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Single and multiple CH (calponin homology) domain containing multidomain proteins in Dictyostelium discoideum: an inventory

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We present an inventory of single or multiple calponin homology (CH) domain containing proteins of Dictyostelium discoideum. A multiple alignment and a phylogenetic tree of all 60 CH domains found in 36 proteins showed that most CH domains can be assigned to one of 6 types. We have then distributed the proteins into several classes according to the type and arrangement of the CH domains. Most proteins belong to the class of ABD (actin-binding domain)-forming CH tandems (CH1–CH2) of the α-actinin and fimbrin families or to the class of CH3 domain-bearing proteins. There are a few examples of proteins with a single CH1 or CH2 domain, one with a CH1–CH1 doublet and a single representative of the CHe class of microtubule-binding proteins. A comparison with CH domain proteins in Homo sapiens suggests that while the individual domains are available in both species, the existence of identical multidomain proteins in toto is rare. Fimbrin 1, α-actinin and EB1 appear as perfect orthologs in both species, whereas filamin and interaptin may represent ancestral forms of human filamin and nesprins. In four more cases (NAV/Unc-53-, smoothelin-, transgelin- and Gas2-related proteins) functional data are needed in order to establish a potential relationship with a human counterpart. Although extensive data exist for a few of the D. discoideum CH proteins, most remain to be characterized and our analysis may help predicting some of their properties.

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The dedication of the teams of curators at DictyBase and GenBank is highly appreciated. FR is supported by grants of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Medical Research Council.

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  1. Howard University Medical School, Washington, DC, USA

    Felix Friedberg

  2. Centre for Biomedical Research, The Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Wolfson Building, Room 506, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK

    Francisco Rivero

  3. Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK

    Francisco Rivero

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Friedberg, F., Rivero, F. Single and multiple CH (calponin homology) domain containing multidomain proteins in Dictyostelium discoideum: an inventory. Mol Biol Rep 37, 2853–2862 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-009-9839-1

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