Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP00044
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name PTGS2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in heme binding
Specific Function Dual cyclooxygenase and peroxidase in the biosynthesis pathway of prostanoids, a class of C20 oxylipins mainly derived from arachidonate, with a particular role in the inflammatory response. The cyclooxygenase activity oxygenates arachidonate (AA, C20:4(n-6)) to the hydroperoxy endoperoxide prostaglandin G2 (PGG2), and the peroxidase activity reduces PGG2 to the hydroxy endoperoxide PGH2, the precursor of all 2-series prostaglandins and thromboxanes. This complex transformation is initiated by abstraction of hydrogen at carbon 13 (with S-stereochemistry), followed by insertion of molecular O2 to form the endoperoxide bridge between carbon 9 and 11 that defines prostaglandins. The insertion of a second molecule of O2 (bis-oxygenase activity) yields a hydroperoxy group in PGG2 that is then reduced to PGH2 by two electrons. Similarly catalyzes successive cyclooxygenation and peroxidation of dihomo-gamma-linoleate (DGLA, C20:3(n-6)) and eicosapentaenoate (EPA, C20:5(n-3)) to corresponding PGH1 and PGH3, the precursors of 1- and 3-series prostaglandins. In an alternative pathway of prostanoid biosynthesis, converts 2-arachidonoyl lysophopholipids to prostanoid lysophopholipids, which are then hydrolyzed by intracellular phospholipases to release free prostanoids. Metabolizes 2-arachidonoyl glycerol yielding the glyceryl ester of PGH2, a process that can contribute to pain response. Generates lipid mediators from n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) via a lipoxygenase-type mechanism. Oxygenates PUFAs to hydroperoxy compounds and then reduces them to corresponding alcohols. Plays a role in the generation of resolution phase interaction products (resolvins) during both sterile and infectious inflammation. Metabolizes docosahexaenoate (DHA, C22:6(n-3)) to 17R-HDHA, a precursor of the D-series resolvins (RvDs). As a component of the biosynthetic pathway of E-series resolvins (RvEs), converts eicosapentaenoate (EPA, C20:5(n-3)) primarily to 18S-HEPE that is further metabolized by ALOX5 and LTA4H to generate 18S-RvE1 and 18S-RvE2. In vascular endothelial cells, converts docosapentaenoate (DPA, C22:5(n-3)) to 13R-HDPA, a precursor for 13-series resolvins (RvTs) shown to activate macrophage phagocytosis during bacterial infection. In activated leukocytes, contributes to oxygenation of hydroxyeicosatetraenoates (HETE) to diHETES (5,15-diHETE and 5,11-diHETE) (By similarity). During neuroinflammation, plays a role in neuronal secretion of specialized preresolving mediators (SPMs) 15R-lipoxin A4 that regulates phagocytic microglia (By similarity).
Pathways
  • Lipid metabolism
  • Prostaglandin biosynthesis
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 16
Locus Not Available
SNPs PTGS2
Gene Sequence
>1815 bp
ATGCTCGCCCGGGCCCTGCTGCTCTGCGCTGCCGTGGCGCTCAGCGGTGCAGCAAATCCT
TGCTGTTCCCATCCATGTCAGAATCGAGGTGTATGTATGAGTGTAGGATTTGACCAGTAT
AAATGTGACTGTACCCGAACAGGATTCTACGGTGAAAACTGTACCACACCCGAATTTCTG
ACAAGAATAAAATTACTCCTGAAACCCACTCCCAACACAGTGCACTACATACTTACCCAC
TTCAAAGGAGTCTGGAACATTGTCAATAAGATCTCCTTCCTGCGAAATATGATTATGAGA
TATGTGTTGACGTCGAGATCACATTTGATTGAGAGTCCACCAACTTATAATGTGCACTAC
AGCTATAAAAGCTGGGAAGCCTTTTCTAACCTGTCTTATTATACCAGAGCTCTTCCTCCT
GTGCCTGATGACTGCCCAACACCCATGGGTGTGAAAGGGAGGAAAGAGCTTCCTGATTCA
AAAGAAGTTGTGAAAAAAGTACTTCTAAGAAGAAAGTTCATTCCTGATCCCCAGGGCACA
AATCTGATGTTTGCATTCTTTGCCCAGCACTTCACCCATCAATTTTTCAAGACAGATTTT
GAACGAGGACCAGCTTTCACTAAGGGAAAGAACCATGGGGTGGACTTAAGTCACATTTAT
GGTGAATCTTTAGAGAGACAGCATAAGCTGCGCCTTTTCAAGGATGGAAAAATGAAATAT
CAGATGATTAATGGAGAGATGTATCCTCCCACAGTCAAAGATACTCAGGTCGAAATGATC
TACCCGCCTCATGTTCCTGAACACTTGAAGTTTGCTGTGGGCCAGGAAGTCTTTGGTCTG
GTGCCTGGTCTGATGATGTATGCCACCATTTGGCTACGGGAACACAACAGAGTGTGTGAT
GTGCTTAAACAAGAGCATCCAGAATGGGGCGATGAGCAGTTGTTCCAGACAAGCAGGCTA
ATCCTGATAGGAGAAACTATTAAGATTGTGATTGAAGACTACGTACAGCACTTGAGTGGC
TATCACTTCAAACTGAAGTTTGACCCAGAGCTGCTTTTCAACCAACAGTTCCAGTACCAG
AACCGTATTGCTGCTGAGTTTAACACGCTCTACCACTGGCATCCCCTTCTGCCTGACGTC
TTTCAGATTGATGGTCAGGAGTACAACTATCAGCAGTTTATCTATAACAACTCTGTCTTA
CTGGAACATGGTCTCACTCAGTTTGTTGAATCATTCACCAGGCAAAGGGCTGGCAGGGTC
GCTGGCGGTAGGAATCTTCCAGTCGCAGTAGAGAAAGTATCAAAGGCTTCAATTGACCAG
AGCAGAGAGATGAAATACCAGTCTTTTAATGAGTATCGCAAACGTTTTCTCGTGAAGCCC
TATGAATCATTTGAGGAACTTACAGGAGAGAAGGAAATGGCTGCAGAGTTAGAAGCGCTC
TATGGAGACATAGATGCCATGGAGTTTTATCCCGCCCTTCTGGTAGAGAAGCCCCGTCCA
GACGCCATCTTTGGGGAGACCATGGTAGAAGCTGGAGCACCATTCTCCCTGAAAGGACTT
ATGGGTAATCCTATATGCTCTCCCGAGTACTGGAAGCCTAGCACTTTCGGTGGAGAAGTA
GGTTTTAAAATCATCAACACTGCCTCAATTCAGTCTCTCATCTGCAGTAACGTGAAAGGC
TGTCCCTTTACCTCATTCAGTGTTCAAGATACGCACCTCACCAAAACGGTCACCATTAAT
GCAAGCTCTTCCCACTCTGGACTAGATGATATCAACCCCACAGTCCTACTAAAGGAACGT
TCAACCGAACTGTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 604
Molecular Weight 69163.0
Theoretical pI 7.59
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • 1-17
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2
MLARALLLCAAVALSGAANPCCSHPCQNRGVCMSVGFDQYKCDCTRTGFYGENCTTPEFL
TRIKLLLKPTPNTVHYILTHFKGVWNIVNKISFLRNMIMRYVLTSRSHLIESPPTYNVHY
SYKSWEAFSNLSYYTRALPPVPDDCPTPMGVKGRKELPDSKEVVKKVLLRRKFIPDPQGT
NLMFAFFAQHFTHQFFKTDFERGPAFTKGKNHGVDLSHIYGESLERQHKLRLFKDGKMKY
QMINGEMYPPTVKDTQVEMIYPPHVPEHLKFAVGQEVFGLVPGLMMYATIWLREHNRVCD
VLKQEHPEWGDEQLFQTSRLILIGETIKIVIEDYVQHLSGYHFKLKFDPELLFNQQFQYQ
NRIAAEFNTLYHWHPLLPDVFQIDGQEYNYQQFIYNNSVLLEHGLTQFVESFTRQRAGRV
AGGRNLPVAVEKVSKASIDQSREMKYQSFNEYRKRFLVKPYESFEELTGEKEMAAELEAL
YGDIDAMEFYPALLVEKPRPDAIFGETMVEAGAPFSLKGLMGNPICSPEYWKPSTFGGEV
GFKIINTASIQSLICSNVKGCPFTSFSVQDTHLTKTVTINASSSHSGLDDINPTVLLKER
STEL
GenBank ID Protein AAC04702.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O62698
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name PGH2_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AF031698
GeneCard ID PTGS2
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available