dbacp04679
General Description
Peptide name : MHC Class I chain-related protein
Source/Organism : Human
Linear/Cyclic : Not found
Chirality : Not found
Sequence Information
Sequence : MGLGPVFLLLAGIFPFAPPGAAAEPHSLRYNLTVLSWDGSVQSGFLTEVHLDGQPFLRCDRQKCRAKPQGQWAEDVLGNKTWDRETRDLTGNGKDLRMTLAHIKDQKEGLHSLQEIRVCEIHEDNSTRSSQHFYYDGELFLSQNLETEEWTMPQSSRAQTLAMNVRNFLKEDAMKTKTLYHAMHADCLQELRRYLKSGVVLRRTVPPMVNVTRSEASEGNITVTCRASGFYPWNITLSWRQDGVSLSHDTQQWGDVLPDGNGTYQTWVATRICQGEEQRFTCYMEHSGNHSTHPVPSGKVLVLQSHWQTFHVSAVAAAAIFVIIIFYVRCCKKKTSAAEGPELVSLQVLDQHPVGTSDHRDATQLGFQPLMSDLGSTGSTEGA
Peptide length: 383
C-terminal modification: Not found
N-terminal modification : Not found
Non-natural peptide information: None
Activity Information
Assay type : WST-8 assay
Assay time : 24h
Activity : MIC : >5 µg/mL
Cell line : PLC/PRF/5
Cancer type : Hepatocellular carcinoma
Other activity : Not found
Physicochemical Properties
Amino acid composition bar chart :
Molecular mass : 42891.8801 Dalton
Aliphatic index : 0.750
Instability index : 49.7962
Hydrophobicity (GRAVY) : -0.409
Isoelectric point : 6.2388
Charge (pH 7) : -5.1329
Aromaticity : 0.083
Molar extinction coefficient (cysteine, cystine): (62910, 63410)
Hydrophobic/hydrophilic ratio : 0.94416243
hydrophobic moment : -0.192
Missing amino acid : None
Most occurring amino acid : L
Most occurring amino acid frequency : 37
Least occurring amino acid : M
Least occurring amino acid frequency : 9
Structural Information
3D structure :
Secondary structure fraction (Helix, Turn, Sheet): (0.2, 0.2, 0.3)
SMILES Notation: 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Secondary Structure :
| Method | Prediction |
|---|---|
| GOR | TTCCCCEEEETTCCCCCCTTTHHCTHHHEEEEEEEEETTTEEETEEEEEECTTCCCEHHHHTHHHTCTTTCHHHHHHTTCCHHHHHHHHTTTCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTTEEECTTHHHHHTTTHHHHHHCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTEEEEEECCCEEEEEHHHTTTTCEEEEEETTTCCCEEEEEEEHHTTEEEEEECEEECEECETTCCCEEEEEEEEHHHTTTHHHHHHHTTTTTCTCCCCCTTEEEEEEEHHEEEEHHHHHHHHHHEEEEHHHHHHTTTCCCTTCCHHHEEEEEETCCTTCCCCHTTCECTCCCEEEETTCTTCEETE |
| Chou-Fasman (CF) | CCEEEECCCEEEECCCCCCHHHHCCCEEEEEEEECCCEEEEEEECCHHHHHCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHCCCHHHHHEECCCCCHHHHHHEECCCCCCEEHHHHHHHHHHHCHHHHHEECCHHHHHCCEECCCEEEECCCCEECCHHHHHHHCCCCCCHHHHHHHCCCHHHHHHHHHEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHEECCCEEEEEEEEECCCEEEECHHHHCCEEEEECCCCEEECEEEEEEECCEEEECCCCCEECEEEECCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEECEEEEEEECCHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEHHHHCHHHHHHCCCEEEECCCCCCEECCCHHHHHEEECCCCCCCCEEEECCCCCC |
| Neural Network (NN) | CCCCCHHHHHCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHEEEEECCCCCCCCCCEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHCCHCCCHHHCCCHHEEEECCCCCCCCCCEEECCCCHHHHHCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCEEEECCCCCCEEECCCCCCCCCEEEEEECCCCCCCCECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEECCCCCCCEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEHHCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEHHCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC |
| Joint/Consensus | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEECCCCCEEECCEEEECCCCCCCCHHHHCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHCCCCHHHHHHCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHCHHHHHCCCCHHHHHCCCCCCCCEEECCCCHHHHHCCHHHHCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCEEEEEECCCEEEECCCCCCCCCEEEEEECCCCCCEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEECCCCCCCEEEEEEEEECCCCCCCEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEECCEEECHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC |
Molecular Descriptors and ADMET Properties
Molecular Descriptors: Not available.
ADMET Properties: Not available.
Cross Referencing databases
Reference
1 : Kohga K, et al. Anticancer chemotherapy inhibits MHC class I-related chain a ectodomain shedding by downregulating ADAM10 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Res. 2009; 69:8050-7. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-0789
Literature
Paper title : Anticancer chemotherapy inhibits MHC class I-related chain a ectodomain shedding by downregulating ADAM10 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Doi : https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-0789
Abstract : MHC class I-related chain A (MICA) is a ligand for the NKG2D-activating immunoreceptor that mediates activation of natural killer (NK) cells. The ectodomain of MICA is shed from tumor cells, which may be an important means of evading antitumor immunity. We previously reported that patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) display high levels of soluble MICA in circulation, which could be downregulated by chemotherapy. The present study shows that anti-HCC drugs suppress MICA ectodomain shedding by inhibiting expression of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 10 (ADAM10). Both ADAM10 and CD44, a typical substrate of the ADAM10 protease, were expressed in human HCC tissues and HCC cells but not in normal liver tissues or cultured hepatocytes. Small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown experiments revealed that ADAM10 is a critical sheddase for both MICA and CD44 in HCC cells. Of interest is the finding that epirubicin clearly downregulated ADAM10 expression and MICA shedding in HCC cells; its suppressive effect on MICA shedding was abolished in ADAM10-depleted cells. Epirubicin treatment also enhanced the NKG2D-mediated NK sensitivity of HCC cells. Patients with HCC had significantly higher levels of serum-soluble CD44, which correlated well with serum-soluble MICA levels, thus suggesting a close link between ADAM10 activity and MICA shedding in these patients. Soluble MICA and CD44 levels were downregulated with a significant correlation in patients treated by transarterial chemoembolization using epirubicin. In conclusion, anticancer drugs can modulate expression of ADAM10, which is critically involved in MICA ectodomain shedding. Epirubicin therapy may have a previously unrecognized effect on antitumor immunity in HCC patients.