Glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase

Details

Name
Glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase
Synonyms
  • 2.3.2.5
  • EC
  • Glutaminyl cyclase
  • Glutaminyl-tRNA cyclotransferase
  • Glutamyl cyclase
  • QC
  • sQC
Gene Name
QPCT
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0006497|Glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase
MAGGRHRRVVGTLHLLLLVAALPWASRGVSPSASAWPEEKNYHQPAILNSSALRQIAEGT
SISEMWQNDLQPLLIERYPGSPGSYAARQHIMQRIQRLQADWVLEIDTFLSQTPYGYRSF
SNIISTLNPTAKRHLVLACHYDSKYFSHWNNRVFVGATDSAVPCAMMLELARALDKKLLS
LKTVSDSKPDLSLQLIFFDGEEAFLHWSPQDSLYGSRHLAAKMASTPHPPGARGTSQLHG
MDLLVLLDLIGAPNPTFPNFFPNSARWFERLQAIEHELHELGLLKDHSLEGRYFQNYSYG
GVIQDDHIPFLRRGVPVLHLIPSPFPEVWHTMDDNEENLDESTIDNLNKILQVFVLEYLH
L
Number of residues
361
Molecular Weight
40876.14
Theoretical pI
6.6
GO Classification
Functions
glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase activity / zinc ion binding
Processes
cellular protein modification process / peptidyl-pyroglutamic acid biosynthetic process, using glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase
Components
extracellular exosome
General Function
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function
Responsible for the biosynthesis of pyroglutamyl peptides. Has a bias against acidic and tryptophan residues adjacent to the N-terminal glutaminyl residue and a lack of importance of chain length after the second residue. Also catalyzes N-terminal pyroglutamate formation. In vitro, catalyzes pyroglutamate formation of N-terminally truncated form of APP amyloid-beta peptides [Glu-3]-beta-amyloid. May be involved in the N-terminal pyroglutamate formation of several amyloid-related plaque-forming peptides.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Secreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012328|Glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase (QPCT)
ATGGCAGGCGGAAGACACCGGCGCGTCGTGGGCACCCTCCACCTGCTGCTGCTGGTGGCC
GCCCTGCCCTGGGCATCCAGGGGGGTCAGTCCGAGTGCCTCAGCCTGGCCAGAGGAGAAG
AATTACCACCAGCCAGCCATTTTGAATTCATCGGCTCTTCGGCAAATTGCAGAAGGCACC
AGTATCTCTGAAATGTGGCAAAATGACTTACAGCCATTGCTGATAGAGCGATACCCGGGA
TCCCCTGGAAGCTATGCTGCTCGTCAGCACATCATGCAGCGAATTCAGAGGCTTCAGGCT
GACTGGGTCTTGGAAATAGACACCTTCTTGAGTCAGACACCCTATGGGTACCGGTCTTTC
TCAAATATCATCAGCACCCTCAATCCCACTGCTAAACGACATTTGGTCCTCGCCTGCCAC
TATGACTCCAAGTATTTTTCCCACTGGAACAACAGAGTGTTTGTAGGAGCCACTGATTCA
GCCGTGCCATGTGCAATGATGTTGGAACTTGCTCGTGCCTTAGACAAGAAACTCCTTTCC
TTAAAGACTGTTTCAGACTCCAAGCCAGATTTGTCACTCCAGCTGATCTTCTTTGATGGT
GAAGAGGCTTTTCTTCACTGGTCTCCTCAAGATTCTCTCTATGGGTCTCGACACTTAGCT
GCAAAGATGGCATCGACCCCGCACCCACCTGGAGCGAGAGGCACCAGCCAACTGCATGGC
ATGGATTTATTGGTCTTATTGGATTTGATTGGAGCTCCAAACCCAACGTTTCCCAATTTT
TTTCCAAACTCAGCCAGGTGGTTCGAAAGACTTCAAGCAATTGAACATGAACTTCATGAA
TTGGGTTTGCTCAAGGATCACTCTTTGGAGGGGCGGTATTTCCAGAATTACAGTTATGGA
GGTGTGATTCAGGATGACCATATTCCATTTTTAAGAAGAGGTGTTCCAGTTCTGCATCTG
ATACCGTCTCCTTTCCCTGAAGTCTGGCACACCATGGATGACAATGAAGAAAATTTGGAT
GAATCAACCATTGACAATCTAAACAAAATCCTACAAGTCTTTGTGTTGGAATATCTTCAT
TTGTAA
Chromosome Location
2
Locus
2p22.2
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ16769
UniProtKB Entry NameQPCT_HUMAN
GenBank Gene IDX71125
GenAtlas IDQPCT
HGNC IDHGNC:9753
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB045811-benzylimidazoleexperimentalunknownDetails
DB04622N-acetylhistamineexperimentalunknownDetails
DB04636Glutamine t-butyl esterexperimentalunknownDetails