Summary: Armadillo/beta-catenin-like repeat
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![]() Structure of the 5armadillo domain of beta-catenin.[1] | |||||||||
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Symbol | Arm | ||||||||
Pfam | PF00514 | ||||||||
Pfam clan | CL0020 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR000225 | ||||||||
SMART | SM00185 | ||||||||
PROSITE | PS50176 | ||||||||
SCOPe | 3bct / SUPFAM | ||||||||
CDD | cd00020 | ||||||||
Membranome | 350 | ||||||||
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An armadillo repeat is the name of a characteristic, repetitive amino acid sequence of about 40 residues in length that is found in many proteins. Proteins that contain armadillo repeats typically contain several tandemly repeated copies.[2][3] Each armadillo repeat is composed of a pair of alpha helices that form a hairpin structure. Multiple copies of the repeat form what is known as an alpha solenoid structure.
Examples of proteins that contain armadillo repeats include β-catenin, α-importin,[4] plakoglobin,[5] adenomatous polyposis coli (APC),[6] and many others.
The term armadillo derives from the historical name of the β-catenin gene in the fruitfly Drosophila where the armadillo repeat was first discovered. Although β-catenin was previously believed to be a protein involved in linking cadherin cell adhesion proteins to the cytoskeleton, recent work indicates that β-catenin regulates the homodimerization of alpha-catenin, which in turn controls act branching and bundling [7]. But, the armadillo repeat is found in a wide range of proteins with other functions. This type of protein domain is important in transducing WNT signals during embryonic development.
Structure
The 3-dimensional fold of an armadillo repeat was first observed in the crystal structure of beta-catenin, where the 12 tandem repeats form a superhelix of alpha helices with three helices per unit.[1] The cylindrical structure features a positively charged groove, which presumably interacts with the acidic surfaces of the known interaction partners of beta-catenin.[8]
References
- ^ a b Huber AH, Nelson WJ, Weis WI (September 1997). "Three-dimensional structure of the armadillo repeat region of beta-catenin". Cell. 90 (5): 871–82. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80352-9. PMID 9298899.
- ^ Peifer M, Berg S, Reynolds AB (1994). "A repeating amino acid motif shared by proteins with diverse cellular roles". Cell. 76 (5): 789–91. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(94)90353-0. PMID 7907279.
- ^ Groves MR, Barford D (1999). "Topological characteristics of helical repeat proteins". Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 9 (3): 383–9. doi:10.1016/S0959-440X(99)80052-9. PMID 10361086.
- ^ Herold A, Truant R, Wiegand H, Cullen BR (October 1998). "Determination of the functional domain organization of the importin alpha nuclear import factor". J. Cell Biol. 143 (2): 309–18. doi:10.1083/jcb.143.2.309. PMC 2132842. PMID 9786944.
- ^ McCrea PD, Turck CW, Gumbiner B (November 1991). "A homolog of the armadillo protein in Drosophila (plakoglobin) associated with E-cadherin". Science. 254 (5036): 1359–61. doi:10.1126/science.1962194. PMID 1962194.
- ^ Hirschl D, Bayer P, Müller O (March 1996). "Secondary structure of an armadillo single repeat from the APC protein". FEBS Lett. 383 (1–2): 31–6. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(96)00215-3. PMID 8612785.
- ^ Nusse, Roel, and Hans Clevers. “Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling, Disease, and Emerging Therapeutic Modalities.†Cell, vol. 169, no. 6, 1 June 2017, pp. 985–999., doi:10.1016/j.cell.2017.05.016.
- ^ "Armadillo (IPR000225)". InterPro. EMBL-EBI.
External links
- Eukaryotic Linear Motif resource motif class TRG_NLS_Bipartite_1
- Eukaryotic Linear Motif resource motif class TRG_NLS_MonoCore_2
- Eukaryotic Linear Motif resource motif class TRG_NLS_MonoExtC_3
- Eukaryotic Linear Motif resource motif class TRG_NLS_MonoExtN_4
- Armadillo+Domain+Proteins at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- Armadillo/plakoglobin ARM repeat in PROSITE
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Armadillo/beta-catenin-like repeat Provide feedback
Approx. 40 amino acid repeat. Tandem repeats form super-helix of helices that is proposed to mediate interaction of beta-catenin with its ligands. CAUTION: This family does not contain all known armadillo repeats.
Literature references
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Huber AH, Nelson WJ, Weis WI; , Cell 1997;90:871-882.: Three-dimensional structure of the armadillo repeat region of beta-catenin. PUBMED:9298899 EPMC:9298899
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Gumbiner BM; , Curr Opin Cell Biol 1995;7:634-640.: Signal transduction of beta-catenin. PUBMED:8573337 EPMC:8573337
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Cavallo R, Rubenstein D, Peifer M; , Curr Opin Genet Dev 1997;7:459-466.: Armadillo and dTCF: a marriage made in the nucleus. PUBMED:9309175 EPMC:9309175
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Su LK, Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW; , Science 1993;262:1734-1737.: Association of the APC tumor suppressor protein with catenins. PUBMED:8259519 EPMC:8259519
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Rubinfeld B, Souza B, Albert I, Muller O, Chamberlain SH, Masiarz FR, Munemitsu S, Polakis P; , Science 1993;262:1731-1734.: Association of the APC gene product with beta-catenin. PUBMED:8259518 EPMC:8259518
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Peifer M, Wieschaus E; , Cell 1990;63:1167-1176.: The segment polarity gene armadillo encodes a functionally modular protein that is the Drosophila homolog of human plakoglobin. PUBMED:2261639 EPMC:2261639
Internal database links
SCOOP: | Adaptin_N Arm_2 Atx10homo_assoc Cnd1 DRIM HEAT HEAT_2 HEAT_EZ HEAT_PBS IBB IFRD KAP Neurochondrin Proteasom_PSMB Ric8 RICTOR_N UNC45-central V-ATPase_H_N |
Similarity to PfamA using HHSearch: | HEAT Atx10homo_assoc HEAT_EZ HEAT_2 |
External database links
HOMSTRAD: | ARM |
SCOP: | 3bct |
SMART: | ARM |
This tab holds annotation information from the InterPro database.
InterPro entry IPR000225
The armadillo (Arm) repeat is an approximately 40 amino acid long tandemly repeated sequence motif first identified in the Drosophila melanogaster segment polarity gene armadillo involved in signal transduction through wingless. Animal Arm-repeat proteins function in various processes, including intracellular signalling and cytoskeletal regulation, and include such proteins as beta-catenin, the junctional plaque protein plakoglobin, the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumour suppressor protein, and the nuclear transport factor importin-alpha, amongst others [PUBMED:9770300]. A subset of these proteins is conserved across eukaryotic kingdoms. In higher plants, some Arm-repeat proteins function in intracellular signalling like their mammalian counterparts, while others have novel functions [PUBMED:12946625].
The 3-dimensional fold of an armadillo repeat is known from the crystal structure of beta-catenin, where the 12 repeats form a superhelix of alpha helices with three helices per unit [PUBMED:9298899]. The cylindrical structure features a positively charged grove, which presumably interacts with the acidic surfaces of the known interaction partners of beta-catenin.
Gene Ontology
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Molecular function | protein binding (GO:0005515) |
Domain organisation
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Pfam Clan
This family is a member of clan TPR (CL0020), which has the following description:
Tetratricopeptide-like repeats are found in a numerous and diverse proteins involved in such functions as cell cycle regulation, transcriptional control, mitochondrial and peroxisomal protein transport, neurogenesis and protein folding.
The clan contains the following 157 members:
Adaptin_N Alkyl_sulf_dimr ANAPC3 ANAPC5 ANAPC8 API5 Arm Arm_2 Arm_3 Atx10homo_assoc B56 BAF250_C BTAD CAS_CSE1 ChAPs CHIP_TPR_N CID CLASP_N Clathrin Clathrin-link Clathrin_H_link Clathrin_propel Cnd1 Cnd3 Coatomer_E Cohesin_HEAT Cohesin_load ComR_TPR COPI_C CPL CRM1_C Cse1 CTK3 DHR-2 DNA_alkylation Drf_FH3 Drf_GBD DUF1822 DUF2019 DUF2225 DUF3385 DUF3458_C DUF3808 DUF3856 DUF4042 DUF5691 DUF924 EST1 EST1_DNA_bind FAT Fis1_TPR_C Fis1_TPR_N Foie-gras_1 GUN4_N HAT HEAT HEAT_2 HEAT_EZ HEAT_PBS HemY_N HrpB1_HrpK HSM3_N IBB IBN_N IFRD Importin_rep_3 Importin_rep_6 KAP Leuk-A4-hydro_C LRV LRV_FeS MA3 MIF4G MIF4G_like MIF4G_like_2 MMS19_C Mo25 MRP-S27 Mtf2 NARP1 Neurochondrin Nipped-B_C Nro1 NSF Paf67 ParcG PC_rep PHAT PI3Ka PknG_TPR PPP5 PPR PPR_1 PPR_2 PPR_3 PPR_long PPTA Proteasom_PSMB PUF Rab5-bind Rapsyn_N RIX1 RNPP_C RPM2 RPN7 Sel1 SHNi-TPR SNAP SPO22 SRP_TPR_like ST7 Suf SusD-like SusD-like_2 SusD-like_3 SusD_RagB SYCP2_ARLD TAF6_C TAL_effector TAtT Tcf25 TIP120 TOM20_plant TPR_1 TPR_10 TPR_11 TPR_12 TPR_14 TPR_15 TPR_16 TPR_17 TPR_18 TPR_19 TPR_2 TPR_20 TPR_21 TPR_3 TPR_4 TPR_5 TPR_6 TPR_7 TPR_8 TPR_9 TPR_MalT UNC45-central Upf2 V-ATPase_H_C V-ATPase_H_N Vac14_Fab1_bd Vitellogenin_N Vps39_1 W2 Wzy_C_2 Xpo1 YcaO_C YfiO Zmiz1_NAlignments
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Curation
Seed source: | SMART |
Previous IDs: | Armadillo_seg; |
Type: | Repeat |
Sequence Ontology: | SO:0001068 |
Author: |
Bateman A |
Number in seed: | 197 |
Number in full: | 59553 |
Average length of the domain: | 40.70 aa |
Average identity of full alignment: | 24 % |
Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 17.58 % |
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Model length: | 41 | ||||||||||||
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Interactions
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Cse1 APC_r Parathyroid Arm MHC_I zf-C4 Myc_N ICAT Axin_b-cat_bind NUP50 Ku_C Hormone_recep Ig_3 BCL9 IBB Snurportin1 Nucleoplasmin APC_15aa IBB Nucleoplasmin Cadherin_C CTNNB1_binding Flu_PB2Structures
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