Anti-PITRM1

The protein encoded by this gene is an ATP-dependent metalloprotease that degrades post-cleavage mitochondrial transit peptides. The encoded protein binds zinc and can also degrade amyloid beta A4 protein, suggesting a possible role in Alzheimer's disease. Protein function: Metalloendopeptidase of the mitochondrial matrix that functions in peptide cleavage and degradation rather than in protein processing (PubMed:10360838, PubMed:16849325, PubMed:19196155, PubMed:24931469). Has an ATP-independent activity (PubMed:16849325). Specifically cleaves peptides in the range of 5 to 65 residues (PubMed:19196155). Shows a preference for cleavage after small polar residues and before basic residues, but without any positional preference (PubMed:10360838, PubMed:19196155, PubMed:24931469). Degrades the transit peptides of mitochondrial proteins after their cleavage (PubMed:19196155). Also degrades other unstructured peptides (PubMed:19196155). It is also able to degrade amyloid-beta protein 40, one of the peptides produced by APP processing, when it accumulates in mitochondrion (PubMed:16849325, PubMed:24931469). It is a highly efficient protease, at least toward amyloid-beta protein 40 (PubMed:24931469). Cleaves that peptide at a specific position and is probably not processive, releasing digested peptides intermediates that can be further cleaved subsequently (PubMed:24931469). [The UniProt Consortium]