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ygjDb3064putative O-sialoglycoprotein endopeptidase EG11171 FUNCTION: COULD BE A METALLOPROTEASE. CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: HYDROLYSIS OF O-SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS; CLEAVES 31-ARG-|-ASP-32 BOND IN GLYCOPHORIN A. DOES NOT CLEAVE UNGLYCOSYLATED PROTEINS, DESIALYLATED GLYCOPROTEINS OR GLYCOPROTEINS THAT ARE ONLY N-GLYCOSYLATED. COFACTOR: ZINC (PROBABLE). SIMILARITY: BELONGS TO PEPTIDASE FAMILY M22; ALSO KNOWN AS THE GLYCOPROTEASE FAMILY.