NCBI Accession #
NP_176458.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_104948.4
NCBI Official Full Name
beta vacuolar processing enzyme
NCBI Official Symbol
BETA-VPE
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
beta vacuolar processing enzyme; BETAVPE; F23N19.7; F23N19_7
NCBI Protein Information
beta vacuolar processing enzyme
NCBI Summary
Encodes a vacuolar processing enzyme belonging to a novel group of cysteine proteases that is expressed specifically in seeds and is essential for the proper processing of storage proteins.
UniProt Protein Name
Vacuolar-processing enzyme beta-isozyme
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Asparaginyl endopeptidase beta-VPE
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q39044
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q93VS7; Q9SI79
UniProt Related Accession #
Q39044
UniProt Comments
Asparagine-specific endopeptidase involved in the processing of vacuolar seed protein precursors into the mature forms . Probably involved in post-translational proteolysis of seed storage proteins in the protein storage vacuole of developing seeds (PubMed:12417707, PubMed:14688293).