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Maria B. Tereshina Anastasiya S. Ivanova Fedor M. Eroshkin Daria D. Korotkova Alexey M. Nesterenko Andrey V. Bayramov Elena A. Solovieva Elena A. Parshina Eugeny E. Orlov Natalia Y. Martynova Andrey G. Zaraisky 《Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000)》2019,57(5)
The Agr family genes, Ag1, Agr2, and Agr3, encode for the thioredoxin domain containing secreted proteins and are specific only for vertebrates. These proteins are attracting increasing attention due to their involvement in many physiological and pathological processes, including exocrine secretion, cancer, regeneration of the body appendages, and the early brain development. At the same time, the mode by which Agrs regulate intracellular processes are poorly understood. Despite that the receptor to Agr2, the membrane anchored protein Prod1, has been firstly discovered in Urodeles, and it has been shown to interact with Agr2 in the regenerating limb, no functional homologs of Prod1 were identified in other vertebrates. This raises the question of the mechanisms by which Agrs can regulate regeneration in other lower vertebrates. Recently, we have identified that Tfp4 (three‐fingers Protein 4), the structural and functional homolog of Prod1 in Anurans, interacts with Agr2 in Xenopus laevis embryos. In the present work we show by several methods that the activity of Tfp4 is essential for the tadpole tail regeneration as well as for the early eye and forebrain development during embryogenesis. These data show for the first time the common molecular mechanism of regeneration regulation in amphibians by interaction of Prod1 and Agr2 proteins. 相似文献
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In this paper we introduce a computer algorithm and programProAnal for analysis of the structure-activity relationshipin a family of evolutionarily related (and/or artificially mutated)proteins/peptides. The program uses aligned amino acid sequenceswith data of their activity (pK, Km, ED50 or any other) andsearches for correlations between data on activity and variousphysico-chemical characteristics of different regions in primarystructures. In automatic mode, the program generates and verifieshypotheses on the disposition of a sequential modulating regionin a protein, and key characteristics of the region. In manualmode, users can generate and analyze their own hypotheses. Theprogram is implemented on IBM PC or compatible computers. Itis designed to be easily handled by the occasional computeruser and yet it is powerful enough for experienced professionals.ProAnal operation is demonstrated on the example of findingmodulating centers in a family of disintegrinsproteinsfrom snake venoms which inhibit fibrinogen interaction withplatelet receptors. In another example it is shown that theimmunogenicity of peptides is connected with their positivecharge. 相似文献