P49262 (CRP_MESAU) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Names and origin

Protein names

Recommended name:
C-reactive protein

Gene names

Name:	CRP
Synonyms:	PTX1

Organism

Mesocricetus auratus (Golden hamster)

Taxonomic identifier

10036 [NCBI]

Taxonomic lineage

cellular organisms › Eukaryota › Opisthokonta › Metazoa › Eumetazoa › Bilateria › Deuterostomia › Chordata › Craniata › Vertebrata › Gnathostomata › Teleostomi › Euteleostomi › Sarcopterygii › Tetrapoda › Amniota › Mammalia › Theria › Eutheria › Euarchontoglires › Glires › Rodentia › Sciurognathi › Muroidea › Cricetidae › Cricetinae › Mesocricetus

Protein attributes

Sequence length	225 AA.
Sequence status	Complete.
Sequence processing	The displayed sequence is further processed into a mature form.
Protein existence	Evidence at transcript level

General annotation (Comments)

Function	Displays several functions associated with host defense: it promotes agglutination, bacterial capsular swelling, phagocytosis and complement fixation through its calcium-dependent binding to phosphorylcholine. Can interact with DNA and histones and may scavenge nuclear material released from damaged circulating cells By similarity.
Cofactor	Binds 2 calcium ions per subunit By similarity.
Subunit structure	Homopentamer. Pentaxin (or pentraxin) have a discoid arrangement of 5 non-covalently bound subunits By similarity.
Subcellular location	Secreted.
Tissue specificity	Found in plasma.
Induction	By interleukin-1, interleukin-6, and TNF-alpha.
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the pentaxin family. Contains 1 pentaxin domain.

Ontologies

Keywords
Biological process	Acute phase
Cellular component	Secreted
Domain	Signal
Ligand	Calcium Metal-binding
PTM	Disulfide bond Pyrrolidone carboxylic acid
Gene Ontology (GO)
Biological_process	acute-phase response Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW
Cellular_component	extracellular region Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-SubCell
Molecular_function	metal ion binding Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW
Complete GO annotation...

Sequence annotation (Features)

	Feature key	Position(s)	Length	Description	Graphical view	Feature identifier
Molecule processing
	Signal peptide	1 – 19	19	By similarity
	Chain	20 – 225	206	C-reactive protein		PRO_0000023528
Regions
	Domain	20 – 225	206	Pentaxin
Sites
	Metal binding	80	1	Calcium 1 By similarity
	Metal binding	157	1	Calcium 1 By similarity
	Metal binding	157	1	Calcium 2 By similarity
	Metal binding	158	1	Calcium 1; via carbonyl oxygen By similarity
	Metal binding	159	1	Calcium 1 By similarity
	Metal binding	159	1	Calcium 2 By similarity
	Metal binding	169	1	Calcium 2 By similarity
Amino acid modifications
	Modified residue	20	1	Pyrrolidone carboxylic acid By similarity
	Disulfide bond	55 ↔ 116		By similarity

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	P49262 [UniParc]. Last modified February 1, 1996. Version 1. Checksum: 00B439C45D58E05A	FASTA	225	24,822
	10 20 30 40 50 60 MEKLLWCSLV MIGFSQAFAQ KDMSKTAFVF PKESANSYVS LEAQSKKTLK AFTVCLHIFT 70 80 90 100 110 120 ELSTTRSFSI FSYATKNSPN EILIFWSKDR GYAFGVGGPE VLFKASEIPE VPTHICASWE 130 140 150 160 170 180 SATGIAELWV DGKPKVRKIL QKGYTVGTDA SIILGQEQDS YGGGFDANQS LVGDIGDVNM 190 200 210 220 WDIVLSPEQI NTVCVGGTLD PSVLNWQALK YKVQGDVFIK PQLWP

References

[1]	"C-reactive protein (CRP) of the Syrian hamster." Dowton S.B., Holden S.N. Biochemistry 30:9531-9538(1991) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].

Web resources

Protein Spotlight

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Cross-references

Sequence databases
EMBL GenBank DDBJ	S56005 Genomic DNA. Translation: AAB19893.2.
PIR	A40326.
3D structure databases
ProteinModelPortal	P49262.
SMR	P49262. Positions 20-225.
ModBase	Search...
Protocols and materials databases
StructuralBiologyKnowledgebase	Search...
Phylogenomic databases
HOVERGEN	HBG005405.
Family and domain databases
Gene3D	2.60.120.200. 1 hit.
InterPro	IPR008985. ConA-like_lec_gl_sf. IPR013320. ConA-like_subgrp. IPR001759. Pentaxin. [Graphical view]
Pfam	PF00354. Pentaxin. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
PRINTS	PR00895. PENTAXIN.
SMART	SM00159. PTX. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
SUPFAM	SSF49899. ConA_like_lec_gl. 1 hit.
PROSITE	PS00289. PENTAXIN. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
ProtoNet	Search...

Entry information

Entry name

CRP_MESAU

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: P49262

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	February 1, 1996
Last sequence update:	February 1, 1996
Last modified:	April 3, 2013
This is version 77 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Annotation program

Chordata Protein Annotation Program