by sialylation in the trans-Golgi network (mature nicastrin) [PUBMED:12584255].Gene Ontology
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Cellular component | integral component of membrane (GO:0016021) |
Biological process | protein processing (GO:0016485) |
Domain organisation
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Pfam Clan
This family is a member of clan Peptidase_MH (CL0035), which has the following description:
This clan contains peptidases belonging to MEROPS clan MH, MC and MF. We also include Nicastrin that is part of the gamma secretase complex and not known to be a peptidase.
The clan contains the following 17 members:
Amidase_3 AstE_AspA DUF2817 DUF4910 FGase Gamma_PGA_hydro Glycolytic Ncstrn_small Nicastrin Peptidase_M14 Peptidase_M17 Peptidase_M18 Peptidase_M20 Peptidase_M28 Peptidase_M42 Peptidase_M99 SpoIIPAlignments
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Curation
Seed source: | Pfam-B_15452 (release 8.0) |
Previous IDs: | none |
Type: | Family |
Sequence Ontology: | SO:0100021 |
Author: |
Moxon SJ |
Number in seed: | 6 |
Number in full: | 770 |
Average length of the domain: | 195.40 aa |
Average identity of full alignment: | 25 % |
Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 32.48 % |
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build method: hmmbuild -o /dev/null HMM SEED
search method: hmmsearch -Z 45638612 -E 1000 --cpu 4 HMM pfamseq
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Structures
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