Kazal domain

Kazal-type serine protease inhibitor domain
the structure of the follistatin:activin complex
Identifiers
SymbolKazal_1
PfamPF00050
InterProIPR002350
PROSITEPDOC00254
SCOP23sgb / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary
Kazal-type serine protease inhibitor domain
structure of fs1, the heparin-binding domain of follistatin
Identifiers
SymbolKazal_2
PfamPF07648
InterProIPR011497
PROSITEPDOC00254
SCOP23sgb / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary

The Kazal domain is an evolutionary conserved protein domain usually indicative of serine protease inhibitors. However, kazal-like domains are also seen in the extracellular part of agrins, which are not known to be protease inhibitors.

In animals, serine protease inhibitors that act via their Kazal domain are grouped under the MEROPS inhibitor family I1, clan IA.