The amino acid sequence of Emu osteocalcin: gas phase sequencing of Gla-containing proteins |
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Authors: | N L Huq A Tseng G E Chapman |
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Institution: | Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia. |
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Abstract: | Osteocalcin (OC), the major gamma carboxyglutamic acid (Gla)-containing protein of vertebrate bone, has been isolated from bones of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandae) and the primary structure determined by a combination of gas phase N-terminal sequencing of the intact molecule and a proteolytic fragment, and carboxypeptidase Y C-terminal sequencing. Gla residues were located by counting tritium radioactivity in fractions from the N-terminal sequencing of the tritiated/thermally decarboxylated molecule. Emu OC consists of 48 amino acid residues containing 3 Gla residues, and a single disulphide bond. The C-terminal 29 residues are identical to those of the human and sheep OC sequences. Alignment of the N-terminal sequence against those of other OCs reveals greater sequence homology with chicken OC than with mammalian OCs. |
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