#Homework 8

AAAACCATCAAATATGTTATGCTGGAATGCAACGAACTGATCCCGCTGTTC
TACGAAACCTGCCCGGCTGGTGAAAACATCTGCTACGAAATGTTCATGGTT
GCTACCCCGAAAGTTCCGTGCGAACGTGGTTGCATCGACGTTTGCCCGGAA
TCTTCTCTGATCGTTAAATACGTTTGCTGCAACACCGACCGTTGCCAGTAAT
CCAGCGCCTGATCTCTCGAAATAAAAGCCGCATTG

        (1) Please help him to find its corresponding polypeptide sequence (DNA ->
        Protein translation).

        (2) Please help him to calculate pI/Mw of this polypeptide, perform the
        trypsin cutting , analyze the cutting pattern and report the fragments with
        molecular weight over 500 Dalton.

        (3) Please help him to identify this toxin. Is it a new toxin?

        (4) Please help him to use Prosite scanning tool to find out possible
        functions or pattern of this polypeptide.

        (5) David would like to see its structure. Could you help him to find
        structure of this toxin or make a model if it is a new protein? Show structure
        on your homwpage ( 3 different views).
 Ans:
 (1)    Met L E C N E L I P L F Y E T C P A G E N I C Y E Met F Met V A T
         P K V P C E R G C I D V C P E S S L I V K Y V C C N T D R C Q Stop

 (2) Theoretical pI/Mw: 4.29 / 6917.13

       MS-Digest Results :
       Digestion enzyme: Trypsin
       Cysteines modified by: unmodified
 
Start End MH+(mi) MH+(av) sequence
33 37 603.2925 603.7 (K)VPCER(G)
52 59 973.3827 974.1 (K)YVCCNTDR(C)
52 61 1204.4549 1205.4 (K)YVCCNTDRCQ(-)
38 51 1462.7286 1463.8 (R)GCIDVCPESSLIVK(Y)
33 51 2047.0026 2048.5 (K)VPCERGCIDVCPESSLIVK(Y)
38 59 2417.0973  2418.8 (R)GCIDVCPESSLIVKYVCCNTDR(C) 
38 61 2648.1651  2650.1 (R)GCIDVCPESSLIVKYVCCNTDRCQ(-) 
33 59 3001.3714 3003.5 (K)VPCERGCIDVCPESSLIVKYVCCNTDR(C) 
1 32 3699.6627 3702.4 (-)MLECNELIPLFYETCPAGENICYEMFMVATPK(V) 
1 37 4283.9368 4287.1 (-)MLECNELIPLFYETCPAGENICYEMFMVATPKVPCER(G) 
1 51 5727.6470 5731.9 (-)MLECNELIPLFYETCPAGENICYEMFMVATPKVPCERGCIDVCPESSLIVK(Y)
 
(3) Yes.
     The nearest protein :CARDIOTOXIN PRECURSOR
     Score = 296 (142.8 bits)
     Identities = 48/59 (81%)

(4)1. PDOC00005 PS00005  PKC_PHOSPHO_SITE
        Protein kinase C phosphorylation site
        Number of matches: 2
         1      30-32 TPK
         2      57-59 TDR

     2. PDOC00245 PS00272  SNAKE_TOXIN
         Snake toxins signature
          38-58 GCIDVCPESSLIVKYVCCNTD
 
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