CATH Classification
| Level | CATH Code | Description | 
|---|---|---|
|   | 2 | Mainly Beta | 
|   | 2.40 | Beta Barrel | 
|   | 2.40.10 | Thrombin, subunit H | 
|   | 2.40.10.10 | Trypsin-like serine proteases | 
Domain Context
CATH Clusters
| Superfamily | Trypsin-like serine proteases | 
| Functional Family | Kallikrein 8 (Neuropsin/ovasin) | 
Enzyme Information
| 3.4.21.118 | Kallikrein 8. based on mapping to UniProt O60259 Cleavage of amide substrates following the basic amino acids Arg or Lys at the P1 position, with a preference for Arg over Lys. -!- Activated by removal of an N-terminal prepropeptide. -!- The highest amidolytic activity is observed using Boc-Val-Pro- Arg-|-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin, which is a substrate of alpha- thrombin. -!- Substrates lacking basic amino acids in the P1 position are not cleaved. -!- Degrades casein, fibronectin, gelatin, collagen type IV, fibrinogen, and high-molecular-mass kininogen and is associated with diseases such as ovarian cancer and Alzheimer's disease. -!- Belongs to peptidase family S1A. | 
UniProtKB Entries (1)
| O60259 | KLK8_HUMAN Homo sapiens Kallikrein-8 | 
PDB Structure
| PDB | 5MS4 | 
| External Links | |
| Method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 
| Organism | |
| Primary Citation | Structural determinants of specificity and regulation of activity in the allosteric loop network of human KLK8/neuropsin. Sci Rep | 
