Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1999 Jul;63(7):1165-70.
Identification of a member of the serralysin family isolated from a psychrotrophic bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens 114.
An
extracellular metalloprotease named No. 114 protease is one of the
major secretions of a psychrotrophic bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens
114, the cold-adaptation mechanism of which has not been identified. In
this study, we purified and cloned No. 114 protease, which is a single
polypeptide having a molecular mass of 47 kDa. This protease contains a
zinc-binding motif (HEXXHXUGUXH: X, arbitrary amino acid; U, bulky
hydrophobic amino acid), glycine-rich repeats (GGXGXD) and no cysteine
residue, which are the features specifically found in serralysin
subfamily. No. 114 protease has its maximum activity at the temperature
of 35-40 degrees C, which is about 20 degrees C lower than that of a
serralysin from a mesophilic bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. All
these results imply that No. 114 protease from this psychrophilic
bacterium is a unique member of the serralysin group characterized by a
low optimal temperature.
- PMID:
- 10478443
- DOI:
- 10.1271/bbb.63.1165
- [Indexed for MEDLINE]
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