title: Functional insight into the C-terminal extension of halolysin SptA from haloarchaeon Natrinema sp. J7.
abstract: Halolysin SptA from haloarchaeon Natrinema sp. J7 consists of a subtilisin-like catalytic domain and a C-terminal extension (CTE) containing two cysteine residues. In this report, we have investigated the function of the CTE using recombinant enzymes expressed in Haloferax volcanii WFD11. Deletion of the CTE greatly reduced but did not abolish protease activity, which suggests that the CTE is not essential for enzyme folding. Mutational analysis suggests that residues Cys303 and Cys338 within the CTE form a disulfide bond that make this domain resistant to autocleavage and proteolysis under hypotonic conditions. Characterization of full-length and CTE-truncation enzymes indicates the CTE not only confers extra stability to the enzyme but also assists enzyme activity on protein substrates by facilitating binding at high salinities. Interestingly, homology modeling of the CTE yields a β-jelly roll-like structure similar to those seen in Claudin-binding domain of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (clostridial C-CPE) and collagen binding domain (CBD), and the CTE also possesses collagen-binding activity, making it a potential candidate as an anchoring unit in drug delivery systems.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
authors: Zhisheng
authors: Z
authors: Xu
authors: Xin
authors: X
authors: Du
authors: Tingting
authors: T
authors: Li
authors: Fei
authors: F
authors: Gan
authors: Bing
authors: B
authors: Tang
authors: Xiao-Feng
authors: XF
authors: Tang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001105:Archaea / Q000201:enzymology*; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D003545:Cysteine / Q000378:metabolism; D004220:Disulfides / Q000378:metabolism; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D019622:Haloferax volcanii / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D050505:Mutant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D012995:Solubility; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D004220:Disulfides; D050505:Mutant Proteins; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C088712:halolysin; D003545:Cysteine