Swiss-Prot entry
ID PRIO_OVICA STANDARD; PRT; 256 AA.
AC Q7JIH3;
DT 25-OCT-2004 (Rel. 45, Created)
DT 25-OCT-2004 (Rel. 45, Last sequence update)
DT 10-MAY-2005 (Rel. 47, Last annotation update)
DE Major prion protein precursor (PrP).
GN Name=PRNP; Synonyms=PRP;
OS Ovis canadensis (Bighorn sheep).
OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
OC Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Cetartiodactyla; Ruminantia;
OC Pecora; Bovidae; Caprinae; Ovis.
OX NCBI_TaxID=37174;
RN [1]
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE.
RC TISSUE=Brain;
RA O'Rourke K.I., Spraker T.R., Wild M.A., Miller M.W.;
RT "PrP gene sequence for big horn sheep (Ovis canadensis).";
RL Submitted (JUL-1999) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
CC -!- FUNCTION: The function of PrP is not known. PrP is encoded in the
CC host genome and is expressed both in normal and infected cells (By
CC similarity).
CC -!- SUBUNIT: PrP has a tendency to aggregate yielding polymers called
CC "rods" (By similarity).
CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Attached to the membrane by a GPI-anchor (By
CC similarity).
CC -!- DISEASE: Found in high quantity in the brain of humans and animals
CC infected with degenerative neurological diseases such as kuru,
CC Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome
CC (GSS), scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE),
CC transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME), etc.
CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the prion family.
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DR EMBL; AF166334; AAD48030.1; -; Genomic_DNA. [EMBL / GenBank / DDBJ] [CoDingSequence]
DR SMR; Q7JIH3; 128-233.
DR InterPro; IPR000817; Prion.
DR InterPro; Graphical view of domain structure.
DR Pfam; PF00377; Prion; 1.
DR Pfam; PF03991; Prion_octapep; 5.
DR Pfam; Graphical view of domain structure.
DR PRINTS; PR00341; PRION.
DR SMART; SM00157; PRP; 1.
DR PROSITE; PS00291; PRION_1; 1.
DR PROSITE; PS00706; PRION_2; 1.
DR ProDom [Domain structure / List of seq. sharing at least 1 domain]
DR HOVERGEN [Family / Alignment / Tree]
DR BLOCKS; Q7JIH3.
DR ProtoNet; Q7JIH3.
DR ProtoMap; Q7JIH3.
DR PRESAGE; Q7JIH3.
DR DIP; Q7JIH3.
DR ModBase; Q7JIH3.
DR SWISS-2DPAGE; GET REGION ON 2D PAGE.
KW Glycoprotein; GPI-anchor; Lipoprotein; Membrane; Prion; Repeat;
KW Signal.
FT SIGNAL 1 24 By similarity.
FT CHAIN 25 233 Major prion protein.
FT PROPEP 234 256 Removed in mature form (Potential).
FT REPEAT 54 62 1.
FT REPEAT 63 70 2.
FT REPEAT 71 78 3.
FT REPEAT 79 86 4.
FT REPEAT 87 95 5.
FT REGION 54 95 5 X 8 AA tandem repeats of P-H-G-G-G-W-G-
FT Q.
FT LIPID 233 233 GPI-anchor amidated alanine (Potential).
FT CARBOHYD 184 184 N-linked (GlcNAc...) (Probable).
FT CARBOHYD 200 200 N-linked (GlcNAc...) (Probable).
FT DISULFID 182 217 By similarity.
SQ SEQUENCE 256 AA; 27887 MW; BFC8E95F6FD99746 CRC64;
MVKSHIGSWI LVLFVAMWSD VGLCKKRPKP GGGWNTGGSR YPGQGSPGGN RYPPQGGGGW
GQPHGGGWGQ PHGGGWGQPH GGGWGQPHGG GGWGQGGSHS QWNKPSKPKT NMKHVAGAAA
AGAVVGGLGG YMLGSAMSRP LIHFGNDYED RYYRENMYRY PNQVYYRPVD QYSNQNNFVH
DCVNITVKQH TVTTTTKGEN FTETDIKIME RVVEQMCITQ YQRESQAYYQ RGASVILFSS
PPVILLISFL IFLIVG
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