| Type: | Family | Name: | Peptidase M12A, nematode astacin 7/8, Caenorhabditis |
| Description: | This family of metallopeptidases belongs to MEROPS peptidase family M12A (astacin, clan MA). In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, 40 genes code for astacin-like proteins (nematode astacins, NAS). The astacins are metalloproteases present in bacteria, invertebrates and vertebrates and serve a variety of physiological functions like digestion, hatching, peptide processing, morphogenesis and pattern formation [].This entry represents nas-7 and nas-8 from Caenorhabditis. Nas-7 has a role in pharynx development []. | Short Name: | Caenorhab_nas-7/8 |
