CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 3.30.230.10
Functional Family Lon protease

Enzyme Information

3.4.21.53
Endopeptidase La.
based on mapping to UniProt P0A9M0
Hydrolysis of proteins in presence of ATP.
-!- ATP hydrolysis is linked with peptide bond hydrolysis. -!- Vanadate inhibits both reactions. -!- A similar enzyme occurs in animal mitochondria. -!- Belongs to peptidase family S16.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P0A9M0
LON_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Lon protease

PDB Structure

PDB 1RR9
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
The catalytic domain of Escherichia coli Lon protease has a unique fold and a Ser-Lys dyad in the active site
Botos, I., Melnikov, E.E., Cherry, S., Tropea, J.E., Khalatova, A.G., Rasulova, F., Dauter, Z., Maurizi, M.R., Rotanova, T.V., Wlodawer, A., Gustchina, A.
J.Biol.Chem.