Vitamin D-binding protein

GC
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
Aliases GC, DBP, DBP/GRD3, HEL-S-51, VDBG, VDBP, Gc-MAF, GcMAF, vitamin D binding protein
External IDs MGI: 95669 HomoloGene: 486 GeneCards: GC
Genetically Related Diseases
vitamin metabolic disorder[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

2638

14473

Ensembl

ENSG00000145321

ENSMUSG00000035540

UniProt

P02774

P21614

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000583
NM_001204306
NM_001204307

NM_008096

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000574.2
NP_001191235.1
NP_001191236.1

NP_032122.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 4: 71.74 – 71.8 Mb Chr 5: 89.42 – 89.46 Mb
PubMed search [2] [3]
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

Vitamin D-binding protein, also/originally known as gc-globulin (group-specific component), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GC gene.[4][5]

Function

Vitamin D-binding protein belongs to the albumin gene family, together with human serum albumin and alpha-fetoprotein. It is a multifunctional protein found in plasma, ascitic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid and on the surface of many cell types. It binds to vitamin D and its plasma metabolites and transports them to target tissues.[5]

As Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor it is a Macrophage Activating Factor (MAF) that has been tested for use as a cancer treatment that would activate macrophages against cancer cells.[6]

Production

It is synthesized by hepatic parenchymal cells and secreted into the [blood] circulation. [7]

Structure

Human GC is a glycosylated alpha-globulin, ~58 kDa in size. Its 458 amino acids are coded for by 1690 nucleotides on chromosome 4 (4q11–q13). The primary structure contains 28 cysteine residues forming multiple disulfide bonds. GC contains 3 domains. Domain 1 is composed of 10 alpha helices, domain 2 of 9, and domain 3 of 4.[8]

Many genetic variants of the GC gene are known and they produce 6 main haplotypes and 3 main protein variants (Gc1S, Gc1F and Gc2).[7] The genetic variations have been found to correlate with the response to vitamin D supplementation.[7]

Interactive pathway map

Click on genes, proteins and metabolites below to link to respective articles. [§ 1]

[[File:
VitaminDSynthesis_WP1531 Go to article Go to article Go to article Go to article go to article Go to article Go to article Go to article go to article go to article go to article go to article Go to article Go to article go to article Go to article go to article go to article go to article Go to article go to article
[[<div style="display:block; width:76px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:237.79492833517088px; top:121.919335370502px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:85px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:233.0px; top:237px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:92.5625px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:228.10253583241456px; top:317px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:62.5625px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:243.10253583241456px; top:486.021871202916px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:59.3333333333332px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:245.97243660418965px; top:384.838670741004px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:61.7291666666667px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:593.0px; top:486.021871202916px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:85.9166666666661px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:1001.0px; top:490px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:76.1041666666681px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:585.8958333333319px; top:763.021871202916px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:82.8136714443222px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:581.0363836824697px; top:692.005333165429px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:118.5px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:703.7188533627336px; top:592.176226219454px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:76.0992282249142px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:856.670341786108px; top:483.62606083908px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:141.030735730803px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:655.6666666666667px; top:827.688537869577px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:27px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:761.6957001102536px; top:714.059683236407px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:27px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:788.6957001102534px; top:714.059683236407px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:59.4692642691966px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:594.077867865401px; top:908.021871202915px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:144.25px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:369.9992649761124px; top:341.735767396645px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:59.3333333333332px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:245.97243660418965px; top:407.25533740767px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:55.666666666667px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:676.333333333333px; top:919.021871202916px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:55.666666666667px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:676.333333333333px; top:942.021871202916px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:80px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:235.0px; top:34.0218712029162px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[<div style="display:block; width:61.882028665932px; height:0px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; left:245.117971334068px; top:76.6613419857165px; background:transparent; border-top:3px blue solid"></div>]]
[[
]]
VitaminDSynthesis_WP1531 Go to article Go to article Go to article Go to article go to article Go to article Go to article Go to article go to article go to article go to article go to article Go to article Go to article go to article Go to article go to article go to article go to article Go to article go to article

|{{{bSize}}}px|alt=Vitamin D Synthesis Pathway edit]]

Vitamin D Synthesis Pathway edit

  1. The interactive pathway map can be edited at WikiPathways: "VitaminDSynthesis_WP1531".

References

  1. "Diseases that are genetically associated with GC view/edit references on wikidata".
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  4. Mikkelsen M, Jacobsen P, Henningsen K (Jul 1977). "Possible localization of Gc-System on chromosome 4. Loss of long arm 4 material associated with father-child incompatibility within the Gc-System". Hum Hered. 27 (2): 105–7. doi:10.1159/000152857. PMID 558959.
  5. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: GC group-specific component (vitamin D binding protein)".
  6. Yamamoto N, Suyama H, Yamamoto N (2008). "Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer with Gc Protein-Derived Macrophage-Activating Factor, GcMAF" ([PDF]). TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY. 1 (2): 65–72. PMC 2510818Freely accessible. PMID 18633461.
  7. 1 2 3 Malik, Suneil; Fu, Lei; Juras, David James; Karmali, Mohamed; Wong, Betty Y. L.; Gozdzik, Agnes; Cole, David E. C. (January–February 2013). "Common variants of the vitamin D binding protein gene and adverse health outcomes". Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. 50 (1): 1–22. doi:10.3109/10408363.2012.750262. PMC 3613945Freely accessible. PMID 23427793.
  8. Verboven C, Rabijns A, De Maeyer M, Van Baelen H, Bouillon R, De Ranter C (February 2002). "A structural basis for the unique binding features of the human vitamin D-binding protein". Nat. Struct. Biol. 9 (2): 131–6. doi:10.1038/nsb754. PMID 11799400.

Further reading


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/3/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.