Rhomboid protease
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| - | '''Rhomboid protease''' is a transmembranal serine protease. The active site is buried in the lipid bilayer of cell membrane. It cleaves proteins within their transmembrane domain<ref>PMID:18605900</ref>. Rhomboids regulate many cellular processes and are involved in many human diseases. The catalytic site of rhomboids contains a hydrophilic pocket protected | + | '''Rhomboid protease''' is a transmembranal serine protease. The active site is buried in the lipid bilayer of cell membrane. It cleaves proteins within their transmembrane domain<ref>PMID:18605900</ref>. Rhomboids regulate many cellular processes and are involved in many human diseases. The catalytic site of rhomboids contains a hydrophilic pocket protected from the lipid bilayer. Rhomboids are specific for a single transmembranal helix proteins. |
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| + | == Structural highlights == | ||
| + | The inhibitor isocoumarin binds to the GlpG catalytic residues Ser and His<ref>PMID:20890268</ref>. | ||
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3D Structures of rhomboid protease
Updated on 10-August-2016
References
- ↑ Freeman M. Rhomboid proteases and their biological functions. Annu Rev Genet. 2008;42:191-210. doi: 10.1146/annurev.genet.42.110807.091628. PMID:18605900 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.genet.42.110807.091628
- ↑ Vinothkumar KR, Strisovsky K, Andreeva A, Christova Y, Verhelst S, Freeman M. The structural basis for catalysis and substrate specificity of a rhomboid protease. EMBO J. 2010 Oct 1. PMID:20890268 doi:10.1038/emboj.2010.243
