FUNCTION: Metalloendopeptidase of the mitochondrial matrix that functions in peptide cleavage and degradation rather than in protein processing (PubMed:10360838, PubMed:16849325, PubMed:19196155, PubMed:24931469). Has an ATP-independent activity (PubMed:16849325). Specifically cleaves peptides in th...
                        FUNCTION: Metalloendopeptidase of the mitochondrial matrix that functions in peptide cleavage and degradation rather than in protein processing (PubMed:10360838, PubMed:16849325, PubMed:19196155, PubMed:24931469). Has an ATP-independent activity (PubMed:16849325). Specifically cleaves peptides in the range of 5 to 65 residues (PubMed:19196155). Shows a preference for cleavage after small polar residues and before basic residues, but without any positional preference (PubMed:10360838, PubMed:19196155, PubMed:24931469). Degrades the transit peptides of mitochondrial proteins after their cleavage (PubMed:19196155). Also degrades other unstructured peptides (PubMed:19196155). It is also able to degrade amyloid-beta protein 40, one of the peptides produced by APP processing, when it accumulates in mitochondrion (PubMed:16849325, PubMed:24931469, PubMed:26697887). It is a highly efficient protease, at least toward amyloid-beta protein 40 (PubMed:24931469, PubMed:29764912, PubMed:29383861). Cleaves that peptide at a specific position and is probably not processive, releasing digested peptides intermediates that can be further cleaved subsequently (PubMed:24931469). It is also able to degrade amyloid-beta protein 42 (PubMed:29764912). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10360838, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16849325, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19196155, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24931469, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26697887, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29383861, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29764912}.
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                        GO - Biological processes (BP): 
                        protein processing [GO:0016485]; protein targeting to mitochondrion [GO:0006626]; proteolysis [GO:0006508]...
                        protein processing [GO:0016485]; protein targeting to mitochondrion [GO:0006626]; proteolysis [GO:0006508]
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                        GO - Molecular function (MF): 
                        enzyme activator activity [GO:0008047]; metalloendopeptidase activity [GO:0004222]; metallopeptidase activity [GO:0008237]; zinc ion binding [GO:0008270]...
                        enzyme activator activity [GO:0008047]; metalloendopeptidase activity [GO:0004222]; metallopeptidase activity [GO:0008237]; zinc ion binding [GO:0008270]
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                        GO - Cellular component (CC): 
                        mitochondrial matrix [GO:0005759]; mitochondrion [GO:0005739]...
                        mitochondrial matrix [GO:0005759]; mitochondrion [GO:0005739]
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