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ArticleBMC biochemistry2016

Identification and characterization of the novel nuclease activity of human phospholipid scramblase 1.

Ulaganathan Sivagnanam, Shweta Narayana Murthy, Sathyanarayana N Gummadi

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Article in BMC biochemistry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ulaganathan SivagnanamFrom the Applied and Industrial Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India.
Shweta Narayana MurthyFrom the Applied and Industrial Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India.
Sathyanarayana N GummadiFrom the Applied and Industrial Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India. gummadi@iitm.ac.in.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHuman phospholipid scramblase 1 (hPLSCR1) was initially identified as a Ca(2+) dependent phospholipid translocator involved in disrupting membrane asymmetry. Recent reports revealed that hPLSCR1 acts as a multifunctional signaling molecule rather than functioning as scramblase. hPLSCR1 is overexpressed in a variety of tumor cells and is known to interact with a number of protein molecules implying diverse functions.

resultsIn this study, the nuclease activity of recombinant hPLSCR1 and its biochemical properties have been determined. Point mutations were generated to identify the critical region responsible for the nuclease activity. Recombinant hPLSCR1 exhibits Mg(2+) dependent nuclease activity with an optimum pH and temperature of 8.5 and 37 °C respectively. Experiments with amino acid modifying reagents revealed that histidine, cysteine and arginine residues were crucial for its function. hPLSCR1 has five histidine residues and point mutations of histidine residues to alanine in hPLSCR1 resulted in 60 % loss in nuclease activity. Thus histidine residues could play a critical role in the nuclease activity of hPLSCR1.

conclusionsThis is the first report on the novel nuclease activity of the multi-functional hPLSCR1. hPLSCR1 shows a metal dependent nuclease activity which could play a role in key cellular processes that needs to be further investigated.

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CalciumCircular DichroismDeoxyribonucleasesHistidineHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNative Polyacrylamide Gel ElectrophoresisPhospholipid Transfer ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsTemperatureCalciumDeoxyribonucleasesHistidinePhospholipid Transfer ProteinsPLSCR1 protein, humanRecombinant ProteinsHistidineKunitz assayMg2+ dependentNucleaseScramblaseSite-directed mutagenesis

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