Lipid Modification Database
Tag Content
LipidDB ID
LipidDB-9606-00151
Entry Name
UniProt Accession
Theoretical PI
5.09
Molecular Weight
25809.4
Genbank Protein ID
Genbank Nucleotide ID
Protein Name
CD81 antigen
Protein Synonyms/Alias
26 kDa cell surface protein TAPA-1; Target of the antiproliferative antibody 1; Tetraspanin-28; Tspan-28; CD81;
Gene Name
CD81
Gene Synonyms/Alias
TAPA1; TSPAN28;
Created Date
21-NOV-2003
 Lipid Modification Sites 
 Position   Sequence Form   Peptide   References   Modification Type 
6
Canonical
**MGVEGCTKCIKYL
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
9
Canonical
GVEGCTKCIKYLLFV
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
80
Canonical
MFVGFLGCYGAIQES
[2][3]
S-Palmitoylation
89
Canonical
GAIQESQCLLGTFFT
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
227
Canonical
MILSMVLCCGIRNSS
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
228
Canonical
ILSMVLCCGIRNSSV
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
Organism
Homo sapiens (Human)
NCBI Taxa ID
9606
Reference
[1] Clark KL, Oelke A, Johnson ME, Eilert KD, Simpson PC, Todd SC. CD81 associateswith 14-3-3 in a redox-regulated palmitoylation-dependent manner. J Biol Chem.2004 May 7;279(19):19401-6. Epub 2004 Feb 13.[PMID:14966136]
[2] Delandre C, Penabaz TR, Passarelli AL, Chapes SK, Clem RJ. Mutation ofjuxtamembrane cysteines in the tetraspanin CD81 affects palmitoylation and altersinteraction with other proteins at the cell surface. Exp Cell Res. 2009 Jul1;315(11):1953-63. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.03.013. Epub 2009 Mar 25. PubMedPMID: 19328198; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2785499.[PMID:19328198]
[3] Zhu YZ, Luo Y, Cao MM, Liu Y, Liu XQ, Wang W, Wu DG, Guan M, Xu QQ, Ren H,Zhao P, Qi ZT. Significance of palmitoylation of CD81 on its association withtetraspanin-enriched microdomains and mediating hepatitis C virus cell entry.Virology. 2012 Aug 1;429(2):112-23. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.03.002. Epub 2012May 4.[PMID:22560863]
Functional Description
May play an important role in the regulation of lymphoma cell growth. Interacts with a 16-kDa Leu-13 protein to form a complex possibly involved in signal transduction. May act as the viral receptor for HCV.
Sequence Annotation
Topological domain: 1 12 Cytoplasmic.
Transmembrane: 13 33 Helical.
Topological domain: 34 63 Extracellular.
Transmembrane: 64 84 Helical.
Topological domain: 85 89 Cytoplasmic.
Transmembrane: 90 112 Helical.
Topological domain: 113 201 Extracellular.
Transmembrane: 202 224 Helical.
Topological domain: 225 236 Cytoplasmic.
Protein Length
236 AA.
Protein Sequence
(Canonical)
MGVEGCTKCI KYLLFVFNFV FWLAGGVILG VALWLRHDPQ TTNLLYLELG DKPAPNTFYV  60
GIYILIAVGA VMMFVGFLGC YGAIQESQCL LGTFFTCLVI LFACEVAAGI WGFVNKDQIA  120
KDVKQFYDQA LQQAVVDDDA NNAKAVVKTF HETLDCCGSS TLTALTTSVL KNNLCPSGSN  180
IISNLFKEDC HQKIDDLFSG KLYLIGIAAI VVAVIMIFEM ILSMVLCCGI RNSSVY      236
FASTA
(Canonical)
>LipidDB-9606-00151|P60033
MGVEGCTKCIKYLLFVFNFVFWLAGGVILGVALWLRHDPQTTNLLYLELGDKPAPNTFYV
GIYILIAVGAVMMFVGFLGCYGAIQESQCLLGTFFTCLVILFACEVAAGIWGFVNKDQIA
KDVKQFYDQALQQAVVDDDANNAKAVVKTFHETLDCCGSSTLTALTTSVLKNNLCPSGSN
IISNLFKEDCHQKIDDLFSGKLYLIGIAAIVVAVIMIFEMILSMVLCCGIRNSSVY
Gene Ontology
GO:0070062; C:extracellular vesicular exosome; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0005925; C:focal adhesion; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0001772; C:immunological synapse; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0005887; C:integral component of plasma membrane; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0016020; C:membrane; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0005886; C:plasma membrane; TAS:Reactome
GO:0031982; C:vesicle; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0023026; F:MHC class II protein complex binding; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0000187; P:activation of MAPK activity; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0008283; P:cell proliferation; TAS:ProtInc
GO:0006661; P:phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0046488; P:phosphatidylinositol metabolic process; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0043128; P:positive regulation of 1-phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase activity; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0008284; P:positive regulation of cell proliferation; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0050731; P:positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0008104; P:protein localization; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0046813; P:receptor-mediated virion attachment to host cell; TAS:UniProtKB
GO:0050776; P:regulation of immune response; TAS:Reactome
GO:0046718; P:viral entry into host cell; TAS:UniProtKB
Interpro
InterPro; IPR028977; CD81_LEL
InterPro; IPR000301; Tetraspanin
InterPro; IPR018499; Tetraspanin/Peripherin
InterPro; IPR018503; Tetraspanin_CS
InterPro; IPR008952; Tetraspanin_EC2
Pfam
Pfam; PF00335; Tetraspannin;
SMART
PROSITE
PROSITE; PS00421; TM4_1;
PRINTS
PRINTS; PR00259; TMFOUR;