title: The structure of subtilisin ALP I from alkalophilic Bacillus sp. NKS-21.
abstract: The gene for an alkaline serine protease from alkalophilic Bacillus sp. NKS-21 (subtilisin ALP I) was cloned, and its nucleotide sequence was determined. The gene (aprQ) contained an open reading frame of 1125 bp, encoding a primary product of 374 amino acids. The mature protease, composed of 272 amino acids, was preceded by a putative signal sequence of 37 amino acids and a pro-sequence of 65 amino acids. The mature protease conserved the catalytic triad, Asp, His, and Ser, as subtilisin BPN' or other subtilisins, and the subtilisin ALP I might belong to the subtilisin super family. The primary structure of subtilisin ALP I was compared and discussed with those of 13 subtilisins, 5 subtilisins from alkalophilic Bacillus, and 8 from neutrophiles. Low homology was shown between subtilisin ALP I and subtilisins from alkalophiles or subtilisins from neutrophiles. Forty-five amino acid residues of the mature protein of subtilisin ALP I were entirely independent of other subtilisins. According to the homology of ALP I with other subtilisins, subtilisin ALP I might be in the middle point between alkaline subtilisins and neutral ones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamagata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanzawa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ichishima
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013381:Subtilisins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D013381:Subtilisins