CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Peptidase S8/S53 domain
Functional Family Furin 2, isoform B

Enzyme Information

3.4.21.75
Furin.
based on mapping to UniProt P23188
Release of mature proteins from their proproteins by cleavage of -Arg- Xaa-Yaa-Arg-|-Zaa- bonds, where Xaa can be any amino acid and Yaa is Arg or Lys. Releases albumin, complement component C3 and von Willebrand factor from their respective precursors.
-!- Activated by calcium. -!- Belongs to peptidase family S8.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P23188
FURIN_MOUSE
Mus musculus
Furin

PDB Structure

PDB 1P8J
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Cricetulus
Primary Citation
The Crystal Structure of the Proprotein Processing Proteinase Furin Explains its Stringent Specificity
Henrich, S., Cameron, A., Bourenkov, G.P., Kiefersauer, R., Huber, R., Lindberg, I., Bode, W., Than, M.E.
Nat.Struct.Biol.