Granin

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Granin (chromogranin or secretogranin)
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Structure of SS-cyclized catestatin fragment from chromogranin A. [1]
Identifiers
SymbolGranin
Pfam PF01271
InterPro IPR001990
PROSITE PDOC00365
SCOP2 1cfk / SCOPe / SUPFAM
OPM superfamily 282
OPM protein 1lv4
Available protein structures:
Pfam   structures / ECOD  
PDB RCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsum structure summary

Granin (chromogranin and secretogranin) is a protein family of regulated secretory proteins ubiquitously found in the cores of amine and peptide hormone and neurotransmitter dense-core secretory vesicles. [2]

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Function

Granins (chromogranins or secretogranins) are acidic proteins and are present in the secretory granules of a wide variety of endocrine and neuro-endocrine cells. The exact function(s) of these proteins is not yet settled but there is evidence that granins function as pro-hormones, giving rise to an array of peptide fragments for which autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine activities have been demonstrated in vitro and in vivo. The intracellular biochemistry of granins includes binding of Ca2+, ATP and catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine) within the hormone storage vesicle core. There is also evidence that CgA, and perhaps other granins, regulate the biogenesis of dense-core secretory vesicles and hormone sequestration in neuroendocrine cells.

Structure

Apart from their subcellular location and the abundance of acidic residues (Asp and Glu), these proteins do not share many structural similarities. Only one short region, located in the C-terminal section, is conserved in all these proteins. Chromogranins and secretogranins together share a C-terminal motif, whereas chromogranins A and B share a region of high similarity in their N-terminal section; this region includes two cysteine residues involved in a disulfide bond.

There are considerable differences in the amino acid composition between different animals. Commercial assays for measuring human CGA can usually not be used for measuring CGA in samples from other species. Some specific parts of the molecule have a higher degree of amino acid homology and methods where the antibodies are directed against specific epitopes can be used to measure samples from different animals. [3] Region-specific assays measuring defined parts of CGA, CGB and SG2 can be used for measurements in samples from cats and dogs. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Members

Chromogranins

chromogranin A
(parathyroid secretory protein 1)
Identifiers
Symbol CHGA
Alt. symbolsCGA
NCBI gene 1113
HGNC 1929
OMIM 118910
RefSeq NM_001275
UniProt P10645
Other data
Locus Chr. 14 q32
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Structures Swiss-model
Domains InterPro
chromogranin B
(secretogranin 1)
Identifiers
Symbol CHGB
Alt. symbolsSCG1
NCBI gene 1114
HGNC 1930
OMIM 118920
RefSeq NM_001819
UniProt P05060
Other data
Locus Chr. 20 pter-p12
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Structures Swiss-model
Domains InterPro

Secretogranins

secretogranin II
(chromogranin C)
Identifiers
Symbol SCG2
Alt. symbolsCHGC, SgII
NCBI gene 7857
HGNC 10575
OMIM 118930
RefSeq NM_003469
UniProt P13521
Other data
Locus Chr. 2 q35-q36
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Structures Swiss-model
Domains InterPro
secretogranin III
(FLJ90833)
Identifiers
Symbol SCG3
Alt. symbolsSGIII
NCBI gene 29106
HGNC 13707
OMIM 611796
RefSeq NM_013243
UniProt Q8WXD2
Other data
Locus Chr. 15 q21.3
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Structures Swiss-model
Domains InterPro
secretogranin V
(7B2 protein)
Identifiers
Symbol SCG5
Alt. symbolsSGNE1
NCBI gene 6447
HGNC 10816
OMIM 173120
RefSeq NM_003020
UniProt P05408
Other data
Locus Chr. 15 q13-q14
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Structures Swiss-model
Domains InterPro

Extended group

Some other proteins are also proposed to belong to the granins based on their physico-chemical properties. These include NESP55 (SgVI), VGF (SgVII), and ProSAAS (SgVIII). [8]

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro: IPR001990