CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Trypsin-like serine proteases
Functional Family Neutrophil elastase

Enzyme Information

3.4.21.37
Leukocyte elastase.
based on mapping to UniProt P08246
Hydrolysis of proteins, including elastin. Preferential cleavage: Val-|-Xaa > Ala-|-Xaa.
-!- Differs from pancreatic elastase in specificity on synthetic substrates and in inhibitor sensitivity. -!- Belongs to peptidase family S1. -!- Formerly EC 3.4.4.7 and EC 3.4.21.11.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P08246
ELNE_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Neutrophil elastase

PDB Structure

PDB 1HNE
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Structure of human neutrophil elastase in complex with a peptide chloromethyl ketone inhibitor at 1.84-A resolution.
Navia, M.A., McKeever, B.M., Springer, J.P., Lin, T.Y., Williams, H.R., Fluder, E.M., Dorn, C.P., Hoogsteen, K.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA