P37112 (AMAA_GEOSE) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Names and origin

Protein names

Recommended name:
N-acyl-L-amino acid amidohydrolase
Short name=L-aminoacylase
EC=3.5.1.14

Gene names

Name:	amaA
Synonyms:	ama

Organism

Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Bacillus stearothermophilus)

Taxonomic identifier

1422 [NCBI]

Taxonomic lineage

cellular organisms › Bacteria › Firmicutes › Bacilli › Bacillales › Bacillaceae › Geobacillus

Protein attributes

Sequence length	370 AA.
Sequence status	Complete.
Protein existence	Evidence at protein level

General annotation (Comments)

Function	Hydrolyzes most efficiently N-acetyl derivatives of aromatic amino acids but is also active on other amino acids. L-stereospecific.
Catalytic activity	An N-acyl-L-amino acid + H2O = a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.
Cofactor	Cobalt.
Subunit structure	Homotetramer.
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the peptidase M20 family.

Ontologies

Keywords
Ligand	Cobalt
Molecular function	Hydrolase
Technical term	Direct protein sequencing
Gene Ontology (GO)
Molecular_function	aminoacylase activity Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: EC
Complete GO annotation...

Sequence annotation (Features)

	Feature key	Position(s)	Length	Description	Graphical view	Feature identifier
Molecule processing
	Chain	1 – 370	370	N-acyl-L-amino acid amidohydrolase		PRO_0000061949

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	P37112 [UniParc]. Last modified October 1, 1994. Version 1. Checksum: 479AF1559DB527FB	FASTA	370	41,676
	10 20 30 40 50 60 MTKEEIKRLV DEVKTDVIAW RRHLHAHPEL SFQEEKTAQF VYETLQSFGH LELSRPTKTS 70 80 90 100 110 120 VMARLIGQQP GRVVAIRADM DALPIQEENT FEFASKNPGV MHACGHDGHT AMLLGTAKIF 130 140 150 160 170 180 SQLRDDIRGE IRFLFQHAEE LFPGGAEEMV QAGVMDGVDV VIGTHLWSPL ERGKIGIVYG 190 200 210 220 230 240 PMMAAPDRFF IRIIGKGGHG AMPHQTIDAI AIGAQVVTNL QHIVSRYVDP LEPLVLSVTQ 250 260 270 280 290 300 FVAGTAHNVL PGEVEIQGTV RTFDETLRRT VPQWMERIVK GITEAHGASY EFRFDYGYRP 310 320 330 340 350 360 VINYDEGDPR HGGNGVRAVR RRGSGPLETE HGRRRFLRLF AKSARQLFLR RRGQCRKRHR 370 LPAPPPALYD

References

[1]

"Gene cloning, sequence analysis, purification, and characterization of a thermostable aminoacylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus." Sakanyan V., Desmarez L., Legrain C., Charlier D.R.M., Mett I., Kochikyan A., Savchenko A., Boyen A., Falmagne P., Pirard A., Glansdorff N. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 59:3878-3888(1993) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA], PROTEIN SEQUENCE OF 1-10, CHARACTERIZATION. Strain: NCIMB 8224 / CCM 2186 / VKM B-718.

[2]

"Two amino acid amidohydrolase genes encoding L-stereospecific carbamoylase and aminoacylase are organized in a common operon in Bacillus stearothermophilus." Batisse N., Weigel P., Lecocq M., Sakanyan V. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63:763-766(1997) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]. Strain: NCIMB 8224 / CCM 2186 / VKM B-718.

Cross-references

Sequence databases
EMBL GenBank DDBJ	X74289 Genomic DNA. Translation: CAA52342.1. Y08753 Genomic DNA. Translation: CAA70000.1.
PIR	I40358.
3D structure databases
ProteinModelPortal	P37112.
ModBase	Search...
Protocols and materials databases
StructuralBiologyKnowledgebase	Search...
Family and domain databases
Gene3D	3.30.70.360. 1 hit.
InterPro	IPR017439. Amidohydrolase. IPR002933. Peptidase_M20. IPR011650. Peptidase_M20_dimer. [Graphical view]
Pfam	PF07687. M20_dimer. 1 hit. PF01546. Peptidase_M20. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
PIRSF	PIRSF005962. Pept_M20D_amidohydro. 1 hit.
SUPFAM	SSF55031. Peptidase_M20_dimer. 1 hit.
TIGRFAMs	TIGR01891. amidohydrolases. 1 hit.
ProtoNet	Search...

Entry information

Entry name

AMAA_GEOSE

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: P37112

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	October 1, 1994
Last sequence update:	October 1, 1994
Last modified:	May 29, 2013
This is version 69 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Annotation program

Prokaryotic Protein Annotation Program