Protein
Thimet oligopeptidase
Function
Involved in the metabolism of neuropeptides under 20 amino acid residues long. Involved in cytoplasmic peptide degradation. Able to degrade the amyloid-beta precursor protein and generate amyloidogenic fragments (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase M3 family.
Sequence
MKPPAACAGDVVDAASPASTVNHLRWDLSAQQIRALTTQLIEQTKCVYDRVGAQNFEDVSYESTLKALADVEVTYTVQRNILDFPQHVSPCKDIRAASTEADKKLSEFDVEMSMRQDVYQRVVWLQEKTPKNSLKPEAARYLERLIKLGRRNGLHLPQDTQEKIKNIKKRLSLLCIDFNKNLNEDTTFLPFTREELGGLPEDFLSSLEKAEDGKLKVTLKYPHYFPLLKKCHVPETRRLLEEAFNCRCKEENCAILKELVSLRAQKSSLLGFHTHADYVLEMNMAKTSQTVATFLDELAQKLKPLGEQERAVILELKEAECAKRGLPFDGRIHAWDMRYYMNQVEETRYRVDQNLLKEYFPMQVVTRGLLAIYQELLGLTFTLEEGAAAWHEDVRLYSVRDAASGEEIGKFYLDLYPREGKYGHAACFGLQPGCLRQDGSRQLAVAAMVANFTKPTPDAPSLLQHDEVETYFHEFGHVMHQLCSQAEFAMFSGTHVERDFVEAPSQMLENWVWEKEPLMRMSQHYRTGSEAPQDLLEKLIKSRQANAGLFNLRQIVLAKVDQVLHTQTDADPAEEYARLCQEILGVPATPGTNMPATFGHLAGGYDAQYYGYLWSEVYSMDMFHTRFKQEGVLSPKVGMDYRTSILRPGGSEDASAMLKQFLGRDPKQDAFLLSKGLQVEGSEAPAC