Barrierpepsin

Barrierpepsin
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.23.35
CAS number 152060-38-3
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Barrierpepsin (EC 3.4.23.35, barrier proteinase, Bar proteinase) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Selective cleavage of -Leu6-Lys- bond in the pheromone alpha-mating factor

This endopeptidase is present in baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).

References

  1. Mackay, V.L.; Welch, S.K.; Insley, M.Y.; Manney, T.R.; Holly, J.; Saari, G.C.; Parker, M.L. (1988). "The Saccharomyces cerevisiae BAR1 gene encodes an exported protein with homology to pepsin". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 85: 55–59. doi:10.1073/pnas.85.1.55. PMC 279480. PMID 3124102.
  2. Mackay, V.L.; Armstrong, J.; Yip, C.; Welch, S.; Walker, K.; Osborn, S.; Sheppard, P.; Forstrom, J. (1991). "Characterization of the bar proteinase, an extracellular enzyme from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 306: 161–172. doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-6012-4_21. PMID 1812704.
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