Presequence Protease, Mitochondrial

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Presequence protease, mitochondrial (1037 aa, ~117 kDa) is encoded by the human PITRM1 gene. This protein is involved in the catabolism of mitochondrial peptides.

**Synonyms:** - EC 3.4.24.- - Metalloendoprotease 1 - Metalloprotease 1 - PITRM1 - Pitrilysin Metallopeptidase 1 - Pitrilysin Metalloproteinase 1 - PreP Peptidasome - Presequence Protease - hMP1 - hPreP