Human clade B serpins (ov-serpins) belong to a cohort of evolutionarily dispersed <Emphasis Type="Italic">intracellular</Emphasis> proteinase inhibitor clades that protect cells from promiscuous proteolysis |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">G?A?SilvermanEmail author J?C?Whisstock D?J?Askew S?C?Pak C?J?Luke S?Cataltepe J?A?Irving P?I?Bird |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Newborn Medicine, Children s Hospital, Dept. of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Enders 970, 02115 Boston, Massachusetts, USA;(2) Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, 3800 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Abstract: | Serpins are unique among the various types of active site proteinase inhibitors because they covalently trap their targets by undergoing an irreversible conformational rearrangement. Members of the serpin superfamily are present in the three major domains of life (Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya) as well as several eukaryotic viruses. The human genome encodes for at least 35 members that segregate evolutionarily into nine (A-I) distinct clades. Most of the human serpins are secreted and circulate in the bloodstream where they reside at critical checkpoints intersecting self-perpetuating proteolytic cascades such as those of the clotting, thrombolytic and complement systems. Unlike these circulating serpins, the clade B serpins (ov-serpins) lack signal peptides and reside primarily within cells. Most of the human clade B serpins inhibit serine and/or papain-like cysteine proteinases and protect cells from exogenous and endogenous proteinase-mediated injury. Moreover, as sequencing projects expand to the genomes of other species, it has become apparent that intracellular serpins belonging to distinct phylogenic clades are also present in the three major domains of life. As some of these serpins also guard cells against the deleterious effects of promiscuous proteolytic activity, we propose that this cytoprotective function, along with similarities in structure are common features of a cohort of intracellular serpin clades from a wide variety of species.Received 24 June 2003; received after revision 16 July 2003; accepted 5 August 2003 |
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Keywords: | Serpin ov-serpin clade B serpin intracellular serpin cysteine proteinase serine proteinase proteinase inhibitor cell death apoptosis innate immunity tumor invasion evolution |
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