Protein
Archaeal Lon protease
Organism
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus (strain ATCC 29096 / DSM 1053 / JCM 10044 / NBRC 100330 / Delta H)
Function
ATP-dependent serine protease that mediates the selective degradation of mutant and abnormal proteins as well as certain short-lived regulatory proteins. Degrades polypeptides processively (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase S16 family. Archaeal LonB subfamily.
Sequence
MKTTIKNSRTQESVSYEGNETKKGTGETLSYETSKDIEVPERLIDQIIGQEEAVETIKKAAEQRRNVLLIGEPGVGKSMLAKAMAELLPREQLQDILVYPNIEDPNNPLIGAVPAGEGRKIVMNHKNKARSQDEKKNLFMMLIISFILVLGFMMNQFLAAIIAAGIIFLALQQFRPRTTVMVPKLLVNNEGRQVAPFVDATGAHAGALLGDVRHDPYQSGGLGTPAHERVEAGMIHKANKGVLYIDEIGTMKMKTQQELLTAMQEKRYSITGQSETSSGAMVRSQAVPCDFVLVASGNLQVLEGMHPALRSRIRGYGYEVFMKDTMPDTPENRDKLVQFVAQEVEKDGRIPHFSREAVEEIIREAQRRAGKKDSLTLKLRELGGLVRAAGDIAKSRGAELVETEDVIEAKKLSRTLEQQIADRYIVQKKKYSVFKSEGGEVGRVNGLAIIGDRSGIILPIAAEAAPAQSKEEGRIIATGKLGEIAREAVQNVSALIKKYTGTDISNYDIHIQFLQAYDGVEGDSASVSVATAVISALEEIPVDQSVALTGSLSIRGDVLPVGGVTGKIEAAAEAGIRKVLIPASNMGDVMIEKKYEDMVEIVPVETLGDVLEHALIGKGKESLIQRMQKISDIVPSIMKKPAMH