methionine aminopeptidase 2 (metAP 2, peptidase M 2, initiation factor 2 associated 67 kD glycoprotein, P67)

Function

• removes the amino-terminal Met from nascent proteins
• release of N-terminal amino acids, preferentially Met, from peptides & arylamides

Cofactor: binds 2 Co+2 per subunit (putative)

Structure

belongs to the peptidase M24C family

More general terms

• methionyl aminopeptidase
• glycoprotein

Additional terms

• ceramide

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601870
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P50579.html