CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Herpesvirus/Caudovirus protease domain
Functional Family Capsid scaffolding protein

Enzyme Information

3.4.21.97
Assemblin.
based on mapping to UniProt P09286
Cleaves -Ala-|-Ser- and -Ala-|-Ala- bonds in the scaffold protein.
-!- Involved in the breakdown of the scaffold protein during the late stages of assembly of the herpes-virus virion. -!- Inhibited by diisopropyl fluorophosphate. -!- Belongs to peptidase family S21.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P09286
SCAF_VZVD
Human herpesvirus 3 strain Dumas
Capsid scaffolding protein

PDB Structure

PDB 1VZV
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of varicella-zoster virus protease.
Qiu, X., Janson, C.A., Culp, J.S., Richardson, S.B., Debouck, C., Smith, W.W., Abdel-Meguid, S.S.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA
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