Preflagellin peptidase (, designated FlaK) is an enzyme that catalyses the following chemical reaction:
Cleaves the signal peptide of 3 to 12 amino acids from the N-terminal of preflagellin, usually at Arg-Gly- or Lys-Gly-, to release flagellin.
This aspartic peptidase is present in Archaea.
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