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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
The 3C proteinase from the hepatitis A virus (HAV) was cloned into a multicopy expression vector in Escherichia coli under control of the tac promoter. The resulting plasmid construction produced 3C proteinase as a soluble and active enzyme constituting approximately 10% of total cellular proteins. The enzyme was purified to apparent homogeneity as judged by SDS gel electrophoresis and HPLC reversed-phase and FPLC ion-exchange chromatography. A colorimetric assay was developed, and synthetic peptides derived from the predicted cleavage sites of the HAV polyprotein were tested for proteolysis of the enzyme. The peptide representing the 2B/2C cleavage site was cleaved most efficiently with a Km and kcat of 2.1 +/- 0.5 mM and 1.8 +/- 0.1 s-1, respectively. Site-directed mutagenesis was then used to identify the cysteine at position 172 as the active site nucleophile. Finally, the purified enzyme showed the expected endoproteinase activity on the P1 precursor protein generated by in vitro transcription/translation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3358-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-10-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Capsid, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Cysteine Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Genes, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Hepatovirus, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Transformation, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:1313294-Viral Proteins
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression and characterization of recombinant hepatitis A virus 3C proteinase.
pubmed:affiliation
Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California 94608.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article