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  • Title: Molecular cloning, expression analysis and enzymatic characterization of cathepsin K from olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus).
    Author: Je JE, Ahn SJ, Kim NY, Seo JS, Kim MS, Park NG, Kim JK, Chung JK, Lee HH.
    Journal: Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol; 2009 Dec; 154(4):474-85. PubMed ID: 19666132.
    Abstract:
    We assessed the putative physiological roles of cathepsin K from a flatfish, olive flounder. We cloned a cDNA encoding for cathepsin K (PoCtK), a cysteine protease of the papain family from olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. The tissue-specific expression pattern of PoCtK, determined via real-time PCR analysis, revealed ubiquitous expression in normal tissues with high levels of expression in the spleen and bone marrow. However, PoCtK expression was significantly increased in the muscle and gill at 3-24 h post-injection with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The cDNA encoding for the mature enzyme of PoCtK was expressed in Escherichia coli using the pGEX-4T-1 expression vector system. Its activity was quantified via the cleavage of the synthetic peptide Z-Gly-Pro-Arg-MCA, zymography, and the collagen degradation assay. The optimum pH for the protease activity was 8, and the recombinant PoCtK enzyme degraded collagen types I, II, III, IV, and VI and acid-soluble collagen from olive flounder muscle in the presence of chondroitin 4-sulphate (C-4S). Therefore, our data indicate that cathepsin K may play a role in the immune system of fish skin and muscle, in addition to its principal bone-specific function as a collagenolytic enzyme.
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