UniProt functional annotation for Q9HVM5

UniProt code: Q9HVM5.

Organism: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 15692 / DSM 22644 / CIP 104116 / JCM 14847 / LMG 12228 / 1C / PRS 101 / PAO1).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadaceae; Pseudomonas.
 
Function: This protein specifically catalyzes the removal of signal peptides from prolipoproteins. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00161}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Release of signal peptides from bacterial membrane prolipoproteins. Hydrolyzes -Xaa-Yaa-Zaa-|-(S,diacylglyceryl)Cys-, in which Xaa is hydrophobic (preferably Leu), and Yaa (Ala or Ser) and Zaa (Gly or Ala) have small, neutral side chains.; EC=3.4.23.36; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00161};
Subcellular location: Cell inner membrane {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00161}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00161}.
Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase A8 family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00161}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.