Q3YWX3 · DEF_SHISS

Function

function

Removes the formyl group from the N-terminal Met of newly synthesized proteins. Requires at least a dipeptide for an efficient rate of reaction. N-terminal L-methionine is a prerequisite for activity but the enzyme has broad specificity at other positions.

Catalytic activity

Cofactor

Fe2+ (UniProtKB | Rhea| CHEBI:29033 )

Note: Binds 1 Fe2+ ion.

Features

Showing features for binding site, active site.

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TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Binding site91Fe cation (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site133Fe cation (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Active site134
Binding site137Fe cation (UniProtKB | ChEBI)

GO annotations

AspectTerm
Molecular Functionmetal ion binding
Molecular Functionpeptide deformylase activity
Biological Processtranslation

Keywords

Enzyme and pathway databases

Names & Taxonomy

Protein names

  • Recommended name
    Peptide deformylase
  • EC number
  • Short names
    PDF
  • Alternative names
    • Polypeptide deformylase

Gene names

    • Name
      def
    • Ordered locus names
      SSON_3427

Organism names

Accessions

  • Primary accession
    Q3YWX3

Proteomes

PTM/Processing

Features

Showing features for chain.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
ChainPRO_00003010991-169Peptide deformylase

Structure

Family & Domains

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the polypeptide deformylase family.

Phylogenomic databases

Family and domain databases

Sequence

  • Sequence status
    Complete
  • Length
    169
  • Mass (Da)
    19,342
  • Last updated
    2005-09-27 v1
  • Checksum
    D8F5EB6C1D2CC0FD
MSVLQVLHIPDERLRKVAKPVEEVNAEIQRIVDDMFETMYAEEGIGLAATQVDIHQRIIVIDVSENRDERLVLINPELLEKSGETGIEEGCLSIPEQRALVPRAEKVKIRALDRDGKPFELEAEGLLAICIQHEMDHLVGKLFMDYLSPLKQQRIRQKVEKLDRLKARA

Keywords

Sequence databases

Nucleotide SequenceProtein SequenceMolecule TypeStatus
CP000038
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
AAZ89989.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA

Genome annotation databases

Similar Proteins

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