title: Endoglucanase A from Cellulomonas fimi in which the hinge sequence of human IgA1 is substituted for the linker connecting its two domains is hydrolyzed by IgA proteases from Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
abstract: The hinge in IgA1 and the linker in endoglucanase A (CenA) are quite similar. The IgA1 hinge is 18 amino acids long and contains only proline, threonine and serine. The linker in CenA is 27 amino acids long and contains only proline, threonine and a single serine. IgA proteases from Neisseria gonorrhoeae cleave Pro-Ser and Pro-Thr bonds within the IgA1 hinge sequence, but they do not attack CenA. When the linker sequence of CenA is replaced with the hinge sequence of IgA1, the hybrid polypeptide is susceptible to the N. gonorrhoeae proteases. It is cleaved within the hinge sequence at the same sites as IgA1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Gilkes
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kilburn
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Plaut
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002480:Cellulase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000201:enzymology*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D002480:Cellulase; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C021433:IgA-specific serine endopeptidase