Active Subtilisin-Like Protease from a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon in a Form with a Putative Prosequence

ABSTRACT The gene encoding subtilisin-like protease T. kodakaraensis subtilisin was cloned from a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1. T. kodakaraensis subtilisin is a member of the subtilisin family and composed of 422 amino acid residues with a molecular weight of 43,783. It consists of a putative presequence, prosequence, and catalytic domain. Like bacterial subtilisins, T. kodakaraensissubtilisin was overproduced in Escherichia coli in a form with a putative prosequence in inclusion bodies, solubilized in the presence of 8 M urea, and refolded and converted to an active molecule. However, unlike bacterial subtilisins, in which the prosequence was removed from the catalytic domain by autoprocessing upon refolding,T. kodakaraensis subtilisin was refolded in a form with a putative prosequence. This refolded protein of recombinant T. kodakaraensis subtilisin which is composed of 398 amino acid residues (Gly−82 to Gly316), was purified to give a single band on a sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel and characterized for biochemical and enzymatic properties. The good agreement of the molecular weights estimated by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (44,000) and gel filtration (40,000) suggests thatT. kodakaraensis subtilisin exists in a monomeric form.T. kodakaraensis subtilisin hydrolyzed the synthetic substrateN-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-p-nitroanilide only in the presence of the Ca2+ ion with an optimal pH and temperature of pH 9.5 and 80°C. Like bacterial subtilisins, it showed a broad substrate specificity, with a preference for aromatic or large nonpolar P1 substrate residues. However, it was much more stable than bacterial subtilisins against heat inactivation and lost activity with half-lives of >60 min at 80°C, 20 min at 90°C, and 7 min at 100°C.

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Purification, properties, and partial amino acid sequence of chitinase from a marine Alteromonas sp. strain O-7

Canadian Journal of Microbiology ◽

10.1139/m92-145 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 38 (9) ◽

pp. 891-897 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Hiroshi Tsujibo ◽

Yukio Yoshida ◽

Katsushiro Miyamoto ◽

Chiaki Imada ◽

Yoshiro Okami ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Marine Bacterium ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

Gel Filtration ◽

Molecular Size ◽

Anion Exchange Chromatography ◽

Exchange Chromatography ◽

Amino Acid Residues ◽

Amino Terminal

Chitinase (EC 3.2.1.14) was isolated from the culture supernatant of a marine bacterium, Alteromonas sp. strain O-7. The enzyme (Chi-A) was purified by anion-exchange chromatography (DEAE-Toyopearl 650 M) and gel filtration (Sephadex G-100). The purified enzyme showed a single band on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The molecular size and pI of Chi-A were 70 kDa and 3.9, respectively. The optimum pH and temperature of Chi-A were 8.0 and 50 °C, respectively. Chi-A was stable in the range of pH 5–10 up to 40 °C. Among the main cations, such as Na+, K+, Mg2+, and Ca2+, contained in seawater, Mg2+ stimulated Chi-A activity. N-Bromosuccinimide and 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide inhibited Chi-A activity. The amino-terminal 27 amino acid residues of Chi-A were sequenced. This enzyme showed sequence homology with chitinases from terrestrial bacteria such as Serratia marcescens QMB1466 and Bacillus circulons WL-12. Key words: marine bacterium, Alteromonas sp., chitinase.

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Characterization of a Thermostable d-Stereospecific Alanine Amidase from Brevibacillus borstelensis BCS-1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology ◽

10.1128/aem.69.2.980-986.2003 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 69 (2) ◽

pp. 980-986 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Dae Heoun Baek ◽

Seok-Joon Kwon ◽

Seung-Pyo Hong ◽

Mi-Sun Kwak ◽

Mi-Hwa Lee ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Enzyme Activity ◽

Amino Acid ◽

Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

Gel Filtration ◽

Optimum Temperature ◽

Gene Encoding ◽

Ph Range

ABSTRACT A gene encoding a new thermostable d-stereospecific alanine amidase from the thermophile Brevibacillus borstelensis BCS-1 was cloned and sequenced. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 199 kDa after gel filtration chromatography and about 30 kDa on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, indicating that the enzyme could be composed of a hexamer with identical subunits. The purified enzyme exhibited strong amidase activity towards d-amino acid-containing aromatic, aliphatic, and branched amino acid amides yet exhibited no enzyme activity towards l-amino acid amides, d-amino acid-containing peptides, and NH2-terminally protected amino acid amides. The optimum temperature and pH for the enzyme activity were 85°C and 9.0, respectively. The enzyme remained stable within a broad pH range from 7.0 to 10.0. The enzyme was inhibited by dithiothreitol, 2-mercaptoethanol, and EDTA yet was strongly activated by Co2+ and Mn2+. The k cat/Km for d-alaninamide was measured as 544.4 ± 5.5 mM−1 min−1 at 50°C with 1 mM Co2+.

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Identification of Mur, an Atypical Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Derived from Leuconostoc citreum

Applied and Environmental Microbiology ◽

10.1128/aem.67.2.858-864.2001 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 858-864 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Recep Cibik ◽

Patrick Tailliez ◽

Philippe Langella ◽

Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier

Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

Chimeric Protein ◽

Amino Acid Residues ◽

Gene Encoding ◽

Calculated Molecular Mass ◽

Cell Wall Binding ◽

Putative Signal Peptide ◽

Leuconostoc Citreum

ABSTRACT A gene encoding a protein homologous to known bacterialN-acetyl-muramidases has been cloned fromLeuconostoc citreum by a PCR-based approach. The encoded protein, Mur, consists of 209 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 23,821 Da including a 31-amino-acid putative signal peptide. In contrast to most of the other known peptidoglycan hydrolases, L. citreum Mur protein does not contain amino acid repeats involved in cell wall binding. The purifiedL. citreum Mur protein was shown to exhibit peptidoglycan-hydrolyzing activity by renaturing sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. An active chimeric protein was constructed by fusion of L. citreum Mur to the C-terminal repeat-containing domain (cA) of AcmA, the major autolysin of Lactococcus lactis. Expression of the Mur-cA fusion protein was able to complement an acmA mutation inL. lactis; normal cell separation after cell division was restored by Mur-cA expression.

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Purification and properties of guinea-pig submandibular-gland kallikrein

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bj2090125 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 209 (1) ◽

pp. 125-134 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

F Fiedler ◽

M J C Lemon ◽

C Hirschauer ◽

G Leysath ◽

F Lottspeich ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Guinea Pig ◽

Ethyl Ester ◽

Specific Activity ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

Gel Filtration ◽

Amino Acid Residues ◽

Purification And Properties ◽

Order Of Magnitude

Guinea-pig submandibular kallikrein has been purified from the glands to electrophoretic homogeneity by conventional procedures. The enzyme is active as a kininogenase, releasing kallidin at a rate of 462 micrograms/min per mg of protein from bovine kininogen, and proved potently hypotensive in the guinea pig and in the dog, properties which indicate its tissue kallikrein nature. The specific activity determined on the substrate N-alpha-benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester (11.1 mumol/min per mg of protein) is much lower than that measured with N-acetyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-arginine ethyl ester (483 mumol/min per mg of protein). The latter value is of an order of magnitude comparable with the specific activities of other tissue kallikreins determined with this sensitive kallikrein substrate. The enzyme is a glycoprotein consisting of 237 amino acid residues and containing three to four glucosamine molecules. Its amino acid composition is not identical with that reported for guinea-pig coagulating-gland kallikrein, but is remarkably similar to that of the porcine tissue kallikreins. Apparent Mr values are 29000 (sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis) or 34000 (gel filtration). The amino acid sequence of the first 31 N-terminal residues was determined and was found to be closely homologous with that of other tissue kallikreins.

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Biochemical characterization including amino acid and carbohydrate compositions of canine and human brain Thy-1 antigen

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bj1970629 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 197 (3) ◽

pp. 629-636 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

J L McKenzie ◽

A K Allen ◽

J W Fabre

Keyword(s):

Monoclonal Antibody ◽

Amino Acid ◽

Human Brain ◽

Affinity Chromatography ◽

Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

Gel Filtration ◽

Antibody Affinity ◽

Lentil Lectin

Human and canine brain Thy-1 antigens were solubilized in deoxycholate and antigen activity was followed both by conventional absorbed anti-brain xenosera of proven specificity and by mouse monoclonal antibodies to canine and human Thy-1. It is shown that greater than 80% of Thy-1 activity in the dog and man binds to lentil lectin, that the mobility on sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis of canine and human Thy-1 is identical with that of rat Thy-1 and that the Stokes radius in deoxycholate of canine and human brain Thy-1 is 3.0 nm and 3.25 nm respectively. Both lentil lectin affinity chromatography followed by gel-filtration chromatography on the one hand and monoclonal antibody affinity chromatography on the other gave high degrees of purification of the brain Thy-1 molecule in the dog and man, resulting in single bands staining for both protein and carbohydrate on sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis (except for a slight contaminant of higher molecular weight staining for protein but not carbohydrate with human Thy-1 purified by lentil lectin and gel-filtration chromatography). Analysis of canine and human brain Thy-1 purified by monoclonal antibody affinity chromatography with additional gel filtration through Sephadex G-200 showed that these molecules had respectively 38% and 36% carbohydrate. The amino acid and carbohydrate compositions were similar to those previously reported for Thy-1 of the rat and mouse, the main point of interest being the presence in canine and human brain Thy-1 of N-acetylgalactosamine, which has been reported in rat and mouse brain Thy-1 but not in Thy-1 from other tissues.

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Structural properties of homogeneous protein disulphide-isomerase from bovine liver purified by a rapid high-yielding procedure

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bj2130225 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 213 (1) ◽

pp. 225-234 ◽

Cited By ~ 107

Author(s):

N Lambert ◽

R B Freedman

Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate ◽

Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Specific Activity ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

Sedimentation Coefficient ◽

Bovine Liver ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel ◽

Protein Disulphide Isomerase

Protein disulphide-isomerase from bovine liver was purified to homogeneity as judged by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis, two-dimensional electrophoresis and N-terminal amino acid analysis. The preparative procedure, a modification of that of Carmichael, Morin & Dixon [(1977) J. Biol. Chem. 252, 7163-7167], is much faster and higher-yielding than previous procedures, and the final purified material is of higher specific activity. The enzyme has Mr 57 000 as determined by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis, both in the presence and in the absence of thiol compounds. Gel-filtration studies on Sephadex G-200 indicate an Mr of 107 000, suggesting that the native enzyme is a homodimer with no interchain disulphide bonds. Ultracentrifugation studies give a sedimentation coefficient of 3.5S, implying that the enzyme sediments as the monomer. The isoelectric point, in the presence of 8 M-urea, is 4.2, and some microheterogeneity is detectable. The amino acid composition is comparable with previous analyses of this enzyme from bovine liver and of other preparations of thiol:protein disulphide oxidoreductases whose relation to protein disulphide-isomerase has been controversial. The enzyme contains a very high proportion of Glx + Asx residues (27%). The N-terminal residue is His. The pure enzyme has a very small carbohydrate content, determined as 0.5-1.0% by the phenol/H2SO4 assay. Unless specific steps are taken to remove it, the purified enzyme contains a small amount (5 mol/mol of enzyme) of Triton X-100 carried through the purification.

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Biochemical and Genetic Characterization of an FK506-Sensitive Peptidyl Prolyl cis-trans Isomerase from a Thermophilic Archaeon, Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus

Journal of Bacteriology ◽

10.1128/jb.180.2.388-394.1998 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 180 (2) ◽

pp. 388-394 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Masahiro Furutani ◽

Toshii Iida ◽

Shigeyuki Yamano ◽

Kei Kamino ◽

Tadashi Maruyama

Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Genomic Library ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

Gel Filtration ◽

Ppiase Activity ◽

Methanococcus Thermolithotrophicus ◽

Fk506 Binding Protein ◽

Thermophilic Archaeon

ABSTRACT A peptidyl prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) was purified from a thermophilic methanogen, Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus. The PPIase activity was inhibited by FK506 but not by cyclosporine. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 16 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and 42 kDa by gel filtration. The enzyme was thermostable, with the half-lives of its activity at 90 and 100°C being 90 and 30 min, respectively. The catalytic efficiencies (k cat/Km ) measured at 15°C for the peptidyl substrates,N-succinyl-Ala-Leu-Pro-Phe-p-nitroanilide andN-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-p-nitroanilide, were 0.35 and 0.20 μM−1 s−1, respectively, in chymotrypsin-coupled assays. The purified enzyme was sensitive to FK506 and therefore was called MTFK (M. thermolithotrophicusFK506-binding protein). The MTFK gene (462 bp) was cloned from anM. thermolithotrophicus genomic library. The comparison of the amino acid sequence of MTFK with those of other FK506-binding PPIases revealed that MTFK has a 13-amino-acid insertion in the N-terminal region that is unique to thermophilic archaea. The relationship between the thermostable nature of MTFK and its structure is discussed.

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The Human Cytomegalovirus UL74 Gene Encodes the Third Component of the Glycoprotein H-Glycoprotein L-Containing Envelope Complex

Journal of Virology ◽

10.1128/jvi.72.10.8191-8197.1998 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 72 (10) ◽

pp. 8191-8197 ◽

Cited By ~ 113

Author(s):

Mary T. Huber ◽

Teresa Compton

Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Human Cytomegalovirus ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

Open Reading Frames ◽

Protein Species ◽

Gene Encoding ◽

Peptide Backbone ◽

Glycoprotein H ◽

Infected Cells

ABSTRACT The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) gCIII envelope complex is composed of glycoprotein H (gH; gpUL75), glycoprotein L (gL; gpUL115), and a third, 125-kDa protein not related to gH or gL (M. T. Huber and T. Compton, J. Virol. 71:5391–5398, 1997; L. Li, J. A. Nelson, and W. J. Britt, J. Virol. 71:3090–3097, 1997). Glycosidase digestion analysis demonstrated that the 125-kDa protein was a glycoprotein containing ca. 60 kDa of N-linked oligosaccharides on a peptide backbone of 65 kDa or less. Based on these biochemical characteristics, two HCMV open reading frames, UL74 and TRL/IRL12, were identified as candidate genes for the 125-kDa glycoprotein. To identify the gene encoding the 125-kDa glycoprotein, we purified the gCIII complex, separated the components by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and subjected gH and the 125-kDa glycoprotein to amino acid microsequence analysis. Microsequencing of an internal peptide derived from purified 125-kDa glycoprotein yielded the amino acid sequence LYVGPTK. A FASTA search revealed an exact match of this sequence to amino acids 188 to 195 of the predicted product of the candidate gene UL74, which we have designated glycoprotein O (gO). Anti-gO antibodies reacted in immunoblots with a protein species migrating at ca. 100 to 125 kDa in lysates of HCMV-infected cells and with 100- and 125-kDa protein species in purified virions. Anti-gO antibodies also immunoprecipitated the gCIII complex and recognized the 125-kDa glycoprotein component of the gCIII complex. Positional homologs of the UL74 gene were found in other betaherpesviruses, and comparisons of the predicted products of the UL74 homolog genes demonstrated a number of conserved biochemical features.

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Photoactivated linkage of catechol O-methyltransferase and S-adenosyl-L-methionine

Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology ◽

10.1139/o84-123 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 62 (10) ◽

pp. 964-969 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Peter H. Yu

Keyword(s):

Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate ◽

Ultraviolet Light ◽

Paper Chromatography ◽

Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

Gel Filtration ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel ◽

Comt Inhibitors ◽

Isoelectric Focussing

The formation of a stably linked complex of tritiated S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) and catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) has been achieved by irradiating the enzyme and ligand in Tris–HCl buffer (pH 7.5) with ultraviolet light at 254 nm. The reaction is specific as shown by a number of criteria. COMT inhibitors such as S-adenosylhomocysteine can block this photoactivated linkage. The [3H]AdoMet–COMT adduct has been shown to be a homogeneous protein by Sephadex gel filtration, sodium dodecyl sulfate – polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and isoelectric focussing. After extensive proteolysis of the [3H]AdoMet–COMT adduct with pronase P, one major labelled product was released. This fragment could be separated by paper chromatography and was shown to be chromatographically identical to that released from the [3H]AdoMet – phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase adduct.

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Purification, characterization and inhibition of human skin collagenase

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bj1690265 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 169 (2) ◽

pp. 265-276 ◽

Cited By ~ 89

Author(s):

David E. Woolley ◽

Robert W. Glanville ◽

Dennis R. Roberts ◽

John M. Evanson

Keyword(s):

Human Skin ◽

Culture Medium ◽

Serum Proteins ◽

Specific Activity ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

Gel Filtration ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel ◽

Collagen Fibrils ◽

Ph Optimum

1. The neutral collagenase released into the culture medium by explants of human skin tissue was purified by ultrafiltration and column chromatography. The final enzyme preparation had a specific activity against thermally reconstituted collagen fibrils of 32μg of collagen degraded/min per mg of enzyme protein, representing a 266-fold increase over that of the culture medium. Electrophoresis in polyacrylamide disc gels showed it to migrate as a single protein band from which enzyme activity could be eluted. Chromatographic and polyacrylamide-gel-elution experiments provided no evidence for the existence of more than one active collagenase. 2. The molecular weight of the enzyme estimated from gel filtration and sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis was approx. 60000. The purified collagenase, having a pH optimum of 7.5–8.5, did not hydrolyse the synthetic collagen peptide 4-phenylazobenzyloxycarbonyl-Pro-Leu-Gly-Pro-d-Arg-OH and had no non-specific proteinase activity when examined against non-collagenous proteins. 3. It attacked undenatured collagen in solution at 25°C, producing the two characteristic products TCA(¾) and TCB(¼). Collagen types I, II and III were all cleaved in a similar manner by the enzyme at 25°C, but under similar conditions basement-membrane collagen appeared not to be susceptible to collagenase attack. At 37°C the enzyme attacked gelatin, producing initially three-quarter and one-quarter fragments of the α-chains, which were degraded further at a lower rate. As judged by the release of soluble hydroxyproline peptides and electron microscopy, the purified enzyme degraded insoluble collagen derived from human skin at 37°C, but at a rate much lower than that for reconstituted collagen fibrils. 4. Inhibition of the skin collagenase was obtained with EDTA, 1,10-phenanthroline, cysteine, dithiothreitol and sodium aurothiomaleate. Cartilage proteoglycans did not inhibit the enzyme. The serum proteins α2-macroglobulin and β1-anti-collagenase both inhibited the enzyme, but α1-anti-trypsin did not. 5. The physicochemical and enzymic properties of the skin enzyme are discussed in relation to those of other human collagenases.

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