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JBC, Vol. 250, Issue 19, 7771-7779, Oct, 1975

Protease II from Escherichia coli. Purification and characterization

M. Pacaud and C. Richaud

We have previously demonstrated the existence of two types of endopeptidase in Escherichia coli. A purification procedure is described for one of these, designated protease II. It has been purified about 13,500-fold with a recovery of 24%. The isolated enzyme appears homogeneous by electrophoresis and gel filtration. Its molecular weight is estimated by three different methods to be about 58,000. Its optimal pH is around 8. Protease II activity is unaffected by chelating agents and sulfhydryl reagents. Amidase and proteolytic activities are stimulated by calcium ion, which decreases the enzyme stability. Like pancreatic trypsin, this endopeptidase catalyses the hydrolysis of alpha-amino-substituted lysine and arginine esters. It appears distinct from the previously isolated protease I, which is a chymotrypsin-like enzyme. The apparent Michaelis constant for hydrolysis of N-benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester is 4.7 X 10(-4) M. The esterase activity is inhibited by diisopryopylphosphorofluoridate (Ki(app) equals 2.7 X 10(-3) M) and tosyl lysine chloromethyl ketone (Ki(app) equals 1.8 X 10(-5) M), indicating that serine and histidine residues may be present in the active site. However, protease II is insensitive to phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride and several natural trypsin inhibitors. Its amidase and esterase activities are competitively inhibited by free arginine and aromatic amidines. The proteolytic activity measured on axocasein is very low. In contrast to trypsin, protease II is without effect on native beta-galactosidase. It easily degrades aspartokinase I and III. Nevertheless both enzymes are resistant to proteolysis in the presence of their respective allosteric effectors. These results provide further evidence that such differences in protease susceptibility can be related to the conformational state of the substrate. The possible implication of structural changes in the mechanism of preferential proteolysis in vivo, is discussed.
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