ENTRY EC 3.4.22.16
NAME Cathepsin H
Cathepsin B3
CLASS Hydrolases
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
Cysteine endopeptidases
REACTION Hydrolysis of proteins, acting as an aminopeptidase (notably,
cleaving Arg+ bonds) as well as an endopeptidase
SUBSTRATE Protein
Peptide
H2O
PRODUCT Protein
Peptide
COMMENT Peptide
COMMENT Present in lysosomes of most mammalian cells.
DISEASE MIM: 116820 Cathepsin H
MOTIF PS: PS00139 Q-x(3)-[GE]-x-C-[YW]-x(2)-[STAGC]-[STAGCV]
PS: PS00639 [LIVMGSTAN]-x-H-[GSACE]-[LIVM]-x-[LIVMAT](2)-G-x-
[GSADNH]
PS: PS00640 [FYCH]-[WI]-[LIVT]-x-[KRQAG]-N-[ST]-W-x(3)-[FYW]-G-
x(2)-G-[LFYW]-[LIVMFYG]-x-[LIVMF]
GENES HSA: CTSH(CPSB)
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.4.22.16
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.4.22.16
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