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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Pettitt, Paul B. Thomas-oates, Jane E. Poinar, Hendrik Karavanic, Ivor Nielsen-marsh, Christina M. Trinkaus, Erik Collins, Matthew J. Richards, Michael P. Hauschka, Peter V. |
| Description | Author Affiliation: Nielsen-Marsh CM ( Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. nielsen@eva.mpg.de); |
| Abstract | We report here protein sequences of fossil hominids, from two Neanderthals dating to approximately 75,000 years old from Shanidar Cave in Iraq. These sequences, the oldest reported fossil primate protein sequences, are of bone osteocalcin, which was extracted and sequenced by using MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry. Through a combination of direct sequencing and peptide mass mapping, we determined that Neanderthals have an osteocalcin amino acid sequence that is identical to that of modern humans. We also report complete osteocalcin sequences for chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and a partial sequence for orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), all of which are previously unreported. We found that the osteocalcin sequences of Neanderthals, modern human, chimpanzee, and orangutan are unusual among mammals in that the ninth amino acid is proline (Pro-9), whereas most species have hydroxyproline (Hyp-9). Posttranslational hydroxylation of Pro-9 in osteocalcin by prolyl-4-hydroxylase requires adequate concentrations of vitamin C (l-ascorbic acid), molecular O(2), Fe(2+), and 2-oxoglutarate, and also depends on enzyme recognition of the target proline substrate consensus sequence Leu-Gly-Ala-Pro-9-Ala-Pro-Tyr occurring in most mammals. In five species with Pro-9-Val-10, hydroxylation is blocked, whereas in gorilla there is a mixture of Pro-9 and Hyp-9. We suggest that the absence of hydroxylation of Pro-9 in Pan, Pongo, and Homo may reflect response to a selective pressure related to a decline in vitamin C in the diet during omnivorous dietary adaptation, either independently or through the common ancestor of these species. |
| ISSN | 00278424 |
| e-ISSN | 10916490 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Volume Number | 102 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher Date | 2005-03-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Evolution, Molecular Hominidae Genetics Osteocalcin Primates Amino Acid Sequence Animals Consensus Sequence Fossils Gorilla Gorilla Hydroxylation Molecular Sequence Data Chemistry Isolation & Purification Pan Troglodytes Phylogeny Pongo Pygmaeus Proline Sequence Homology, Amino Acid Species Specificity Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Comparative Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Multidisciplinary |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary |
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