NCIt definition : The 20S proteasome, as proteolytic core of the proteasome system, is essential in
ATP dependent ubiquitin protein complex degradation and in antigen processing in antigen
presenting cell. It has 13-15 subunits each of which has three or four different peptidase
activities. 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). The 20S proteasome
interacts with additional subunits, PA700 and PA28, to form an ATP-dependent multicatalytic
proteinase complex (MPC) involved in the ATP ubiquitin degradation pathway.;