Metalloaminopeptidases: Common Functional Themes in Disparate Structural Surroundings

摘要

Metalloaminopeptidases remove the N-terminal amino acid from proteins or small oligopeptides. This modification or truncation process can occur either co-translationally or posttranslationally after the action of an endoproteinase. The action or inaction of these exopeptidases is instrumental for many normal and pathophysiological processes.