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Protein Similarity Networks Reveal Relationships among Sequence, Structure, and Function within the Cupin Superfamily

The cupin superfamily is extremely diverse and includes catalytically inactive seed storage proteins, sugar-binding metal-independent epimerases, and metal-dependent enzymes possessing dioxygenase, decarboxylase, and other activities. Although numerous proteins of this superfamily have been structur...

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Autores principales: Uberto, Richard, Moomaw, Ellen W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3765361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24040257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074477
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description The cupin superfamily is extremely diverse and includes catalytically inactive seed storage proteins, sugar-binding metal-independent epimerases, and metal-dependent enzymes possessing dioxygenase, decarboxylase, and other activities. Although numerous proteins of this superfamily have been structurally characterized, the functions of many of them have not been experimentally determined. We report the first use of protein similarity networks (PSNs) to visualize trends of sequence and structure in order to make functional inferences in this remarkably diverse superfamily. PSNs provide a way to visualize relatedness of structure and sequence among a given set of proteins. Structure- and sequence-based clustering of cupin members reflects functional clustering. Networks based only on cupin domains and networks based on the whole proteins provide complementary information. Domain-clustering supports phylogenetic conclusions that the N- and C-terminal domains of bicupin proteins evolved independently. Interestingly, although many functionally similar enzymatic cupin members bind the same active site metal ion, the structure and sequence clustering does not correlate with the identity of the bound metal. It is anticipated that the application of PSNs to this superfamily will inform experimental work and influence the functional annotation of databases.
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spelling pubmed-37653612013-09-13 Protein Similarity Networks Reveal Relationships among Sequence, Structure, and Function within the Cupin Superfamily Uberto, Richard Moomaw, Ellen W. PLoS One Research Article The cupin superfamily is extremely diverse and includes catalytically inactive seed storage proteins, sugar-binding metal-independent epimerases, and metal-dependent enzymes possessing dioxygenase, decarboxylase, and other activities. Although numerous proteins of this superfamily have been structurally characterized, the functions of many of them have not been experimentally determined. We report the first use of protein similarity networks (PSNs) to visualize trends of sequence and structure in order to make functional inferences in this remarkably diverse superfamily. PSNs provide a way to visualize relatedness of structure and sequence among a given set of proteins. Structure- and sequence-based clustering of cupin members reflects functional clustering. Networks based only on cupin domains and networks based on the whole proteins provide complementary information. Domain-clustering supports phylogenetic conclusions that the N- and C-terminal domains of bicupin proteins evolved independently. Interestingly, although many functionally similar enzymatic cupin members bind the same active site metal ion, the structure and sequence clustering does not correlate with the identity of the bound metal. It is anticipated that the application of PSNs to this superfamily will inform experimental work and influence the functional annotation of databases. Public Library of Science 2013-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3765361/ /pubmed/24040257 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074477 Text en © 2013 Uberto, Moomaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
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Protein Similarity Networks Reveal Relationships among Sequence, Structure, and Function within the Cupin Superfamily
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title_full Protein Similarity Networks Reveal Relationships among Sequence, Structure, and Function within the Cupin Superfamily
title_fullStr Protein Similarity Networks Reveal Relationships among Sequence, Structure, and Function within the Cupin Superfamily
title_full_unstemmed Protein Similarity Networks Reveal Relationships among Sequence, Structure, and Function within the Cupin Superfamily
title_short Protein Similarity Networks Reveal Relationships among Sequence, Structure, and Function within the Cupin Superfamily
title_sort protein similarity networks reveal relationships among sequence, structure, and function within the cupin superfamily
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3765361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24040257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074477
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