AAA proteins
AAA (ATPases Associated with diverse cellular Activities) proteins are a large group of protein family sharing a common conserved module of approximately 230 amino acid residues. This is a large, functionally diverse protein family belonging to the AAA+ protein superfamily of ring-shaped P-loop NTPases, which exert their activity through the energy-dependent remodeling or translocation of macromolecules.
| ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities | |||||||||
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Structure of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor. | |||||||||
| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | AAA | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF00004 | ||||||||
| Pfam clan | CL0023 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR003959 | ||||||||
| PROSITE | PDOC00572 | ||||||||
| SCOP2 | 1nsf / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
| CDD | cd00009 | ||||||||
| Membranome | 74 | ||||||||
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AAA proteins couple chemical energy provided by ATP hydrolysis to conformational changes which are transduced into mechanical force exerted on a macromolecular substrate.
AAA proteins are functionally and organizationally diverse, and vary in activity, stability, and mechanism. Members of the AAA family are found in all organisms and they are essential for many cellular functions. They are involved in processes such as DNA replication, protein degradation, membrane fusion, microtubule severing, peroxisome biogenesis, signal transduction and the regulation of gene expression.