title: Purification and characterization of a low calcium requiring form of Ca2+-activated neutral protease from human platelets.
abstract: A low calcium requiring form of calcium activated neutral protease (mu-CANP) was purified to homogeneous state from a soluble fraction of human platelets. The purified protease was composed of two subunits of 80 K and 25 K proteins, judged by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and the approximate molecular weight of 105 K was also confirmed by gel filtration technique. The purified enzyme was activated in the presence of micromolar concentration off Ca2+ and also activated with other divalent cations such as Sr2+, Ba2+, Mn2+, Ni2+. Leupeptin, antipain, an epoxysuccinate derivative (E-64), and alkylating agents were potent inhibitors of the purified enzyme.
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology*; D002154:Calpain; D002412:Cations / Q000494:pharmacology; D002848:Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose / Q000379:methods; D002850:Chromatography, Gel / Q000379:methods; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000379:methods; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011480:Protease Inhibitors
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D010450:Endopeptidases; D002154:Calpain