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==Human Carbonic Anhydrase 1== | ==Human Carbonic Anhydrase 1== | ||
<StructureSection load='2cab' size='340' side='right' caption='Human Carbonic Anhydrase' scene=''> | <StructureSection load='2cab' size='340' side='right' caption='Human Carbonic Anhydrase' scene=''> | ||
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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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Human carbonic anhydrase are zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. This protein contains a zinc ion and 260 amino acid residues. Human carbonic anhydrase activation has been associated with cardiomyopathy in diabetics.<ref name="ref2">PMID:24670789</ref> In diabetic patents with postinfarct heart failure it was found that their level of human carbonic anhyrase 1 was significantly higher then the levels of non-diabetics.<ref name="ref2" /> Developing an inhibitor for human carbonic anhydrase 1 is contributing to the treatment of these diseases.<ref>DOI 10.1038/nrd2467</ref> | Human carbonic anhydrase are zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. This protein contains a zinc ion and 260 amino acid residues. Human carbonic anhydrase activation has been associated with cardiomyopathy in diabetics.<ref name="ref2">PMID:24670789</ref> In diabetic patents with postinfarct heart failure it was found that their level of human carbonic anhyrase 1 was significantly higher then the levels of non-diabetics.<ref name="ref2" /> Developing an inhibitor for human carbonic anhydrase 1 is contributing to the treatment of these diseases.<ref>DOI 10.1038/nrd2467</ref> | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
- | + | Human carbonic anhydrase 1 is found in cytosol of red blood cells, GI tract and cardiac tissue.<ref name="ref3">PMID:6430186</ref> It participates in biological processes like cellular respiration, calcification, pH balance and bone resorption.<ref name="ref3" /> It also participates in the formation of cerebrospinal fluid, saliva and gastic acid.<ref name="ref3" /> | |
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
- | A predominant structural are the <scene name='82/824630/Hca1_sheets/1'>twisted β-pleated sheets</scene>.<ref name="ref1" /> An important feature of the <scene name='82/824630/Hca1_helix/1'>α-helices</scene> is that they are <scene name='82/824630/Hca1_hydrogenbond/1'>hydrogen bonds absent</scene> that had previously been expected to exist.<ref name="ref1" /> | + | A predominant structural are the <scene name='82/824630/Hca1_sheets/1'>twisted β-pleated sheets</scene>.<ref name="ref1">PMID:6430186</ref> An important feature of the <scene name='82/824630/Hca1_helix/1'>α-helices</scene> is that they are <scene name='82/824630/Hca1_hydrogenbond/1'>hydrogen bonds absent</scene> that had previously been expected to exist.<ref name="ref1" /> |
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</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Torella D, Ellison GM, Torella M, Vicinanza C, Aquila I, Iaconetti C, Scalise M, Marino F, Henning BJ, Lewis FC, Gareri C, Lascar N, Cuda G, Salvatore T, Nappi G, Indolfi C, Torella R, Cozzolino D, Sasso FC. Carbonic anhydrase activation is associated with worsened pathological remodeling in human ischemic diabetic cardiomyopathy. J Am Heart Assoc. 2014 Mar 26;3(2):e000434. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.113.000434. PMID:24670789 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.113.000434
- ↑ Supuran CT. Carbonic anhydrases: novel therapeutic applications for inhibitors and activators. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2008 Feb;7(2):168-81. doi: 10.1038/nrd2467. PMID:18167490 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrd2467
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kannan KK, Ramanadham M, Jones TA. Structure, refinement, and function of carbonic anhydrase isozymes: refinement of human carbonic anhydrase I. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1984;429:49-60. PMID:6430186
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kannan KK, Ramanadham M, Jones TA. Structure, refinement, and function of carbonic anhydrase isozymes: refinement of human carbonic anhydrase I. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1984;429:49-60. PMID:6430186