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CPDadh: a new peptidase family homologous to the cysteine protease domain in bacterial MARTX toxins.

ABSTRACT: A cysteine protease domain (CPD) has been recently discovered in a group of multifunctional, autoprocessing RTX toxins (MARTX) and Clostridium difficile toxins A and B. These CPDs (referred to as CPDmartx) autocleave the toxins to release domains with toxic effects inside host cells. We report identification and computational analysis of CPDadh, a new cysteine peptidase family homologous to CPDmartx. CPDadh and CPDmartx share a Rossmann-like structural core and conserved catalytic residues. In bacteria, domains of the CPDadh family are present at the N-termini of a diverse group of putative cell-cell interaction proteins and at the C-termini of some RHS (recombination hot spot) proteins. In eukaryotes, catalytically inactive members of the CPDadh family are found in cell surface protein NELF (nasal embryonic LHRH factor) and some putative signaling proteins.

SUBMITTER: Pei J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2762598 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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CPDadh: a new peptidase family homologous to the cysteine protease domain in bacterial MARTX toxins.

Pei Jimin J Lupardus Patrick J PJ Garcia K Christopher KC Grishin Nick V NV

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 20090401 4

A cysteine protease domain (CPD) has been recently discovered in a group of multifunctional, autoprocessing RTX toxins (MARTX) and Clostridium difficile toxins A and B. These CPDs (referred to as CPDmartx) autocleave the toxins to release domains with toxic effects inside host cells. We report identification and computational analysis of CPDadh, a new cysteine peptidase family homologous to CPDmartx. CPDadh and CPDmartx share a Rossmann-like structural core and conserved catalytic residues. In b ...[more]

PMID: 19309740

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