nicastrin, isoform E [Drosophila melanogaster]
Protein Classification
nicastrin( domain architecture ID 10133853)
nicastrin is an essential subunit of the gamma-secretase complex, an endoprotease complex that catalyzes the intramembrane cleavage of integral membrane proteins such as Notch receptors and APP (amyloid-beta precursor protein)
List of domain hits
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| M28_Nicastrin | cd03881 | M28 Zn-peptidase nicastrin, a main component of gamma-secretase complex; Peptidase M28 family, ... |
42-639 | 0e+00 | |||||||||
M28 Zn-peptidase nicastrin, a main component of gamma-secretase complex; Peptidase M28 family, nicastrin subfamily. Nicastrin is a main component of the gamma-secretase complex, which also contains presenilin, Pen-2 and Aph-1. Its extracellular domain sequence resembles aminopeptidases, but certain catalytic residues are not conserved. It is mainly localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi. It is highly glycosylated (Mr 120 kDa) and is essential for substrate recognition of the N-terminus of gamma-secretase substrates derived from APP and Notch. Nicastrin facilitates substrate cleavage by the catalytic presenilin subunit in the gamma-secretase complex. One conserved glutamate is especially important, probably because this residue forms an ion pair with the amino terminus of the substrate. This substrate-binding domain is often called the DAP domain (named after DYIGS, the amino acid stretch that modulates amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing, and Peptidase homologous region). The sequence of the substrate N-terminus is apparently not critical for the interaction, but a free amino group is. Thus, nicastrin can be considered a kind of gatekeeper for the gamma-secretase complex: type I membrane proteins that have not shed their ectodomains cannot interact properly with nicastrin and do not gain access to the active site. Dysfunction of gamma-secretase is thought to cause Alzheimer's disease, with most mutations derived from Alzheimer's disease mapping to the catalytic subunit presenilin 1 (PS1). : Pssm-ID: 349877 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 519 Bit Score: 539.70 E-value: 0e+00
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| M28_Nicastrin | cd03881 | M28 Zn-peptidase nicastrin, a main component of gamma-secretase complex; Peptidase M28 family, ... |
42-639 | 0e+00 | |||||||||
M28 Zn-peptidase nicastrin, a main component of gamma-secretase complex; Peptidase M28 family, nicastrin subfamily. Nicastrin is a main component of the gamma-secretase complex, which also contains presenilin, Pen-2 and Aph-1. Its extracellular domain sequence resembles aminopeptidases, but certain catalytic residues are not conserved. It is mainly localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi. It is highly glycosylated (Mr 120 kDa) and is essential for substrate recognition of the N-terminus of gamma-secretase substrates derived from APP and Notch. Nicastrin facilitates substrate cleavage by the catalytic presenilin subunit in the gamma-secretase complex. One conserved glutamate is especially important, probably because this residue forms an ion pair with the amino terminus of the substrate. This substrate-binding domain is often called the DAP domain (named after DYIGS, the amino acid stretch that modulates amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing, and Peptidase homologous region). The sequence of the substrate N-terminus is apparently not critical for the interaction, but a free amino group is. Thus, nicastrin can be considered a kind of gatekeeper for the gamma-secretase complex: type I membrane proteins that have not shed their ectodomains cannot interact properly with nicastrin and do not gain access to the active site. Dysfunction of gamma-secretase is thought to cause Alzheimer's disease, with most mutations derived from Alzheimer's disease mapping to the catalytic subunit presenilin 1 (PS1). Pssm-ID: 349877 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 519 Bit Score: 539.70 E-value: 0e+00
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| Nicastrin | pfam05450 | Nicastrin; Nicastrin and presenilin are two major components of the gamma-secretase complex, ... |
266-499 | 2.83e-107 | |||||||||
Nicastrin; Nicastrin and presenilin are two major components of the gamma-secretase complex, which executes the intramembrane proteolysis of type I integral membrane proteins such as the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and Notch. Nicastrin is synthesized in fibroblasts and neurons as an endoglycosidase-H-sensitive glycosylated precursor protein (immature nicastrin) and is then modified by complex glycosylation in the Golgi apparatus and by sialylation in the trans-Golgi network (mature nicastrin). A region featured in this family has a fold similar to human transferrin receptor (TfR) and a bacterial aminopeptidase. It is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Pssm-ID: 310213 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 227 Bit Score: 324.88 E-value: 2.83e-107
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| Iap | COG2234 | Zn-dependent amino- or carboxypeptidase, M28 family [Posttranslational modification, protein ... |
236-460 | 3.83e-11 | |||||||||
Zn-dependent amino- or carboxypeptidase, M28 family [Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones, Amino acid transport and metabolism]; Pssm-ID: 441835 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 257 Bit Score: 64.00 E-value: 3.83e-11
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| M28_Nicastrin | cd03881 | M28 Zn-peptidase nicastrin, a main component of gamma-secretase complex; Peptidase M28 family, ... |
42-639 | 0e+00 | |||||||||
M28 Zn-peptidase nicastrin, a main component of gamma-secretase complex; Peptidase M28 family, nicastrin subfamily. Nicastrin is a main component of the gamma-secretase complex, which also contains presenilin, Pen-2 and Aph-1. Its extracellular domain sequence resembles aminopeptidases, but certain catalytic residues are not conserved. It is mainly localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi. It is highly glycosylated (Mr 120 kDa) and is essential for substrate recognition of the N-terminus of gamma-secretase substrates derived from APP and Notch. Nicastrin facilitates substrate cleavage by the catalytic presenilin subunit in the gamma-secretase complex. One conserved glutamate is especially important, probably because this residue forms an ion pair with the amino terminus of the substrate. This substrate-binding domain is often called the DAP domain (named after DYIGS, the amino acid stretch that modulates amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing, and Peptidase homologous region). The sequence of the substrate N-terminus is apparently not critical for the interaction, but a free amino group is. Thus, nicastrin can be considered a kind of gatekeeper for the gamma-secretase complex: type I membrane proteins that have not shed their ectodomains cannot interact properly with nicastrin and do not gain access to the active site. Dysfunction of gamma-secretase is thought to cause Alzheimer's disease, with most mutations derived from Alzheimer's disease mapping to the catalytic subunit presenilin 1 (PS1). Pssm-ID: 349877 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 519 Bit Score: 539.70 E-value: 0e+00
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| Nicastrin | pfam05450 | Nicastrin; Nicastrin and presenilin are two major components of the gamma-secretase complex, ... |
266-499 | 2.83e-107 | |||||||||
Nicastrin; Nicastrin and presenilin are two major components of the gamma-secretase complex, which executes the intramembrane proteolysis of type I integral membrane proteins such as the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and Notch. Nicastrin is synthesized in fibroblasts and neurons as an endoglycosidase-H-sensitive glycosylated precursor protein (immature nicastrin) and is then modified by complex glycosylation in the Golgi apparatus and by sialylation in the trans-Golgi network (mature nicastrin). A region featured in this family has a fold similar to human transferrin receptor (TfR) and a bacterial aminopeptidase. It is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Pssm-ID: 310213 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 227 Bit Score: 324.88 E-value: 2.83e-107
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| Ncstrn_small | pfam18266 | Nicastrin small lobe; This domain is part of the protein Nicastrin, a component of gamma ... |
39-212 | 1.22e-62 | |||||||||
Nicastrin small lobe; This domain is part of the protein Nicastrin, a component of gamma secretase present in Homo sapiens. Gamma-secretase is thought to contribute to Alzheimer's disease development by generating beta-amyloid peptides. This domain is the known as the small lobe which forms the 'lid'. The lid is an extended surface loop that covers the hydrophilic pocket that is thought to be responsible for substrate recruitment. On substrate binding, the large lobe is thought to rotate relative to the small lobe. Pssm-ID: 465690 Cd Length: 167 Bit Score: 205.94 E-value: 1.22e-62
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| M28 | cd02690 | M28 Zn-peptidases include aminopeptidases and carboxypeptidases; Peptidase M28 family (also ... |
240-456 | 1.53e-11 | |||||||||
M28 Zn-peptidases include aminopeptidases and carboxypeptidases; Peptidase M28 family (also called aminopeptidase Y family) contains aminopeptidases as well as carboxypeptidases. They have co-catalytic zinc ions; each zinc ion is tetrahedrally co-ordinated, with three amino acid ligands plus activated water; one aspartate residue binds both metal ions. The aminopeptidases in this family are also called bacterial leucyl aminopeptidases, but are able to release a variety of N-terminal amino acids. IAP aminopeptidase and aminopeptidase Y preferentially release basic amino acids while glutamate carboxypeptidase II preferentially releases C-terminal glutamates. Plasma glutamate carboxypeptidase (PGCP) and glutamate carboxypeptidase II (NAALADase) hydrolyze dipeptides. Several members of the M28 peptidase family have PA domain inserts which may participate in substrate binding and/or in promoting conformational changes, which influence the stability and accessibility of the site to substrate. These include prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), yeast aminopeptidase S (SGAP), human transferrin receptors (TfR1 and TfR2), plasma glutamate carboxypeptidase (PGCP) and several predicted aminopeptidases where relatively little is known about them. Also included in the M28 family are glutaminyl cyclases (QC), which are involved in N-terminal glutamine cyclization of many endocrine peptides. Nicastrin and nicalin belong to this family but lack the amino-acid conservation required for catalytically active aminopeptidases. Pssm-ID: 349868 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 202 Bit Score: 64.29 E-value: 1.53e-11
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| Iap | COG2234 | Zn-dependent amino- or carboxypeptidase, M28 family [Posttranslational modification, protein ... |
236-460 | 3.83e-11 | |||||||||
Zn-dependent amino- or carboxypeptidase, M28 family [Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones, Amino acid transport and metabolism]; Pssm-ID: 441835 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 257 Bit Score: 64.00 E-value: 3.83e-11
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| Peptidase_M28 | pfam04389 | Peptidase family M28; |
242-456 | 1.05e-07 | |||||||||
Peptidase family M28; Pssm-ID: 461288 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 192 Bit Score: 52.67 E-value: 1.05e-07
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| M28_like_PA_PDZ_associated | cd05663 | M28 Zn-peptidase containing a protease-associated (PA) domain insert and associated with a PDZ ... |
286-457 | 1.73e-04 | |||||||||
M28 Zn-peptidase containing a protease-associated (PA) domain insert and associated with a PDZ domain; Peptidase family M28 (also called aminopeptidase Y family), uncharacterized subfamily. The M28 family contains aminopeptidases as well as carboxypeptidases. They have co-catalytic zinc ions; each zinc ion is tetrahedrally co-ordinated, with three amino acid ligands plus activated water; one aspartate residue binds both metal ions. This subfamily is composed of uncharacterized proteins, many of which contain a protease-associated (PA) domain insert which may participate in substrate binding and/or promote conformational changes, influencing the stability and accessibility of the site to substrate. Proteins in this subfamily are also associated with the PDZ domain, a widespread protein module that has been recruited to serve multiple functions during the course of evolution. Pssm-ID: 349913 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 266 Bit Score: 43.98 E-value: 1.73e-04
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| M28_nicalin_like | cd03882 | M28 Zn-Peptidase Nicalin, Nicastrin-like protein; Peptidase M28 family, Nicalin ... |
268-415 | 8.92e-04 | |||||||||
M28 Zn-Peptidase Nicalin, Nicastrin-like protein; Peptidase M28 family, Nicalin (nicastrin-like protein) subfamily. Nicalin is distantly related to Nicastrin, a component of the Alzheimer's disease-associated gamma-secretase, and forms a complex with Nomo (nodal modulator) pM5. Similar to Nicastrin, Nicalin lacks the amino-acid conservation required for catalytically active aminopeptidases. Functional studies in zebrafish embryos and cultured human cells reveal that nicalin and Nomo collaborate to antagonize the Nodal/TGFbeta signaling pathway. Thus, nicastrin and nicalin are both associated with protein complexes involved in cell fate decisions during early embryonic development. Pssm-ID: 349878 Cd Length: 296 Bit Score: 41.97 E-value: 8.92e-04
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| M28_like | cd03877 | M28 Zn-peptidase, many containing a protease-associated (PA) domain insert; Peptidase family ... |
286-457 | 3.94e-03 | |||||||||
M28 Zn-peptidase, many containing a protease-associated (PA) domain insert; Peptidase family M28 (also called aminopeptidase Y family), uncharacterized subfamily. The M28 family contains aminopeptidases as well as carboxypeptidases. They have co-catalytic zinc ions; each zinc ion is tetrahedrally co-ordinated, with three amino acid ligands plus activated water; one aspartate residue binds both metal ions. This subfamily is composed of uncharacterized proteins, many of which contain a protease-associated (PA) domain insert which may participate in substrate binding and/or promote conformational changes, influencing the stability and accessibility of the site to substrate. Some proteins in this subfamily are also associated with the PDZ domain, a widespread protein module that has been recruited to serve multiple functions during the course of evolution. Pssm-ID: 349874 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 206 Bit Score: 39.15 E-value: 3.94e-03
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| M28_PMSA_TfR_like | cd03874 | M28 Zn-peptidase Transferrin Receptor-like family; Peptidase M28 family; Transferrin Receptor ... |
281-415 | 9.83e-03 | |||||||||
M28 Zn-peptidase Transferrin Receptor-like family; Peptidase M28 family; Transferrin Receptor (TfR) and prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA, also called glutamate carboxypeptidase or GCP-II) subfamily. TfR and PSMA are homodimeric type II transmembrane proteins containing three distinct domains: protease-like, apical or protease-associated (PA) and helical domains. The protease-like domain is a large extracellular portion (ectodomain). In TfR, it contains a binding site for the transferrin molecule and has 28% identity to membrane glutamate carboxypeptidase II (mGCP-II or PSMA). The PA domain is inserted between the first and second strands of the central beta sheet in the protease-like domain. TfR1 is widely expressed, and is a key player in the uptake of iron-loaded transferrin (Tf) into cells. The TfR1 homodimer binds two molecules of Tf and the complex is then internalized. TfR1 may also participate in cell growth and proliferation. TfR2 binds Tf but with a significantly lower affinity than TfR1. It is expressed chiefly in hepatocytes, hematopoietic cells, and duodenal crypt cells; its expression overlaps with that of hereditary hemochromatosis protein (HFE). TfR2 is involved in iron homeostasis; in humans, mutations in TfR2 are associated with a form of hemochromatosis (HFE3). PSMA is over-expressed predominantly in prostate cancer (PCa) as well as in the neovasculature of most solid tumors, but not in the vasculature of normal tissues. PSMA is considered a biomarker for PCa and possibly for use as an imaging and therapeutic target. The extracellular domain of PSMA possesses two unique enzymatic functions: N-acetylated, alpha-linked acidic dipeptidase (NAALADase) which cleaves terminal glutamate from the neurodipeptide N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (NAAG), and folate hydrolase (FOLH) which cleaves the terminal glutamates from gamma-linked polyglutamates (carboxypeptidase). A mutation in this gene may be associated with impaired intestinal absorption of dietary folates, resulting in low blood folate levels and consequent hyperhomocysteinemia. Expression of this protein in the brain may be involved in a number of pathological conditions associated with glutamate excitotoxicity. This gene likely arose from a duplication event of a nearby chromosomal region. Alternative splicing gives rise to multiple transcript variants. While related in sequence to peptidase M28 GCP-II, TfR lacks the metal ion coordination centers and protease activity. Pssm-ID: 349871 [Multi-domain] Cd Length: 278 Bit Score: 38.43 E-value: 9.83e-03
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