Probable serine protease FE772_23065

UniProtKB accession:  A0A0S2DN74

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UniProtKB description:  Possibly a dedicated protease for substrate gasdermin bGSDM; cleaves the bGSDM precursor, releasing the pore-forming moiety, which integrates into the membrane and triggers cell death. Involved in defense against bacteriophages. When this probable 4 gene operon (bGSDM-FE772_23060-FE772_23065-FE772_23070) is inserted into E.coli it provides nearly 100-fold protection against phages T5 and T6 and about 8-fold against phage T4. The operon without bGSDM no longer protects against phage.