Signal peptide peptidase-like 2B (SPPL2B)

Intramembrane-cleaving aspartic protease (I-CLiP) which cleaves type II membrane signal peptides from the hydrophobic plane of the membrane. Functions in ITM2B and TNF processing (PubMed:16829952, PubMed:16829951, PubMed:17965014, PubMed:19114711, PubMed:22194595).

Catalyzes the intramembrane cleavage of the anchored fragment of discard TNF-alpha (TNF), which promotes the release of the intracellular domain (ICD) for signaling to the nucleus (PubMed:16829952, PubMed:16829951). May play a role in the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity (PubMed:16829952).