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6469947

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
The amino acid sequence of coagulogen isolated from Southeast Asian horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) has been determined. The NH2-terminal sequence of the first 51 residues was obtained by automated Edman degradation. The intact protein was then treated with a Tachypleus clotting enzyme, to form a gel and to remove an internal peptide C (28 residues) located near the NH2-terminal portion. The gel protein, which consisted of A chain (18 residues) and B chain (129 residues), was S-alkylated and the resulting two chains were separated by acetone precipitation. Among these segments, A chain and peptide C were assigned to the NH2-terminal portion of whole coagulogen, as judged from their amino acid compositions. On the other hand, the covalent structure of B chain was determined by sequencing the peptides obtained from its tryptic digest. The alignments of the tryptic peptides were deduced from the sequence homology in comparison with the previously established B chain sequence of Japanese horseshoe crab (T. tridentatus) coagulogen. T. gigas coagulogen had a total of 175 amino acids and a calculated molecular weight of 19,770. When the sequence was compared with those of Japanese and American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) coagulogens, extensive structural homology was found: T. tridentatus/T. gigas, 87% and L. polyphemus/T. gigas, 67%. This comparison suggests that Japanese and Southeast Asian horseshoe crabs have a crab, based on amino acid sequence data.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-924X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
95
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1793-801
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
The amino acid sequence of coagulogen isolated from southeast Asian horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't