Protein Family Models

The proteasome is a multisubunit structure that degrades proteins. Protein degradation is an essential component of regulation because proteins can become misfolded, damaged, or unnecessary. Proteasomes and their homologues vary greatly in complexity: from HslV (heat shock locus v), which is encoded by 1 gene in bacteria, to the eukaryotic 20S proteasome, which is encoded by more than 14 genes [1]. Recently evidence of two novel groups of bacterial proteasomes was proposed. The first is Anbu, which is sparsely distributed among cyanobacteria and proteobacteria [1]. The second is call beta-proteobacteria proteasome homologue (BPH) [1]. [1]. 18389302. Rethinking proteasome evolution: two novel bacterial proteasomes. Valas RE, Bourne PE;. J Mol Evol. 2008;66:494-504. (from Pfam)

Date:

2024-10-16

Members of this family are the beta subunit of the 20S proteasome as found in Actinobacteria such as Mycobacterium, Rhodococcus, and Streptomyces. In Streptomyces, maturation during proteasome assembly was shown to remove a 53-amino acid propeptide. Most of the length of the propeptide is not included in this model.

Gene:

prcB

Date:

2021-04-27