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Defining Substrate Specificities for Lipase and Phospholipase Candidates
Published on: November 23, 2016
Glutamyl Endopeptidases: The Puzzle of Substrate Specificity
I V Demidyuk1, K N Chukhontseva1, S V Kostrov1
1Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kurchatov Sq., 2, Moscow, 123182, Russia.
Abstract:
Glutamyl endopeptidases (GEPases) are chymotrypsin-like enzymes that preferentially cleave the peptide bonds of the α-carboxyl groups of glutamic acid. Despite the many years of research, the structural determinants underlying the strong substrate specificity of GEPases still remain unclear. In this review, data concerning the molecular mechanisms that determine the substrate preference of GEPases is generalized. In addition, the biological functions of and modern trends in the research into these enzymes are outlined.
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