title: Purification and characterization of a nutritionally controlled endodeoxyribonuclease from Streptomyces glaucescens.
abstract: Streptomyces glaucescens has a DNAase whose synthesis is under nutritional control. We have purified this enzyme to apparent homogeneity by phosphocellulose chromatography followed by heparin-agarose, Cibacron Blue F3-GA-Sepharose and Sephadex G-75 chromatography and MonoQ f.p.l.c. The enzyme had an apparent Mr of 39,600 and a pI of approx. 8.15. The Mr of the native enzyme estimated by gel chromatography was 49,000. The DNAase had a pH optimum of 7.5 and an absolute requirement for bivalent cations in the reaction buffer. It was inhibited by high salt concentrations, chelating agents or phosphate-containing compounds and was stimulated by dimethyl sulphoxide. The activity was greatly diminished unless dithiothreitol or 2-mercaptoethanol was included in the reaction mixture. Reagents such as Hg2+ or iodoacetate strongly inhibited the enzyme. The nuclease hydrolysed both double-stranded and single-stranded DNA, showing greater affinity for double-stranded DNA, and no detectable hydrolysis of RNA. The enzyme produced nicks in double-stranded DNA, generating 3'-hydroxy and 5'-phosphate termini, and degraded circular DNA.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Functional, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Aparicio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hardisson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez
mesh_terms: D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004706:Endodeoxyribonucleases / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D004492:Edetic Acid; D004706:Endodeoxyribonucleases