Function and Biology

Human beta tryptase II with inhibitor CRA-28427

Source organism: Homo sapiens
Biochemical function: serine-type peptidase activity
Biological process: proteolysis
Cellular component: collagen-containing extracellular matrix

EC 3.4.21.59: Tryptase

Reaction catalysed:
Preferential cleavage: Arg-|-, Lys-|-, but with more restricted specificity than trypsin.
Alternative Name(s):
  • Lung tryptase
  • Mast cell neutral proteinase
  • Mast cell protease II
  • Mast cell proteinase II
  • Mast cell serine proteinase II
  • Mast cell serine proteinase tryptase
  • Mast cell tryptase
  • Pituitary tryptase
  • Rat mast cell protease II
  • Skin tryptase
  • Tryptase M

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF00089
Domain description: Trypsin
Occurring in:
  1. Tryptase beta-2
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2fs9 contains 4 copies of Pfam domain PF00089 (Trypsin) in Tryptase beta-2. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR001314
Domain description: Peptidase S1A, chymotrypsin family
Occurring in:
  1. Tryptase beta-2
IPR001254
Domain description: Serine proteases, trypsin domain
Occurring in:
  1. Tryptase beta-2
IPR043504
Domain description: Peptidase S1, PA clan, chymotrypsin-like fold
Occurring in:
  1. Tryptase beta-2
IPR033116
Domain description: Serine proteases, trypsin family, serine active site
Occurring in:
  1. Tryptase beta-2
IPR018114
Domain description: Serine proteases, trypsin family, histidine active site
Occurring in:
  1. Tryptase beta-2
IPR009003
Domain description: Peptidase S1, PA clan
Occurring in:
  1. Tryptase beta-2

Structure domain

CATH CATH domain
2.40.10.10
Class: Mainly Beta
Architecture: Beta Barrel
Topology: Thrombin, subunit H
Homology: Trypsin-like serine proteases
Occurring in:
  1. Tryptase beta-2
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2fs9 contains 8 copies of CATH domain 2.40.10.10 (Thrombin, subunit H) in Tryptase beta-2. Showing 2 copies in chain A.
SCOP SCOP annotation
50514
Class: All beta proteins
Fold: Trypsin-like serine proteases
Superfamily: Trypsin-like serine proteases
Occurring in:
  1. Tryptase beta-2
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2fs9 contains 4 copies of SCOP domain 50514 (Eukaryotic proteases) in Tryptase beta-2. Showing 1 copy in chain A.