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PMID:10762256
| Citation |
Lassy, RA and Miller, CG (2000) Peptidase E, a peptidase specific for N-terminal aspartic dipeptides, is a serine hydrolase. J. Bacteriol. 182:2536-43 |
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| Abstract |
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium peptidase E (PepE) is an N-terminal Asp-specific dipeptidase. PepE is not inhibited by any of the classical peptidase inhibitors, and its amino acid sequence does not place it in any of the known peptidase structural classes. A comparison of the amino acid sequence of PepE with a number of related sequences has allowed us to define the amino acid residues that are strongly conserved in this family. To ensure the validity of this comparison, we have expressed one of the most distantly related relatives (Xenopus) in Escherichia coli and have shown that it is indeed an Asp-specific dipeptidase with properties very similar to those of serovar Typhimurium PepE. The sequence comparison suggests that PepE is a serine hydrolase. We have used site-directed mutagenesis to change all of the conserved Ser, His, and Asp residues and have found that Ser120, His157, and Asp135 are all required for activity. Conversion of Ser120 to Cys leads to severely reduced (10(4)-fold) but still detectable activity, and this activity but not that of the parent is inhibited by thiol reagents; these results confirm that this residue is likely to be the catalytic nucleophile. These results suggest that PepE is the prototype of a new family of serine peptidases. The phylogenetic distribution of the family is unusual, since representatives are found in eubacteria, an insect (Drosophila), and a vertebrate (Xenopus) but not in the Archaea or in any of the other eukaryotes for which genome sequences are available. |
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| Keywords |
Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Aspartic Acid/metabolism; Binding Sites; Dipeptidases/genetics; Dipeptidases/metabolism; Dipeptides/metabolism; Drosophila melanogaster/enzymology; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Salmonella typhimurium/enzymology; Salmonella typhimurium/genetics; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Substrate Specificity; Xenopus laevis |
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Significance
Annotations
| Gene product | Qualifier | GO Term | Evidence Code | with/from | Aspect | Extension | Notes | Status |
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| GO:0016805: dipeptidase activity |
ECO:0000314: |
F |
Table 4 shows that Peptidase E cleaved several types of dipeptides. It did cleave one type of tripeptide, but this is most likely because it is smallest aspartyl tripeptide. |
complete | ||||
| GO:0016787: hydrolase activity |
ECO:0000315: |
F |
Figure 3 shows that none of the mutant phenotypes of peptidase E hydrolyze Asp-pNA as well as the wild type. |
complete | ||||
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