CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Trypsin-like serine proteases
Functional Family serine protease hepsin

Enzyme Information

3.4.21.106
Hepsin.
based on mapping to UniProt P05981
Cleavage after basic amino-acid residues, with Arg strongly preferred to Lys.
-!- This type-II membrane-associated serine peptidase has been implicated in cell growth and development. -!- The enzyme has been shown to activate blood coagulation factor VII by cleavage of the 152-Arg-|-Ile-153 peptide bound in BHK cells, thus indicating a possible role in the initiation of blood coagulation. -!- There is no cleavage after aromatic or aliphatic residues. -!- The occupancy of the S2 site is an absolute requirement for catalysis and a basic residue at that site is preferred to an aliphatic residue. -!- The nature of the residue at S3 also affects hydrolysis, with Gln being much more favorable than Ala. -!- Belongs to peptidase family S1A.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P05981
HEPS_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Serine protease hepsin

PDB Structure

PDB 1Z8G
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Pichia
Primary Citation
Hepatocyte growth factor is a preferred in vitro substrate for human hepsin, a membrane-anchored serine protease implicated in prostate and ovarian cancers
Herter, S., Piper, D.E., Aaron, W., Gabriele, T., Cutler, G., Cao, P., Bhatt, A.S., Choe, Y., Craik, C.S., Walker, N., Meininger, D., Hoey, T., Austin, R.J.
Biochem.J.