A family of ENZYMES that, in the presence of calcium ion, converts ARGININE to CITRULLINE in proteins. There are five PAD isotypes in mammals. In humans: they include PAD1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. They are encoded by five paralogous genes named PADI and clustered on human chromosome 1.
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Deiminases, Protein-Arginine — Protein Arginine Deiminases — Protein-L-Arginine Iminohydrolase — Iminohydrolase, Protein-L-Arginine — Protein L Arginine Iminohydrolase — Peptidylarginine Deiminases — Deiminases, Peptidylarginine — Protein-L-Arginine Iminohydrolases — Iminohydrolases, Protein-L-Arginine — Protein L Arginine Iminohydrolases — Protein-Arginine Deiminase — Deiminase, Protein-Arginine — Protein Arginine Deiminase — Peptidylarginine Deiminase — Deiminase, Peptidylarginine