NCIt definition : Proteolytic complexes, proteolytic core of the proteasome system, that degrade cytosolic
and nuclear proteins are implicated in ATP dependent ubiquitin protein complex degradation
and in antigen processing in antigen presenting cells. The 20S proteasome (700 kD),
essential in ATP ubiquitin degradation pathway, has 13-15 subunits each of which has
three or four different peptidase activities. The 20S proteasome interacts with additional
subunits, PA700 and PA28, to form an ATP-dependent multicatalytic proteinase complex
(MPC) involved in the degradation of ubiquitinated cellular proteins and certain non-ubiquitinated
proteins. 26S proteasomes may be formed in an ATP dependent fashion from a 20S proteasome
and additional components, CF1 (660 kD), CF2 (250 kD) and CF3 (600 kD).;