Eosinophil peroxidase

Details

Name
Eosinophil peroxidase
Synonyms
  • 1.11.1.7
  • EPER
  • EPO
  • EPP
Gene Name
EPX
UniProtKB Entry
P11678Swiss-Prot
Organism
Humans
NCBI Taxonomy ID
9606
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012472|Eosinophil peroxidase
MHLLPALAGVLATLVLAQPCEGTDPASPGAVETSVLRDCIAEAKLLVDAAYNWTQKSIKQ
RLRSGSASPMDLLSYFKQPVAATRTVVRAADYMHVALGLLEEKLQPQRSGPFNVTDVLTE
PQLRLLSQASGCALRDQAERCSDKYRTITGRCNNKRRPLLGASNQALARWLPAEYEDGLS
LPFGWTPSRRRNGFLLPLVRAVSNQIVRFPNERLTSDRGRALMFMQWGQFIDHDLDFSPE
SPARVAFTAGVDCERTCAQLPPCFPIKIPPNDPRIKNQRDCIPFFRSAPSCPQNKNRVRN
QINALTSFVDASMVYGSEVSLSLRLRNRTNYLGLLAINQRFQDNGRALLPFDNLHDDPCL
LTNRSARIPCFLAGDTRSTETPKLAAMHTLFMREHNRLATELRRLNPRWNGDKLYNEARK
IMGAMVQIITYRDFLPLVLGKARARRTLGHYRGYCSNVDPRVANVFTLAFRFGHTMLQPF
MFRLDSQYRASAPNSHVPLSSAFFASWRIVYEGGIDPILRGLMATPAKLNRQDAMLVDEL
RDRLFRQVRRIGLDLAALNMQRSRDHGLPGYNAWRRFCGLSQPRNLAQLSRVLKNQDLAR
KFLNLYGTPDNIDIWIGAIAEPLLPGARVGPLLACLFENQFRRARDGDRFWWQKRGVFTK
RQRKALSRISLSRIICDNTGITTVSRDIFRANIYPRGFVNCSRIPRLNLSAWRGT
Number of residues
715
Molecular Weight
81039.5
Theoretical pI
10.81
GO Classification
Functions
lactoperoxidase activity
Processes
defense response to bacterium / negative regulation of macrophage cytokine production
Components
extracellular region / extracellular space / secretory granule lumen
General Function
Mediates tyrosine nitration of secondary granule proteins in mature resting eosinophils. Shows significant inhibitory activity towards Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv by inducing bacterial fragmentation and lysis
Specific Function
Heme binding
Pfam Domain Function
Signal Regions
1-17
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Cytoplasmic granule
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012473|Eosinophil peroxidase (EPX)
ATGCATCTGCTCCCAGCCCTGGCAGGGGTCCTGGCCACACTCGTCCTCGCCCAGCCCTGT
GAGGGCACTGACCCAGCCTCCCCTGGGGCAGTGGAGACCTCGGTCCTGCGAGACTGCATA
GCAGAGGCCAAGTTGCTGGTGGATGCTGCCTACAATTGGACCCAGAAGAGCATCAAGCAG
CGGCTTCGCAGCGGTTCAGCCAGCCCCATGGACCTCCTGTCCTACTTCAAACAACCGGTA
GCAGCCACCAGGACAGTTGTTCGGGCCGCAGATTATATGCATGTGGCTTTGGGGCTGCTT
GAAGAGAAGTTACAACCCCAGCGGTCCGGACCCTTCAATGTCACTGATGTGCTAACAGAA
CCACAGCTGCGGCTGCTGTCCCAGGCCAGTGGCTGTGCTCTCCGGGACCAGGCCGAGCGC
TGCAGCGACAAGTACCGCACCATCACTGGACGGTGCAACAACAAGAGGAGACCCTTGCTA
GGGGCCTCCAACCAGGCTCTGGCTCGCTGGCTGCCCGCCGAGTATGAGGATGGGCTGTCG
CTCCCCTTCGGCTGGACCCCCAGCAGGAGGCGCAATGGCTTCCTTCTCCCTCTTGTCCGG
GCTGTCTCCAACCAGATTGTGCGCTTCCCCAATGAGAGACTGACCTCCGACCGTGGCCGA
GCCCTCATGTTCATGCAGTGGGGCCAGTTCATTGACCATGACCTGGACTTCTCCCCGGAG
TCCCCGGCCAGAGTGGCCTTCACTGCAGGCGTTGACTGTGAGAGGACCTGCGCCCAGCTG
CCCCCCTGCTTTCCCATCAAGATCCCACCCAATGACCCCCGCATCAAGAACCAGCGTGAC
TGCATCCCTTTCTTCCGCTCGGCACCCTCATGCCCCCAAAACAAGAACAGAGTCCGCAAC
CAGATCAACGCGCTCACCTCCTTTGTGGACGCCAGCATGGTGTATGGCAGTGAGGTCTCC
CTCTCGCTGCGGCTCCGCAACCGGACCAACTACCTGGGGCTGCTGGCCATCAACCAGCGC
TTTCAAGACAACGGCCGGGCCCTGCTGCCCTTCGACAACCTGCACGATGACCCCTGTCTC
CTCACCAACCGCTCGGCGCGCATCCCCTGCTTCCTGGCAGGTGACACCCGATCAACGGAA
ACCCCCAAACTGGCAGCCATGCACACCCTCTTTATGCGAGAGCACAACCGGCTGGCCACC
GAGCTGAGACGCCTGAATCCCCGGTGGAATGGAGACAAACTGTACAATGAGGCTCGGAAG
ATCATGGGGGCCATGGTCCAGATCATCACCTACCGAGACTTTCTGCCCCTGGTTCTGGGC
AAGGCCCGGGCCAGGAGAACCCTGGGGCACTACAGGGGGTACTGCTCCAATGTGGACCCA
CGGGTGGCCAATGTCTTCACCCTGGCCTTCCGCTTTGGCCACACAATGCTCCAGCCCTTC
ATGTTCCGCTTGGACAGTCAGTACCGGGCCTCCGCACCCAACTCGCATGTCCCACTTAGC
TCTGCCTTCTTTGCCAGCTGGCGGATCGTGTATGAAGGGGGCATCGACCCCATCCTCCGG
GGCCTCATGGCCACCCCTGCCAAGCTGAACCGTCAGGATGCCATGTTAGTGGATGAGCTC
CGGGACCGGCTGTTTCGGCAAGTGAGGAGGATTGGGCTGGACCTGGCAGCTCTCAACATG
CAACGAAGCCGGGACCACGGCCTTCCAGGGTACAATGCTTGGAGGCGCTTCTGTGGGCTC
TCCCAGCCCCGGAATTTGGCACAGCTTAGCCGGGTGCTGAAAAACCAGGACTTGGCAAGG
AAGTTCCTGAATTTGTATGGAACACCTGACAACATTGACATCTGGATTGGGGCCATCGCT
GAGCCTCTTTTGCCGGGGGCTCGAGTGGGGCCTCTTCTGGCTTGTCTGTTCGAGAACCAG
TTCAGAAGAGCCCGAGACGGAGACAGGTTCTGGTGGCAGAAACGAGGTGTTTTCACCAAA
AGACAGCGCAAGGCCCTGAGCAGAATTTCCTTGTCTCGAATTATATGTGACAATACCGGT
ATCACCACGGTTTCAAGGGACATCTTCAGAGCCAACATCTACCCTCGGGGCTTTGTGAAC
TGCAGCCGTATCCCCAGGTTGAACCTATCAGCCTGGCGAGGGACATGA
Chromosome Location
17
Locus
17q22
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP11678
UniProtKB Entry NamePERE_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID31183
GenBank Gene IDX14346
GeneCard IDEPX
HGNC IDHGNC:3423
KEGG IDhsa:8288
NCBI Gene ID8288
General References
  1. Sakamaki K, Tomonaga M, Tsukui K, Nagata S: Molecular cloning and characterization of a chromosomal gene for human eosinophil peroxidase. J Biol Chem. 1989 Oct 5;264(28):16828-36. [Article]
  2. Ten RM, Pease LR, McKean DJ, Bell MP, Gleich GJ: Molecular cloning of the human eosinophil peroxidase. Evidence for the existence of a peroxidase multigene family. J Exp Med. 1989 May 1;169(5):1757-69. [Article]
  3. Oxvig C, Thomsen AR, Overgaard MT, Sorensen ES, Hojrup P, Bjerrum MJ, Gleich GJ, Sottrup-Jensen L: Biochemical evidence for heme linkage through esters with Asp-93 and Glu-241 in human eosinophil peroxidase. The ester with Asp-93 is only partially formed in vivo. J Biol Chem. 1999 Jun 11;274(24):16953-8. [Article]
  4. Borelli V, Vita F, Shankar S, Soranzo MR, Banfi E, Scialino G, Brochetta C, Zabucchi G: Human eosinophil peroxidase induces surface alteration, killing, and lysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Infect Immun. 2003 Feb;71(2):605-13. [Article]
  5. Ulrich M, Petre A, Youhnovski N, Promm F, Schirle M, Schumm M, Pero RS, Doyle A, Checkel J, Kita H, Thiyagarajan N, Acharya KR, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, Simon HU, Schwarz H, Tsutsui M, Shimokawa H, Bellon G, Lee JJ, Przybylski M, Doring G: Post-translational tyrosine nitration of eosinophil granule toxins mediated by eosinophil peroxidase. J Biol Chem. 2008 Oct 17;283(42):28629-40. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M801196200. Epub 2008 Aug 11. [Article]
  6. Romano M, Patriarca P, Melo C, Baralle FE, Dri P: Hereditary eosinophil peroxidase deficiency: immunochemical and spectroscopic studies and evidence for a compound heterozygosity of the defect. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Dec 20;91(26):12496-500. [Article]
  7. Nakamura H, Miyagawa K, Ogino K, Endo T, Imai T, Ozasa K, Motohashi Y, Matsuzaki I, Sasahara S, Hatta K, Eboshida A: High contribution contrast between the genes of eosinophil peroxidase and IL-4 receptor alpha-chain in Japanese cedar pollinosis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 Dec;112(6):1127-31. [Article]

Associated Data

Bio-Entities
Bio-EntityType
Eosinophil peroxidase (Humans)protein
primary
Drug Relations
DrugDrug groupPharmacological action?TypeActionsDetails
Melatoninapproved, nutraceutical, vet_approvedunknowntargetinhibitorDetails