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2201686

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
The substrate specificity of the protease which generates mature human interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) from pro-interleukin-1 beta was investigated using synthetic peptide substrates and recombinant pro-IL-1 beta. The requirement of an L-aspartate in the P-1 position was confirmed together with the need for a small hydrophobic residue in the P-1' position (Gly or Ala). It was shown that the enzyme can tolerate conservative substitutions in the P-2 and P-2' positions. We found little difference in the enzyme's ability to cleave denatured and native pro-IL-1 beta, indicating that tertiary structure recognition is not involved in binding. The enzyme did, however, require a peptide of more than six amino acids for cleavage to occur. These results conclusively demonstrate the unusual specificity of this protease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
265
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14526-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Substrate specificity of the protease that processes human interleukin-1 beta.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Protein Chemistry, Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article