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Verma MK, Pulicherla KK. Broad substrate affinity and catalytic diversity of fibrinolytic enzyme from Pheretima posthumous-Purification and molecular characterization study. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 95:1011-1021. [PMID: 27984142 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.10.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In this research, a serine protease was isolated and purified from Indian earthworm Pheretima posthumous by fractionation with ammonium sulfate followed by ion exchange and size exclusion chromatography. The molecular weight of purified protease was determined 29.5kDa by Maldi-TOF/MS. The enzyme exhibited a maximum proteolytic activity of 1.2U/ml with specific activity of 17.65U/mg at pH 8 and temperature 40°C. 2D electrophoresis study illustrated purity of enzyme, purified as a single peptide and isoelectric point (pI) 4.5. The enzyme has shown tremendous stability and proteolytic activity in the wide range of pH range (4-12) and temperatures (20-60°C). The kinetic constant Km and Vmax of purified protease were reported 0.09mg/ml and 23.25mg/ml/min. The enzyme also possesses excellent catalytic capacity with Kcat (341.9min-1) and catalytic efficiency (3798.88). The N-terminal sequence of purified protease Arg-Lys-Lys-Gly-Ala-Ser-Try-Phe-Try-Pro-Trp-Ser-Val-Lys-Lys-Arg, PMF and MS/MS studies had shown a partial homology with Lumbrokinase-P2 (2) from Lumbricus rubellus. The CD spectroscopy result provided an evidence for broad substrate affinity and stability of enzyme. The different forms of secondary structures determined in EFE result broad substrate affinity of enzyme.
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- Mahendra Kumar Verma
- Department of Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, 522 510, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Scientist, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 110 016, India.
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Enzyme promiscuity in earthworm serine protease: substrate versatility and therapeutic potential. Amino Acids 2016; 48:941-948. [PMID: 26739820 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-015-2162-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Enzymes are the most versatile molecules in the biological world. These amazing molecules play an integral role in the regulation of various metabolic pathways and physiology subsequently. Promiscuity of an enzyme is the capacity to catalyze additional biochemical reactions besides their native one. Catalytic promiscuity has shown great impact in enzyme engineering for commercial enzyme and therapeutics with natural or engineered catalytic promiscuity. The earthworm serine protease (ESP) is a classic example of enzyme promiscuity and studied for its therapeutic potential over the last few decades. The ESP was reported for several therapeutic properties and fibrinolytic activity has been much explored. ESP, a complex enzyme exists as several isoforms of molecular weight ranging from 14 to 33 kDa. The fibrinolytic capacity of the enzyme has been studied in different species of earthworm and molecular mechanism is quite different from conventional thrombolytics. Cytotoxic and anti-tumor activities of ESP were evaluated using several cancer cell lines. Enzyme had shown tremendous scope in fighting against plant viruses and microbes. ESP is also reported for anti-inflammatory activity and anti-oxidant property. Apart from these, recently, ESP is reported for DNase activity. The daunting challenge for researchers is to understand the molecular mechanism for such diverse properties and possibility of enzyme promiscuity. This review emphasizes molecular mechanism of ESP governing various biochemical reactions. Further, the concept of enzyme promiscuity in ESP towards development of novel enzyme based drugs has been reviewed in this study.
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Jin M, Chen W, Huang W, Rong L, Gao Z. Preparation of pegylated lumbrokinase and an evaluation of its thrombolytic activity both in vitro and in vivo. Acta Pharm Sin B 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2013.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Zhao J, Xiao R, He J, Pan R, Fan R, Wu C, Liu X, Liu Y, He RQ. In situ localization and substrate specificity of earthworm protease-II and protease-III-1 from Eisenia fetida. Int J Biol Macromol 2006; 40:67-75. [PMID: 16814856 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2006.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2005] [Revised: 05/09/2006] [Accepted: 05/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Recently, the function in fibrinolysis of earthworm proteases has been studied. In our experiments, earthworm protease-II (EfP-II) and earthworm protease-III-1 (EfP-III-1) were isolated and purified from Eisenia fetida. As shown by the assay of sections of the earthworm on fibrin plates, the enzymic activity was mainly detected around the clitellum. In the presence of anti-EfP-II or anti-EfP-III-1 serum, the immunological signals of the two isozymes were clearly found in the anterior alimentary mucosa, suggesting that EfP-II and -III-1 are localized and expressed in intestinal epithelial cells. The Michaelis-Menten constant (K(m)) for EfP-III-1 reacting with BAEE is smaller (1.7x10(-5)M) in comparison with the K(m) values of other substrates such as Chromozym-Try and -TH (3.3-6.0x10(-5)M). This indicates that EfP-III-1 is a trypsin-like protein. EfP-II shows a strong trypsin-like, moderate elastase-like and weak chymotrypsin-like serine function. The relative broad substrate specificity of EfP-II and EfP-III-1 is consistent with their localization in the anterior alimentary canal where different micro-organisms and ingested proteins require to be digested.
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- Jing Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Graduate School, Baiao Pharmaceuticals Beijing CL, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chao Yang District, Beijing, China
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Wang F, Wang C, Li M, Zhang JP, Gui LL, An XM, Chang WR. Crystal structure of earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme component B: a novel, glycosylated two-chained trypsin. J Mol Biol 2005; 348:671-85. [PMID: 15826663 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2004] [Revised: 02/21/2005] [Accepted: 02/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme (EFE), belonging to a group of serine proteases with strong fibrinolytic activity, has been used in a mixture as an oral drug for prevention and treatment of thrombosis in East Asia. The EFE component b (EFE-b) is one of seven EFE components from Eisenia fetida, and among them it has nearly the highest fibrinolytic activity. Here, we report its crystal structure at a resolution of 2.06A. The structural analysis shows that EFE-b should be classified as a trypsin from earthworm. However, it is distinct from other trypsins. It is a two-chained protease with an N-terminal, pyroglutamated light chain and an N-glycosylated heavy chain. Furthermore, the heavy chain contains a novel structural motif, an eight-membered ring resulting from a disulfide bridge between two neighboring cysteine residues, and a cis peptide bond exists between these two cysteine residues. The crystal structure of EFE-b provides the structural basis for its high level of stability and reveals its complicated post-translational modifications in earthworm. This structure is the first reported for a glycosylated two-chained trypsin, which may provide useful clues to explain the origin and evolution of the chymotrypsin family.
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- Feng Wang
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
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Wang C, Wang F, Li M, Tang Y, Zhang JP, Gui LL, An XM, Chang WR. Structural basis for broad substrate specificity of earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme component A. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 325:877-82. [PMID: 15541372 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.10.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme component A (EFE-a) possesses an S1 pocket, which is typical for an elastase-like enzyme, but it can still hydrolyze varieties of substrates, and it exhibits wide substrate specificity. Former structure studies suggested that the four-residue insertion after Val(217) might endow EFE-a with this specificity. Based on the native crystal structure at a resolution of 2.3A, we improved the native crystal structure to 1.8A and determined its complex structure with the inhibitor Meo-Suc-Ala-Ala-Pro-Val-CMK at a resolution of 1.9A. The final structures show that: (1) EFE-a possesses multisubstrate-binding sites interacting with the substrates; (2) significant conformation adjustment takes place at two loops binding to the N-terminal of the substrates, which may enhance the interaction between the enzyme and the substrates. These characteristics make the substrate-specificity of EFE-a less dependent on the property of its S1-pocket and may endow the enzyme with the ability to hydrolyze chymotrypsin-specific substrates and even trypsin-specific substrates.
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- Chao Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, PR China
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Hu R, Zhang S, Liang H, Li N, Tu C. Codon optimization, expression, and characterization of recombinant lumbrokinase in goat milk. Protein Expr Purif 2004; 37:83-8. [PMID: 15294284 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2004.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2004] [Revised: 04/26/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lumbrokinase is an important fibrinolytic enzyme derived from earthworm. Although its cDNA has been isolated and sequenced, there is still no report on expression of the lumbrokinase due to unknown reasons. To determine the elements affecting the expression of lumbrokinase, two copies of a lumbrokinase cDNA(w) obtained by RT-PCR and a synthesized lumbrokinase cDNA(m) with optimized codons were cloned into a mammary-gland-specific expression vector pIbCP. The pIbCP-LK-LK vector preparations were directly injected in the lactating goat mammary glands. Results showed that both LK-w and LK-m were successfully expressed in goat milk. The fibrinolytic activity of the LK-w in milk was 225,000 +/- 13,200 tPA units/L, while that of the LK-m was 550,000 +/- 21,600 tPA units/L, indicating that the codon optimization plays an important role in improving the lumbrokinase expression. The molecular weight of the recombinant lumbrokinase is 31.8 kDa. The main physiochemical features of the recombinant lumbrokinase, including temperature stability, pH resistance, and sensitivity to pepsin, were also clarified. This is the first report on expression and characterization of a genetically engineered lumbrokinase.
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- Rongliang Hu
- Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Science, 5333 Xi'an Road, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China.
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Nakajima N, Sugimoto M, Ishihara K. Earthworm-serine protease: characterization, molecular cloning, and application of the catalytic functions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1381-1177(03)00082-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhao J, Li L, Wu C, He RQ. Hydrolysis of fibrinogen and plasminogen by immobilized earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme II from Eisenia fetida. Int J Biol Macromol 2003; 32:165-71. [PMID: 12957313 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-8130(03)00050-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme II (EFE-II) from Eisenia fetida has a broad hydrolytic specificity for peptide bonds. Our experiments show that EFE-II can hydrolyze the specific chromogenic substrates of thrombin (Chromozym TH), trypsin (Chromozym TRY) and elastase (Chromozym ELA). The Michaelis-Menten constant (K(m)) for Chromozym ELA (approximately 245 microM) is much higher than those for the thrombin (approximately 90 microM) and trypsin (approximately 60 microM) substrates. On the other hand, EFE-II is inhibited most strongly by soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI), and weakly inhibited by elastinal, suggesting that EFE-II has a trypsin-like activity. Degradation of plasminogen (PLg) and fibrinogen by EFE-II was investigated after EFE-II had been immobilized onto 1,1'-carboryl-diimidazole (CDI)-activated Sepharose CL-6B. The immobilized EFE-II has 55-60% activity of the native enzyme with a higher thermal and pH resistance. EFE-II cleaves PLg at four hydrolytic sites: Lys(77)-Arg(78), Arg(342)-Met(343), Ala(444)-Ala(445) and Arg(557)-Ile(558). The site Arg(557)-Ile(558) is also recognized and cleaved by tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and urokinase (UK), producing active plasmin. Cleaving Ala(444)-Ala(445) released mini-plasmin with secondary activity to hydrolyze fibrin. Immobilized EFE-II degrades not only the Aalpha chain of fibrinogen in the C-terminal region (like human neutrophil elastase, HNE), but also in the N-terminal region at the Val(21)-Glu(22) site.
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- Jing Zhao
- Lab of Visual Information Processing, Institute of Biophysics, Center for Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Baiao Pharmaceuticals Beijing C.L., Beijing, China
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Liu J, Wang X, Xu L, Zhang J, Liang D, Chang W. cDNA cloning and expression of earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme component A. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03183337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tang Y, Liang D, Jiang T, Zhang J, Gui L, Chang W. Crystal structure of earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme component a: revealing the structural determinants of its dual fibrinolytic activity. J Mol Biol 2002; 321:57-68. [PMID: 12139933 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(02)00559-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme component A (EFEa) from Eisenia fetida is a strong fibrinolytic enzyme that not only directly degrades fibrin, but also activates plasminogen. Proteolytic assays further revealed that it cleaved behind various P1 residue types. The crystal structure of EFEa was determined using the MIR method and refined to 2.3A resolution. The enzyme, showing the overall polypeptide fold of chymotrypsin-like serine proteases, possesses essential S1 specificity determinants characteristic of elastase. However, the beta strand at the west rim of the S1 specificity pocket is significantly elongated by a unique four-residue insertion (Ser-Ser-Gly-Leu) after Val217, which not only provides additional substrate hydrogen binding sites for distal P residues, but also causes extension of the S1 pocket at the south rim. The S2 subsite of the enzyme was partially occluded by the bulky side-chain of residue Tyr99. Structure-based inhibitor modeling demonstrated that EFEa's S1 specificity pocket was preferable for elastase-specific small hydrophobic P1 residues, while its accommodation of long and/or bulky P1 residues was also feasible if enhanced binding of the substrate and induced fit of the S1 pocket were achieved. EFEa is thereby endowed with relatively broad substrate specificity, including the dual fibrinolysis. The presence of Tyr99 at the S2 subsite indicates a preference for P2-Gly, while an induced fit of Tyr99 was also suggested for accommodation of bigger P2 residues. This structure is the first reported for an earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme component and serine protease originating from annelid worms.
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- Yong Tang
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
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