pfam10502: Peptidase_S26 (this model, PSSM-Id:402227 is obsolete and has been replaced by 431321)
Signal peptidase, peptidase S26
This is a family of membrane signal serine endopeptidases which function in the processing of newly-synthesized secreted proteins. Peptidase S26 removes the hydrophobic, N-terminal, signal peptides as proteins are translocated across membranes. The active site residues take the form of a catalytic dyad that is Ser, Lys in subfamily S26A; the Ser is the nucleophile in catalysis, and the Lys is the general base.