Entry
Name
kexin;
yeast KEX2 protease;
proteinase yscF (gene name);
prohormone-processing endoprotease;
paired-basic endopeptidase;
yeast cysteine proteinase F (misleading);
andrenorphin-Gly-generating enzyme;
endoproteinase Kex2p;
gene KEX2 dibasic proteinase;
Kex 2p proteinase;
Kex2 endopeptidase;
Kex2 endoprotease;
Kex2 endoproteinase;
Kex2 protease;
proteinase Kex2p;
Kex2-like precursor protein processing endoprotease;
prohormone-processing KEX2 proteinase;
prohormone-processing proteinase;
proprotein convertase;
protease KEX2;
Kex2 proteinase;
Kex2-like endoproteinase
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Serine endopeptidases
BRITE hierarchy
Reaction(IUBMB)
Cleavage of -Lys-Arg! and -Arg-Arg! bonds to process yeast alpha-factor pheromone and killer toxin precursors
Comment
A Ca2+-activated peptidase of peptidase family S8, containing Cys near the active site His, and inhibited by p-mercuribenzoate. Similar enzymes occur in mammals.
History
EC 3.4.21.61 created 1989 as EC 3.4.22.23, transferred 1992 to EC 3.4.21.61
Orthology
Genes
NCS : NCAS_0A00880(NCAS0A00880)
NDI : NDAI_0F03890(NDAI0F03890)
TPF : TPHA_0P01790(TPHA0P01790)
TBL : TBLA_0B00130(TBLA0B00130)
TDL : TDEL_0E00410(TDEL0E00410)
KAF : KAFR_0A08040(KAFR0A08040)
KNG : KNAG_0F00770(KNAG0F00770)
SPAA : SPAPADRAFT_139715 SPAPADRAFT_153129 SPAPADRAFT_50884
LBG : 92205967(LODBEIA_P07710)
CAL : CAALFM_C108990CA(KEX2)
ASAU : 88175797(PUMCH_004737)
YLI : 2907885(YALI2_F00717g)
NTE : NEUTE1DRAFT133220(NEUTE1DRAFT_133220)
SMP : 10805897(SMAC4_02938)
RTHE : 98122787(VTJ83DRAFT_193)
TATV : 25775714(TrAtP1_006761)
TASP : 36618970(TrAFT101_005981)
PCHM : VFPPC_08791 VFPPC_12613 VFPPC_18301
PLJ : 28892292(PLICBS_009959)
CDET : 87948923(CDEST_12423)
BFU : BCIN_05g03290(Bckex2)
APUU : APUU_60290A(KEX2_1) APUU_60901S(KEX2_2)
PTRR : 6346230(PtrM4_136850)
ADAC : 96086937(ACET3X_006615)
ZTR : MYCGRDRAFT_10819(MgSPR2)
CDEP : 91086598(L203_102386)
KMG : 30165350(I203_101484)
KNE : 92179764(IAR55_002506)
CCAC : CcaHIS019_0603220(KEX2)
PSQ : PUNSTDRAFT_53587 PUNSTDRAFT_70782
ADL : AURDEDRAFT_110900 AURDEDRAFT_142208
FME : FOMMEDRAFT_110361 FOMMEDRAFT_124597
LBC : LACBIDRAFT_248825 LACBIDRAFT_322240
CCI : CC1G_01625 CC1G_02379 CC1G_12012
ABP : AGABI1DRAFT52884(AGABI1DRAFT_52884)
ABV : AGABI2DRAFT199236(AGABI2DRAFT_199236)
PCUB : JR316_0003406 JR316_0008359
MRR : Moror_4888 Moror_8398
MORE : E1B28_009092 E1B28_009100
SCM : SCHCO_02607864(SCHCODRAFT_02607864)
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Julius D, Brake A, Blair L, Kunisawa R, Thorner J.
Title
Isolation of the putative structural gene for the lysine-arginine-cleaving endopeptidase required for processing of yeast prepro-alpha-factor.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Achstetter T, Wolf DH.
Title
Hormone processing and membrane-bound proteinases in yeast.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Mizuno K, Nakamura T, Ohshima T, Tanaka S, Matsuo H
Title
Yeast KEX2 genes encodes an endopeptidase homologous to subtilisin-like serine proteases.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Fuller RS, Brake A, Thorner J.
Title
Yeast prohormone processing enzyme (KEX2 gene product) is a Ca2+-dependent serine protease.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Mizuno K, Nakamura T, Ohshima T, Tanaka S, Matsuo H
Title
Characterization of KEX2-encoded endopeptidase from yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Journal
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 3.4.21.61