protein-arginine deiminase type-6 (peptidylarginine deiminase 6, PADI6)

Function

• catalyzes deimination of Arg in proteins
• role in cytoskeletal reorganization in the egg & early embryo (putative)

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

Cofactor: Ca+2 (putative)

Structure

belongs to the protein arginine deiminase family

Compartment

cytoplasm (putative), nucleus

Expression

ovary, testis & peripheral blood leukocytes

More general terms

• protein-arginine deiminase

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q6TGC4.html