• BMB Reports
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.604-609
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• 2007

An Asp/His catalytic site of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (FDH) was suggested to have a similar catalytic topology with the Asp/His catalytic site of serine proteases. Many studies supported the hypothesis that serine protease inhibitors can bind and modulate the activity of serine proteases by binding to the catalytic site of serine proteases. To explore the possibility that soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI) can recognize catalytic sites of FDH and can make a stable complex, we carried out an SBTI-affinity column by using rat liver homogenate. Surprisingly, the Rat FDH molecule with two typical liver proteins, carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) and betaine homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) were co-purified to homogeneity on SBTI-coupled Sepharose and Sephacryl S-200 followed by Superdex 200 FPLC columns. These three liver-specific proteins make a protein complex with 300 kDa molecular mass on the gel-filtration column chromatography in vitro. Immuno-precipitation experiments by using anti-FDH and anti-SBTI antibodies also supported the fact that FDH binds to SBTI in vitro and in vivo. These results demonstrate that the catalytic site of rat FDH has a similar structure with those of serine proteases. Also, the SBTI-affinity column will be useful for the purification of rat liver proteins such as FDH, CPS1 and BHMT.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.561-567
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• 2001

능이버섯[Sarcodon aspratus(Berk.)S.Ito]의 fibrin 분해 활성물질을 분리정제하기 위하여(N $H_4$)$_2$S $O_4$침전법, DE52 anion exchange column chromatography, Sephacryl-S2000 gel filtration chromatography 및 Mono S cation FPLC를 행하였으며 정제된 효소의 특성을 측정하였다. 혈전용해 요소의 활성물질은 DE52 anion exchange colum chroma-tography에 NaCI의 농도가 0.2M 정도에서 용출되었으며 계속된 Sephacryl-S200 gel fitration chromatography 및 Mono S cation EPLC를 실시한 결과 단일 Peak를 얻었고 혈전용해효소의 특이활성은 55.2 U/mg protein으로 조효소액으로 비하여 11.3 배 증가하였으며 수율은 49.5%이었다. 또한 Mono S cation EPLC에서 얻은 활성획분을 12% SDS-PAGE로 전기영동한 결과 단일 band를 얻었으며 gel filtration의 결과와 비교함으로서 정제된 능이의 혈전용해 효소의 분자량은 29.300 Da인 것으로 확인되었다. 능이로 부터 정제한 혈전용해효소는 pH가 높아질수록 효소활성이 증가하였으며 pH 10.5의 알카리성에서도 안정하였으며 6$0^{\circ}C$이상의 온도에서는 효소활성이 급격히 실활하기 시작하였지만 8$0^{\circ}C$에서 25%의 상대활성을 보였다. 또한 본 효소는 C $u^{2+}$이온 $Co^{3+}$ 이온 등 중금속에 의하여 68%및 38%활성이 저해되었으며 $Ca^{2+}$이온 또는 $Mg^{2+}$의 초딤색 인 EDTA및 serine protease inhibitor이 PMSF에 의하여 활성이 저해되었었다. 이러한 결과들은 능이의 혈전용해효소가 Ca.sup 2+/또는M $g^{2+}$에 의하여 활성이 증가하는 serine protease임을 암시해 주고 있다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.178-186
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• 2015

Protease inhibitors (PI) of trypsin and papain as target proteases from the roe of bastard halibut Paralichthys olivaceus were fractionated out using ammonium sulfate precipitation (A), DEAE 650M anion exchange chromatography (D), and Sephacryl S-300 gel filtration (S). The recovery percentages of the fractions with the strongest inhibitory activity for each fractionation method were 13% for the A4 fraction, 21.2% for the D3 fraction, and 21.3% for the S2 fraction, with specific inhibitory activities of the fractions toward trypsin and casein of 168, 139, and 218 U/mg, respectively, while no inhibition of papain was observed. The $IC_{50}$ for the trypsin-specific substrate $N{\alpha}$-benzoyl-$\small{L}$-arginine-p-nitroanilide (BAPNA) was 0.65, 1.55, 2.26, and 2.85 mg/mL for the A4, S2, A3, and D3 fractions, respectively. These results suggest that chromatographic fractionation methods (D and S) based on the molecular mass and charge of the protein were more effective at fractionating PI than was ammonium sulfate precipitation based on protein solubility, and that the bastard halibut roe extract acts as a serine protease inhibitor. Therefore, the PI fraction from fish roe might be useful for inhibiting proteases in foodstuffs, and could constitute an alternative food-grade inhibitor for the surimi industry.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.237-243
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• 2005

The protease purified from Bacillus cereus JH108 has the function of leucine specific endopeptidase. When measured by hydrolysis of synthetic substrate (N-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Leu-p-nitroanilide), the enzyme activity exhibited optimal activity at pH 9.0, $60^{\circ}C$. The endopeptidase activity was stimulated by $Ca^{++},\;Co^{++},\;Mn^{++},\;Mg^{++},\;and\;Ni^{++}$, and was inhibited by metal chelating agents such as EDTA, 1,10-phenanthroline, and EGTA. Addition of serine protease inhibitor, PMSF, resulted in the elimination of the activity. The endopeptidase activity was fully recovered from the inhibition of EDTA by the addition of 1 mM $Ca^{++}$, and was partially restored by $Co^{++}\;and\;Mn^{++}$, indicating that the enzyme was stabilized and activated by divalent cations and has a serine residue at the active site. Addition of $Ca^{++}$ increased the pH and heat stability of endopeptidase activity. These results show that endopeptidase requires calcium ions for activity and/or stability. A Lineweaver-Burk plot analysis indicated that the $K_m$ value of endopeptidase is 0.315 mM and $V_{max}$ is 0.222 ) is $0.222\;{\mu}mol$ of N-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Leu-p-nitroanilide per min. Bestatin was shown to act as a competitive inhibitor to the endopeptidase activity.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 1998

폐단백질을 활용하는 방도의 하나로 폐단백질 자원으로 부터 불용성 단백질의 분리 효율성을 높이고 기능성을 개선하기 위하여 protease를 생산하는 Aspergillus sp. MS-18 균주를 토양으로 부터 분리하고 이 균주가 생산하는 효소를 정제하여 특성을 살펴보았다. 효소 생산을 위한 최적 배양조건은 3% arabinose, 0.5% polypepton, 0.1% ammonium sulfate, 0.1% magnesium chloride 첨가로 3 일 배양이었다. 효소는 ion exchange chromatography, gel filtration 등으로 16.9 배 정제할 수 있었으며 비활성역가는 340.4 unit/mg이었다. 정제효소는 polyacryl amide gel 전기영동상 단일 밴드로 나타났으며, 분자량은 30,000 정도로 추정되었고 결정구조는 모서리가 둥그스럼한 막대 모양이었다. 정제 효소의 최적작용 pH와 온도는 9.0, $60^{\circ}C$였으며, pH 7.0-12.0까지 $50^{\circ}C$에서 안정하였다. 금속이온중 $Na^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$등에 의해 활성이 증대 되었으나, $Hg^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Pb^{2+}$에 의해 효소 활성이 저해되었고 저해제중 ethylenediaminetetra acetic acid와 phenyl methanesulfonyl fluoride에 의한 활성 저해가 관찰되어 금속 이온이 효소 활성에 관여하는 serine protease로 추정되었으며 정제효소의 Km, Vmax는 $29.33\;{\mu}mole/L$, $5.13\;{\mu}g/min$이었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.193-204
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• 1984

Zymolyase 조효소로부터 분리, 정제되었고, 효모세포벽 용해 촉진물질로 밝혀진 바 있는 Arthrobacter luteus로부터 유래한 염기성 protease(AL-protease)의 효소학적 성질 및 활성 아미노산 잔기를 검색한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. AL-pretense는 저해제 DFP 및 PMSF에 의해서 그 Protease 활성 및 용해 촉진활성이 동시에 완전히 소멸 되었으며, 그 저해 반응속도는 chymotrypsin에 대한 것에 비하여 대단히 완만하였다. 1.반응에서 AL-protease와 DFP의 결합 mole비는 1:1로 추정 되었다. 2. 정제된 AL-protease의 동결건조품 중에는 종래효모세포벽 용해반응에 관여하는 것으로 알려진 yeast phosphomannase를 비롯한 다당류 가수분해효소들의 활성은 그 어느 것도 인정되지 않았다. 3. AL-protease의 casein에 대한 최적 pH 및 최적 온도는 pH 10.5와 $65^{\circ}C$이었고, 그 활성은 pH 5${\sim}$11 사이와 $65^{\circ}C$이하에서 안정하였다. 또한, AL-Protease의 활성에 미치는 여러가지 금속이온의 영향은 인정되지 않았다. 4. [$^{32}P$]-DFP에 의하여 화학수식된 [$^{32}P$]-DIP-AL-protease에 대한 활성부위의 아미노산 잔기를 검색, 동정하기 위하여 조제용 PAG-전기영동, SDS-PAG-전기영동, Dowex 이온교환 크로마토그래피 및 고압 여지 전기영동을 실시하였고, 그 결과, AL-protease는 활성 부위에 1분자당 1 mole의 serine 잔기를 가지는 염기성 protease로 밝혀졌다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.804-807
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• 2006

Bacterial serine proteases, especially those from Bacillus, have been extensively studied. Intracellular serine protease 1 (Isp1) is responsible for most of the proteolytic activity in B. subtilis. To identify Isp1 substrates and study its physiological functions, a mutant of Isp1, which has lost the enzymatic activity, was constructed. Through a GST affinity chromatographic method, several Bacillus proteins that specifically interacted with S246A mutant Isp1 protein were isolated and then identified by MALDI-TOF analysis. ClpC and elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) were among those proteins specifically bound to mutant Isp1. In addition, several proteins involved in stationary phase adaptive response (such as RNA polymerase sigma factor, spoIIIE) were also identified. These findings led us to suggest that the major function of this serine protease, whose expression is greatly increased during the stationary phase, is to mediate transition of the cell into the stationary phase in a proper and timely manner.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.622-631
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• 2006

In this study we purified a fibrinolytic enzyme from Cordyceps militaris using a combination of ion-exchange chromatography on a DEAE Sephadex A-50 column, gel filtration chromatography on a Sephadex G-75 column, and FPLC on a HiLoad 16/60 Superdex 75 column. This purification protocol resulted in a 191.8-fold purification of the enzyme and a final yield of 12.9 %. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 52 kDa by SDS-PAGE, fibrin-zymography, and gel filtration chromatography. The first 19 amino acid residues of the N-terminal sequence were ALTTQSNV THGLATISLRQ, which is similar to the subtilisin-like serine protease PR1J from Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliase. This enzyme is a neutral protease with an optimal reaction pH and temperature of 7.4 and $37^{\circ}C$, respectively. Results for the fibrinolysis pattern showed that the enzyme rapidly hydrolyzed the fibrin $\alpha$-chain followed by the $\gamma$-$\gamma$ chains. It also hydrolyzed the $\beta$-chain, but more slowly. The A$\alpha$, B$\beta$, and $\gamma$ chains of fibrinogen were also cleaved very rapidly. We found that enzyme activity was inhibited by $Cu^{2+}$ and $Co^{2+}$, but enhanced by the additions of $Ca^{2+}$ and $Mg^{2+}$ ions. Furthermore, fibrinolytic enzyme activity was potently inhibited by PMSF and APMSF. This enzyme exhibited a high specificity for the chymotrypsin substrate S-2586 indicating it's a chymotrypsin-like serine protease. The data we present suggest that the fibrinolytic enzyme derived from the edible and medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris has fibrin binding activity, which allows for the local activation of the fibrin degradation pathway.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.322-328
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• 1995

A thermophilic bacteria showing proteolytic activity against defatted soybean was isolated from soil. It was identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens based on its morphological and physiological characteristics. The Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NS 15-4 was cultivated at 50$\circ$C by rotary shaking in a medium containing defatted soybean. An extracellular protease from this strain was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate precipitation, ion exchange, and hydrophobic interaction chromatographies. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be approximately 30,000 by SDS-PAGE and the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the enzyme was turned out to be AQSVPYGISQIKAPA. The optimum temperature and pH for the enzyme reaction were 60$\circ$C and 11, respectively, and its thermostability was increased by the addition of calcium ion. The enzyme was inactivated by phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride, suggesting it be a serine protease. Comparing with other commercial proteases, the enzyme showed relatively high proteolytic activity against defatted soybean, a water-insoluble protein substrate.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.1034-1043
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• 2023

Objective: Two serine protease inhibitors, peptidase inhibitor 3 (PI3) and secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), play important roles in protease inhibition and antimicrobial activity, but their expression, regulation, and function at the maternal-fetal interface in pigs are not fully understood. Therefore, we determined the expression and regulation of PI3 and SLPI in the endometrium throughout the estrous cycle and at the maternal-fetal interface in pigs. Methods: Endometrial tissues during the estrous cycle and pregnancy, conceptus tissues during early pregnancy, and chorioallantoic tissues during mid to late pregnancy were obtained, and the expression of PI3 and SLPI was analyzed. The effects of the steroid hormones estradiol-17β (E2) and progesterone (P4) on the expression of PI3 and SLPI were determined in endometrial explant cultures. Results: PI3 and SLPI were expressed in the endometrium during the estrous cycle and pregnancy, with higher levels during mid to late pregnancy than during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy. Early-stage conceptuses and chorioallantoic tissues during mid to late pregnancy also expressed PI3 and SLPI. PI3 protein and SLPI mRNA were primarily localized to endometrial epithelia. In endometrial explant cultures, the expression of PI3 was induced by increasing doses of P4, and the expression of SLPI was induced by increasing doses of E2 and P4. Conclusion: These results suggest that the PI3 and SLPI expressed in the endometrium and conceptus tissues play an important role in antimicrobial activity for fetal protection against potential pathogens and in blocking protease actions to allow epitheliochorial placenta formation.