Endopeptidase La
Definition:
EC Tree > 3 Hydrolases > 3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases) > 3.4.21 Serine endopeptidases > 3.4.21.53 Endopeptidase La
Endopeptidase La (Lon protease) is the product of the E. coli lon gene and the type example of peptidase family S16, an ATP-dependent serine protease in which ATP hydrolysis is linked to peptide-bond hydrolysis (both inhibited by vanadate) and a similar enzyme occurs in animal mitochondria; it hydrolyses proteins in the presence of ATP. By degrading damaged and regulatory proteins in an ATP-dependent manner it maintains bacterial and mitochondrial protein quality control. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms.
Endopeptidase La (Lon protease) is the product of the E. coli lon gene and the type example of peptidase family S16, an ATP-dependent serine protease in which ATP hydrolysis is linked to peptide-bond hydrolysis (both inhibited by vanadate) and a similar enzyme occurs in animal mitochondria; it hydrolyses proteins in the presence of ATP. By degrading damaged and regulatory proteins in an ATP-dependent manner it maintains bacterial and mitochondrial protein quality control. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms.
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