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. 2012 Nov 9:1743–1773. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-382219-2.00404-X

Table 404.1.

The clans and families of cysteine peptidases

Clan CA Catalytic residues: Gln, Cys, His, Asn (or Asp) Fold: Helices+β-barrel

Family (or subfamily)
C1A papain (Carica papaya)
C1B bleomycin hydrolase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
C2A calpain 2 (Homo sapiens)
C2B Tpr peptidase (Porphyromonas gingivalis)
C10 streptopain (Streptococcus pyogenes)
C12 ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase UCH-L1 (Homo sapiens)
C16A murine hepatitis coronavirus papain-like endopeptidase 1
C16B murine hepatitis coronavirus papain-like endopeptidase 2
C19 ubiquitin-specific protease 14 (Homo sapiens)
C28 foot-and-mouth disease virus L-peptidase
C31 porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome arterivirus-type cysteine peptidase alpha (lactate-dehydrogenase-elevating virus)
C32 equine arteritis virus-type cysteine peptidase (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus)
C33 equine arterivirus Nsp2 cysteine peptidase
C39 bacteriocin-processing peptidase (Pediococcus acidilactici)
C47 staphopain (Staphylococcus aureus)
C51 d-alanyl-glycyl endopeptidase (Staphylococcus aureus)
C54 Aut2 peptidase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
C58A YopT peptidase (Yersinia pestis)
C58B HopN1 peptidase (Pseudomonas syringae)
C64 Cezanne deubiquitinylating peptidase (Homo sapiens)
C65 otubain-1 (Homo sapiens)
C66 IdeS peptidase (Streptococcus pyogenes)
C67 CylD protein (Homo sapiens)
C70 AvrRpt2 peptidase (Pseudomonas syringae)
C71 pseudomurein endoisopeptidase Pei (Methanobacterium phage psiM2)
C76 UL36 deubiquitinylating peptidase (human herpesvirus 1)
C78 UfSP1 peptidase (Mus musculus)
C83 gamma-glutamylcysteine dipeptidyltranspeptidase (Nostoc sp. PCC 7120)
C85 DUBA deubiquitinylating enzyme (Homo sapiens)
C86 ataxin-3 (Homo sapiens)
C87 nairovirus deuquitinylating peptidase (Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus)
C88
OTU1 peptidase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Clan CD Catalytic residues: His, Cys Fold: β, α, β-sandwich
 Family
C11 clostripain (Clostridium histolyticum)
C13 legumain (Canavalia ensiformis)
C14A caspase-1 (Rattus norvegicus)
C14B metacaspase Yca1 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
C25 gingipain R (Porphyromonas gingivalis)
C50 separase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
C80 RTX self-cleaving toxin (Vibrio cholerae)
C84
prtH peptidase (Bacteroides forsythus)
Clan CE Catalytic residues: His, Asp (or Asn), Gln, Cys Fold: β-barrel+helices
 Family
C5 adenain (human adenovirus type 2)
C48 Ulp1 endopeptidase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
C55 YopJ protease (Yersinia pseudotuberculosis)
C57 vaccinia virus I7 processing peptidase
C63 African swine fever virus processing peptidase (African swine fever virus)
C79
ElaD peptidase (Escherichia coli)
Clan CF Catalytic residues: Glu, His, Cys Fold: α, β, α-sandwich
 Family C15 pyroglutamyl peptidase I (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens)

Clan CL
 Family
C60A sortase A (Staphylococcus aureus)
C60B sortase B (Staphylococcus aureus)
C82
l,d-transpeptidase (Enterococcus faecium)
Clan CM
 Family C18 peptidase 2 (hepatitis C virus)

Clan CN
 Family C9 nsP2 peptidase (Sindbis virus)

Clan CO
 Family C40 dipeptidyl-peptidase VI (Bacillus sphaericus)
Subclan PA(C) Catalytic residues: His, Cys Fold: two β-barrels
 Family (or subfamily) C3A poliovirus type 1 picornain 3C
C3B poliovirus type 1 picornain 2A
C3C foot-and-mouth disease virus picornain 3C
C3D cowpea mosaic comovirus picornain 3C
C3E hepatitis A virus picornain 3C
C3F human parechovirus 1 picornain 3C
C3G rice tungro spherical virus endopeptidase
C4 nuclear-inclusion-a endopeptidase (plum pox potyvirus)
C24 rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 3C endopeptidase
C30 murine hepatitis coronavirus picornain 3C-like endopeptidase
C37 Southampton virus processing peptidase
C38 parsnip yellow fleck virus putative processing peptidase
C74 pestivirus NS2 peptidase (bovine viral diarrhea virus 1)
Clan PD(C) Catalytic residues: Cys, Thr, His Fold: all β
 Family C46 hedgehog protein (Drosophila melanogaster)
Subclan PC(C) Catalytic residues: Cys, His Fold: α, β, α-sandwich
 Family C26 γ-glutamyl hydrolase (Rattus norvegicus)
 Family C56 PfpI endopeptidase (Pyrococcus furiosus)
Not assigned to clan Catalytic residues: not applicable Fold: not applicable
 Family C6 potyvirus helper component endopeptidase (potato virus Y)
C7 chestnut blight fungus virus p29 endopeptidase (Cryphonectria hypovirus)
C8 chestnut blight fungus virus p48 endopeptidase (Cryphonectria hypovirus)
C21 tymovirus endopeptidase (turnip yellow mosaic virus)
C23 carlavirus endopeptidase (apple stem pitting virus)
C27 rubella virus endopeptidase
C36 beet necrotic yellow vein furovirus papain-like endopeptidase
C42 beet yellows virus papain-like endopeptidase
C53 pestivirus Npro endopeptidase (classical swine fever virus)
C75 AgrB peptidase (Staphylococcus aureus)

For each family the identity of the MEROPS type example is given.