cd01913

Protease HslV and the ATPase/chaperone HslU are part of an ATP-dependent proteolytic system that is the prokaryotic homolog of the proteasome. HslV is a dimer of hexamers (a dodecamer) that forms a central proteolytic chamber with active sites on the interior walls of the cavity. HslV shares significant sequence and structural similarity with the proteasomal beta-subunit and both are members of the Ntn-family of hydrolases. HslV has a nucleophilic threonine residue at its N-terminus that is exposed after processing of the propeptide and is directly involved in active site catalysis.