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Guanylate Cyclase
(Guanylate cyclase)
and activating Protein
(Guanylate cyclase activating protein)

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Editor's Notes from the Literature

Recent update from: 07.07.00

Description
Retinal Guanylate Cyclase (RetGC, GUC2D) converts GTP into cGMP. The enzyme is Ca2+ dependent activated by Guanylate Cyclase Activating Protein (GCAP) which associates to activate Guanylate cyclase at low Ca2+ concentrations.

GENE DATA

Exons:

Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase 22 19
Guanylate cyclase activating protein 4

Markers / RFLPs:

Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase D17S96, D17S804
Guanylate cyclase activating protein

Transcripts:

Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase

Guanylate cyclase activating protein

Primers:

Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase complete
Guanylate cyclase activating protein

Chromosomes with Guanylate cyclase and activating protein loci

Assignment:

Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase 17p13.1 Xq22
Guanylate cyclase activating protein 6p21.1 6p21.1

Involvement in Retinal Degenerations:


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several Mutations found to underlie

PROTEIN DATA

Subunits: 1 + activating protein
Subunits:
Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase GUC2D, RetGC1 RetGC-2
Guanylate cyclase activating protein GCAP-1, GUCA1A GCAP-2, GUCA1B

Amino acids:

Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase 1103 AA 1058 AA + 50 AA Signal peptide
Guanylate cyclase activating protein 201 AA 205 AA

Modifications:

Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase

Guanylate cyclase activating protein palmitoylated
acylated
myristoylated		 acylated

Mr/ Weight:

Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase 112 kDa 119089
Guanylate cyclase activating protein 21-23 kDa 20 kDa

Cofactors:

Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase GTP GTP
Guanylate cyclase activating protein

Motifs:

Subunit Type 1 Type 2
Guanylate cyclase

Guanylate cyclase activating protein 3 EF-hands
PROTEIN DATA

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Protein Subtype Locus Species EC-No. Swissprot PIR Prosite
Guanylate Cyclase isoform E GC-E Bos taurus EC 4.6.1.2
S48119 S45610 PN0561
Guanylate Cyclase retinal ROS-GC1 Bos taurus EC 4.6.1.2 P19687

Guanylate Cyclase retinal ROS-GC Bos taurus EC 4.6.1.2 P19687

Guanylate Cyclase
GC Drosophila melanogaster EC 4.6.1.2
JH0810 A56699 B56699 A56114
Guanylate Cyclase retinal GUCY2D, GUC2D,GUC1A4 Homo sapiens EC 4.6.1.2
JH0717 A55186 I59385 A38433 S19305 A19305 S15012
Guanylate Cyclase retinal GC-E Rattus norvegicus EC 4.6.1.2
A49183 JC4529
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein p24 GCAP2, guca2 Bos taurus EC-
A57604
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GUCA1A1, GUCA1, GCAP Homo sapiens EC- P43080 C55331 A55331
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GUCA1C, GCAP3 Homo sapiens EC- P43080 C55331 A55331 PS00018
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GCAP Mus musculus EC-
B55331

GENE DATA

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Gene Subtype Locus Species Genbank Unigene Medline
Guanylate Cyclase isoform E GC-E Bos taurus U77091 U77092 U77093 U77094 U77095 U77100 U77103 U77104 X66865
93371497
Guanylate Cyclase retinal ROS-GC Bos taurus U95958 L37089 X66865 X54014
94379976 93371497 90306336
Guanylate Cyclase retinal ROS-GC1 Bos taurus AF027200 AF027201 AF027202 AF027203

Guanylate Cyclase isoform E GC-E Canis familiaris Y15483 Y15484
98316153
Guanylate Cyclase retinal GUCY2D, GUC2D,GUC1A4 Homo sapiens M92432 AJ222657 L26921 NM_000180 M95858 X63322 Hs.1974 93001163 97099458
Guanylate Cyclase retinal GUCY2F, RETGC-2 Homo sapiens L37378 L13436 NM_001522 M95858 X63322 Hs.123074 95296345 93160174
Guanylate Cyclase retinal GC-E Gucy2e Mus musculus L41933 NM_008192 Mm.12809 96435433
Guanylate Cyclase retinal GC-F Gucy2F Mus musculus L44608 L44609 L44610 L44611 L44612 L44613 L44614 L44615 L44616 L44617
96435433
Guanylate Cyclase
OlGC-R1 Oryza latipes AB015873

Guanylate Cyclase
OlGC-C Oryza latipes AB015874

Guanylate Cyclase
OlGC-R2 Oryza latipes AB015875

Guanylate Cyclase
GC-2 Rana pipiens AF179870

Guanylate Cyclase retinal GC-E Rattus norvegicus L36029
95132648
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GCAP Bos taurus U32856 S74247
94280866 95296345 94338695 96027628
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein p24 GCAP2, guca2 Bos taurus U32856 L43001
95394975
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein type 1 GCAP1 Gallus gallus S82199
96200167
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein type 2 GCAP2 Gallus gallus S82200
96200167
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GUCA1B, GCAP2 Homo sapiens AH008054 AF173227 AF173228 AF173229 NM_002098 M97496 M95174 Hs.778
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GUCA1C, GCAP3 Homo sapiens NM_005459 AF110003 AH007486 AF109998 AF109999 AF110000 AF110001

Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GUCA1A1, GUCA1, GCAP Homo sapiens L36859 L36861 NM_000409 Hs.2978 95074147
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GCAP Mus musculus L36860
95074147
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein type 1 GCAP1 Rana pipiens AF047882

Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein type 2 GCAP2 Rana pipiens AF047883

GENE LOCUS DATA

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Gene Subtype Locus Species Genome Database Mouse Genome Database OMIM Locus Link
Guanylate Cyclase
GUCY2E Homo sapiens


2985
Guanylate Cyclase retinal GUCY2D, GUC2D,GUC1A4 Homo sapiens 136012
600179 204000 3000
Guanylate Cyclase retinal GUCY2F, RETGC-2 Homo sapiens 5875359
300041 2986
Guanylate Cyclase
GUCY2D Mus musculus


14918
Guanylate Cyclase retinal GC-E Gucy2e Mus musculus 5875359 Gucy2f
14919
Guanylate Cyclase retinal GC-F Gucy2F Mus musculus 5875359 Gucy2e
14920
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GUCA1B, GCAP2 Homo sapiens 5203579
602275 2979
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GUCA1A1, GUCA1, GCAP Homo sapiens 132137
600364 2978
Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GUCA1C, GCAP3 Homo sapiens 5203579


Guanylate Cyclase-activating Protein
GUCA1B Mus musculus
Guca1b
14914

References:
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2. Baehr,W., Gorczyca,W., Subbaraya,I., Ohguro,H., Johnson,R.S., Walsh,K.A., Gray Keller,M.P., Detwiler,P.B., Crabb,J., and Palczewski,K. Isolation, cloning, and functional characterization of bovine retina guanylate cyclase activating protein (GCAP). 1994; Invest.Ophthalmol.Vis.Sci. 35 (Suppl.): 1486-1486.
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3. Baehr,W., Subbaraya,I., Dang,Y.L., Ruiz,C., Helekar,B., Banerjee,P., Knowles,J.A., Gilliam,T.C., Vandenburgh,K., and Stone,E.M. Human and mouse GCAP genes and involvement of GCAP gene mutations in human disease. 1995; Invest.Ophthalmol.Vis.Sci. 36: S826
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5. Dizhoor,A.M., Olshevskaya,E.V., Ankoudinova,I., and Hurley,J.B. Role Of The N-Terminus And Calcium Binding Domains Of GCAP-2 In Regulating Photreceptor Guanylyl Cyclase. 1996; Invest.Ophthalmol.Vis.Sci. 37: S215
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9. Lowe,D.G., Dizhoor,A.M., Liu,K., Gu,Q.M., Spencer,M., Laura,R., Lu,L., Hurley,J.B., and Gu,Q. Cloning and expression of a second photoreceptor-specific membrane retina guanylyl cyclase (RetGC), RetGC-2. 1995; Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.U.S.A. 92: 5535-5539.
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11. Oliveira,L., Miniou,P., Viegas-Pequignot,E., Rozet,J.M., Dollfus,H., Pittler,S.J., and Viegas Pequignot,E. Human retinal guanylate cyclase (GUC2D) maps to chromosome 17p13.1. 1994; Genomics. 22: 478-481.
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