• BMB Reports
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.228-235
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• 2002

Methionine aminopeptidase (MetAP) catalyzes the removal of an amino-terminal methionine from a newly synthesized polypeptide. The enzyme was purified to homogeneity from Bacillus stearothermophilus (KCTC 1752) by a procedure that involves heat precipitation and four sequential chromatographs (including DEAE-Sepharose ion exchange, hydroxylapatite, Ultrogel AcA 54 gel filtration, and Reactive red 120 dye affinity chromatography). The apparent molecular masses of the enzyme were 81,300 Da and 41,000 Da, as determined by gel filtration chromatography and sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), respectively. This indicates that the enzyme is comprised of two identical subunits. The MetAP specifically hydrolyzed the N-terminal residue of Met-Ala-Ser that was used as a substrate, and exhibited a strong preference for Met-Ala-Ser over Leu-Gly-Gly, Leu-Ser-Phe, and Leu-Leu-Tyr. The enzyme has an optimal pH at 8.0, an optimal temperature at $80^{\circ}C$, and pI at 4.1. The enzyme was heat-stable, as its activity remained unaltered when incubated at $80^{\circ}C$ for 45 min. The Km and Vmax values of the enzyme were 3.0mM and 1.7 mmol/min/mg, respectively. The B. stearothernmophilus MetAP was completely inactivated by EDTA and required $Co^{2+}$ ion(s) for activation, suggesting the metal dependence of this enzyme.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2001년도 Proceedings of International Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
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• pp.91-93
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• 2001

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2023

A map gene encoding methionyl-specific aminopeptidase (MAP; EC 3.4.11.18) was cloned from Tetragenococcus halophilus CY54. Translated amino acid sequence of CY54 MAP showed high similarities with those from Enterococcus faecalis (83.8%) and Streptococcus salivarius (62.2%) but low similarities with MAPs from Lactobacillus and Lactococcus genera. The map gene was overexpressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) using pET26b(+),pET26b(+), and the recombinant MAP was purified by using an Ni-NTA column. The size of recombinant MAP was 29 kDa as determined by SDS-PAGE. The optimum pH and temperature of CY54 MAP were pH 5.0 and 60℃, respectively. The activity of CY54 MAP was most significantly increased by Co²⁺ ion (159%), and showed the highest activity at 12% NaCl. K_m and V_max were 0.64 ± 0.006 mM and 10.12 ± 0.014 U/mg protein, respectively when met-pNA was used as the substrate. This is the first report on a MAP from Tetragenococcus species.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.2303-2309
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• 2007

Expressed protein ligation (EPL) technique, joining recombinantly expressed proteins to polypeptides, has been widely adopted for addressing various biological questions and for drug discovery. However, joining two recombinant proteins together is sometimes difficult when proteins are expressed insoluble and unrefoldable, because ligation-active proteins via intein-fusion are obtainable when they are folded correctly. We overcame this limitation coexpressing target protein with additional methionine aminopeptidase (MAP) which enhances removal of the initiation methionine of recombinantly expressed protein. Our approach demonstrated that two domains of 46 kDa 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase, a target of herbicide glyphosate, were successfully joined by native chemical ligation, although its C-terminal domain was expressed as an inclusion body. The intein-fused N-terminal fragment of EPSP synthase (EPSPSN, residues 1-237) was expressed and the ligation-active thioester tagged N-terminal fragment (EPSPSN-thioester) was purified using a chitin affinity chromatography and mercapto-ethanesulphonate (MESNA) as intein thiolysis reagent. Its Cterminal fragment (EPSPSC, residues Met237-238CYS-427), expressed as an inclusion body, was prepared from an additional MAP-expressing strain. Protein ligation was initiated by mixing ~1 mM of EPSPSN-thioester with ~2 mM of EPSPSCCYS (residues 238CYS-427). Also we found that addition of 2% thiophenol increased the ligation efficiency via thiol exchange. The ligation efficiency was ~85%. The ligated full-length EPSP synthase was dissolved in 6 M GdHCl and refolded. Circular dichroism (CD) and enzyme activity assay of the purified protein showed that the ligated enzyme has distinct secondary structure and ~115% specific activity compared to those of wild-type EPSP synthase. This work demonstrates rare example of EPL between two recombinantly expressed proteins and also provides hands-on protein engineering protocol for large proteins.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2019

본 연구는 Zn 보충급여가 한국재래계의 생산성 및 소화기능에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 기초사료(100 ppm)에 ZnO 또는 Zn-methionine 형태로 각각 50 ppm을 첨가하여 체중, 사료이용성, 장기무게, 혈액생화학적 성상 및 소화효소 활성도를 조사하였다. 사양성적을 보면 대조군(CON)에 비해 산화아연(ZNO) 및 유기태(ZMT)군에서 체중은 각각 1.2% 및 2.4% 증가되는 경향을 보였지만 유의적 차이는 없었다. 사료섭취량과 사료요구율 역시 모든 처리군에서 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 간, 비장 및 소장점막 무게는 아연의 급여 및 화학적 형태에 따른 차이가 없었으나, 췌장무게는 ZNO군에서 대조군과 ZMT군에 비해 유의하게 감소되었다(P<0.05). 혈액 생화학 성분인 glucose, total protein, triglyceride, total cholesterol, aspartate aminotransferase(AST)와 alanine aminotransferase(ALT) 등은 ZnO 또는 Zn-methionine 급여에 따른 차이가 없었다. 췌장 효소활성도를 조사한 결과 ${\alpha}$-amylase와 carboxypeptidase A 활성도는 아연의 급여에 따른 차이가 없었으나, trypsin은 ZnO와 Zn-methionine 급여에 따라 활성도가 현저히 증가되었다(P<0.05). 소장의 흡수상피세포에 존재하는 이당류분해효소(maltase 및 sucrase)는 Zn 급여원에 따라 차이를 보이지 않았다. 펩타이드 분해효소인 leucine aminopeptidase의 활성도는 ZnO 급여 또는 Zn-methionine 급여에 따라 증가하는 경향을 보였다(P=0.08). 이상의 결과로 보아 기초사료에 Zn의 보충급여(50 ppm)는 닭에서 단백질 소화작용에 관여하는 효소의 활성도 증진효과를 보이며, 단백질의 생체 이용성 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.291-297
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• 1998

Cop protein has been overexpressed in Escherichia coli using a T7 RNA polymerase system. Purification to apparent homogeneity was achieved by the sequential chromatography on ion exchange, affinity chromatography, and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography system. The molecular weight of the purified Cop was estimated as 6.1 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). But the molecular mass of the native state Cop was shown to be 19 kDa by an analytical high performance size exclusion chromatography, suggesting a trimer-like structure in 50 mM Tris-HCI buffer (pH 7.5) containing 100 mM NaCl. Cop protein Was calculated to contain $39.1% {\alpha}-helix, 16.8% {\beta}-sheet$, 17.4% turn, and 26.8% random structure. The DNA binding property of Cop protein expressed in E. coli Was preserved during the expression and purification process. The isoelectric point of Cop was determined to be 9.0. The results of amino acid composition analysis and N-terminal amino acid sequencing of Cop showed that it has the same amino acid composition and N-terminal amino acid sequence as those deduced from its DNA sequence analysis, except for the partial removal of N-terminal methionine residue by methionyl-aminopeptidase in E. coli.