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Query: EC:3.4.21.1 (chymotrypsin)
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1. Chymotrypsin treatment of chloroplast membranes inactivates Photosystem II. The inactivation is higher when the activity is measured under low intensity actinic light, suggesting that primary photochemistry is preferentially inactivated. 2. Membrane stacking induced by Mg2+ protects Photosystem II against chymotrypsin inactivation. When the membranes are irreversible unstacked by brief treatment with trypsin, Mg2+ protection against chymotrypsin inactivation of Photosystem II is abolished. 3. The kinetics of inactivation by chymotrypsin of Photosystem II indicates that membrane stacking slows down, but does not prevent, the access of chymotrypsin to Photosystem II, which is mostly located within the partition zones. 4. It is concluded that a partition gap exists between stacked membranes of about 45 A, the size of the chymotrypsin molecule. 5. The kinetics of inhibition of the chloroplast flavoprotein, ferredoxin-NADP reductase, bt its specific antibody is not affected by membrane stacking. This indicates that this enzyme is located outside the partition zones.
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PMID:Partition zone penetration by chymotrypsin, and the localization of the chloroplast flavoprotein and photosystem II. 44 96

This paper reports the purification and the properties of a thioredoxin from the fungus Aspergillus nidulans. This thioredoxin is an acidic protein which exhibits an unusual fluorescence emission spectrum, characterized by a high contribution of tyrosine residues. Thioredoxin from A. nidulans cannot serve as a substrate for Escherichia coli thioredoxin reductase. Corn NADP-malate dehydrogenase is activated by this thioredoxin in the presence of dithiothreitol, while fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is not. The amino acid sequence of Aspergillus thioredoxin was determined by automated Edman degradation after cleavage with trypsin, SV8 protease, chymotrypsin and cyanogen bromide. The masses of tryptic peptides were verified by plasma-desorption mass spectrometry. The mass of the protein was determined by electrospray mass spectrometry and shown to be in agreement with the calculated mass derived from the sequence (M(r) = 11,564). Compared to thioredoxins from other sources, the protein from A. nidulans displays a maximal sequence similarity with that from yeast (45%).
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PMID:Purification, properties and primary structure of thioredoxin from Aspergillus nidulans. 145 27

The mitochondrial energy-linked nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase is a homodimer of monomer Mr = 109,228. Hydropathy analysis of its cDNA-deduced amino acid sequence (1043 residues) has indicated that the molecule is composed of 3 domains: a 430-residue-long hydrophilic N-terminal domain which binds NAD(H), a 200-residue-long hydrophilic C-terminal domain which binds NADP(H), and a 400-residue-long hydrophobic central domain which appears to be made up mainly of about 14 hydrophobic clusters of approximately 20 residues each. In this study, antibodies were raised to the hydrophilic N- and C-terminal domains cleaved from the isolated transhydrogenase by proteolytic digestion, and to a synthetic, hydrophilic pentadecapeptide, which corresponded to position 540-554 within the central hydrophobic domain. Immunochemical experiments with mitoplasts (mitochondria denuded of outer membrane) and submitochondrial particles (inside-out inner membrane vesicles) as sources of antigens showed that essentially the entire N- and C-terminal hydrophilic domains of the transhydrogenase, as well as epitopes from the central pentadecapeptide, protrude from the inner membrane into the mitochondrial matrix, where the N- and C-terminal domains would be expected to come together to form the enzyme's catalytic site. Treatment of mitoplasts with several proteolytic enzymes indicated that large protease-sensitive masses of the transhydrogenase are not exposed on the cytosolic side of the inner membrane, which agreed with the exception that the central highly hydrophobic domain of the molecule should be largely membrane-intercalated. Trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, and papain had little or no effect on the mitoplast-embedded transhydrogenase. Proteinase K, subtilisin (Nagarse), thermolysin, and pronase E each split the mitoplast-embedded enzyme into two fragments only, a fragment of approximately 70 kDa containing the N-terminal hydrophilic domain, and one of approximately 40 kDa bearing the C-terminal hydrophilic domain. The cleavage site of proteinase K was determined to be A690 -A691, which is located in a small hydrophilic segment within the central hydrophobic domain. This protease-sensitive loop appears to be exposed on the cytosolic side of the inner membrane. The proteinase K-nicked enzyme containing two peptides of 71 and 39 kDa was isolated from mitoplasts and shown to have high transhydrogenase activity.
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PMID:Mitochondrial energy-linked nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase. Membrane topography of the bovine enzyme. 200 10

A second thioredoxin, Ch1, distinct from the one recently reported [Decottignies, P., Schmitter, J.M., Jacquot, J. P., Dutka, S., Picaud, A. & Gadal, P. (1990) Arch, Biochem. Biophys. 280, 112-121] has been purified from the green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and its functional and structural properties investigated. Its activity in various enzymatic assays has been compared with the activities of different plant thioredoxins (Ch2 from C. reinhardtii and spinach m and f). Ch1 cannot serve as a substrate for Escherichia coli thioredoxin reductase, but can be reduced by spinach ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase. It is less efficient than its spinach counterpart in the activation of corn leaf NADP-dependent malate dehydrogenase by light or dithiothreitol, and it only activates spinach fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase at very high concentrations. The complete primary structure of C. reinhardtii thioredoxin Ch1 was determined by automated Edman degradation of the intact protein and of peptides derived from trypsin, chymotrypsin and Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease digestions. When needed, peptide masses were verified by plasma desorption mass spectrometry. Ch1 consists of a polypeptide of 111 amino acids (11634 Da) and contains the well-conserved active site sequence Trp-Cys-Gly-Pro-Cys. Compared to thioredoxins from other sources, the algal thioredoxin Ch1 displays few sequence similarities with all the thioredoxins sequenced so far. Preliminary evidence indicates that Ch1 may be an h-type thioredoxin.
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PMID:Characterization and primary structure of a second thioredoxin from the green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. 204 Mar 9

Two thioredoxins (named Ch1 and Ch2 in reference to their elution pattern on an anion-exchange column) have been purified to homogeneity from the green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. In this paper, we described the properties and the sequence of the most abundant form, Ch2. Its activity in various enzymatic assays has been compared with those of Escherichia coli and spinach thioredoxins. C. reinhardtii thioredoxin Ch2 can serve as a substrate for E. coli thioredoxin reductase with a lower efficiency when compared to the homologous system. In the presence of dithiothreitol (DTT), the protein is able to catalyze the reduction of porcine insulin. Thioredoxin Ch2 is as efficient as its spinach counterpart in the DTT or light activation of corn NADP-malate dehydrogenase, but it only activates spinach fructose-1, 6-bisphosphatase at very high concentrations. The complete primary structure of the C. reinhardtii thioredoxin Ch2 was determined by automated Edman degradation of the intact protein and of peptides derived from trypsin, chymotrypsin, clostripain, and SV8 protease digestions. It consists of a polypeptide of 106 amino acids (MW 11,808) and contains the well-conserved active site sequence Trp-Cys-Gly-Pro-Cys. The sequence of the algal thioredoxin Ch2 has been compared to that of thioredoxins from other sources and has the greatest similarity (67%) with the thioredoxin from Anabaena 7119.
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PMID:Purification, characterization, and complete amino acid sequence of a thioredoxin from a green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. 219 28

The ferredoxin was purified from the green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The protein showed typical absorption and circular dichroism spectra of a [2Fe-2S] ferredoxin. When compared with spinach ferredoxin, the C. reinhardtii protein was less effective in the catalysis of NADP+ photoreduction, but its activity was higher in the light activation of C. reinhardtii malate dehydrogenase (NADP). The complete amino acid sequence was determined by automated Edman degradation of the whole protein and of peptides obtained by trypsin and chymotrypsin digestions and by CNBr cleavage. The protein consists of 94 residues, with Tyr at both NH2 and COOH termini. The positions of the four cysteines binding the two iron atoms are similar to those found in other [2Fe-2S] ferredoxins. The primary structure of C. reinhardtii ferredoxin showed a great homology (about 80%) with ferredoxins from two other green algae.
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PMID:Purification, properties and complete amino acid sequence of the ferredoxin from a green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. 335 5

The thermophilic enzyme 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6-phospho-D-gluconate:NADP oxidoreductase, decarboxylating, EC 1.1.1.44) from Bacillus stearothermophilus was much more resistant to inactivation under different conditions of temperature, pH, guanidine-hydrochloride, and organic solvents (dioxane, dimethylformamide, acetone) than its mesophilic counterpart from yeast. In addition, the thermophilic enzyme largely withstands proteolysis with trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase when compared with the yeast enzyme. It is proposed that thermophilic enzymes are not only thermostable, but also generally more stable to most common protein denaturants than their mesophilic counterparts. Because of their remarkable stability, enzymes isolated from thermophilic microorganisms may be ideally suited for technological applications.
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PMID:General stability of thermophilic enzymes: studies on 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase from Bacillus stearothermophilus and yeast. 638 90

The structural and functional properties of chloroplast glyceraldehyde-3-P-dehydrogenase I (D-Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate: NADP oxidoreductase (phosphorylating) EC 1.2.1.13) from Spinacia oleracea were investigated by limited proteolysis. The enzyme is insensitive to trypsin and chymotrypsin, while Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease cleaves the C-terminal region of its subunits. Subunit A (36 kDa) is only partially cleaved at Glu 317. No intact subunit B (39 kDa) is found at the end of the proteolytic experiment: two forms are originated from this subunit which is cleaved at Glu 342 and Glu 320. Proteolytic cleavage at these sites does not significantly alter enzymatic activity, but leads to destabilization of the protein. Unlike the intact parent enzyme (600 kDa) the cleaved enzyme behaves as a 150-kDa species in size exclusion chromatography.
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PMID:Limited proteolysis of chloroplast glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NADP) from Spinacia oleracea. 835 35

The interaction of type II R67 dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) with its cofactor nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP(+)) has been studied using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Doubly labeled [U-(13)C,(15)N]DHFR was obtained from Escherichia coli grown on a medium containing [U-(13)C]-D-glucose and (15)NH(4)Cl, and the 16 disordered N-terminal amino acids were removed by treatment with chymotrypsin. Backbone and side chain NMR assignments were made using triple-resonance experiments. The degeneracy of the amide (1)H and (15)N shifts of the tetrameric DHFR was preserved upon addition of NADP(+), consistent with kinetic averaging among equivalent binding sites. Analysis of the more titration-sensitive DHFR amide resonances as a function of added NADP(+) gave a K(D) of 131 +/- 50 microM, consistent with previous determinations using other methodology. We have found that the (1)H spectrum of NADP(+) in the presence of the R67 DHFR changes as a function of time. Comparison with standard samples and mass spectrometric analysis indicates a slow conversion of NADP(+) to NAD(+), i.e., an apparent NADP(+) phosphatase activity. Studies of this activity in the presence of folate and a folate analogue support the conclusion that this activity results from an interaction with the DHFR rather than a contaminating phosphatase. (1)H NMR studies of a mixture of NADP(+) and NADPH in the presence of the enzyme reveal that a ternary complex forms in which the N-4A and N-4B nuclei of the NADPH are in the proximity of the N-4 and N-5 nuclei of NADP(+). Studies using the NADP(+) analogue acetylpyridine adenosine dinucleotide phosphate (APADP(+)) demonstrated a low level of enzyme-catalyzed hydride transfer from NADPH. Analysis of DHFR backbone dynamics revealed little change upon binding of NADP(+). These additional catalytic activities and dynamic behavior are in marked contrast to those of type I DHFR.
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PMID:NMR studies of the interaction of a type II dihydrofolate reductase with pyridine nucleotides reveal unexpected phosphatase and reductase activity. 1450 65

The Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (KTI) and the Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI) of trypsin and chymotrypsin contain disulfide bonds. Glycinin, the major storage protein in soybeans also contains disulfide bonds. Treatment of soy white flour with a NADP-thioredoxin system (NTS) effectively reduced disulfide bonds in soy flour and increased protein digestibility by trypsin and pancreatin as measured by the pH stat method. Treatment of soy flour with NTS increased the digestibility compared to soy white flour by 29.3 and 60.6% for trypsin and pancreatin, respectively. NTS-treated soy flour had similar digestibility by trypsin to autoclaved soy flour and casein, but digestibility by pancreatin was less than autoclaved soy flour and casein. The degree of reduction by NTS was highly correlated to the degree of hydrolysis (DH) by trypsin (R(2) = 0.93) and pancreatin (R(2) = 0.99). The DH of NTS-treated soy flour by trypsin is reflective of both inactivation of trypsin inhibitors and overall protein digestibility while pancreatin hydrolysis is reflective of only overall protein digestibility.
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PMID:Improving digestibility of soy flour by reducing disulfide bonds with thioredoxin. 1863 84


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