NameGlutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase
Synonyms
  • 2.3.2.5
  • EC
  • Glutaminyl cyclase
  • Glutaminyl-tRNA cyclotransferase
  • Glutamyl cyclase
  • QC
  • sQC
Gene NameQPCT
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0006497|Glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase
MAGGRHRRVVGTLHLLLLVAALPWASRGVSPSASAWPEEKNYHQPAILNSSALRQIAEGT
SISEMWQNDLQPLLIERYPGSPGSYAARQHIMQRIQRLQADWVLEIDTFLSQTPYGYRSF
SNIISTLNPTAKRHLVLACHYDSKYFSHWNNRVFVGATDSAVPCAMMLELARALDKKLLS
LKTVSDSKPDLSLQLIFFDGEEAFLHWSPQDSLYGSRHLAAKMASTPHPPGARGTSQLHG
MDLLVLLDLIGAPNPTFPNFFPNSARWFERLQAIEHELHELGLLKDHSLEGRYFQNYSYG
GVIQDDHIPFLRRGVPVLHLIPSPFPEVWHTMDDNEENLDESTIDNLNKILQVFVLEYLH
L
Number of residues361
Molecular Weight40876.14
Theoretical pI6.6
GO Classification
Functions
  • glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase activity
  • zinc ion binding
Processes
  • cellular protein modification process
  • peptidyl-pyroglutamic acid biosynthetic process, using glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase
Components
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionResponsible for the biosynthesis of pyroglutamyl peptides. Has a bias against acidic and tryptophan residues adjacent to the N-terminal glutaminyl residue and a lack of importance of chain length after the second residue. Also catalyzes N-terminal pyroglutamate formation. In vitro, catalyzes pyroglutamate formation of N-terminally truncated form of APP amyloid-beta peptides [Glu-3]-beta-amyloid. May be involved in the N-terminal pyroglutamate formation of several amyloid-related plaque-forming peptides.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ16769
UniProtKB Entry NameQPCT_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012328|Glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase (QPCT)
ATGGCAGGCGGAAGACACCGGCGCGTCGTGGGCACCCTCCACCTGCTGCTGCTGGTGGCC
GCCCTGCCCTGGGCATCCAGGGGGGTCAGTCCGAGTGCCTCAGCCTGGCCAGAGGAGAAG
AATTACCACCAGCCAGCCATTTTGAATTCATCGGCTCTTCGGCAAATTGCAGAAGGCACC
AGTATCTCTGAAATGTGGCAAAATGACTTACAGCCATTGCTGATAGAGCGATACCCGGGA
TCCCCTGGAAGCTATGCTGCTCGTCAGCACATCATGCAGCGAATTCAGAGGCTTCAGGCT
GACTGGGTCTTGGAAATAGACACCTTCTTGAGTCAGACACCCTATGGGTACCGGTCTTTC
TCAAATATCATCAGCACCCTCAATCCCACTGCTAAACGACATTTGGTCCTCGCCTGCCAC
TATGACTCCAAGTATTTTTCCCACTGGAACAACAGAGTGTTTGTAGGAGCCACTGATTCA
GCCGTGCCATGTGCAATGATGTTGGAACTTGCTCGTGCCTTAGACAAGAAACTCCTTTCC
TTAAAGACTGTTTCAGACTCCAAGCCAGATTTGTCACTCCAGCTGATCTTCTTTGATGGT
GAAGAGGCTTTTCTTCACTGGTCTCCTCAAGATTCTCTCTATGGGTCTCGACACTTAGCT
GCAAAGATGGCATCGACCCCGCACCCACCTGGAGCGAGAGGCACCAGCCAACTGCATGGC
ATGGATTTATTGGTCTTATTGGATTTGATTGGAGCTCCAAACCCAACGTTTCCCAATTTT
TTTCCAAACTCAGCCAGGTGGTTCGAAAGACTTCAAGCAATTGAACATGAACTTCATGAA
TTGGGTTTGCTCAAGGATCACTCTTTGGAGGGGCGGTATTTCCAGAATTACAGTTATGGA
GGTGTGATTCAGGATGACCATATTCCATTTTTAAGAAGAGGTGTTCCAGTTCTGCATCTG
ATACCGTCTCCTTTCCCTGAAGTCTGGCACACCATGGATGACAATGAAGAAAATTTGGAT
GAATCAACCATTGACAATCTAAACAAAATCCTACAAGTCTTTGTGTTGGAATATCTTCAT
TTGTAA
GenBank Gene IDX71125
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDQPCT
HGNC IDHGNC:9753
Chromosome Location2
Locus2p22.2
References
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