protein-arginine deiminase type-1 (peptidylarginine deiminase 1, PADI1, PDI1)

Function

• catalyzes the deimination of Arg in proteins

protein L-arginine + H2O <--> protein L-citrulline + NH3

Cofactor: Ca+2

Structure

belongs to the protein arginine deiminase family

Compartment

cytoplasm

Expression

• epidermis, prostate, testis, placenta, spleen, thymus

More general terms

• protein-arginine deiminase

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/607934
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9ULC6.html