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'''Multiple sequence alighment''' (MSA) revealed some conserved residues throughput the whole sulfatase family. Previous experiemnts on catalytic activity of sulfatases describe a set of residues which are essential for the function of sulfatases. A histidine residue (H) and two or more '''''sequential''''' arganine residues (R) are known to be essential, and also characteristic of the N-terminal active site of sulfatases. Our MSA resultaed a number of residues conserves in the N-terminus, along with a H and one R residue. When these conserved residues were marked in the three dimenetional view of ASK in '''PyMol''', they all seemed clustered within a certain region of the molecule. This region is found in the core of the molecule, directly inside a pocket-like surface feature. This region is assumed to be the 'possible active site' of the protein. | |||
Previous investigation has revealed that arylsulfatases D,E,F,G,H,J snd K are localysed in ER and golgi compartments of the cell ([[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17558559?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum]] Ghosh, D.,2007). Human Steroid sulfatase (STS) which has similar sequence fratures to ASK is also localysed in ER. However STS is a membrane bound protein which consists of a globular domain bearing the catalytic site and a transmembrane domain made up of two antiparallel hydrophobic alpha helices (Ghosh, D., 2007). Structural features of ASK do not show an transmembrane domain, therfore has to be a soluble enzyme. | |||
Results of structural comparisons and protein-protein interactions resulted several other proteins, which were used for a second multiple sequence alighment. This alighment also showed a certain degree of conservation of previously described conserved residues. | Results of structural comparisons and protein-protein interactions resulted several other proteins, which were used for a second multiple sequence alighment. This alighment also showed a certain degree of conservation of previously described conserved residues. |
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Multiple sequence alighment (MSA) revealed some conserved residues throughput the whole sulfatase family. Previous experiemnts on catalytic activity of sulfatases describe a set of residues which are essential for the function of sulfatases. A histidine residue (H) and two or more sequential arganine residues (R) are known to be essential, and also characteristic of the N-terminal active site of sulfatases. Our MSA resultaed a number of residues conserves in the N-terminus, along with a H and one R residue. When these conserved residues were marked in the three dimenetional view of ASK in PyMol, they all seemed clustered within a certain region of the molecule. This region is found in the core of the molecule, directly inside a pocket-like surface feature. This region is assumed to be the 'possible active site' of the protein.
Previous investigation has revealed that arylsulfatases D,E,F,G,H,J snd K are localysed in ER and golgi compartments of the cell ([[1]] Ghosh, D.,2007). Human Steroid sulfatase (STS) which has similar sequence fratures to ASK is also localysed in ER. However STS is a membrane bound protein which consists of a globular domain bearing the catalytic site and a transmembrane domain made up of two antiparallel hydrophobic alpha helices (Ghosh, D., 2007). Structural features of ASK do not show an transmembrane domain, therfore has to be a soluble enzyme.
Results of structural comparisons and protein-protein interactions resulted several other proteins, which were used for a second multiple sequence alighment. This alighment also showed a certain degree of conservation of previously described conserved residues.