Protein
Putative beta-barrel assembly-enhancing protease
Organism
Vibrio cholerae serotype O1 (strain ATCC 39315 / El Tor Inaba N16961)
Function
Functions as both a chaperone and a metalloprotease. Maintains the integrity of the outer membrane by promoting either the assembly or the elimination of outer membrane proteins, depending on their folding state.
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase M48 family. BepA subfamily.
Sequence
MKFFPTRTLLCLCIAAPCLPAIAQNDPIELPDIGTVAGSTLTIDQELIYGDAYMRMLRNNQPVINDPVLNEYIDNLGHRLVASANDVKTPFTFFMIRDRNINAFAFFGGYVALHSGLFLHAQSESELASVMAHEIAHVTQRHLARSMEEQARRSPATIAALAGSLLLAIAAPEAGIAAINATMAGSIQGQINYTRSNEKEADRFGIATLAKAGFDANAMPQFFTRLADEYRYASKPPPMLLTHPLPEDRITDSRERARQYPPLKLAPHLDYHLARARIIARYAGIDADAALDWFARSEKKIDATLQPSIQYGKALVYLDLKQFDKAEPLLTQLVKEQPDNHFYLDAISDLYIELKQADKAQSLLEKALKQTPNNSVLTINYANVLLKQDKFTDAIRILQRYTHDNPNDINGWQLLSEANSRLGNSAEDLAARGEIMALQANWNKAIQFYTQASQLVELGSLAQARYDARIDQLMVQRERFLSLQ