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Literature summary for 3.4.16.6 extracted from

  • Pozzuolo, S.; Breme, U.; Salis, B.; Taylor, G.; Tonon, G.; Orsini, G.
    Efficient bacterial expression of fusion proteins and their selective processing by a recombinant Kex-1 protease (2008), Protein Expr. Purif., 59, 334-341.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
biotechnology Kex-1-C611 is proposed as a convenient biotechnological reagent for the cleavage of fusion proteins Kluyveromyces lactis

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
a truncated form of Kex-1, Kex-1-C611, is constructed comprising the amino acid residues from 104-611 and lacks the transmembrane domain Kluyveromyces lactis

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Ca2+
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Kluyveromyces lactis

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
58000
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calculated, truncated Kex-1-C611 Kluyveromyces lactis
67000
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determined by SDS-PAGE, truncated Kex-1-C611 Kluyveromyces lactis

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
additional information Kluyveromyces lactis preferential release of a C-terminal arginine or lysine residue ?
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Kluyveromyces lactis
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-
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
archieved by a two-step chromatographic process using cation-exchange, SP Sepharose, followed by anion-exchange, DEAE Sepharose FF resin Kluyveromyces lactis

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
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60 U/ml, purified truncated Kex-1-C611 Kluyveromyces lactis

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
additional information preferential release of a C-terminal arginine or lysine residue Kluyveromyces lactis ?
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?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Kex-1 endopeptidase
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Kluyveromyces lactis
Kex-1 protease
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Kluyveromyces lactis

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
25
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cleavage assay Kluyveromyces lactis