Q22943 (PAFA_CAEEL) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
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Names·Attributes·General annotation·Ontologies·Alt products·Sequence annotation·Sequences·References·Cross-refs·Entry info·DocumentsCustomize orderNames and origin
| Protein names | Recommended name: Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase homolog 2 EC=3.1.1.47 | ||||
| Gene names |
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| Organism | Caenorhabditis elegans [Reference proteome] | ||||
| Taxonomic identifier | 6239 [NCBI] | ||||
| Taxonomic lineage | Eukaryota › Metazoa › Ecdysozoa › Nematoda › Chromadorea › Rhabditida › Rhabditoidea › Rhabditidae › Peloderinae › Caenorhabditis![]() |
Protein attributes
| Sequence length | 388 AA. |
| Sequence status | Complete. |
| Protein existence | Evidence at transcript level |
General annotation (Comments)
| Catalytic activity | 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine + H2O = 1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine + acetate. |
| Sequence similarities | Belongs to the AB hydrolase superfamily. Lipase family. |
Ontologies
| Keywords | |
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| Biological process | Lipid degradation Lipid metabolism |
| Coding sequence diversity | Alternative splicing |
| Molecular function | Hydrolase |
| Technical term | Complete proteome Reference proteome |
| Gene Ontology (GO) | |
| Biological_process | embryo development ending in birth or egg hatching Inferred from mutant phenotype PubMed 15340150. Source: WormBase embryonic body morphogenesisInferred from mutant phenotype PubMed 15340150. Source: WormBase lipid catabolic processInferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW |
| Molecular_function | 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity Inferred from direct assay PubMed 15340150. Source: WormBase |
| Complete GO annotation... | |
Alternative products
| This entry describes 2 isoforms produced by alternative splicing. [Align] [Select] | ||||||
| Isoform a (identifier: Q22943-1) This isoform has been chosen as the 'canonical' sequence. All positional information in this entry refers to it. This is also the sequence that appears in the downloadable versions of the entry. | ||||||
| Isoform b (identifier: Q22943-2) The sequence of this isoform differs from the canonical sequence as follows: 187-190: GKRV → SVKV 191-388: Missing. | ||||||
| Note: No experimental confirmation available. |
Sequence annotation (Features)
| Feature key | Position(s) | Length | Description | Graphical view | Feature identifier | ||||
Molecule processing | |||||||||
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| Chain | 1 – 388 | 388 | Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase homolog 2 | PRO_0000090381 | |||||
Sites | |||||||||
| Active site | 238 | 1 | Nucleophile By similarity | ||||||
| Active site | 261 | 1 | Charge relay system By similarity | ||||||
| Active site | 316 | 1 | Charge relay system By similarity | ||||||
Natural variations | |||||||||
| Alternative sequence | 187 – 190 | 4 | GKRV → SVKV in isoform b. | VSP_003132 | |||||
| Alternative sequence | 191 – 388 | 198 | Missing in isoform b. | VSP_003133 | |||||
Sequences
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References
| « Hide 'large scale' references | |
| [1] | "A short-chain acyl hydrolase is required for early epithelial morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans." Inoue T., Suzuki Y., Aoki J., Sugimoto A., Yamamoto M., Tsujimoto M., Inoue K., Arai H. Submitted (MAY-2001) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM A). |
| [2] | "Genome sequence of the nematode C. elegans: a platform for investigating biology." The C. elegans sequencing consortium Science 282:2012-2018(1998) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA], ALTERNATIVE SPLICING. Strain: Bristol N2. |
| + | Additional computationally mapped references. |
Cross-references
Sequence databases | |
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| EMBL GenBank DDBJ | AF386745 mRNA. Translation: AAL57290.1. FO080644 Genomic DNA. Translation: CCD65415.1. FO080644 Genomic DNA. Translation: CCD65416.1. |
| RefSeq | NP_741768.1. NM_171668.6. NP_741769.1. NM_171669.3. |
| UniGene | Cel.9185. |
3D structure databases | |
| ProteinModelPortal | Q22943. |
| SMR | Q22943. Positions 16-358. |
| ModBase | Search... |
Protein-protein interaction databases | |
| STRING | 6239.C52B9.7a. |
Proteomic databases | |
| PaxDb | Q22943. |
| PRIDE | Q22943. |
Protocols and materials databases | |
| StructuralBiologyKnowledgebase | Search... |
Genome annotation databases | |
| EnsemblMetazoa | C52B9.7a; C52B9.7a; C52B9.7. |
| GeneID | 180704. |
| KEGG | cel:CELE_C52B9.7. |
| UCSC | C52B9.7a. c. elegans. |
Organism-specific databases | |
| CTD | 180704. |
| WormBase | C52B9.7a; CE30264; WBGene00003907; paf-2. C52B9.7b; CE30265; WBGene00003907; paf-2. |
Phylogenomic databases | |
| eggNOG | NOG286523. |
| GeneTree | ENSGT00390000005233. |
| HOGENOM | HOG000008053. |
| InParanoid | Q22943. |
| KO | K01062. |
| OMA | REDCIEN. |
Enzyme and pathway databases | |
| BRENDA | 3.1.1.47. 1045. |
Family and domain databases | |
| InterPro | IPR016715. Ac_Ohase_PAF. IPR005065. PAF_acetylhydro. [Graphical view] |
| PANTHER | PTHR10272. PTHR10272. 1 hit. |
| Pfam | PF03403. PAF-AH_p_II. 1 hit. [Graphical view] |
| PIRSF | PIRSF018169. PAF_acetylhydrolase. 1 hit. |
| PROSITE | PS00120. LIPASE_SER. False negative. [Graphical view] |
| ProtoNet | Search... |
Other | |
| NextBio | 910542. |
Entry information
| Entry name | PAFA_CAEEL | ||||||||
| Accession | Primary (citable) accession number: Q22943 | ||||||||
| Entry history |
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| Entry status | Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot) | ||||||||
| Annotation program | Caenorhabditis annotation project | ||||||||
Relevant documents
| Caenorhabditis elegans Caenorhabditis elegans: entries, gene names and cross-references to WormBase |
| SIMILARITY comments Index of protein domains and families |

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