Secretoglobin

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Secretoglobin
Identifiers
SymbolSecretoglobin
Pfam PF01099
InterPro IPR016126
PROSITE PS51311
SCOP2 d1utra_ / SCOPe / SUPFAM
CDD cd00633

Secretoglobins (SCGBs) are a family of small, alpha-helical, disulfide linked, dimeric proteins found only in mammals. This family was formerly known as the Uteroglobin/Clara cell 10-kDa family, after the two aliases of its founding member Uteroglobin.

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Structure and function

The proteins are mostly alpha-helical, and the dimer is formed in an antiparallel way. The dimer interface features a cavity formed across the two monomers, which can accommodate small to medium sized ligands like steroids and phospholipids. [1] The binding and release may be coupled with the redox state of the cystines, i.e. the presence of these disulfide bonds. [2]

Many have regulatory functions.

Classification

The family was classified by sequence homology into 6 subfamilies in 2006. [3] The human and mouse genomes only contain the first three families, per an 2011 update. Not every family is monophyletic. [4]

SubfamilyGroupMember
Symbol [4] NameLigand(s)
1UGBAUGBSCGB1A1 Uteroglobin (UGB); blastokinin, CCSPphosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol, PCB
BABPA-likeScgb1b2 (rodent)in general: steroid pheromones
C SCGB1C1
SCGB1C2
D lipophilin A/B
2A
BABPBG-likeScgb2b1 (rodent)in general: steroid pheromones
3UGB-likeAUGB-likeSCGB3A1
SCGB3A2

Rat prostatein (rat prostatic steroid binding protein) is a three component protein built from three lipophilin-like genes in groups 2 and 3. [3]

Extra subfamilies

Subfamilies 4 through 6 are not found in human or mice, and they might as well be duplicates of existing groups. [3]

Subfamily 6 was supposed to include rat RYD5, [3] now reassigned Scgb1c1. [4]

Subfamily 4 formerly included what is now known as group 1B and 2B as group 4A. Pairs of 1B/2B (ABP) genes are arranged head-to-head on the chromosome into "modules" that have been independently duplicated. [4]

Fel d 1 was supposed to be split into two subfamilies: chain 1 in subfamily 4, and chain 2 in subfamily 5. [3] Although it is not mentioned in the 2011 update, InterPro matches suggest that CH1 is similar to 1B and CH2 is similar to 2B. [5] Extra computational research confirms the similarity, possibly invalidating subfamilies 4 and 5 as well. [6]

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References

  1. Umland TC, Swaminathan S, Singh G, Warty V, Furey W, Pletcher J, Sax M (August 1994). "Structure of a human Clara cell phospholipid-binding protein-ligand complex at 1.9 A resolution". Nature Structural Biology. 1 (8): 538–45. doi:10.1038/nsb0894-538. PMID   7664082. S2CID   28261246.
  2. Härd T, Barnes HJ, Larsson C, Gustafsson JA, Lund J (November 1995). "Solution structure of a mammalian PCB-binding protein in complex with a PCB". Nature Structural Biology. 2 (11): 983–9. doi:10.1038/nsb1195-983. PMID   7583672. S2CID   10369347.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Klug J, Beier HM, Bernard A, Chilton BS, Fleming TP, Lehrer RI, et al. (25 January 2006). "Uteroglobin/Clara cell 10-kDa family of proteins: nomenclature committee report". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 923 (1): 348–54. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05549.x. PMID   11193777. S2CID   38862724.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Jackson BC, Thompson DC, Wright MW, McAndrews M, Bernard A, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V (October 2011). "Update of the human secretoglobin (SCGB) gene superfamily and an example of 'evolutionary bloom' of androgen-binding protein genes within the mouse Scgb gene superfamily". Human Genomics. 5 (6): 691–702. doi:10.1186/1479-7364-5-6-691. PMC   3251818 . PMID   22155607.
  5. "Fel d 1 chain 1", Mus musculus, "Fel d 1 chain 2", Mus musculus. InterPro.
  6. Durairaj R, Pageat P, Bienboire-Frosini C (2018). "Another cat and mouse game: Deciphering the evolution of the SCGB superfamily and exploring the molecular similarity of major cat allergen Fel d 1 and mouse ABP using computational approaches". PLOS ONE. 13 (5): e0197618. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1397618D. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197618 . PMC   5957422 . PMID   29771985.