Serine protease PepD

UniProtKB accession:  O53896

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UniProtKB description:  Required for virulence (PubMed:18479146). Acts both as a protease, which degrades and/or refolds damaged substrate targets, and as a chaperone (PubMed:18479146, PubMed:20061478). Plays an important role in the stress response network mediated through the two-component regulatory system MprAB and SigE signaling networks (PubMed:20061478). May utilize its PDZ domain to recognize and process misfolded proteins at the cell membrane, leading to activation of the MprAB and SigE signaling pathways and subsequent establishment of a positive feedback loop that facilitates bacterial adaptation (PubMed:20061478). Interacts with and potentially cleaves several proteins, including the 35 kDa antigen PspA (PubMed:21445360). Proteolytic cleavage of PspA may help to maintain cell envelope homeostasis in Mycobacterium and regulate specific stress response pathways during periods of extracytoplasmic stress (PubMed:21445360). In vitro, exhibits proteolytic activity against the artificial substrate beta-casein (PubMed:18479146, PubMed:20061478).