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EC 5.6.1.1 Details
EC number
5.6.1.1
Accepted name
microtubule-severing ATPase
Reaction
n ATP + n H2O + a microtubule = n ADP + n phosphate + (n+1) α/β tubulin heterodimers
Other name(s)
katanin
Systematic name
ATP phosphohydrolase (tubulin-dimerizing)
Comment
A member of the AAA-ATPase family, active in splitting microtubules into tubulin dimers in the centrosome.
History
created 2000 as 3.6.4.3, transferred 2018 to EC 5.6.1.1
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