Q27176 (T4C_PARTE) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Names and origin

Protein names

Recommended name:
Trichocyst matrix protein T4-C

Alternative name(s):
Secretory granule protein T4-C
TMP 4-C

Gene names

Name:

T4C

Organism

Paramecium tetraurelia

Taxonomic identifier

5888 [NCBI]

Taxonomic lineage

Eukaryota › Alveolata › Ciliophora › Intramacronucleata › Oligohymenophorea › Peniculida › Parameciidae › Paramecium

Protein attributes

Sequence length	27 AA.
Sequence status	Fragment.
Protein existence	Evidence at protein level

General annotation (Comments)

Function	Structural protein that crystallize inside the trichocyst matrix.
Subcellular location	Trichocyst. Note: These are architecturally complex secretory storage granules-docked at the plasma membrane, ready to rapidly respond to an exocytotic stimulus.
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the TMP family.

Ontologies

Keywords
Technical term	Direct protein sequencing
Gene Ontology (GO)
Cellular component	trichocyst Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-SubCell
Complete GO annotation...

Sequence annotation (Features)

	Feature key	Position(s)	Length	Description	Graphical view	Feature identifier
Molecule processing
	Chain	‹1 – ›27	›27	Trichocyst matrix protein T4-C		PRO_0000221510
Experimental info
	Non-terminal residue	1	1
	Non-terminal residue	27	1

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	Q27176 [UniParc]. Last modified November 1, 1996. Version 1. Checksum: 731046E30185A542	FASTA	27	2,837
	10 20 GAVGEIQILL NNIASQLNGD QKKADKV

References

[1]	"A large multigene family codes for the polypeptides of the crystalline trichocyst matrix in Paramecium." Madeddu L., Gautier M.-C., Vayssie L., Houari A., Sperling L. Mol. Biol. Cell 6:649-659(1995) [PubMed: 7579685] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]. Strain: Stock d4-2.
[2]	"Protein processing and morphogenesis of secretory granules in Paramecium." Madeddu L., Gautier M.-C., le Caer J.-P., de Loubresse N., Sperling L. Biochimie 76:329-335(1994) [PubMed: 7819344] [Abstract] Cited for: PARTIAL PROTEIN SEQUENCE. Strain: Stock d4-2.

Web resources

Protein Spotlight

The arsenal of Paramecium - Issue 3 of October 2000

Cross-references

Sequence databases
EMBL GenBank DDBJ	U27514 Genomic DNA. Translation: AAA92614.1.
3D structure databases
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Protocols and materials databases
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Family and domain databases
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Entry information

Entry name

T4C_PARTE

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: Q27176

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	July 15, 1999
Last sequence update:	November 1, 1996
Last modified:	September 21, 2011
This is version 45 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)