基于磁蛋白标签的黄曲霉毒素氧化酶的分离及应用

建立了以家鸽磁蛋白(clMagR)分离标签为基础的黄曲霉毒素氧化酶(AFO)分离纯化策略及黄曲霉毒素B1(AFB1)清除体系.将具有AFB1降解活性的AFO与clMagR基因共编码,采用pET-28a(+)载体构建了 pET-28a(+)-AFO-clMagR重组质粒,转入E.coli BL21(DE3)宿主异源表达融...     

烟曲霉脯氨酰内肽酶在巴斯德毕赤酵母中的分泌表达与重组酶性质

【目的】研究烟曲霉脯氨酰内肽酶cDNA基因的异源表达及重组酶性质。【方法】以烟曲霉CICIM F0044总RNA为模板,反转录合成cDNA;再以cDNA为模板,通过PCR扩增去除自身信号肽的脯氨酰内肽酶基因,构建表达载体pPIC9K-PEP;电转化酵母宿主菌Pichia pastoris GS115,获得重组菌PEP-09;纯化并分析重组酶性质。【结果】重组菌摇瓶发酵酶活力最高可达647.3 U/L。表达产物纯化后的分子量为63 kD左右。重组酶最适反应温度为65°C,有较好的温度稳定性,在55°C保温8 h能保留90%以上的酶活力。该酶最适pH为5.5,在pH 3.0 9.0范围内有很好稳定性,在pH 6.0 8.0的缓冲液中37°C保温10 d酶活没有明显变化。【结论】烟曲霉脯氨酰内肽酶cDNA基因在巴斯德毕赤酵母中实现了分泌表达,重组酶活性稳定,有一定的应用潜力。     

人蛋白激酶CK2α′亚基在大肠杆菌中的克隆、表达及其重组蛋白的纯化与性质鉴定

通过RT PCR从HL 6 0细胞获得人蛋白激酶CK2α′亚基编码区cDNA ,将NdeⅠ HindⅢ双酶切的PCR产物和pT7 7表达载体进行定向克隆、细菌转化、电泳初筛和限制性酶切分析鉴定 .随机挑选阳性克隆进行DNA测序确证 ,筛选含与已知序列完全相符的重组质粒 (命名为pTCKA′) .将其转化BL2 1(DE3)菌 ,IPTG诱导后未见高效特异表达 .然后将人CK2α′cDNA亚克隆至GST融合蛋白表达载体 ,经同样转化和诱导步骤后可见一蛋白特异高效表达 .Western印迹结果证明 :该蛋白能与兔抗人CK2α′3 3 3 3 50 肽段抗血清发生特异性免疫反应 .采用GSH Sepharose 4B柱纯化 ,凝血酶酶切 ,最后从 4g细菌获 4 4mg纯化重组蛋白 .通过性质鉴定和酶动力学分析证明 :克隆、表达和纯化的重组蛋白是有生物学活性的人CK2α′亚基 .     

松毛虫赤眼蜂一氧化氮合酶基因的克隆、原核表达及在不同滞育阶段的表达谱分析

【目的】本研究旨在克隆松毛虫赤眼蜂Trichogramma dendrolimi一氧化氮合酶(NOS)基因,表达其编码蛋白,并探究其在松毛虫赤眼蜂滞育过程中的表达模式,为松毛虫赤眼蜂滞育研究提供新依据。【方法】通过转录组数据分析获得松毛虫赤眼蜂一氧化氮合酶基因TdNOS cDNA序列,使用qPCR方法检测其在松毛虫赤眼蜂不同滞育阶段预蛹和蛹中的表达量。使用RT-PCR方法扩增TdNOS cDNA序列并通过生物信息学方法分析其序列特征。构建TdNOS的原核表达载体,利用大肠杆菌Escherichia coli表达系统表达重组TdNOS蛋白,通过Ni-NTA琼脂糖亲和层析纯化,并用于制备多克隆抗体。利用Western blot进一步检测TdNOS在松毛虫赤眼蜂不同滞育阶段的表达量。通过质谱鉴定纯化的目标蛋白。【结果】qPCR分析表明,TdNOS在松毛虫赤眼蜂滞育解除后蛹期的相对表达量显著高于其他阶段的。克隆获得松毛虫赤眼蜂TdNOS cDNA序列(GenBank登录号:MN650600),开放阅读框(ORF)序列长1 014 bp,编码337个氨基酸,无信号肽序列,不含跨膜结构,预测有33...     

以类弹性蛋白多肽为标签的表达质粒构建及其用于木聚糖酶的非色谱纯化

【目的】旨在构建一个能以非色谱纯化目标蛋白的表达质粒,使用自行设计的类弹性蛋白多肽(ELPs)作为非色谱纯化标签,以纯化目标蛋白。该ELPs长度短,对盐非常敏感。【方法】从头设计了木聚糖酶,将其通过一段无规则卷曲同ELPs相连,合成了编码上述序列的基因,并构建重组表达载体pET-22b-SoxB-M2-S-ELP,转化至大肠杆菌BLR(DE3)中诱导表达,采用可逆相变循环经高速离心纯化木聚糖酶,并考察纯酶的酶学性质。【结果】成功构建了表达载体并表达,在pH=7.0时0.5 mol/L碳酸钠可使ELPs的相变温度降至22℃。在上述条件下,对木聚糖酶进行了非色谱纯化,其纯化倍数为3.2,回收率为21.2%,纯度为64.3%。经测定,未连接ELPs的酶、粗酶及纯化酶学性质基本一致,其最适温度为60℃,最适pH为6.0,最适反应时间为30 min,粗酶70℃保温1 h相对酶活仍有50%,为嗜热木聚糖酶,与预期相符。【结论】ELPs作为非色谱纯化标签纯化重组木聚糖酶具有操作简单、易于放大、成本较低的优势,故所构建的重组质粒可望通用于分离多种重组蛋白,具有较广泛的用途。     

草菇漆酶基因vv-lac1和vv-lac6的克隆及异源表达

【目的】克隆草菇漆酶基因vv-lac1和vv-lac6的全长cDNA,证实其编码的蛋白具有漆酶活性,最终建立草菇漆酶基因的异源表达及纯化体系。【方法】利用RACE技术克隆全长cDNA序列,并利用生物信息学技术进行序列分析,在此基础上,去除全长cDNA的编码信号肽的序列并在3'端添加His-tag碱基序列,把修饰后的cDNA片段克隆到表达载体pPIC9K上,并转化到毕赤酵母GS115中进行表达,对重组蛋白利用Ni柱进行分离纯化并以ABTS底物法检测重组蛋白的漆酶活性。【结果】vv-lac1和vv-lac6的全长cDNA的长度分别为1599 bp和1554 bp,且分别含有19和15个外显子;其编码的蛋白的理论分子量分别是57.3 kDa和56.3 kDa,理论等电点分别为4.73和5.62,且都属于分泌型的胞外蛋白;表达出的重组蛋白RBvvlac1和RBvvlac6,其分子量大小约为70 kDa,说明存在翻译后修饰;含有150 mmol/L咪唑的缓冲液对RBvvlac1和RBvvlac6发酵液进行洗脱所得到的蛋白溶液具有最高漆酶活性(333.17 U/L和227.63 U/L)。【结论】草菇漆酶基因vv-lac1和vv-lac6能够编码有活性的漆酶蛋白,本研究建立的异源表达及纯化体系适用于草菇或其它漆酶基因的异源表达与纯化。     

南极菌产琼胶酶aga3311的表达、性质及其降解特性

【目的】本文通过对具有琼胶降解能力的南极菌Pseudoalteromonas sp.NJ21全基因组进行生物信息学分析,筛选获得琼胶酶疑似序列aga3311,采用基因工程手段对该基因的功能和性质进行了验证和分析。【方法】首先对aga3311进行克隆和表达;采用Ni-NTA对重组酶进行纯化;DNS-还原糖法测定重组酶的酶学性质;用薄层层析(TLC)和质谱(MS)技术对Aga3311的酶解产物进行分析。【结果】构建的重组表达质粒p ET-30(a)+aga3311能够在工程菌E.coli BL21(DE3)中实现高效表达,其中可溶性表达为30%左右;纯化的重组酶Aga3311分子量为87 k Da,其最适作用温度为35°C,30–45°C的范围内稳定性较高,50°C则迅速失活,具有热不稳定的特征;最适p H为7.0,在p H 4.0–10.0的范围内仍能保持50%以上的活性;金属离子Fe~(3+)、Be~(2+)、Zn~(2+)和Ca~(2+)均能显著提高Aga3311的活性,特别是Ca~(2+)使其酶活提高1倍。该酶的酶解终产物经TLC和质谱分析主要为新琼二糖。【结论】重组酶Aga3311为Glyco_hydro_42家族的外切型β-琼胶酶,能够特异性降解琼脂糖生成新琼二糖。     

新型耐热β-1,4-木糖苷酶的重组表达及酶学性质

【目的】拟对来源于热解纤维素果汁杆菌的新型β-木糖苷酶基因(CoXyl B)进行重组表达和酶学性质研究。【方法】在大肠杆菌系统中成功表达CoXyl B基因,并通过镍柱亲和层析、强阴离子交换和凝胶层析等纯化方法获得纯酶。【结果】对CoXyl B酶学性质的研究结果显示,在以4-对硝基苯酚-β-D-木糖苷为底物时,该酶的最适反应温度为90℃,最适反应pH为6.0。在40–70℃范围内CoXyl B酶活较高且比较稳定。在pH 5.0–6.0之间,70℃孵育1 h后,CoXyl B的相对酶活仍保留80%以上。Ag~+、高浓度的SDS和PMSF对酶活力的抑制作用较显著,而高浓度Mg~(2+)、Li~+和EDTA对酶活力的激活作用较为明显。CoXyl B的k_(cat)和K_m值分别为5.0×10~(–3)s~(–1)和1.9 mmol/L。薄层层析色谱显示CoXyl B具有降解木二糖、木三糖和木四糖的能力。【结论】本研究鉴定出CoXyl B为一种新型的极端耐热木糖苷酶,CoXyl B的酶学性质研究将为其在食品热加工以及生物降解领域中的应用提供参考。     

嗜热淀粉芽孢杆菌来源β-葡萄糖苷酶的重组表达与酶学性质

【背景】β-葡萄糖苷酶(EC 3.2.1.21,β-glucosidase),是纤维素分解酶系中的重要组成部分,目前工业上应用的β-葡萄糖苷酶多数来源于植物和真菌,来源于细菌的较少,且应用中还存在酶活力偏低、热稳定性差、反应条件适用范围窄、酶活力易受产物反馈抑制等问题,增加了经济成本。嗜热微生物具有特殊的遗传信息资源,极有可能从中挖掘到酶学性质优良的新型β-葡萄糖苷酶,从而解决工业难题。【目的】从嗜热淀粉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus thermoamylovorans)基因组中挖掘新型β-葡萄糖苷酶基因,通过基因重组、异源表达和蛋白纯化技术制备新型β-葡萄糖苷酶,并探究其酶学性质,为新型β-葡萄糖苷酶在纤维素水解等领域的应用奠定基础。【方法】人工合成新型β-葡萄糖苷酶基因bgl52,构建重组表达质粒pET22b-bgl52,并用电脉冲法转化到大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中实现可溶性表达,利用Ni-NTA亲和层析纯化得到高纯度的β-葡萄糖苷酶Bgl52。【结果】实现重组表达质粒pET22b-bgl52在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中的可溶性表达,并获得β-葡萄糖苷酶Bgl52纯蛋白,蛋白分子量...     

罗尼氏弧菌Vibrio shilonii BY新琼胶酶基因的克隆、序列分析及表达

【目的】从海洋来源的罗尼氏弧菌菌株BY中克隆得到一个具有琼胶酶活性的新基因,并对其进行重组表达。【方法】对实验室保藏的产琼胶酶菌株BY进行16S rRNA基因序列分析,并构建系统发育树。根据已报道的琼胶酶基因序列的同源性,设计简并引物,利用降落PCR (Touch-down PCR)及染色体步移技术扩增琼胶酶基因序列全长,对基因序列进行生物信息学分析。将目的基因插入pET22a(+)载体,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),对重组酶进行表达,利用DNS法测定了重组酶的酶活,对该重组琼胶酶酶学性质进行研究。【结果】克隆得到一条新的琼胶酶基因,命名为Vibrio sp. BY (GenBank登录号：AIW39921.1),Vibrio sp. BY基因序列全长2 232 bp,编码744个氨基酸,理论分子量为85 kD,Vibrio sp. BY的氨基酸序列基因库中与已知的琼胶酶氨基酸序列Vibrio sp. EJY3的相似度为86%。发酵液琼胶酶酶活力为71.73 U/mL,证明表达的蛋白为琼胶酶。酶学性质研究表明重组琼胶酶的最适温度及pH分别为50 °C和7.0,并且具有较好的稳定性。【结论】利用染色体步移技术克隆得到一条新的琼胶酶基因,并在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中实现了重组表达,为琼胶酶的应用奠定了基础。     

A fungal enzyme with the ability of aflatoxin B₁ conversion: purification and ESI-MS/MS identification

Armillariella tabescens, a Chinese edible and medicinal fungus, whose multienzyme exist ability of AFB₁-converting, and ADTZ (aflatoxin-detoxizyme) had previously purified from the A. tabescens multienzyme monitored by AFB₁ conversion_. However, the enzyme now confirmed an oxidase and renamed aflatoxin-oxidase (AFO). In this paper, AFO was purified by an economical and practical three-step procedure monitored by AFB₁ conversion. And ESI-MS/MS analysis was done for identification of AFO. The following database searching (Protein Blast on NCBI) results did not show any homologous oxidase protein, which implied that AFO was mostly a new oxidase differing from other reported aflatoxin-converting enzymes such as fungal laccase and horse radish peroxidase. HPTLC analysis of the purified AFO activity suggested that the enzyme reacted at the bisfuran ring of AFB₁ which was the key toxic structure. Therefore, all these investigations implied a new choice for biodegradation of aflatoxin in foods and feeds with the practical application of AFO.     

Purification and characterization of a heat stable inulin fructotransferase (DFA I-producing) from Arthrobacter pascens a62-1

An inulin fructotransferase (DFA I-producing) [EC 2.4.1.200] from Arthrobacter pascens a62-1 was purified and the properties of the enzyme were investigated. The enzyme was purified from culture supernatant of the microorganism 58.5 fold with a yield of 8.32% using Super Q Toyopearl chromatography and butyl Toyopearl chromatography. It showed maximum activity at pH 5.5 and 45 °C and was stable up to 75 °C. This heat stability was highest in the inulin fructotransferases (DFA I-producing) reported until now. The molecular mass of the enzyme was estimated to be 37,000 by SDS-PAGE and 60,000 by gel filtration, and was considered to be a dimer. The N-terminal amino acid sequence (20 amino acid residues) was determined as Ala-Asn-Thr-Val-Tyr-Asp-Val-Thr-Thr-Trp-Ser-Gly-Ala-Thr-Ile-Ser-Pro-Tyr-Val-Asp.     

Purification,properties and regulation of the level of bovine S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase during lymphocyte mitogenesis

S-Adenosylmethionine decarboxylase was purified from the livers of calves treated with methylglyoxal bis (guanylhydrazone) to elevate the level of the enzyme. Purified bovine S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase was similar in specific activity and subunit molecular weight (32 000) to the enzymes previously isolated from rat and mouse. The bovine liver enzyme immunologically crossreacted with S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase from resting and mitogenically activated bovine lymphocytes. The rate of enzyme synthesis in activated lymphocytes was determined by labeling the cells with [³H]leucine and isolating the radioactive decarboxylase by affinity chromatography and sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis. The rate of enzyme syntheis was increased 10-fold by 9 h after mitogen treatment, which accounts for the initial increase in cellular enzymatic. There was no further incraese in the rate of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase synthesis that correlated with a second elevation of activity occuring at approx. 24 h after mitogenic activation. It was concluded that the second increase in enzyme activity was due to lengthening the intracellular half-life of the enzyme by 2-fold.     

Rat epididymal alpha-D-mannosidase: purification, carbohydrate composition, substrate specificity, and antibody production

Two alpha-D-mannosidases have previously been identified in rat epididymis. This communication reports the purification and characterization of the "acid" alpha-D-mannosidase. The enzyme was purified over 1000-fold to near homogeneity by acetone and (NH4)2SO4 precipitation followed by ion-exchange and hydroxylapatite chromatography. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be 220,000 by gel filtration. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the native enzyme under two conditions of buffer and pH showed a single band when stained for protein while electrophoresis under denaturing conditions resulted in bands of apparent Mr 60,000 and 31,000. The enzyme is a glycoprotein containing about 5.6% hexose. In addition to mannose (3.1%) and glucosamine (2.0%), the enzyme also contained small amounts of glucose, fucose, and galactose. Chemical analysis indicated the absence of sialic acid. The substrate specificity of the purified enzyme was investigated using linear and branched mannose-containing oligosaccharides. The enzyme cleaved linear oligosaccharides [Man(alpha 1-2)Man(alpha 1-2)Man(alpha 1-3)Man(beta 1-4)GlcNAc and Man(alpha 1-2)Man(alpha 1-3)Man(beta 1-4)GlcNAc] very efficiently. However, little or no activity was observed toward high mannose oligosaccharides (Man9GlcNAc through Man5GlcNAc) or the branched trimannosyl derivative Man3GlcNAc. This specificity is very similar to that observed with rat kidney lysosomal alpha-D-mannosidase. Additional evidence that the epididymal enzyme is essentially a lysosomal alpha-D-mannosidase is the fact that polyclonal antibody prepared against the purified epididymal enzyme cross-reacted with lysosomal alpha-D-mannosidase from several rat tissues and with acidic alpha-D-mannosidase of a human cell line, results suggesting that the antibody will be useful in studying the biosynthesis and turnover of lysosomal alpha-D-mannosidases in at least two species.     

Purification and Properties of Penicillin Acylase from Kluyvera citrophila

Penicillin acylase (EC 3.5.1.11) of Kluyvera citrophila KY7844 was purified approximately 120-fold by DEAE-cellulose chromatography, hydroxyapatite chromatography and isoelectro-focusing fractionation. The purified enzyme, with an approximate molecular weight of 63,000, appeared to be homogeneous in disc electrophoretic analysis, and showed isoelectric point (Ip) 8.12 and 13.0 units/mg of specific activity for cephalexin hydrolysis. The Michaelis constant (Km) for cephalexin and for 7-[1-(1H)-tetrazolylacetamido]-desacetoxycephalosporanic acid ((1H) T-7ADCA) was 1.4 mM and 3.6 mM, respectively. This enzyme was capable of producing (1H) T-7ADCA in 80% yield from 1-(1H)-tetrazolylacetate methylester and 7-aminodesacetoxycephalosporanic acid.     

Purification and characterization of a lyase from the EDTA-degrading bacterial strain DSM 9103 that catalyzes the splitting of [S,S]-ethylenediaminedisuccinate, a structural isomer of EDTA

The bacterial strain DSM 9103, able to utilize EDTA as a sole source of carbon, nitrogen, and energy, is also capable to grow with [S,S]-ethylenediaminedisuccinate ([S,S]-EDDS), a structural isomer of EDTA. In cell-free extracts of[S,S]-EDDS-grown bacteria, [S,S]-EDDS degradation was observed in the absence of any cofactors. An enzyme was purified41-fold that catalyzed the non-hydrolytic splitting of[S,S]-EDDS leading to the formation of fumarate and N-(2-aminoethyl) aspartic acid. These data strongly suggest that the enzyme belongs to the group of carbon-nitrogen lyases. The splitting reaction was reversible, and an equilibrium constant of approximately 43.0 10^-1 M was determined. Out of the three stereo-isomers of EDDS, [S,S]-and [R,S]-EDDS were accepted as substrates by the lyase,whereas [R,R]-EDDS remained unchanged in assays with both cell-free extracts and pure enzyme. The enzyme catalyzed the transformation of free [S,S]-EDDS and of [S,S]-EDDS-metal complexes with stability constant lower than 10, namely of MgEDDS, CaEDDS, BaEDDS and to a small extent also of MnEDDS;Fe_IIIEDDS, NiEDDS, CuEDDS, CoEDDS and ZnEDDS were not transformed. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Bacterial expression, purification, and characterization of rat hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase STa

Hydroxysteroid (alcohol) sulfotransferase catalyzes numerous reactions that are important to our understanding of the metabolism of both endogenous steroids and exogenous alcohols. Here we report a method for prokaryotic expression and rapid purification of the recombinant hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase STa, a major isoform of hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase in the rat. The cDNA encoding STa was cloned into a pET-3c vector and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 cells. After disruption of the cells by sonication, the enzyme was purified in one step by affinity chromatography on adenosine 3',5'-diphosphate-agarose. The purified recombinant STa had a relative molecular mass on SDS-PAGE that was identical with the native hepatic STa in rat liver. The expressed enzyme displayed similar substrate inhibition characteristics with dehydroepiandrosterone as have been noted previously with the native enzyme purified from rat liver. Furthermore, the catalytic efficiency in sulfation of 7-hydroxymethyl-12-methylbenz[a]anthracene, as well as the stereoselectivity of sulfation of the enantiomers of 1-phenyl-1-heptanol and 1-naphthyl-1-ethanol, catalyzed by the recombinant STa were consistent with characteristics of the STa isolated from rat liver.     

Characterization of the Enzyme CbiH60 Involved in Anaerobic Ring Contraction of the Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) Biosynthetic Pathway

The anaerobic pathway for the biosynthesis of cobalamin (vitamin B₁₂) has remained poorly characterized because of the sensitivity of the pathway intermediates to oxygen and the low activity of enzymes. One of the major bottlenecks in the anaerobic pathway is the ring contraction step, which has not been observed previously with a purified enzyme system. The Gram-positive aerobic bacterium Bacillus megaterium has a complete anaerobic pathway that contains an unusual ring contraction enzyme, CbiH₆₀, that harbors a C-terminal extension with sequence similarity to the nitrite/sulfite reductase family. To improve solubility, the enzyme was homologously produced in the host B. megaterium DSM319. CbiH₆₀ was characterized by electron paramagnetic resonance and shown to contain a [4Fe-4S] center. Assays with purified recombinant CbiH₆₀ demonstrate that the enzyme converts both cobalt-precorrin-3 and cobalt factor III into the ring-contracted product cobalt-precorrin-4 in high yields, with the latter transformation dependent upon DTT and an intact Fe-S center. Furthermore, the ring contraction process was shown not to involve a change in the oxidation state of the central cobalt ion of the macrocycle.     

Purification and partial amino-acid sequence of gibberellin 20-oxidase from Cucurbita maxima L. endosperm

Gibberellin (GA) 20-oxidase was purified to apparent homogeneity from Cucurbita maxima endosperm by fractionated ammonium-sulphate precipitation, gel-filtration chromatography and anion-exchange and hydrophobic-interaction high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Average purification after the last step was 55-fold with 3.9% of the activity recovered. The purest single fraction was enriched 101-fold with 0.2% overall recovery. Apparent relative molecular mass of the enzyme was 45 kDa, as determined by gel-filtration HPLC and sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, indicating that GA 20-oxidase is probably a monomeric enzyme. The purified enzyme degraded on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, giving two protein spots: a major one corresponding to a molecular mass of 30 kDa and a minor one at 45 kDa. The isoelectric point for both was 5.4. The amino-acid sequences of the amino-terminus of the purified enzyme and of two peptides from a tryptic digest were determined. The purified enzyme catalysed the sequential conversion of [¹⁴C]GA₁₂ to [¹⁴C]GA₁₅, [¹⁴C]GA₂₄ and [¹⁴C]GA₂₅, showing that carbon atom 20 was oxidised to the corresponding alcohol, aldehyde and carboxylic acid in three consecutive reactions. [¹⁴C]Gibberellin A₅₃ was similarly converted to [¹⁴C]GA₄₄, [¹⁴C]GA₁₉, [¹⁴C]GA₁₇ and small amounts of a fourth product, which was preliminarily identified as [¹⁴C]GA₂₀, a C₁₉-gibberellin. All GAs except [¹⁴C]GA₂₀ were identified by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The cofactor requirements in the absence of dithiothreitol were essentially as in its presence (Lange et. al, Planta 195, 98–107, 1994), except that ascorbate was essential for enzyme activity and the optimal concentration of catalase was lower.     

Purification of a new, calcium-independent, high molecular weight phospholipase A2/lysophospholipase (phospholipase B) from guinea pig intestinal brush-border membrane

A phospholipase A2 activity directed against phosphatidylcholine was previously described in brush-border membrane from guinea pig intestine (Diagne, A., Mitjavila, S., Fauvel, J., Chap, H., and Douste-Blazy, L. (1987) Lipids 22, 33-40). In the present study, this enzyme was solubilized either with Triton X-100 or upon papain treatment, suggesting a structural similarity with other intestinal hydrolases such as leucine aminopeptidase, sucrase, or trehalase. The papain-solubilized form, which is thought to lack the short hydrophobic tail responsible for membrane anchoring, was purified 1800-fold to about 90% purity by ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sephacel, gel filtration on Ultrogel AcA44, and hydrophobic chromatography on phenyl-Sepharose. Upon polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate, a main band with an apparent molecular mass of 97 kDa was detected under reducing and nonreducing conditions. In the latter case, phospholipase A2 activity could be recovered from the gel and was shown to coincide with the 97-kDa protein detected by silver staining. The enzyme activity was unaffected by EGTA and slightly inhibited by CaCl2. The purified enzyme displayed a similar activity against phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, whereas 1-O-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine hydrolysis was reduced by 50% compared to diacylglycerophospholipids. Using phosphatidylcholine labeled with either [3H]palmitic acid or [14C]linoleic acid in the 1- or 2-positions, respectively, the purified enzyme catalyzed the removal of [3H]palmitic acid, although at a lower rate compared to [14C]linoleic acid. This resulted in the formation of sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, but only 1-[3H]palmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine was detected as an intermediary product. In agreement with this, 1-acyl-2-lyso-sn-[14C]glycero-3-phosphocholine was deacylated at almost the same rate as the sn-2-position of phosphatidylcholine. Since upon sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, the two hydrolytic activities were detected at the same position as 97-kDa protein, the enzyme is thus considered as a phospholipase A2 with lysophospholipase activity (phospholipase B), which might be involved in phospholipid digestion.