MBTPS2
Membrane-bound transcription factor site-2 protease
Class of enzymes
Membrane-bound transcription factor site-2 protease, also known as S2P endopeptidase or site-2 protease (S2P), is an enzyme (EC 3.4.24.85) encoded by the MBTPS2 gene which liberates the N-terminal fragment of sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) transcription factors from membranes.[1][2] S2P cleaves the transmembrane domain of SREPB, making it a member of the class of intramembrane proteases.[3]
S2P catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Cleaves several transcription factors that are type-2 transmembrane proteins within membrane-spanning domains. Known substrates include sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP)-1, SREBP-2 and forms of the transcriptional activator ATF6.
This enzyme belongs to the peptidase family M50.