Home News About DMDM Database Statistics Research Publications Contact  

 
  Domain Name: ACD_HspB1_like
Alpha crystallin domain (ACD) found in mammalian small (s)heat shock protein (Hsp)-27 (also denoted HspB1 in human) and similar proteins. sHsps are molecular chaperones that suppress protein aggregation and protect against cell stress, and are generally active as large oligomers consisting of multiple subunits. Hsp27 shows enhanced synthesis in response to stress. It is a molecular chaperone which interacts with a large number of different proteins. It is found in many types of human cells including breast, uterus, cervix, platelets and cancer cells. Hsp27 has diverse cellular functions including, chaperoning, regulation of actin polymerization, keratinocyte differentiation, regulation of inflammatory pathways in keratinocytes, and protection from oxidative stress through modulating glutathione levels. It is also a subunit of AUF1-containing protein complexes. It has been linked to several transduction pathways regulating cellular functions including differentiation, cell growth, development, and apoptosis. Its activity can be regulated by phosphorylation. Its unphosphorylated state is a high molecular weight aggregated form (100-800kDa) composed of up to 24 subunits, which forms as a result of multiple interactions within the ACD, and is required for chaperone function and resistance to oxidative stress. Upon phosphorylation these large aggregates rapidly disassociate to smaller oligomers and chaperone activity is modified. High constitutive levels of Hsp27 have been detected in various cancer cells, in particular those of carcinoma origin. Over-expression of Hsp27 has a protective effect against various diseases-processes, including Huntington's disease. Mutations in Hsp27 have been associated with a form of distal hereditary motor neuropathy type II and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2.
No pairwise interactions are available for this conserved domain.

Total Mutations Found: 13
Total Disease Mutations Found: 13
This domain occurred 6 times on human genes (9 proteins).



  CATARACT 16, CONGENITAL LAMELLAR
  CATARACT 9, MULTIPLE TYPES, WITH OR WITHOUT MICROCORNEA
  CATARACT 9, NUCLEAR, WITH MICROCORNEA
  CATARACT 9, TOTAL
  CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE, AXONAL, TYPE 2F
  CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE, AXONAL, TYPE 2F, INCLUDED
  MYOPATHY, MYOFIBRILLAR, 2
  NEURONOPATHY, DISTAL HEREDITARY MOTOR, TYPE IIA
  NEURONOPATHY, DISTAL HEREDITARY MOTOR, TYPE IIB
  NEURONOPATHY, DISTAL HEREDITARY MOTOR, TYPE IIB, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE


Tips:
 If you've navigated here from a protein, hovering over a position on the weblogo will display the corresponding protein position for that domain position.

 The histograms below the weblogo indicate mutations found on the domain. Red is for disease (OMIM) and blue is for SNPs.

 Functional Features are displayed as orange boxes under the histograms. You can choose which features are displayed in the box below.



Range on the Protein:  

   Protein ID            Protein Position

Domain Position:  


Feature Name:Total Found:
putative dimer interface










Weblogos are Copyright (c) 2002 Regents of the University of California




Please Cite: Peterson, T.A., Adadey, A., Santana-Cruz ,I., Sun, Y., Winder A, Kann, M.G., (2010) DMDM: Domain Mapping of Disease Mutations. Bioinformatics 26 (19), 2458-2459.

   |   1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250   |   Department of Biological Sciences   |   Phone: 410-455-2258