CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily OMPT-like
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.4.23.49
Omptin.
based on mapping to UniProt P09169
Has a virtual requirement for Arg in the P1 position and a slightly less stringent preference for this residue in the P1' position, which can also contain Lys, Gly or Val.
-!- Shows a preference for cleavage between consecutive basic amino acids, but is capable of cleavage when P1' is a non-basic residue. -!- Belongs to peptidase family A26. -!- Formerly EC 3.4.21.87.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P09169
OMPT_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Protease 7

PDB Structure

PDB 1I78
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of the outer membrane protease OmpT from Escherichia coli suggests a novel catalytic site.
Vandeputte-Rutten, L., Kramer, R.A., Kroon, J., Dekker, N., Egmond, M.R., Gros, P.
EMBO J.