Structural highlights
Function
ERVC1_TABDI Cysteine proteinase (PubMed:9836431). Hydrolyzes denatured natural substrates such as casein, hemoglobin, azoalbumin and azocasein with a high specific activity (PubMed:9836431). Has little or no activity against synthetic substrates (PubMed:9836431).[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
We report here the cloning and characterization of the entire cDNA of a papain-like cysteine protease from a tropical flowering plant. The 1098-bp ORF of the cDNA codify a protease precursor having a signal peptide of 19 amino acids, a cathepsin-L like N-terminal proregion of 114 amino acids, a mature enzyme part of 208 amino acids and a C-terminal proregion of 24 amino acids. The derived amino acid sequence of the mature part tallies with the thermostable cysteine protease Ervatamin-C--as was aimed at. The C-terminal proregion of the protease has altogether a different sequence pattern not observed in other members of the family and it contains a negatively charged helical zone. The three-dimensional model of the precursor, based on the homology modeling and X-ray structure, shows that the extended peptide stretch region of the N-terminal propeptide, covering the interdomain cleft, contains protruding side chains of positively charged residues. This study also indicates that the negatively charged zone of C-terminal propeptide may interact with the positively charged zone of the N-terminal propeptide in a cooperative manner in the maturation process of this enzyme.
A thermostable cysteine protease precursor from a tropical plant contains an unusual C-terminal propeptide: cDNA cloning, sequence comparison and molecular modeling studies.,Ghosh R, Dattagupta JK, Biswas S Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Nov 3;362(4):965-70. Epub 2007 Aug 28. PMID:17767923[2]
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References
- ↑ Sundd M, Kundu S, Pal GP, Medicherla JV. Purification and characterization of a highly stable cysteine protease from the latex of Ervatamia coronaria. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1998 Oct;62(10):1947-55. PMID:9836431
- ↑ Ghosh R, Dattagupta JK, Biswas S. A thermostable cysteine protease precursor from a tropical plant contains an unusual C-terminal propeptide: cDNA cloning, sequence comparison and molecular modeling studies. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Nov 3;362(4):965-70. Epub 2007 Aug 28. PMID:17767923 doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.098
