RPSBLAST alignment for GI: 254780915 and conserved domain: cd06457

>gnl|CDD|107214 cd06457, M3A_MIP, Peptidase M3 mitochondrial intermediate peptidase (MIP; EC 3.4.24.59) belongs to the widespread subfamily M3A, that show similarity to the Thimet oligopeptidase (TOP). It is one of three peptidases responsible for the proteolytic processing of both, nuclear and mitochondrial encoded precursor polypeptides targeted to the various subcompartments of the mitochondria. It cleaves intermediate-size proteins initially processed by mitochondrial processing peptidase (MPP) to yield a processing intermediate with a typical N-terminal octapeptide that is sequentially cleaved by MIP to mature-size protein. MIP cleaves precursor proteins of respiratory components, including subunits of the electron transport chain and tri-carboxylic acid cycle enzymes, and components of the mitochondrial genetic machinery, including ribosomal proteins, translation factors, and proteins required for mitochondrial DNA metabolism. It has been suggested that the human MIP (HMIP polypeptide; gene symbol MIPEP) may be one of the loci predicted to influence the clinical manifestations of Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease caused by lack of human frataxin. These proteins are enriched in cysteine residues, two of which are highly conserved, suggesting their importance to stability as well as in formation of metal binding sites, thus playing a role in MIP activity. Length = 458
 Score = 39.2 bits (92), Expect = 0.004
 Identities = 43/225 (19%), Positives = 73/225 (32%), Gaps = 65/225 (28%)

Query: 408 PQDVMTLAHELGHGIHFVLSS-ETQGILTNNSSLTLAETASIF----------------- 449
           P +V TL HE+GH +H +L   E Q +     +    E  SI                  
Sbjct: 246 PHEVETLFHEMGHAMHSMLGRTEYQHVSGTRCATDFVEVPSILMEYFASDPRVLKLFARH 305

Query: 450 ---GETLTFDSLLQAASSKEERKILLANKIEDMLNSIVRQISFYDFELKLHTERRSTGDI 506
              GE L  + L   A     +         +    IV   +  D   +LH E +     
Sbjct: 306 YSTGEPLPEEML---ARLLASKNSF---AALETQQQIV--YALLD--QELHGE-QPLSPT 354

Query: 507 PTHRINEIWLETQKESLGPAFDLSDLEYG--------SFWMMVPH-FIESSFYVYAYAFG 557
            T  +                D +++ YG        ++ +   H     + Y Y+Y F 
Sbjct: 355 FTSDVL--------------RDSTEIFYGLPYVPGGTAWQLRFGHLVGYGATY-YSYLFD 399

Query: 558 NCLVNSLY------DIYKSNTVDCFKEKYLNILRAGNSKHYSELL 596
             + + ++      D       +  +E+   +L+ G  K   ELL
Sbjct: 400 RAIASKIWQKLFAADPLSREAGERLREE---LLKHGGGKDPWELL 441