Serine protease inhibitor mediated peptide bond re-synthesis in diverse protein molecules

Autor: Amit Sharma, K. V. Radha Kishan
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: FEBS Letters. 585:3465-3470
ISSN: 0014-5793
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.10.004
Popis: Protease inhibitors have been extensively used in research to prevent unwanted degradation of proteins during purification and analysis. Here, we report a remarkable discovery of protease inhibitor mediated reformation of peptide bonds by the serine protease inhibitor, PMSF in a diverse set of proteolyzed molecules. Interestingly, the religation reaction in the presence of PMSF occurs in a very short time period and with very high yields of the religated product. We also investigate the plausible mechanism of such a reaction and demonstrate through biochemical studies and X-ray crystallography that proximity of reacting termini is essential for the feasibility of this reaction.
Databáze: OpenAIRE