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EC 3.4.24.65 Details
EC number
3.4.24.65
Accepted name
macrophage elastase
Reaction
Hydrolysis of soluble and insoluble elastin [1]. Specific cleavages are also produced at -Ala14┼Leu- and -Tyr16┼Leu- in the B chain of insulin [2]
Other name(s)
metalloelastase, human macrophage metalloelastase (HME)
CAS registry number
9004-06-2
Comment
This enzyme is synthesized as a proenzyme of 53 kDa that is converted to an active form of 22 kDa. cDNA sequences have been obtained for the mouse [3] and human [4] enzymes. In peptidase family M10 (interstitial collagenase family)
History
created 1995
EC Tree
3.4.24.2 created 1972, deleted 1992
3.4.24.4 created 1972 [EC 3.4.99.13 and EC 3.4.99.22 both created 1972, incorporated 1978], deleted 1992
3.4.24.5 created 1978, deleted 1989
3.4.24.8 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.24.9 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.24.10 created 1972 as EC 3.4.99.12, transferred 1978 to EC 3.4.24.10, deleted 1992