EC number 3.4.21.109 ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 241475-96-7 | |
Matriptases (EC 3.4.21.109) are an enzyme family. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Cleaves various synthetic substrates with Arg or Lys at the P1 position and prefers small side-chain amino acids, such as Ala and Gly, at the P2 position
This trypsin-like integral-membrane serine peptidase has been implicated in breast cancer invasion and metastasis.
References
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