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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00285
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5517
  • HMDBP05076
Name Eosinophil peroxidase
Synonyms
  1. EPO
  2. Eosinophil peroxidase heavy chain
  3. Eosinophil peroxidase light chain
Gene Name EPX
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in peroxidase activity
Specific Function Mediates tyrosine nitration of secondary granule proteins in mature resting eosinophils. Shows significant inhibitory activity towards Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv by inducing bacterial fragmentation and lysis.
Pathways
  • Asthma
Reactions
phenolic donor + Hydrogen peroxide → phenoxyl radical of the donor + Water details
GO Classification
Biological Process
hydrogen peroxide catabolic process
Function
peroxidase activity
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
transition metal ion binding
iron ion binding
antioxidant activity
heme binding
Molecular Function
metal ion binding
heme binding
peroxidase activity
Process
response to stimulus
response to stress
response to oxidative stress
metabolic process
oxidation reduction
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasmic granule
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 17
Locus 17q23.1
SNPs EPX
Gene Sequence
>2148 bp
ATGCATCTGCTCCCAGCCCTGGCAGGGGTCCTGGCCACACTCGTCCTCGCCCAGCCCTGT
GAGGGCACTGACCCAGCCTCCCCTGGGGCAGTGGAGACCTCGGTCCTGCGAGACTGCATA
GCAGAGGCCAAGTTGCTGGTGGATGCTGCCTACAATTGGACCCAGAAGAGCATCAAGCAG
CGGCTTCGCAGCGGTTCAGCCAGCCCCATGGACCTCCTGTCCTACTTCAAACAACCGGTA
GCAGCCACCAGGACAGTTGTTCGGGCCGCAGATTATATGCATGTGGCTTTGGGGCTGCTT
GAAGAGAAGTTACAACCCCAGCGGTCCGGACCCTTCAATGTCACTGATGTGCTAACAGAA
CCACAGCTGCGGCTGCTGTCCCAGGCCAGTGGCTGTGCTCTCCGGGACCAGGCCGAGCGC
TGCAGCGACAAGTACCGCACCATCACTGGACGGTGCAACAACAAGAGGAGACCCTTGCTA
GGGGCCTCCAACCAGGCTCTGGCTCGCTGGCTGCCCGCCGAGTATGAGGATGGGCTGTCG
CTCCCCTTCGGCTGGACCCCCAGCAGGAGGCGCAATGGCTTCCTTCTCCCTCTTGTCCGG
GCTGTCTCCAACCAGATTGTGCGCTTCCCCAATGAGAGACTGACCTCCGACCGTGGCCGA
GCCCTCATGTTCATGCAGTGGGGCCAGTTCATTGACCATGACCTGGACTTCTCCCCGGAG
TCCCCGGCCAGAGTGGCCTTCACTGCAGGCGTTGACTGTGAGAGGACCTGCGCCCAGCTG
CCCCCCTGCTTTCCCATCAAGATCCCACCCAATGACCCCCGCATCAAGAACCAGCGTGAC
TGCATCCCTTTCTTCCGCTCGGCACCCTCATGCCCCCAAAACAAGAACAGAGTCCGCAAC
CAGATCAACGCGCTCACCTCCTTTGTGGACGCCAGCATGGTGTATGGCAGTGAGGTCTCC
CTCTCGCTGCGGCTCCGCAACCGGACCAACTACCTGGGGCTGCTGGCCATCAACCAGCGC
TTTCAAGACAACGGCCGGGCCCTGCTGCCCTTCGACAACCTGCACGATGACCCCTGTCTC
CTCACCAACCGCTCGGCGCGCATCCCCTGCTTCCTGGCAGGTGACACCCGATCAACGGAA
ACCCCCAAACTGGCAGCCATGCACACCCTCTTTATGCGAGAGCACAACCGGCTGGCCACC
GAGCTGAGACGCCTGAATCCCCGGTGGAATGGAGACAAACTGTACAATGAGGCTCGGAAG
ATCATGGGGGCCATGGTCCAGATCATCACCTACCGAGACTTTCTGCCCCTGGTTCTGGGC
AAGGCCCGGGCCAGGAGAACCCTGGGGCACTACAGGGGGTACTGCTCCAATGTGGACCCA
CGGGTGGCCAATGTCTTCACCCTGGCCTTCCGCTTTGGCCACACAATGCTCCAGCCCTTC
ATGTTCCGCTTGGACAGTCAGTACCGGGCCTCCGCACCCAACTCGCATGTCCCACTTAGC
TCTGCCTTCTTTGCCAGCTGGCGGATCGTGTATGAAGGGGGCATCGACCCCATCCTCCGG
GGCCTCATGGCCACCCCTGCCAAGCTGAACCGTCAGGATGCCATGTTAGTGGATGAGCTC
CGGGACCGGCTGTTTCGGCAAGTGAGGAGGATTGGGCTGGACCTGGCAGCTCTCAACATG
CAACGAAGCCGGGACCACGGCCTTCCAGGGTACAATGCTTGGAGGCGCTTCTGTGGGCTC
TCCCAGCCCCGGAATTTGGCACAGCTTAGCCGGGTGCTGAAAAACCAGGACTTGGCAAGG
AAGTTCCTGAATTTGTATGGAACACCTGACAACATTGACATCTGGATTGGGGCCATCGCT
GAGCCTCTTTTGCCGGGGGCTCGAGTGGGGCCTCTTCTGGCTTGTCTGTTCGAGAACCAG
TTCAGAAGAGCCCGAGACGGAGACAGGTTCTGGTGGCAGAAACGAGGTGTTTTCACCAAA
AGACAGCGCAAGGCCCTGAGCAGAATTTCCTTGTCTCGAATTATATGTGACAATACCGGT
ATCACCACGGTTTCAAGGGACATCTTCAGAGCCAACATCTACCCTCGGGGCTTTGTGAAC
TGCAGCCGTATCCCCAGGTTGAACCTATCAGCCTGGCGAGGGACATGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 715
Molecular Weight 81039.5
Theoretical pI 10.285
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Eosinophil peroxidase
MHLLPALAGVLATLVLAQPCEGTDPASPGAVETSVLRDCIAEAKLLVDAAYNWTQKSIKQ
RLRSGSASPMDLLSYFKQPVAATRTVVRAADYMHVALGLLEEKLQPQRSGPFNVTDVLTE
PQLRLLSQASGCALRDQAERCSDKYRTITGRCNNKRRPLLGASNQALARWLPAEYEDGLS
LPFGWTPSRRRNGFLLPLVRAVSNQIVRFPNERLTSDRGRALMFMQWGQFIDHDLDFSPE
SPARVAFTAGVDCERTCAQLPPCFPIKIPPNDPRIKNQRDCIPFFRSAPSCPQNKNRVRN
QINALTSFVDASMVYGSEVSLSLRLRNRTNYLGLLAINQRFQDNGRALLPFDNLHDDPCL
LTNRSARIPCFLAGDTRSTETPKLAAMHTLFMREHNRLATELRRLNPRWNGDKLYNEARK
IMGAMVQIITYRDFLPLVLGKARARRTLGHYRGYCSNVDPRVANVFTLAFRFGHTMLQPF
MFRLDSQYRASAPNSHVPLSSAFFASWRIVYEGGIDPILRGLMATPAKLNRQDAMLVDEL
RDRLFRQVRRIGLDLAALNMQRSRDHGLPGYNAWRRFCGLSQPRNLAQLSRVLKNQDLAR
KFLNLYGTPDNIDIWIGAIAEPLLPGARVGPLLACLFENQFRRARDGDRFWWQKRGVFTK
RQRKALSRISLSRIICDNTGITTVSRDIFRANIYPRGFVNCSRIPRLNLSAWRGT
GenBank ID Protein 66268791
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P11678
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name PERE_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID DQ054598
GeneCard ID EPX
GenAtlas ID EPX
HGNC ID HGNC:3423
References
General References
  1. Sakamaki K, Tomonaga M, Tsukui K, Nagata S: Molecular cloning and characterization of a chromosomal gene for human eosinophil peroxidase. J Biol Chem. 1989 Oct 5;264(28):16828-36. [PubMed:2550461 ]
  2. Ten RM, Pease LR, McKean DJ, Bell MP, Gleich GJ: Molecular cloning of the human eosinophil peroxidase. Evidence for the existence of a peroxidase multigene family. J Exp Med. 1989 May 1;169(5):1757-69. [PubMed:2541222 ]
  3. Oxvig C, Thomsen AR, Overgaard MT, Sorensen ES, Hojrup P, Bjerrum MJ, Gleich GJ, Sottrup-Jensen L: Biochemical evidence for heme linkage through esters with Asp-93 and Glu-241 in human eosinophil peroxidase. The ester with Asp-93 is only partially formed in vivo. J Biol Chem. 1999 Jun 11;274(24):16953-8. [PubMed:10358043 ]
  4. Borelli V, Vita F, Shankar S, Soranzo MR, Banfi E, Scialino G, Brochetta C, Zabucchi G: Human eosinophil peroxidase induces surface alteration, killing, and lysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Infect Immun. 2003 Feb;71(2):605-13. [PubMed:12540536 ]
  5. Ulrich M, Petre A, Youhnovski N, Promm F, Schirle M, Schumm M, Pero RS, Doyle A, Checkel J, Kita H, Thiyagarajan N, Acharya KR, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, Simon HU, Schwarz H, Tsutsui M, Shimokawa H, Bellon G, Lee JJ, Przybylski M, Doring G: Post-translational tyrosine nitration of eosinophil granule toxins mediated by eosinophil peroxidase. J Biol Chem. 2008 Oct 17;283(42):28629-40. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M801196200. Epub 2008 Aug 11. [PubMed:18694936 ]
  6. Romano M, Patriarca P, Melo C, Baralle FE, Dri P: Hereditary eosinophil peroxidase deficiency: immunochemical and spectroscopic studies and evidence for a compound heterozygosity of the defect. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Dec 20;91(26):12496-500. [PubMed:7809065 ]
  7. Nakamura H, Miyagawa K, Ogino K, Endo T, Imai T, Ozasa K, Motohashi Y, Matsuzaki I, Sasahara S, Hatta K, Eboshida A: High contribution contrast between the genes of eosinophil peroxidase and IL-4 receptor alpha-chain in Japanese cedar pollinosis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 Dec;112(6):1127-31. [PubMed:14657871 ]