title: [Forms of LonB protease from Archaeoglobus fulgidus devoid of the transmembrane domain: the contribution of the quaternary structure to the regulation of enzyme proteolytic activity].
abstract: Deletion of the transmembrane domain (TM-domain) of Archaeoglobus flggidus LonB protease (AfLon) was shown to result in uncontrollable activation of the enzyme proteolytic site and in vivo autolysis yielding a stable and functionally inactive fragment consisting of both alpha-helical and proteolytic domains (alphaP). The deltaTM-AfLonTM-S590A enzyme form, obtained by site-directed mutagenesis of the catalytic Ser residue, is capable of recombination with the alphaP fragment. The mixed oligomers were shown to be proteolytically active, which indicates a crucial role of subunit interactions in the activation of the AfLon proteolytic site. The thermophilic nature of AfLon protease was found to be due to the special features of the enzyme activity regulation, the structure of ATPase domain, and the quaternary structure.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Makhovskaia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kozlov
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Botos
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Stepnov
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Andrianova
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Gushchina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vlodaver
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Mel'nikov
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Rotanova
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019611:Archaeoglobus fulgidus / Q000201:enzymology*; D020134:Catalytic Domain / Q000235:genetics; D006358:Hot Temperature; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020836:Protein Structure, Quaternary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D012694:Serine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D012694:Serine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases