NameMethionine aminopeptidase 2
Synonyms
  • 3.4.11.18
  • Initiation factor 2-associated 67 kDa glycoprotein
  • MAP 2
  • MNPEP
  • p67
  • P67EIF2
  • Peptidase M
Gene NameMETAP2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0003046|Methionine aminopeptidase 2
MAGVEEVAASGSHLNGDLDPDDREEGAASTAEEAAKKKRRKKKKSKGPSAAGEQEPDKES
GASVDEVARQLERSALEDKERDEDDEDGDGDGDGATGKKKKKKKKKRGPKVQTDPPSVPI
CDLYPNGVFPKGQECEYPPTQDGRTAAWRTTSEEKKALDQASEEIWNDFREAAEAHRQVR
KYVMSWIKPGMTMIEICEKLEDCSRKLIKENGLNAGLAFPTGCSLNNCAAHYTPNAGDTT
VLQYDDICKIDFGTHISGRIIDCAFTVTFNPKYDTLLKAVKDATNTGIKCAGIDVRLCDV
GEAIQEVMESYEVEIDGKTYQVKPIRNLNGHSIGQYRIHAGKTVPIVKGGEATRMEEGEV
YAIETFGSTGKGVVHDDMECSHYMKNFDVGHVPIRLPRTKHLLNVINENFGTLAFCRRWL
DRLGESKYLMALKNLCDLGIVDPYPPLCDIKGSYTAQFEHTILLRPTCKEVVSRGDDY
Number of residues478
Molecular Weight52891.145
Theoretical pI5.57
GO Classification
Functions
  • metalloexopeptidase activity
  • metal ion binding
  • aminopeptidase activity
  • poly(A) RNA binding
  • metalloaminopeptidase activity
Processes
  • protein initiator methionine removal
  • N-terminal protein amino acid modification
  • peptidyl-methionine modification
  • regulation of rhodopsin mediated signaling pathway
  • rhodopsin mediated signaling pathway
  • protein processing
  • phototransduction, visible light
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • plasma membrane
  • cytosol
General FunctionPoly(a) rna binding
Specific FunctionCotranslationally removes the N-terminal methionine from nascent proteins. The N-terminal methionine is often cleaved when the second residue in the primary sequence is small and uncharged (Met-Ala-, Cys, Gly, Pro, Ser, Thr, or Val). The catalytic activity of human METAP2 toward Met-Val peptides is consistently two orders of magnitude higher than that of METAP1, suggesting that it is responsible for processing proteins containing N-terminal Met-Val and Met-Thr sequences in vivo.Protects eukaryotic initiation factor EIF2S1 from translation-inhibiting phosphorylation by inhibitory kinases such as EIF2AK2/PKR and EIF2AK1/HCR. Plays a critical role in the regulation of protein synthesis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID903982
UniProtKB IDP50579
UniProtKB Entry NameMAP2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020537|Methionine aminopeptidase 2 (METAP2)
ATGGCGGGTGTGGAGGAGGTAGCGGCCTCCGGGAGCCACCTGAATGGCGACCTGGATCCA
GACGACAGGGAAGAAGGAGCTGCCTCTACGGCTGAGGAAGCAGCCAAGAAAAAAAGACGA
AAGAAGAAGAAGAGCAAAGGGCCTTCTGCAGCAGGGGAACAGGAACCTGATAAAGAATCA
GGAGCCTCAGTGGATGAAGTAGCAAGACAGTTGGAAAGATCAGCATTGGAAGATAAAGAA
AGAGATGAAGATGATGAAGATGGAGATGGCGATGGAGATGGAGCAACTGGAAAGAAGAAG
AAAAAGAAGAAGAAGAAGAGAGGACCAAAAGTTCAAACAGACCCTCCCTCAGTTCCAATA
TGTGACCTGTATCCTAATGGTGTATTTCCCAAAGGACAAGAATGCGAATACCCACCCACA
CAAGATGGGCGAACAGCTGCTTGGAGAACTACAAGTGAAGAAAAGAAAGCATTAGATCAG
GCAAGTGAAGAGATTTGGAATGATTTTCGAGAAGCTGCAGAAGCACATCGACAAGTTAGA
AAATACGTAATGAGCTGGATCAAGCCTGGGATGACAATGATAGAAATCTGTGAAAAGTTG
GAAGACTGTTCACGCAAGTTAATAAAAGAGAATGGATTAAATGCAGGCCTGGCATTTCCT
ACTGGATGTTCTCTCAATAATTGTGCTGCCCATTATACTCCCAATGCCGGTGACACAACA
GTATTACAGTATGATGACATCTGTAAAATAGACTTTGGAACACATATAAGTGGTAGGATT
ATTGACTGTGCTTTTACTGTCACTTTTAATCCCAAATATGATACGTTATTAAAAGCTGTA
AAAGATGCTACTAACACTGGAATAAAGTGTGCTGGAATTGATGTTCGTCTGTGTGATGTT
GGTGAGGCCATCCAAGAAGTTATGGAGTCCTATGAAGTTGAAATAGATGGGAAGACATAT
CAAGTGAAACCAATCCGTAATCTAAATGGACATTCAATTGGGCAATATAGAATACATGCT
GGAAAAACAGTGCCGATTGTGAAAGGAGGGGAGGCAACAAGAATGGAGGAAGGAGAAGTA
TATGCAATTGAAACCTTTGGTAGTACAGGAAAAGGTGTTGTTCATGATGATATGGAATGT
TCACATTACATGAAAAATTTTGATGTTGGACATGTGCCAATAAGGCTTCCAAGAACAAAA
CACTTGTTAAATGTCATCAATGAAAACTTTGGAACCCTTGCCTTCTGCCGCAGATGGCTG
GATCGCTTGGGAGAAAGTAAATACTTGATGGCTCTGAAGAATCTGTGTGACTTGGGCATT
GTAGATCCATATCCACCATTATGTGACATTAAAGGATCATATACAGCGCAATTTGAACAT
ACCATCCTGTTGCGTCCAACATGTAAAGAAGTTGTCAGCAGAGGAGATGACTATTAA
GenBank Gene IDU29607
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDMETAP2
HGNC IDHGNC:16672
Chromosome Location12
Locus12q22
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