NameEosinophil peroxidase
Synonyms
  • 1.11.1.7
  • EPER
  • EPO
  • EPP
Gene NameEPX
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012472|Eosinophil peroxidase
MHLLPALAGVLATLVLAQPCEGTDPASPGAVETSVLRDCIAEAKLLVDAAYNWTQKSIKQ
RLRSGSASPMDLLSYFKQPVAATRTVVRAADYMHVALGLLEEKLQPQRSGPFNVTDVLTE
PQLRLLSQASGCALRDQAERCSDKYRTITGRCNNKRRPLLGASNQALARWLPAEYEDGLS
LPFGWTPSRRRNGFLLPLVRAVSNQIVRFPNERLTSDRGRALMFMQWGQFIDHDLDFSPE
SPARVAFTAGVDCERTCAQLPPCFPIKIPPNDPRIKNQRDCIPFFRSAPSCPQNKNRVRN
QINALTSFVDASMVYGSEVSLSLRLRNRTNYLGLLAINQRFQDNGRALLPFDNLHDDPCL
LTNRSARIPCFLAGDTRSTETPKLAAMHTLFMREHNRLATELRRLNPRWNGDKLYNEARK
IMGAMVQIITYRDFLPLVLGKARARRTLGHYRGYCSNVDPRVANVFTLAFRFGHTMLQPF
MFRLDSQYRASAPNSHVPLSSAFFASWRIVYEGGIDPILRGLMATPAKLNRQDAMLVDEL
RDRLFRQVRRIGLDLAALNMQRSRDHGLPGYNAWRRFCGLSQPRNLAQLSRVLKNQDLAR
KFLNLYGTPDNIDIWIGAIAEPLLPGARVGPLLACLFENQFRRARDGDRFWWQKRGVFTK
RQRKALSRISLSRIICDNTGITTVSRDIFRANIYPRGFVNCSRIPRLNLSAWRGT
Number of residues715
Molecular Weight81039.5
Theoretical pI10.81
GO Classification
Functions
  • metal ion binding
  • heme binding
  • peroxidase activity
Processes
  • response to oxidative stress
  • positive regulation of interleukin-4 production
  • hydrogen peroxide catabolic process
  • negative regulation of interleukin-10 production
  • defense response to nematode
  • eosinophil migration
  • negative regulation of interleukin-5 production
Components
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionPeroxidase activity
Specific FunctionMediates tyrosine nitration of secondary granule proteins in mature resting eosinophils. Shows significant inhibitory activity towards Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv by inducing bacterial fragmentation and lysis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID31183
UniProtKB IDP11678
UniProtKB Entry NamePERE_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasmic granule
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012473|Eosinophil peroxidase (EPX)
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
GenBank Gene IDX14346
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:3423
Chromosome Location17
Locus17q23.1
References
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