title: Genetic and biochemical characterization of glutamyl endopeptidase of Staphylococcus warneri M.
abstract: A Staphylococcus warneri strain M, newly isolated from processed seafood (smoked Watasenia scintillans), produced an extracellular protease. The protease, designated to as m-PROM (the mature form of PROM), selectively cleaved the carbonyl side of glutamic acid residues in beta-casein. Sequence of N-terminal 27 amino acids of m-PROM, RANVILPNNDRHQINDTTLGHYAPVTF, was found to be similar to those of other glutamyl endopeptidases, V8 protease (Staphylococcus aureus strain V8) and SPase (S. aureus ATCC 12600). To determine the complete primary structure and precursor of PROM, its gene (proM) was cloned and sequenced. The gene proM was found to encode for a protein of 316 amino acids. The amino acid residues from 64 to 90 completely coincided with the N-terminal 27 amino acids of the m-PROM, suggesting that the N-terminal 63 amino acids region of p-PROM (the precursor form of PROM) might be processed posttranslationally. Moreover, the whole amino acid sequence deduced from the primary structure of proM shows significant similarity to those of other glutamyl endopeptidases, V8 protease and SPase. These results suggested that PROM belongs to the glutamyl endopeptidase class. PROM, however, differs from V8 and SPase proteases in the processing site and the C-terminal region.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology Group, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama University, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kakikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasukawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taketo
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Kodaira
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004792:Enzyme Precursors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D020539:Sequence Analysis, Protein; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C028344:glutamyl endopeptidase