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Separase

Separase, also known as separin, is a cysteine protease responsible for triggering anaphase by hydrolysing cohesin, which is the protein responsible for binding sister chromatids during the early stage of anaphase. In humans, separin is encoded by the ESPL1 gene.

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BRENDA
enzyme data
CAS no.
351527-77-0
EC no.
3.4.22.49
ExPASy
NiceZyme view
KEGG
enzyme entry
MetaCyc
metabolic pathway

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Separase

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples53
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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Separase

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related to Regulation · 15
Separase → Active, APC-Cdc20, CDK, CDK1, CDK1-cyclin, CDK1-cyclin B1, However, In, Note, On, Regulation, Scc1, Securin, This, When
related to Function · 10
Separase → Esp1, In, One, Pds1, RAD21, SCC1, Stable, STAG1, STAG2, The
related to External links · 9
Separase → David Morgan, Medicine, Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, MP4, National Library, NucleotideVideo, This, United States National Library
related to history · 7
Separase → CDK1-cyclin B1-CKS1, EM, Esp1, Geneva, In, Kim Nasmyth, University
BRENDA · 1
Separase → enzyme data
CAS no. · 1
Separase → 351527-77-0
EC no. · 1
Separase → 3.4.22.49
ExPASy · 1
Separase → NiceZyme view
KEGG · 1
Separase → enzyme entry
MetaCyc · 1
Separase → metabolic pathway

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securin cohesin sister anaphase chromatids complex binding separin protein esp1 scc1 proteins gene cdk1-cyclin cohesion separation chromatid phosphorylation two substrate

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SeparaseBRENDAenzyme data1.00infobox
SeparaseCAS no.351527-77-01.00infobox
SeparaseEC no.3.4.22.491.00infobox
SeparaseExPASyNiceZyme view1.00infobox
SeparaseKEGGenzyme entry1.00infobox
SeparaseMetaCycmetabolic pathway1.00infobox
SeparaseNCBIproteins1.00infobox
SeparasePDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum1.00infobox
SeparasePMCarticles1.00infobox
SeparasePubMedarticles1.00infobox
SeparaseRheareactions1.00infobox
SeparaseSearchSearchPMCarticlesPubMedarticlesNCBIproteins1.00infobox

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