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Endoplasmic reticulum retrieval and retention; Protein disulfide isomerase; Dictyostelium discoideum; endoplasmic reticulum; dictyostelium discoideum; enzyme activity; protein disulfide isomerase
Abstract:
The primary activity of protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), a multifunctional resident of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), is the isomerization of disulfide bridges during protein folding. We isolated a cDNA encoding Dictyostelium discoideum PDI (Dd-PDI). Phylogenetic analyses and basic biochemical properties indicate that it belongs to a subfamily called P5, many members of which differ from the classical PDIs in many respects. They lack an intervening inactive thioredoxin module, a C-terminal acidic domain involved in Ca2+ binding and a KDEL−type retrieval signal. Despite the absence of this motif, the ER is the steady-state location of Dd-PDI, suggesting the existence of an alternative retention mechanism for P5-related enzymes
