Protein
Mitochondrial-processing peptidase subunit alpha
Function
Substrate recognition and binding subunit of the essential mitochondrial processing protease (MPP), which is required for maturation of the majority of mitochondrial precursor proteins (PubMed:25808372). Most MPP cleavage sites follow an arginine at position -2 (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase M16 family.
Sequence
MAAVVLAATRLLRGSGSWGCSRLRFGPPAYRRFSSGGAYPNIPLSSPLPGVPKPVFATVDGQEKFETKVTTLDNGLRVASQNKFGQFCTVGILINSGSRYEAKYLSGIAHFLEKLAFSSTARFDSKDEILLTLEKHGGICDCQTSRDTTMYAVSADSKGLDTVVALLADVVLQPRLTDEEVEMTRMAVQFELEDLNLRPDPEPLLTEMIHEAAYRENTVGLHRFCPTENVAKINREVLHSYLRNYYTPDRMVLAGVGVEHEHLVDCARKYLLGVQPAWGSAEAVDIDRSVAQYTGGIAKLERDMSNVSLGPTPIPELTHIMVGLESCSFLEEDFIPFAVLNMMMGGGGSFSAGGPGKGMFSRLYLNVLNRHHWMYNATSYHHSYEDTGLLCIHASADPRQVREMVEIITKEFILMGGTVDTVELERAKTQLTSMLMMNLESRPVIFEDVGRQVLATRSRKLPHELCTLIRNVKPEDVKRVASKMLRGKPAVAALGDLTDLPTYEHIQTALSSKDGRLPRTYRLFR