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3.4.23.40: Phytepsin

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Word Map on EC 3.4.23.40

Reaction

Prefers hydrophobic residues Phe, Val, Ile, Leu, and Ala at P1 and P1', but also cleaves -Phe-/-Asp- and -Asp-/-Asp- bonds in 2S albumin from plant seeds =

Synonyms

Acid protease, Ap1, Aspartic proteinase, Aspartyl endoproteinase, Barley grain aspartic proteinase, Carboxyl proteinase, CardA, cardB, Cardosin, cardosin A, cardosin B, Cynarase, cynarase A, cynarase B, cynarase C, Edestinase, HvAP, Nepenthesin, Oryzasin, PCB, procardosin B

ECTree

     3 Hydrolases
         3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
             3.4.23 Aspartic endopeptidases
                3.4.23.40 Phytepsin

General Information

General Information on EC 3.4.23.40 - Phytepsin

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GENERAL INFORMATION
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
metabolism
either the plant-specific insert domain or the C-terminal peptide VGFAEAA is necessary and sufficient to direct proteins to the vacuole. Both domains are vacuolar sorting determinants
physiological function
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epithelial A549 cell-bound cardosin A is internalized to endosomes and lysosomes and triggers the permeability of lysosomal membrane leading to apoptosis of the epithelial cells. The enzyme may have a defensive function against the ingestion of cardoon flowers by human, insects, and other herbivores