CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Phospholipase A2 domain
Functional Family Acidic phospholipase A2

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.4
Phospholipase A(2).
based on mapping to UniProt P60045
Phosphatidylcholine + H(2)O = 1-acylglycerophosphocholine + a carboxylate.
-!- Also acts on phosphatidylethanolamine, choline plasmalogen and phosphatides, removing the fatty acid attached to the 2-position.

UniProtKB Entries (2)

P60045
PA2A3_NAJSG
Naja sagittifera
Acidic phospholipase A2 3
P05067
A4_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Amyloid-beta precursor protein

PDB Structure

PDB 3JQ5
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Phospholipase A2 Prevents the Aggregation of Amyloid Beta Peptides: Crystal Structure of the Complex of Phospholipase A2 with Octapeptide Fragment of Amyloid Beta Peptide, Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-Asp-Ser at 2 A Resolution
Mirza, Z., Vikram, G., Singh, N., Sinha, M., Bhushan, A., Sharma, S., Srinivasan, A., Kaur, P., Singh, T.P.
To be Published
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