Sec1-like, domain 1
IPR043154
Definition
This superfamily represents the domain 1 of Sec1 and related proteins. Sec1-like molecules have been implicated in a variety of eukaryotic vesicle transport processes including neurotransmitter release by exocytosis PMID:8769846. They regulate vesicle transport by binding to a t-SNARE from the syntaxin family. This process is thought to prevent SNARE complex formation, a protein complex required for membrane fusion. Whereas Sec1 molecules are essential for neurotransmitter release and other secretory events, their interaction with syntaxin molecules seems to represent a negative regulatory step in secretion PMID:10903948. The nSec1 polypeptide chain can be divided into three domains. The first domain, consists of a five-stranded parallel β-sheet flanked by five α-helices. The second domain, like the first one, has an α-β-α fold, however the β-sheet of domain 2 features five parallel strands with an additional antiparallel strand on one edge. The third domain is a large insertion between the third and fourth parallel strands of domain 2, and can be subdivided in two PMID:10746715. Members of the Sec1 family include Sec1, Sly1, Slp1/Vps33, Vps45/Stt10 (yeast), Unc-18 (nematode), Munc-18b/muSec1, Munc-18c (mouse), Rop (Drosophila), Munc-18/n-Sec1/rbSec1A and rbSec1B (rat) PMID:8769846.
7 human proteins with this domain
Each is a reviewed human protein in the Seroatlas serome and a potential autoantibody target; this domain groups them into one antibody-relevant category. Every entry links to its own record.
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