MASP2 (protein)

Mannan-binding lectin serine protease 2 also known as mannose-binding protein-associated serine protease 2 (MASP-2) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MASP2 gene.[5][6][7]

MASP2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesMASP2, MAP19, MASP-2, MASP1P1, sMAP, mannan binding lectin serine peptidase 2, Mannan-binding lectin serine protease 2, MBL associated serine protease 2, MAP-2
External IDsOMIM: 605102 MGI: 1330832 HomoloGene: 4819 GeneCards: MASP2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

10747

17175

Ensembl

ENSG00000009724

ENSMUSG00000028979

UniProt

O00187

Q91WP0

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_139208
NM_006610

NM_001003893
NM_010767

RefSeq (protein)

NP_006601
NP_631947

NP_001003893
NP_034897

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 11.03 – 11.05 MbChr 4: 148.69 – 148.7 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Function

The Ra-reactive factor (RARF) is a complement-dependent bactericidal factor that binds to the Ra and R2 polysaccharides expressed by certain enterobacteria. Alternate splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding two RARF components that are involved in the mannan-binding lectin pathway of complement activation. The longer isoform is cleaved into two chains which form a heterodimer linked by a disulfide bond. The encoded proteins are members of the trypsin family of peptidases.[5]

MASP-2 is involved in the complement system. MASP-2 is very similar to the C1s molecule, of the classical complement pathway, and they are thought to have a common evolutionary ancestor. When the carbohydrate-recognising heads of MBL bind to specifically arranged mannose residues on the surface of a pathogen, MASP-2 is activated to cleave complement components C4 and C2 into C4a, C4b, C2a, and C2b.

See also

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000009724 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000028979 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: mannan-binding lectin serine peptidase 2".
  6. Thiel S, Vorup-Jensen T, Stover CM, Schwaeble W, Laursen SB, Poulsen K, Willis AC, Eggleton P, Hansen S, Holmskov U, Reid KB, Jensenius JC (April 1997). "A second serine protease associated with mannan-binding lectin that activates complement". Nature. 386 (6624): 506–10. Bibcode:1997Natur.386..506T. doi:10.1038/386506a0. PMID 9087411. S2CID 4261967.
  7. Vorup-Jensen T, Jensenius JC, Thiel S (August 1998). "MASP-2, the C3 convertase generating protease of the MBLectin complement activating pathway". Immunobiology. 199 (2): 348–57. doi:10.1016/S0171-2985(98)80039-9. PMID 9777418.

Further reading

  • MASP+Proteases at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

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