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intracellular protease, PfpI family The member of this family from Pyrococcus horikoshii has been solved to 2 Angstrom resolution. It is an ATP-independent intracellular protease that crystallizes as a hexameric ring. Cys-101 is proposed as the active site residue in a catalytic triad with the adjacent His-102 and a Glu residue from an adjacent monomer. A member of this family from Bacillus subtilis, GSP18, has been shown to be expressed in response to several forms of stress. A role in the degradation of small peptides has been suggested. A closely related family consists of the thiamine biosynthesis protein ThiJ and its homologs. [Protein fate, Degradation of proteins, peptides, and glycopeptides]
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