Author:
Desai Manthan,Chowdhury Syed Rafid,Sun Bingyun
Abstract
AbstractEvolution shapes protein sequences for their functions. Here, we studied the moonlighting functions of the N-linked sequon NXS/T, where X is not P, in human nucleocytosolic proteins. By comparing membrane and secreted proteins in which sequons are well known for N-glycosylation, we discovered that cyto-sequons can participate in nucleic acid binding, particularly in zinc finger proteins. Our global studies further discovered that sequon occurrence is largely proportional to protein length. The contribution of sequons to protein functions, including both N-glycosylation and nucleic acid binding, can be regulated through their density as well as the biased usage between NXS and NXT. In proteins where other PTMs or structural features are rich, such as phosphorylation, transmembrane ɑ-helices, and disulfide bridges, sequon occurrence is scarce. The information acquired here should help understand the relationship between protein sequence and function and assist future protein design and engineering.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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