C-reactive protein

Details

Name
C-reactive protein
Synonyms
  • PTX1
Gene Name
CRP
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001748|C-reactive protein
MEKLLCFLVLTSLSHAFGQTDMSRKAFVFPKESDTSYVSLKAPLTKPLKAFTVCLHFYTE
LSSTRGYSIFSYATKRQDNEILIFWSKDIGYSFTVGGSEILFEVPEVTVAPVHICTSWES
ASGIVEFWVDGKPRVRKSLKKGYTVGAEASIILGQEQDSFGGNFEGSQSLVGDIGNVNMW
DFVLSPDEINTIYLGGPFSPNVLNWRALKYEVQGEVFTKPQLWP
Number of residues
224
Molecular Weight
25038.385
Theoretical pI
5.32
GO Classification
Functions
calcium ion binding / choline binding / complement component C1q binding / low-density lipoprotein particle binding / low-density lipoprotein particle receptor binding
Processes
acute-phase response / defense response to Gram-positive bacterium / inflammatory response / negative regulation of lipid storage / negative regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation / negative regulation of vasodilation / opsonization / positive regulation of gene expression / positive regulation of superoxide anion generation / regulation of interleukin-8 secretion
Components
extracellular exosome / extracellular region / extracellular space
General Function
Low-density lipoprotein particle receptor binding
Specific Function
Displays several functions associated with host defense: it promotes agglutination, bacterial capsular swelling, phagocytosis and complement fixation through its calcium-dependent binding to phosphorylcholine. Can interact with DNA and histones and may scavenge nuclear material released from damaged circulating cells.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Secreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016238|C-reactive protein (CRP)
ATGGAGAAGCTGTTGTGTTTCTTGGTCTTGACCAGCCTCTCTCATGCTTTTGGCCAGACA
GACATGTCGAGGAAGGCTTTTGTGTTTCCCAAAGAGTCGGATACTTCCTATGTATCCCTC
AAAGCACCGTTAACGAAGCCTCTCAAAGCCTTCACTGTGTGCCTCCACTTCTACACGGAA
CTGTCCTCGACCCGTGGGTACAGTATTTTCTCGTATGCCACCAAGAGACAAGACAATGAG
ATTCTCATATTTTGGTCTAAGGATATAGGATACAGTTTTACAGTGGGTGGGTCTGAAATA
TTATTCGAGGTTCCTGAAGTCACAGTAGCTCCAGTACACATTTGTACAAGCTGGGAGTCC
GCCTCAGGGATCGTGGAGTTCTGGGTAGATGGGAAGCCCAGGGTGAGGAAGAGTCTGAAG
AAGGGATACACTGTGGGGGCAGAAGCAAGCATCATCTTGGGGCAGGAGCAGGATTCCTTC
GGTGGGAACTTTGAAGGAAGCCAGTCCCTGGTGGGAGACATTGGAAATGTGAACATGTGG
GACTTTGTGCTGTCACCAGATGAGATTAACACCATCTATCTTGGCGGGCCCTTCAGTCCT
AATGTCCTGAACTGGCGGGCACTGAAGTATGAAGTGCAAGGCGAAGTGTTCACCAAACCC
CAGCTGTGGCCCTGA
Chromosome Location
1
Locus
1q21-q23
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP02741
UniProtKB Entry NameCRP_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID181066
GenBank Gene IDM11880
GenAtlas IDCRP
HGNC IDHGNC:2367
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB03945N,N,N-Trimethyl-2-(phosphonooxy)ethanaminiumexperimentalunknownDetails
DB05744CRx-139investigationalunknownDetails