Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Q9ZE32 (LEP_RICPR)

Names and origin

Protein names

Recommended name:
    Signal peptidase I
      Short name=SPase I
    EC=3.4.21.89
Alternative name(s):
    Leader peptidase I

Gene names

Name:	lepB
Ordered Locus Names:	RP116

Organism

Rickettsia prowazekii [Complete proteome] [HAMAP]

Taxonomic identifier

782 [NCBI]

Taxonomic lineage

Bacteria › Proteobacteria › Alphaproteobacteria › Rickettsiales › Rickettsiaceae › Rickettsieae › Rickettsia › typhus group

Protein attributes

Sequence length	264 AA.
Sequence status	Complete.
Sequence processing	The displayed sequence is not processed.
Protein existence	Inferred from homology.

General annotation (Comments)

Catalytic activity	Cleavage of hydrophobic, N-terminal signal or leader sequences from secreted and periplasmic proteins.
Subcellular location	Cell membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein Potential.
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the peptidase S26 family.

Ontologies

Keywords
Cellular component	Cell membrane Membrane
Domain	Transmembrane
Molecular function	Hydrolase Protease
Technical term	Complete proteome
Gene Ontology (GO)
Biological process	proteolysis Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro
Cellular component	integral to membrane Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW plasma membrane Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-SubCell
Molecular function	serine-type peptidase activity Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro
Complete GO annotation...

Sequence annotation (Features)

	Feature key	Position(s)	Length	Description	Graphical view	Feature identifier
Molecule processing
	Chain	1 – 264	264	Signal peptidase I		PRO_0000109516
Regions
	Topological domain	1 – 18	18	Cytoplasmic Potential
	Transmembrane	19 – 39	21	Potential
	Topological domain	40 – 264	225	Extracellular Potential
Sites
	Active site	43	1	By similarity
	Active site	106	1	By similarity

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	Q9ZE32-1 [UniParc]. Last modified May 1, 1999. Version 1. Checksum: 984E888280C989FE	FASTA	264	30,870
	10 20 30 40 50 60 MNRDNINSNK TVKQEFGSFA FVICIALVIR ILIMEPFTVP TGSMKATILE NDYIFSTKYS 70 80 90 100 110 120 YGYSNYSLSF FDFIHLFKGR VFAREPERGD IVVFRPPNDM SVRYIKRLIG LPGDKIQLID 130 140 150 160 170 180 DVIYINDKKI ERTEVGTYIG EDGIKYLKFK ETLPNGRTYF SYKLAPIFGV IPSDRYSNTD 190 200 210 220 230 240 VFYVPEGQYF FLGDNRDRSN DSRVNLGFVP FENFIAKAQF IWFSTKITWW DNDIGIINLI 250 260 LKLKPWIESV RLSRIFKNLY NVDE

References

[1]

"The genome sequence of Rickettsia prowazekii and the origin of mitochondria." Andersson S.G.E., Zomorodipour A., Andersson J.O., Sicheritz-Ponten T., Alsmark U.C.M., Podowski R.M., Naeslund A.K., Eriksson A.-S., Winkler H.H., Kurland C.G. Nature 396:133-140(1998) [PubMed: 9823893] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]. Strain: Madrid E.

Cross-references

Sequence databases
EMBLGenBankDDBJ	AJ235270 Genomic DNA. Translation: CAA14585.1.
PIR	B71721.
RefSeq	NP_220508.1.
3D structure databases
HSSP	HSSP built from PDB template 1B12 based on UniProtKB P00803.
ModBase	Search...
Protein family/group databases
MEROPS	S26.001.
Genome annotation databases
GeneID	883737.
GenomeReviews	Gene locus RP116 in contig AJ235269_GR.
KEGG	rpr:RP116.
Organism-specific databases
CMR	Search...
Phylogenomic databases
HOGENOM	Q9ZE32.
OMA	Q9ZE32. KPWIESV.
Enzyme and pathway databases
BioCyc	RPRO272947:RP116-MON.
BRENDA	3.4.21.89. 141977.
Family and domain databases
InterPro	IPR000223. Pept_S26A_signal_pept_1. IPR019758. Pept_S26A_signal_pept_1_CS. IPR019757. Pept_S26A_signal_pept_1_Lys-AS. IPR019756. Pept_S26A_signal_pept_1_Ser-AS. IPR019759. Peptidase_S24_S26_cons-reg. IPR011056. Peptidase_S24_S26A/B/C_b-rbn. [Graphical view]
Gene3D	G3DSA:2.10.109.10. Pept_S24_S26_C. 1 hit.
Pfam	PF00717. Peptidase_S24. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
PRINTS	PR00727. LEADERPTASE.
TIGRFAMs	TIGR02227. sigpep_I_bact. 1 hit.
PROSITE	PS00501. SPASE_I_1. False negative. PS00760. SPASE_I_2. 1 hit. PS00761. SPASE_I_3. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
ProtoNet	Search...

Entry information

Entry name

LEP_RICPR

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: Q9ZE32

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	May 30, 2000
Last sequence update:	May 1, 1999
Last modified:	June 16, 2009
This is version 62 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Annotation project

HAMAP (High-quality Automated and Manual Annotation of microbial Proteomes)