Purification of a new extracellular 90-kDa serine proteinase with isoelectric point of 3.9 from Bacillus subtilis (natto) and elucidation of its distinct mode of action.
A new extracellular 90-kDa serine proteinase with an isoelectric point (pI) of 3.9 was purified from Bicillus subtilis (natto). Microheterogeneity was detected in the 50-kDa protease of bacillopeptidase F with pI 4.4 reported previously by Wu et al. and the sequence for the first 25 amino acids in the internal region of the enzyme was analyzed: ATDGVEWNVDQIDAPKAWALGYDGA. The cleavage sites in the oxidized B-chain of insulin by the proteinase were CySO3H7-Gly8, Val12-Glu13, Try16-Leu17, and Phe25-Tyr26. The activity was inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) and chymostatin, while the activity was not inhibited by proteinaceous Streptomyces subtilisin inhibitor (SSI) or alpha 2-macroglubulin.
Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D001709:Biotechnology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000201:enzymology; D007328:Insulin / Q000737:chemistry; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
D007328:Insulin; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases