Type: | Family | Name: | Peptidase S6, IgA endopeptidase |
Description: | This family consists of immunoglobulin A1 protease proteins. The immunoglobulin A1 protease cleaves immunoglobulin IgA and is found in pathogenic bacteria such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae []. Not all of the members of this family are IgA proteases. EspP () from Escherichia coli O157:H7 cleaves human coagulation factor V [] and is a hemoglobin protease from E. coli EB1 []. This group of serine peptidases belong to the MEROPS peptidase family S6 (clan PA(S)). | Short Name: | Peptidase_S6 |