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Query: EC:3.4.21.64 (proteinase K)
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The crystal structure of a transition state/product complex formed by the interaction between proteinase K and the substrate analogue N-Ac-L-Pro-L-Ala-L-Pro-L-Phe-D-Ala-L-Ala-NH2 has been determined at a resolution of 2.2 A and refined to an R-factor of 0.165 for 12,725 reflections. The inhibitor forms a stable complex through a series of hydrogen bonds with protein atoms and water molecules. The inhibitor is hydrolyzed between Phe 4I and D-Ala5I (I indicates inhibitor). The two fragments are separated by a distance of 3.07 A between the carbonyl carbon and the main chain nitrogen. Both fragments remain bound to the protein. The N-terminal fragment occupies subsites S5 to S1, whereas the C-terminal part is bound in S1' and S2', the first time that electron density for a substrate analogue has been observed in the P1' and P2' sites of a subtilisin-like enzyme. The flexible segments of the substrate recognition sites Gly100-Tyr104 and Ser132-Gly136 move appreciably to accommodate the inhibitor. Biochemical results indicate an inhibition by this specifically designed peptide of 95%.
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PMID:Structure of the complex of proteinase K with a substrate analogue hexapeptide inhibitor at 2.2-A resolution. 834 Apr 10

Specificity of the commercially important serine protease, proteinase K, has been investigated by measuring free energies of association of proteinase K with turkey ovomucoid third domain inhibitor variants at contact positions P2, P1, P1', P2', and P3'. Correlations of these values were run with similar values that have been obtained for six other serine proteases. Among the six proteases, subtilisin Carlsberg shows a near perfect correlation (Pearson Product correlation coefficient = 0.93 to 0.99) with proteinase K at all of these positions. Proteinase K has only 35% sequence identity with subtilisin Carlsberg, yet, the two enzymes are nearly identical in their specificity at P2 to P3' positions. With other serine proteases such as bovine chymotrypsin, human leukocyte elastase, porcine pancreatic elastase, Streptomyces griseus protease A and B, proteinase K showed relatively poor or no correlation.
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PMID:Specificity of proteinase K at P2 to P3' sub-sites and its comparison to other serine proteases. 2405 Feb 3