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  • Title: Characterization of a Novel Thermostable Oligopeptidase from Geobacillus thermoleovorans DSM 15325.
    Author: Jasilionis A, Kuisiene N.
    Journal: J Microbiol Biotechnol; 2015 Jul; 25(7):1070-83. PubMed ID: 25791847.
    Abstract:
    A gene (GT-SM3B) encoding a thermostable secreted oligoendopeptidase (GT-SM3B) was cloned from the thermophile Geobacillus thermoleovorans DSM 15325. GT-SM3B is 1,857 bp in length and encodes a single-domain protein of 618 amino acids with a 23-residue signal peptide having a calculated mass of 67.7 kDa after signal cleavage. The deduced amino acid sequence of GT-SM3B contains a conservative zinc metallopeptidase motif (His(400)-Glu(401)-X-XHis (404)). The described oligopeptidase belongs to the M3B subfamily of metallopeptidases and displays the highest amino acid sequence identity (40.3%) to the oligopeptidase PepFBa from mesophilic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 23-7A among the characterized oligopeptidases. Secretory production of GT-SM3B was used, exploiting successful oligopeptidase signal peptide recognition by Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The recombinant enzyme was purified from the culture fluid. Homodimerization of GT-SM3B was determined by SDS-PAGE. Both the homodimer and monomer were catalytically active within a pH range of 5.0-8.0, at pH 7.3 and 40°C, showing the Km, Vmax, and kcat values for carbobenzoxy-Gly-Pro-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ala-OH peptidolysis to be 2.17 ± 0.04 × 10(-6) M, 2.65 ± 0.03 × 10(-3) micrometer/min, and 5.99 ± 0.07 s(-1), respectively. Peptidase remained stable at a broad pH range of 5.0-8.0. GT-SM3B was thermoactive, demonstrating 84% and 64% of maximum activity at 50°C and 60°C, respectively. The recombinant oligopeptidase is one of the most thermostable M3B peptidase, retaining 71% residual activity after incubation at 60°C for 1 h. GT-SM3B was shown to hydrolyze a collagenous peptide mixture derived from various types of collagen, but less preferentially than synthetic hexapeptide. This study is the first report on an extracellular thermostable metallo-oligopeptidase.
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