CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Peptidase S8/S53 domain
Functional Family Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 7

Enzyme Information

3.4.21.61
Kexin.
based on mapping to UniProt P13134
Cleavage of -Lys-Arg-|-Xaa- and -Arg-Arg-|-Xaa- bonds to process yeast alpha-factor pheromone and killer toxin precursors.
-!- Calcium activated. -!- Inhibited by p-mercuribenzoate. -!- Belongs to peptidase family S8. -!- Formerly EC 3.4.22.23.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P13134
KEX2_YEAST
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
Kexin

PDB Structure

PDB 1OT5
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Saccharomyces
Primary Citation
2.4 A Resolution Crystal Structure of the Prototypical Hormone-Processing Protease Kex2 in Complex with an Ala-Lys-Arg Boronic Acid Inhibitor
Holyoak, T., Wilson, M.A., Fenn, T.D., Kettner, C.A., Petsko, G.A., Fuller, R.S., Ringe, D.
Biochemistry