Identification
NameCAAX prenyl protease 1
Synonyms
  • A-factor-converting enzyme
  • Prenyl protein-specific endoprotease 1
  • PPSEP 1
Gene NameSTE24
Enzyme Class
Biological Properties
General FunctionPosttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones
Specific FunctionProteolytically removes the C-terminal three residues of farnesylated A-factor mating pheromone. Also acts to cleave the N- terminal extension of the pheromone. Does not act on Ras
Cellular LocationEndoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein
SMPDB PathwaysNot Available
KEGG PathwaysNot Available
SMPDB ReactionsNot Available
KEGG Reactions
protein ↔ conjugated protein
Metabolites
YMDB IDNameView
GO Classification
Component
cell part
membrane
Function
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
peptidase activity
peptidase activity, acting on L-amino acid peptides
endopeptidase activity
metalloendopeptidase activity
Process
metabolic process
macromolecule metabolic process
protein metabolic process
proteolysis
Gene Properties
Chromosome LocationNot Available
Locus
Gene Sequence>1362 bp ATGTTTGATCTTAAGACGATTCTCGACCATCCTAATATCCCGTGGAAATTAATCATTTCT GGGTTCTCGATTGCCCAATTTTCTTTCGAATCTTACTTGACGTACAGACAGTACCAGAAG CTATCTGAAACAAAGTTGCCACCTGTGCTGGAAGACGAAATTGATGATGAAACTTTTCAT AAATCAAGGAACTACTCCCGGGCCAAGGCCAAGTTCTCCATTTTCGGTGACGTCTATAAC CTAGCCCAAAAGCTAGTTTTCATCAAATACGACCTCTTCCCTAAAATCTGGCACATGGCC GTTTCTTTATTGAATGCAGTCCTGCCAGTCAGATTTCATATGGTCTCCACTGTCGCACAG AGTTTATGCTTCTTGGGTCTCTTATCCAGTTTGTCTACCTTGGTTGATTTGCCACTCTCT TACTATAGCCATTTTGTCCTGGAAGAAAAATTTGGTTTCAATAAATTGACCGTCCAACTA TGGATCACCGATATGATCAAGAGTCTGACTTTGGCGTATGCTATTGGTGGCCCAATCCTT TACCTGTTCCTTAAGATCTTTGATAAATTCCCTACTGATTTCCTTTGGTACATTATGGTC TTCTTGTTCGTTGTCCAAATCTTAGCCATGACAATCATTCCAGTCTTCATCATGCCCATG TTTAATAAGTTCACTCCATTGGAGGACGGTGAACTGAAAAAATCTATTGAAAGTTTGGCC GATAGAGTTGGGTTCCCTCTAGATAAGATTTTTGTCATTGACGGCTCAAAAAGATCTTCT CATTCAAACGCATATTTCACAGGTTTGCCATTCACCTCCAAGAGAATTGTTTTGTTCGAC ACTTTAGTGAACAGTAATTCTACTGATGAAATTACGGCTGTTTTGGCCCATGAAATCGGT CACTGGCAAAAAAACCACATCGTTAATATGGTCATCTTTAGTCAATTGCACACCTTCCTC ATTTTCTCCCTTTTCACCAGCATCTACAGAAATACATCATTTTACAACACCTTCGGCTTT TTCTTAGAGAAGTCCACTGGCAGTTTTGTTGATCCCGTTATCACTAAGGAATTCCCCATT ATCATTGGATTTATGTTATTTAACGACTTATTAACTCCACTCGAATGTGCCATGCAATTC GTGATGAGTTTAATTTCCAGAACTCATGAATATCAAGCTGATGCTTATGCTAAAAAATTG GGCTACAAGCAAAATCTATGTAGGGCTCTAATTGATCTACAAATCAAAAACCTTTCCACC ATGAATGTAGATCCTCTGTATTCTAGCTATCATTATTCCCATCCAACTCTAGCTGAAAGA TTGACCGCTCTAGACTATGTTAGTGAAAAGAAGAAAAACTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function
Protein Residues453
Protein Molecular Weight52323.60156
Protein Theoretical pI8.09
Signalling Regions
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 13-33
  • 90-110
  • 122-142
  • 168-188
  • 198-218
  • 307-327
  • 358-378
Protein Sequence>CAAX prenyl protease 1 MFDLKTILDHPNIPWKLIISGFSIAQFSFESYLTYRQYQKLSETKLPPVLEDEIDDETFH KSRNYSRAKAKFSIFGDVYNLAQKLVFIKYDLFPKIWHMAVSLLNAVLPVRFHMVSTVAQ SLCFLGLLSSLSTLVDLPLSYYSHFVLEEKFGFNKLTVQLWITDMIKSLTLAYAIGGPIL YLFLKIFDKFPTDFLWYIMVFLFVVQILAMTIIPVFIMPMFNKFTPLEDGELKKSIESLA DRVGFPLDKIFVIDGSKRSSHSNAYFTGLPFTSKRIVLFDTLVNSNSTDEITAVLAHEIG HWQKNHIVNMVIFSQLHTFLIFSLFTSIYRNTSFYNTFGFFLEKSTGSFVDPVITKEFPI IIGFMLFNDLLTPLECAMQFVMSLISRTHEYQADAYAKKLGYKQNLCRALIDLQIKNLST MNVDPLYSSYHYSHPTLAERLTALDYVSEKKKN
References
External Links
ResourceLink
Saccharomyces Genome Database STE24
Uniprot IDP47154
Uniprot NameSTE24_YEAST
GenBank Gene IDU77137
Genebank Protein ID1679741
General Reference
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