Organism
Oryza sativa subsp. japonica
Function
Seed storage protein (Probable). Globulin-like protein that acts as zinc metalloprotease. Cleaves specifically between Leu-15 and Tyr-16 of insulin B chain, and Gln-1 and Leu-2 of neurotensin (NT) peptide in vitro. May play a role as an initiating endopeptidase in germinating seeds (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the 7S seed storage protein family.
Sequence
MAKKKTSSSMARSQLAALLISLCFLSLASNAVGWSRRGEREEEDERRRHGGEGGRPYHLGEESFRHWTRTRHGRFSVLERFPDEQVVGAAVGGYRVAVLEAAPRAFLQPSHYDADEVFYVKEGEGVIVLLREGRRESFCVREGDAMVIPAGAIVYSANTHSSKWFRVVMLLNPVSTPGHFEEYFPVGGDRPESFFSAFSDDVLQAAFNTRREELEKVFERQREGGEITTAPEEQIRELSKSCSRGGGGGSGSEWEIKPSSLTGKSPYFSNNHGKLFELTGDECRHLKKLDLQIGLANITRGSMIAPNYNTRATKLAVVLQGSGYFEMACPHVSGGGSSERREREREHGRRREEEQGEEEHGERGEKARRYHKVRAQVREESVIVIPASHPATIVASEGESLAVVCFFVGANHDEKVFLAGRNSPLRQLDDPAKKLVFGGSAAREADRVLAAQPEQILLRGPHGRGSVSDM