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EC 3.4.24.83 Details
EC number
3.4.24.83
Accepted name
anthrax lethal factor endopeptidase
Reaction
Preferred amino acids around the cleavage site can be denoted BBBBxHx┼H, in which B denotes Arg or Lys, H denotes a hydrophobic amino acid, and x is any amino acid. The only known protein substrates are mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase kinases
Other name(s)
lethal toxin
CAS registry number
477950-41-7
Comment
From the bacterium Bacilus anthracis that causes anthrax. One of three proteins that are collectively termed anthrax toxin. Cleaves several MAP kinase kinases near their N-termini, preventing them from phosphorylating the downstream mitogen-activated protein kinases. In peptidase family M34.
History
created 2003
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