Autocatalytic Processing of Recombinant Human Procathepsin L
Journal of Biological Chemistry, ISSN: 0021-9258, Vol: 273, Issue: 8, Page: 4478-4484
1998
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- Citations132
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- 132
- CrossRef107
- Captures51
- Readers51
- 44
- Mentions2
- References2
- Wikipedia2
Article Description
The autocatalytic processing of procathepsin L was investigated in vitro using purified recombinant proenzyme expressed in Pichia pastoris. Pure intermolecular processing was studied by incubating the mutant procathepsin L (C25S), which cannot autoactivate with a small amount of mature active cathepsin L. The results clearly establish that, contrary to recent reports, intermolecular processing of procathepsin L is possible. The main cleavage sites are located at or near the N terminus of the mature enzyme, in an accessible portion of the proregion, which contains sequences corresponding to the known substrate specificity of cathepsin L. Contrary to procathepsins B, K, and S, autocatalytic processing of procathepsin L can generate the natural mature form of the enzyme. A continuous assay using the substrate benzyloxycarbonyl-Phe-Arg 4-methylcoumarinyl-7-amide hydrochloride has also been used to obtain information on the nature of the steps involved in the autocatalytic processing of wild-type procathepsin L. Processing is initiated by decreasing the pH from 8.0 to 5.3. The influence of proenzyme concentration on the rate of processing indicates the existence of both unimolecular and bimolecular steps in the mechanism of processing. The nature of the unimolecular event that triggers processing remains elusive. Circular dichroism and fluorescence measurements indicate the absence of large scale conformational change in the structure of procathepsin L on reduction of pH. However, the bimolecular reaction can be attributed to intermolecular processing of the zymogen.
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021925818925731; http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.273.8.4478; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0242452190&origin=inward; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9468501; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0021925818925731; https://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.273.8.4478
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