Molecular cloning, functional expression in Escherichia coli and enzymatic characterisation of a cysteine protease from white clover (Trifolium repens) |
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Authors: | Asp Torben Bowra Steve Borg Søren Holm Preben Bach |
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Institution: | Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Biology, Research Centre Flakkebjerg, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark. |
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Abstract: | This paper presents the cloning and biochemical characterisation of the cysteine protease Tr-cp 14 from white clover (Trifolium repens). The predicted amino acid sequence of Tr-cp 14 is 71%, 74% and 74% identical to the cysteine proteases XCP1 and XCP2 from Arabidopsis thaliana, and p48h-17 from Zinnia elegans, respectively. These cysteine proteases have previously been shown to be involved in programmed cell death during tracheary element differentiation. The precursor polypeptide of Tr-cp 14 was expressed in Escherichia coli, purified from inclusion bodies and refolded. The precursor polypeptide could be processed to its active mature form autocatalytically at pH 5.0 and had a requirement for 20 mM l-cysteine for optimal activity. Mature Tr-cp 14 showed a preference for synthetic aminomethylcoumarin substrates with either Leu or Phe in the P2 position when tested with Arg in P1. A substrate with Arg in both the P1 and P2 position was not accepted as substrate. |
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