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Conformational studies on the specific cleavage site of Type I collagen (alpha-1) fragment (157-192) by cathepsins K and L by proton NMR spectroscopy
Authors:Nosaka A Y  Kanaori K  Teno N  Togame H  Inaoka T  Takai M  Kokubo T
Affiliation:International Research Laboratories, Ciba-Geigy Japan Ltd., Takarazuka.
Abstract:Cathepsins K and L are cysteine proteinases which are considered to play an important role in bone resorption. Type I collagen is the most abundant component of the extracellular matrix of bone and regarded as an endogenous substrate for the cysteine proteinases in osteoclastic bone resorption. We have synthesized a fragment of Type I collagen (alpha-1) (157-192) as a substrate for the cathepsins and found that cathepsins K and L cleave the fragment at different specific sites. The major cleavage sites for cathepsin K were Met159-Gly160, Ser162-Gly163 and Arg165-Gly166, while those for cathepsin L were Gly166-Leu167 and Gln180-Gly181. The structure of the fragment was analyzed in aqueous solution by circular dichroism and proton NMR spectroscopy and the difference in the molecular recognition of collagen by cathepsins K and L was discussed from the structural aspect.
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