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PZP

Gene
Pzp
Protein
Pregnancy zone protein
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
1495 amino acids
Function
Is able to inhibit all four classes of proteinases by a unique 'trapping' mechanism. This protein has a peptide stretch, called the 'bait region' which contains specific cleavage sites for different proteinases. When a proteinase cleaves the bait region, a conformational change is induced in the protein which traps the proteinase. The entrapped enzyme remains active against low molecular weight substrates (activity against high molecular weight substrates is greatly reduced). Following cleavage in the bait region, a thioester bond is hydrolyzed and mediates the covalent binding of the protein to the proteinase.
Similarity
Belongs to the protease inhibitor I39 (alpha-2-macroglobulin) family.
Mass
165.853 kDa
Sequence
MRRNQLPTPAFLLLFLLLPRDATTATAKPQYVVLVPSEVYSGVPEKACVSLNHVNETVMLSLTLEYAMQQTKLLTDQAVDKDSFYCSPFTISGSPLPYTFITVEIKGPTQRFIKKKSIQIIKAESPVFVQTDKPIYKPGQIVKFRVVSVDISFRPLNETFPVVYIETPKRNRIFQWQNIHLAGGLHQLSFPLSVEPALGIYKVVVQKDSGKKIEHSFEVKEYVLPKFEVIIKMQKTMAFLEEELPITACGVYTYGKPVPGLVTLRVCRKYSRYRSTCHNQNSMSICEEFSQQADDKGCFRQVVKTKVFQLRQKGHDMKIEVEAKIKEEGTGIELTGIGSCEIANALSKLKFTKVNTNYRPGLPFSGQVLLVDEKGKPIPNKNITSVVSPLGYLSIFTTDEHGLANISIDTSNFTAPFLRVVVTYKQNHVCYDNWWLDEFHTQADHSATLVFSPSQSYIQLELVFGTLACGQTQEIRIHYLLNEDIMKNEKDLTFYYLIKARGSIFNLGSHVLSLEQGNMKGVFSLPIQVEPGMAPEAQLLIYAILPNEELVADAQNFEIEKCFANKVNLSFPSAQSLPASDTHLKVKAAPLSLCALTAVDQSVLLLKPEAKLSPQSIYNLLPGKTVQGAFFGVPVYKDHENCISGEDITHNGIVYTPKHSLGDNDAHSIFQSVGINIFTNSKIHKPRFCQEFQHYPAMGGVAPQALAVAASGPGSSFRAMGVPMMGLDYSDEINQVVEVRETVRKYFPETWIWDLVPLDVSGDGELAVKVPDTITEWKASAFCLSGTTGLGLSSTISLQAFQPFFLELTLPYSVVRGEAFTLKATVLNYMSHCIQIRVDLEISPDFLAVPVGGHENSHCICGNERKTVSWAVTPKSLGEVNFTATAEALQSPELCGNKLTEVPALVHKDTVVKSVIVEPEGIEKEQTYNTLLCPQDTELQDNWSLELPPNVVEGSARATHSVLGDILGSAMQNLQNLLQMPYGCGEQNMVLFVPNIYVLNYLNETQQLTEAIKSKAINYLISGYQRQLNYQHSDGSYSTFGNHGGGNTPGNTWLTAFVLKAFAQAQSHIFIEKTHITNAFNWLSMKQKENGCFQQSGYLLNNAMKGGVDDEVTLSAYITIALLEMPLPVTHSAVRNALFCLETAWASISQSQESHVYTKALLAYAFALAGNKAKRSELLESLNKDAVKEEDSLHWQRPGDVQKVKALSFYQPRAPSAEVEMTAYVLLAYLTSESSRPTRDLSSSDLSTASKIVKWISKQQNSHGGFSSTQDTVVALQALSKYGAATFTRSQKEVLVTIESSGTFSKTFHVNSGNRLLLQEVRLPDLPGNYVTKGSGSGCVYLQTSLKYNILPVADGKAPFALQVNTLPLNFDKAGDHRTFQIRINVSYTGERPSSNMVIVDVKMVSGFIPMKPSVKKLQDQPNIQRTEVNTNHVLIYIEKLTNQTLGFSFAVEQDIPVKNLKPAPIKVYDYYETDEFTVEEYSAPFSDGSEQGNA

Gene
PZP
Protein
Pregnancy zone protein
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
1482 amino acids
Function
Is able to inhibit all four classes of proteinases by a unique 'trapping' mechanism. This protein has a peptide stretch, called the 'bait region' which contains specific cleavage sites for different proteinases. When a proteinase cleaves the bait region, a conformational change is induced in the protein which traps the proteinase. The entrapped enzyme remains active against low molecular weight substrates (activity against high molecular weight substrates is greatly reduced). Following cleavage in the bait region a thioester bond is hydrolyzed and mediates the covalent binding of the protein to the proteinase.
Similarity
Belongs to the protease inhibitor I39 (alpha-2-macroglobulin) family.
Mass
163.863 kDa
Sequence
MRKDRLLHLCLVLLLILLSASDSNSTEPQYMVLVPSLLHTEAPKKGCVLLSHLNETVTVSASLESGRENRSLFTDLVAEKDLFHCVSFTLPRISASSEVAFLSIQIKGPTQDFRKRNTVLVLNTQSLVFVQTDKPMYKPGQTVRFRVVSVDENFRPRNELIPLIYLENPRRNRIAQWQSLKLEAGINQLSFPLSSEPIQGSYRVVVQTESGGRIQHPFTVEEFVLPKFEVKVQVPKIISIMDEKVNITVCGEYTYGKPVPGLATVSLCRKLSRVLNCDKQEVCEEFSQQLNSNGCITQQVHTKMLQITNTGFEMKLRVEARIREEGTDLEVTANRISEITNIVSKLKFVKVDSHFRQGIPFFAQVLLVDGKGVPIPNKLFFISVNDANYYSNATTNEQGLAQFSINTTSISVNKLFVRVFTVHPNLCFHYSWVAEDHQGAQHTANRVFSLSGSYIHLEPVAGTLPCGHTETITAHYTLNRQAMGELSELSFHYLIMAKGVIVRSGTHTLPVESGDMKGSFALSFPVESDVAPIARMFIFAILPDGEVVGDSEKFEIENCLANKVDLSFSPAQSPPASHAHLQVAAAPQSLCALRAVDQSVLLMKPEAELSVSSVYNLLTVKDLTNFPDNVDQQEEEQGHCPRPFFIHNGAIYVPLSSNEADIYSFLKGMGLKVFTNSKIRKPKSCSVIPSVSAGAVGQGYYGAGLGVVERPYVPQLGTYNVIPLNNEQSSGPVPETVRSYFPETWIWELVAVNSSGVAEVGVTVPDTITEWKAGAFCLSEDAGLGISSTASLRAFQPFFVELTMPYSVIRGEVFTLKATVLNYLPKCIRVSVQLKASPAFLASQNTKGEESYCICGNERQTLSWTVTPKTLGNVNFSVSAEAMQSLELCGNEVVEVPEIKRKDTVIKTLLVEAEGIEQEKTFSSMTCASGANVSEQLSLKLPSNVVKESARASFSVLGDILGSAMQNIQNLLQMPYGCGEQNMVLFAPNIYVLNYLNETQQLTQEIKAKAVGYLITGYQRQLNYKHQDGSYSTFGERYGRNQGNTWLTAFVLKTFAQARSYIFIDEAHITQSLTWLSQMQKDNGCFRSSGSLLNNAIKGGVEDEATLSAYVTIALLEIPLPVTNPIVRNALFCLESAWNVAKEGTHGSHVYTKALLAYAFSLLGKQNQNREILNSLDKEAVKEDNLVHWERPQRPKAPVGHLYQTQAPSAEVEMTSYVLLAYLTAQPAPTSGDLTSATNIVKWIMKQQNAQGGFSSTQDTVVALHALSRYGAATFTRTEKTAQVTVQDSQTFSTNFQVDNNNLLLLQQISLPELPGEYVITVTGERCVYLQTSMKYNILPEKEDSPFALKVQTVPQTCDGHKAHTSFQISLTISYTGNRPASNMVIVDVKMVSGFIPLKPTVKMLERSSSVSRTEVSNNHVLIYVEQVTNQTLSFSFMVLQDIPVGDLKPAIVKVYDYYETDESVVAEYIAPCSTDTEHGNV