Biochemical characterization, cDNA cloning, and molecular modeling of araujiain aII, a papain-like cysteine protease from <i>Araujia angustifolia</i> latex

Araujiain aII, the protease with highest specific activity purified from latex of <i>Araujia angustifolia</i> (Apocynaceae), shows optimum proteolytic activity at alkaline pH, and it is completely inhibited by the irreversible inhibitor of cysteine proteases <i>trans</i>-epox...

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Autores principales: Obregón, Walter David, Lufrano, Daniela, Liggieri, Constanza Silvina, Trejo, Sebastián Alejandro, Vairo Cavalli, Sandra Elizabeth, Avilés, Francesc X., Priolo de Lufrano, Nora Silvia
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topic Ciencias Exactas
Biología
Araujia angustifolia
Cysteine protease
Latex peptidase
Papain-like protease
Araujiain
spellingShingle Ciencias Exactas
Biología
Araujia angustifolia
Cysteine protease
Latex peptidase
Papain-like protease
Araujiain
Obregón, Walter David
Lufrano, Daniela
Liggieri, Constanza Silvina
Trejo, Sebastián Alejandro
Vairo Cavalli, Sandra Elizabeth
Avilés, Francesc X.
Priolo de Lufrano, Nora Silvia
Biochemical characterization, cDNA cloning, and molecular modeling of araujiain aII, a papain-like cysteine protease from <i>Araujia angustifolia</i> latex
topic_facet Ciencias Exactas
Biología
Araujia angustifolia
Cysteine protease
Latex peptidase
Papain-like protease
Araujiain
description Araujiain aII, the protease with highest specific activity purified from latex of <i>Araujia angustifolia</i> (Apocynaceae), shows optimum proteolytic activity at alkaline pH, and it is completely inhibited by the irreversible inhibitor of cysteine proteases <i>trans</i>-epoxysucciny-l-leucyl-amido(4-guanidino) butane. It exhibits esterolytic activity on several N-α-Cbz-amino acid p-nitrophenyl esters with a preference for Gln, Ala, and Gly derivatives. Kinetic enzymatic assays were performed with the thiol proteinase substrate p-Glu-Phe-Leu-p-nitroanilide (Kₘ = 0.18 ± 0.03 mM, k<sub>cat</sub> = 1.078 ± 0.055 s⁻¹, k<sub>cat</sub>/Kₘ = 5.99 ± 0.57 s⁻¹ mM⁻¹). The enzyme has a pI value above 9.3 and a molecular mass of 23.528 kDa determined by mass spectrometry. cDNA of the peptidase was obtained by reverse transcription-PCR starting from total RNA isolated from latex. The deduced amino acid sequence was confirmed by peptide mass fingerprinting analysis. The N-terminus of the mature protein was determined by automated sequencing using Edman’s degradation and compared with the sequence deduced from cDNA. The full araujiain aII sequence was thus obtained with a total of 213 amino acid residues. The peptidase, as well as other Apocynaceae latex peptidases, is a member of the subfamily C1A of cysteine proteases. The enzyme belongs to the alpha + beta class of proteins, with two disulfide bridges (Cys22–Cys63 and Cys56–Cys95) in the alpha domain, and another one (Cys150–Cys201) in the beta domain, as was suggested by molecular modeling.
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author Obregón, Walter David
Lufrano, Daniela
Liggieri, Constanza Silvina
Trejo, Sebastián Alejandro
Vairo Cavalli, Sandra Elizabeth
Avilés, Francesc X.
Priolo de Lufrano, Nora Silvia
author_facet Obregón, Walter David
Lufrano, Daniela
Liggieri, Constanza Silvina
Trejo, Sebastián Alejandro
Vairo Cavalli, Sandra Elizabeth
Avilés, Francesc X.
Priolo de Lufrano, Nora Silvia
author_sort Obregón, Walter David
title Biochemical characterization, cDNA cloning, and molecular modeling of araujiain aII, a papain-like cysteine protease from <i>Araujia angustifolia</i> latex
title_short Biochemical characterization, cDNA cloning, and molecular modeling of araujiain aII, a papain-like cysteine protease from <i>Araujia angustifolia</i> latex
title_full Biochemical characterization, cDNA cloning, and molecular modeling of araujiain aII, a papain-like cysteine protease from <i>Araujia angustifolia</i> latex
title_fullStr Biochemical characterization, cDNA cloning, and molecular modeling of araujiain aII, a papain-like cysteine protease from <i>Araujia angustifolia</i> latex
title_full_unstemmed Biochemical characterization, cDNA cloning, and molecular modeling of araujiain aII, a papain-like cysteine protease from <i>Araujia angustifolia</i> latex
title_sort biochemical characterization, cdna cloning, and molecular modeling of araujiain aii, a papain-like cysteine protease from <i>araujia angustifolia</i> latex
publishDate 2011
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/133393
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