CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Cysteine proteinases
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.4.22.48
Staphopain.
based on mapping to UniProt P81297
Broad endopeptidase action on proteins including elastin, but rather limited hydrolysis of small-molecule substrates. Assays are conveniently made with hemoglobin, casein or Z-Phe-Arg-NHMec as substrate.
-!- Known from species of Staphylococcus. -!- Belongs to peptidase family C47.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P81297
SSPP_STAAU
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphopain A

PDB Structure

PDB 1CV8
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal Structure of a Thiol Proteinase from Staphylococcus Aureus V-8 in the E-64 Inhibitor Complex
Hofmann, B., Schomburg, D., Hecht, H.J.
Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.A