title: Purification and characterization of the human stromelysin catalytic domain expressed in Escherichia coli.
abstract: Human stromelysin is a member of the matrix metalloproteinase family involved in connective tissue degradation. The stromelysin catalytic domain (SCD) lacking both propeptide and C-terminal fragment was expressed in Escherichia coli in soluble and insoluble forms. The insoluble SCD was refolded to the active form in high yield. The protein showed remarkable thermal stability and was able to cleave a thiopeptolide substrate and its natural substrate proteoglycan. The stable and active 20-kDa protein provides an opportunity to elucidate the structure as well as the mechanism of catalysis and inhibition for matrix metalloproteinases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, Warner-Lambert Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105.
authors.forename: Q Z
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hupe
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Baragi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002384:Catalysis; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D019278:Matrix Metalloproteinase 3; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D010957:Plasmids; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017510:Protein Folding; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D019278:Matrix Metalloproteinase 3