metalloendoprotease

English

Etymology

From metallo- +‎ endoprotease.

Noun

metalloendoprotease (plural metalloendoproteases)

1. (biochemistry) any endoprotease that is a metalloenzyme
   • 2015 December 4, “Melamine Impairs Female Fertility via Suppressing Protein Level of Juno in Mouse Eggs”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Following fertilization, ZP2 undergoes proteolytic cleavage by an oocyte-specific astacin-like metalloendoprotease, first reported as ovastacin (citation), released from the cortical granules, and sperm no longer bind to mouse embryos [22 ].