Peptidase S24 LexA-like proteins are involved in the SOS response leading to the repair of single-stranded DNA within the bacterial cell. This family includes: the lambda repressor CI/C2 family and related bacterial prophage repressor proteins; LexA (EC 3.4.21.88), the repressor of genes in the cellular SOS response to DNA damage; MucA and the related UmuD proteins, which are lesion-bypass DNA polymerases, induced in response to mitogenic DNA damage; RulA, a component of the rulAB locus that confers resistance to UV, and RuvA, which is a component of the RuvABC resolvasome that catalyzes the resolution of Holliday junctions that arise during genetic recombination and DNA repair. The LexA-like proteins contain two-domains: an N-terminal DNA binding domain and a C-terminal domain (CTD) that provides LexA dimerization as well as cleavage activity. They undergo autolysis, cleaving at an Ala-Gly or a Cys-Gly bond, separating the DNA-binding domain from the rest of the protein. In the presence of single-stranded DNA, the LexA, UmuD and MucA proteins interact with RecA, activating self cleavage, thus either derepressing transcription in the case of LexA or activating the lesion-bypass polymerase in the case of UmuD and MucA. The LexA proteins are serine proteases that carry out catalysis using a serine/lysine dyad instead of the prototypical serine/histidine/aspartic acid triad found in most serine proteases. LexA sequence homologs are found in almost all of the bacterial genomes sequenced to date, covering a large number of phyla, suggesting both, an ancient origin and a widespread distribution of lexA and the SOS response.

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gi 2793968436  1 LVDTRelDHPVKHGVYVVRIGKHVYIKRLKYDiMAEGYNVISDNKeEYDSFIVNEEKLDEFAVIG 65
Cdd:cd06529   21 LVDPS--DTPRDGDIVVARLDGELTVKRLQRR-GGGRLRLISDNP-AYPPIEIDEEELEIVGVVG 81

Peptidase S24 LexA-like proteins are involved in the SOS response leading to the repair of single-stranded DNA within the bacterial cell. This family includes: the lambda repressor CI/C2 family and related bacterial prophage repressor proteins; LexA (EC 3.4.21.88), the repressor of genes in the cellular SOS response to DNA damage; MucA and the related UmuD proteins, which are lesion-bypass DNA polymerases, induced in response to mitogenic DNA damage; RulA, a component of the rulAB locus that confers resistance to UV, and RuvA, which is a component of the RuvABC resolvasome that catalyzes the resolution of Holliday junctions that arise during genetic recombination and DNA repair. The LexA-like proteins contain two-domains: an N-terminal DNA binding domain and a C-terminal domain (CTD) that provides LexA dimerization as well as cleavage activity. They undergo autolysis, cleaving at an Ala-Gly or a Cys-Gly bond, separating the DNA-binding domain from the rest of the protein. In the presence of single-stranded DNA, the LexA, UmuD and MucA proteins interact with RecA, activating self cleavage, thus either derepressing transcription in the case of LexA or activating the lesion-bypass polymerase in the case of UmuD and MucA. The LexA proteins are serine proteases that carry out catalysis using a serine/lysine dyad instead of the prototypical serine/histidine/aspartic acid triad found in most serine proteases. LexA sequence homologs are found in almost all of the bacterial genomes sequenced to date, covering a large number of phyla, suggesting both, an ancient origin and a widespread distribution of lexA and the SOS response.

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gi 2793968436  1 LVDTRelDHPVKHGVYVVRIGKHVYIKRLKYDiMAEGYNVISDNKeEYDSFIVNEEKLDEFAVIG 65
Cdd:cd06529   21 LVDPS--DTPRDGDIVVARLDGELTVKRLQRR-GGGRLRLISDNP-AYPPIEIDEEELEIVGVVG 81

The S24, S26 LexA/signal peptidase superfamily contains LexA-related and type I signal peptidase families. The S24 LexA protein domains include: the lambda repressor CI/C2 family and related bacterial prophage repressor proteins; LexA (EC 3.4.21.88), the repressor of genes in the cellular SOS response to DNA damage; MucA and the related UmuD proteins, which are lesion-bypass DNA polymerases, induced in response to mitogenic DNA damage; RulA, a component of the rulAB locus that confers resistance to UV, and RuvA, which is a component of the RuvABC resolvasome that catalyzes the resolution of Holliday junctions that arise during genetic recombination and DNA repair. The S26 type I signal peptidase (SPase) family also includes mitochondrial inner membrane protease (IMP)-like members. SPases are essential membrane-bound proteases which function to cleave away the amino-terminal signal peptide from the translocated pre-protein, thus playing a crucial role in the transport of proteins across membranes in all living organisms. All members in this superfamily are unique serine proteases that carry out catalysis using a serine/lysine dyad instead of the prototypical serine/histidine/aspartic acid triad found in most serine proteases.

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gi 2793968436  1 LVDtRELDHPVKHGVYVVRI-GKHVYIKRLKYDIMAEGYNVISDNKEEYDSFIVNEEKLDEFAVI 64
Cdd:cd06462   21 LVD-KSSYEPKRGDIVVFRLpGGELTVKRVIGLPGEGHYFLLGDNPNSPDSRIDGPPELDIVGVV 84