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Metallo protease

Metallo-proteases are a type of enzyme that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds and use a metal ion to carry out the reaction. These proteases are the most diverse of the four major proteases found in cells; they are found only in some dsDNA viruses. (Wikipedia)

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Enzymatic reaction:

  • Ser-endopeptidase EC.3.4.21.-
  • Cys-endopeptidase EC.3.4.22.-

    • Asp-endopeptidase EC:3.4.24.-

    Mechanism The active site consists of an acidic amino acid (Asp, Glu) and two HEXXH motifs that bind a zinc ion. The acidic residue acts as a nucleophile and attacks the carbonyl carbon atom of the peptide bond, while the zinc ions assist the process by stabilizing the reaction intermediates.

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Viral molecular biology Virus entry
Transcription and replication
Virus exit
Replication cycles
Virion
Enzymes
Protein processing
pitrilysin, bacteria (Clan ME)

GenomeOrderFamilyFunctionTypeMEROPS familyDistribution (low incidence)Clan (fold)InterproUniProt exemplar
dsDNA Lefavirales image Hytrosaviridae Unknown Glu, Zinc Peptidase M10 Animals, plant, fungi, protozoa, bacteria, archaea, virus MA IPR001818 Metalloprotease
dsDNA Pimascovirales image Ascoviridae Unknown Glu, Zinc Peptidase M10 Animals, plant, fungi, protozoa, bacteria, archaea, virus MA IPR001818 Metalloprotease
dsDNA Pimascovirales image Iridoviridae Unknown Glu, Zinc Peptidase M10 Animals, plant, fungi, protozoa, bacteria, archaea, virus MA IPR001818 Metalloprotease
dsDNA Chitovirales imageimage Poxviridae Virion maturation Glu, Zinc Peptidase M44 Virus ME IPR005072 Metalloendopeptidase
dsDNA Imitervirales image Mimiviridae Glu, Zinc Peptidase M13 Animals, fungi, protozoa, bacteria, archaea, virus MA IPR000718 metalloproteinase
dsDNA Caudovirales image Helleviridae Glu, Zinc Peptidase M15 Animals, fungi, protozoa, bacteria, archaea, virus MD IPR010275 metalloproteinase
dsDNA Caudovirales image Spizizenvirus Peptidase M78 fungi, bacteria, virus MA IPR010359 Uncharacterized immunity region protein 2
dsDNA Imitervirales image Mimiviridae Unknown Glu, Zinc Peptidase M16 Animals, Plant, fungi, protozoa, bacteria, archaea, virus ME IPR001431 Metalloprotease
dsDNA Unassigned image Herelleviridae Unknown Asp, Zinc Peptidase M23 Virus, (animals, plant, fungi, protozoa) MO IPR000841 Metalloprotease
dsDNA Unassigned image Baculoviridae Unknown Asp, Zinc Peptidase M60 Fungi, bacteria, virus MA IPR031161 Viral-enhancing factor