This family of bacterial proteins has a conserved HEXXH motif, suggesting they are putative peptidases of zincin fold [1]. Proteins in this family are typically between 234 to 465 amino acids in length. Most members are annotated as being SprA-related.

1: CLCAs - A Family of Metalloproteases of Intriguing Phylogenetic Distribution and with Cases of Substituted Catalytic Sites. Lenart A, Dudkiewicz M, Grynberg M, Pawlowski K; PLoS One. 2013;8:e62272. PMID:23671590