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CTPA1

Gene
CTPA1
Protein
Carboxyl-terminal-processing peptidase 1, chloroplastic
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
489 amino acids
Function
Protease involved in the C-terminal processing of the chloroplastic D1 protein of photosystem II. This proteolytic processing is necessary to allow the light-driven assembly of the tetranuclear manganese cluster, which is responsible for photosynthetic water oxidation.
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase S41A family.
Mass
53.033 kDa
Sequence
MRLLLPFSSPLSATSSPSTPQFIPELPPPSQFDYSGLTKILKKSVIGTLTGALSLTLVFSSPISSVAATNDPYLSVNPPSSSFESSLNHFDSAPEDCPNEEEADTEIQDDDIEPQLVTNEGIVEEAWEIVNGAFLDTRSHSWTPETWQKQKDDILASPIKSRSKAHEVIKNMLASLGDQYTRFLSPDEFSRMSKYDITGIGINLREVSDGGGNVKLKVLGLVLDSAADIAGVKQGDEILAVNGMDVSGKSSFEVSSLLQGPSKTFVVLKVKHGKCGPVKSLKIQRQVNAQTPVSYRLEKVDNGTVSVGYIRLKEFNALARKDLVIAMKRLLDKGASYFVMDLRDNLGGLVQAGIETAKLFLDEGDTVIYTAGRDPEAQKTVVSDKKPLITAPLIVMVNNRTASASEIVASALHDNCKAVLVGERTYGKGLIQSVYELRDGSGVVVTIGKYVTPNHMDINGGGIEPDFRNLPAWDEVKERLSKCSILQQS