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CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Trypsin-like serine proteases
Functional Family

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 3Q76
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Unexpected active-site flexibility in the structure of human neutrophil elastase in complex with a new dihydropyrimidone inhibitor.
Hansen, G., Gielen-Haertwig, H., Reinemer, P., Schomburg, D., Harrenga, A., Niefind, K.
J.Mol.Biol.
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