Thermodynamic analysis of Kex2 activity: The acylation and deacylation steps are potassium- and substrate-dependent

Nep (Natrialba magadii extracellular protease) is a halolysin-like peptidase secreted by the haloalkaliphilic archaeon Natrialba magadii. Many extracellular proteases have been characterized from archaea to bacteria as adapted to hypersaline environments retaining function and stability until 4.0M NaCl. As observed in other secreted halolysins, this stability can be related to the presence of a C-terminal extension (CTE) sequence. In the present work, we compared the biochemical properties of recombinant Nep protease with the truncated form at the 134 amino acids CTE (Nep∆CTE), that was more active in 4M NaCl than the non-truncated wild type enzyme. Comparable to the wild type, Nep∆CTE protease is irreversibly inactivated at low salt solutions. The substrate specificity of the truncated Nep∆CTE was similar to that of wild type form as demonstrated by a combinatorial library of FRET substrates. The enzyme stability, the effect of different salts and the thermodynamics assays using different lengths of substrates demonstrated similarities between the two forms. Altogether, these data provide further information on the stability and structural determinants of halolysins under different salinities, especially concerning the enzymatic behavior.

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Thermodynamic analysis of Kex2 activity: The acylation and deacylation steps are potassium- and substrate-dependent

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