Biology:DCPS (gene)

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Generic protein structure example
Scavenger mRNA decapping enzyme (DcpS) N-terminal
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crystal structure of mrna decapping enzyme (dcps) from mus musculus at 1.83 a resolution
Identifiers
SymbolDcpS
PfamPF05652
InterProIPR008594
SCOP21st4 / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Scavenger mRNA decapping enzyme C-term binding
Identifiers
SymbolDcpS_C
PfamPF11969
Pfam clanCL0265
SCOP21st4 / SCOPe / SUPFAM

Scavenger mRNA-decapping enzyme DcpS is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCPS gene.[1][2][3]

The scavenger mRNA decapping enzymes include Dcp2 and DcpS. DcpS is a scavenger pyrophosphatase that hydrolyses the residual cap structure following 3' to 5' mRNA degradation. DcpS uses cap dinucleotides or capped oligonucleotides as substrates to release m(7)GMP (N7-methyl GMP), while Dcp2 uses capped mRNA as a substrate in order to hydrolyse the cap to release m(7)GDP (N7-methyl GDP).[4] The association of DcpS with 3' to 5' exonuclease exosome components suggests that these two activities are linked and there is a coupled exonucleolytic decay-dependent decapping pathway. The family contains a histidine triad (HIT) sequence in its C-terminal domain, with three histidines separated by hydrophobic residues.[5] The central histidine within the DcpS HIT motif is critical for decapping activity and defines the HIT motif as a new mRNA decapping domain, making DcpS the first member of the HIT family of proteins with a defined biological function.

See also

References

  1. "The scavenger mRNA decapping enzyme DcpS is a member of the HIT family of pyrophosphatases". EMBO J 21 (17): 4699–4708. Aug 2002. doi:10.1093/emboj/cdf448. PMID 12198172. 
  2. "DcpS can act in the 5'-3' mRNA decay pathway in addition to the 3'-5' pathway". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100 (21): 12081–12086. Oct 2003. doi:10.1073/pnas.1635192100. PMID 14523240. Bibcode2003PNAS..10012081V. 
  3. "Entrez Gene: DCPS decapping enzyme, scavenger". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=28960. 
  4. "Decapping the message: a beginning or an end". Biochem. Soc. Trans. 34 (Pt 1): 35–8. February 2006. doi:10.1042/BST20060035. PMID 16246173. 
  5. "Crystal structure of an Apo mRNA decapping enzyme (DcpS) from Mouse at 1.83 A resolution". Proteins 60 (4): 797–802. September 2005. doi:10.1002/prot.20467. PMID 16001405. 

Further reading

External links

  • PDBe-KB provides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human m7GpppX diphosphatase (DCPS)
This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro: IPR008594