CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Peptidase S8/S53 domain
Functional Family Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 7

Enzyme Information

3.4.21.61
Kexin.
based on mapping to UniProt P13134
Cleavage of -Lys-Arg-|-Xaa- and -Arg-Arg-|-Xaa- bonds to process yeast alpha-factor pheromone and killer toxin precursors.
-!- Calcium activated. -!- Inhibited by p-mercuribenzoate. -!- Belongs to peptidase family S8. -!- Formerly EC 3.4.22.23.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P13134
KEX2_YEAST
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
Kexin

PDB Structure

PDB 1R64
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Saccharomyces
Primary Citation
Structural Basis for Differences in Substrate Selectivity in Kex2 and Furin Protein Convertases
Holyoak, T., Kettner, C.A., Petsko, G.A., Fuller, R.S., Ringe, D.
Biochemistry
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