LMPD Database

LMP001340

Record overview

LMPD IDLMP001340
Gene ID10026
SpeciesHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Namephosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class K
Gene SymbolPIGK
SynonymsGPI8
Alternate namesGPI-anchor transamidase; PIG-K; GPI8 homolog; GPI transamidase subunit; phosphatidylinositol glycan, class K; phosphatidylinositol-glycan biosynthesis class K protein
Chromosome1
Map Location1p31.1
EC Number3.-.-.-
SummaryThis gene encodes a member of the cysteine protease family C13 that is involved in glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor biosynthesis. The GPI-anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells and serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. This protein is a member of the multisubunit enzyme, GPI transamidase and is thought to be its enzymatic component. GPI transamidase mediates GPI anchoring in the endoplasmic reticulum, by catalyzing the transfer of fully assembled GPI units to proteins. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
OrthologsView orthologs and multiple alignments for PIGK

Proteins

GPI-anchor transamidase precursor
Refseq ID:NP_005473
Protein GI:23199983
UniProt ID:Q92643
mRNA ID:NM_005482
Length:395
RefSeq Status:REVIEWED
MAVTDSLSRAATVLATVLLLSFGSVAASHIEDQAEQFFRSGHTNNWAVLVCTSRFWFNYRHVANTLSVYRSVKRLGIPDSHIVLMLADDMACNPRNPKPA
TVFSHKNMELNVYGDDVEVDYRSYEVTVENFLRVLTGRIPPSTPRSKRLLSDDRSNILIYMTGHGGNGFLKFQDSEEITNIELADAFEQMWQKRRYNELL
FIIDTCQGASMYERFYSPNIMALASSQVGEDSLSHQPDPAIGVHLMDRYTFYVLEFLEEINPASQTNMNDLFQVCPKSLCVSTPGHRTDLFQRDPKNVLI
TDFFGSVRKVEITTETIKLQQDSEIMESSYKEDQMDEKLMEPLKYAEQLPVAQIIHQKPKLKDWHPPGGFILGLWALIIMVFFKTYGIKHMKFIF
 
sig_peptide: 1..27
inference: COORDINATES: ab initio prediction:SignalP:4.0
calculated_mol_wt: 2665
peptide sequence: 
MAVTDSLSRAATVLATVLLLSFGSVAA

mat_peptide: 28..395
product: GPI-anchor transamidase
calculated_mol_wt: 42605
peptide sequence: 
SHIEDQAEQFFRSGHTNNWAVLVCTSRFWFNYRHVANTLSVYRSVKRLGIPDSHIVLMLADDMACNPRNPKPATVFSHKNMELNVYGDDVEVDYRSYEVT
VENFLRVLTGRIPPSTPRSKRLLSDDRSNILIYMTGHGGNGFLKFQDSEEITNIELADAFEQMWQKRRYNELLFIIDTCQGASMYERFYSPNIMALASSQ
VGEDSLSHQPDPAIGVHLMDRYTFYVLEFLEEINPASQTNMNDLFQVCPKSLCVSTPGHRTDLFQRDPKNVLITDFFGSVRKVEITTETIKLQQDSEIME
SSYKEDQMDEKLMEPLKYAEQLPVAQIIHQKPKLKDWHPPGGFILGLWALIIMVFFKTYGIKHMKFIF