期刊
FEBS LETTERS
卷 581, 期 16, 页码 2914-2918出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.05.042
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barley; cystatin; cysteine proteinase inhibitor; legumain; papain
Plant legumains are cysteine proteinases putatively involved in processing endogenous proteins. Phytocystatins (Phy-Cys) have been described as plant inhibitors of papain-like cysteine proteinases. Some PhyCys contain a carboxy terminal extension with an amino acid motif (SNSL) similar to that involved in the inhibition of legumain-like proteins by human cystatins. The role of these carboxy terminal extended PhyCys as inhibitors of legumain-like cysteine proteinases is here shown by in vitro inhibition of human legumain and legumain-like activities from barley extracts. Moreover, site-directed mutagenesis has demonstrated that the asparagine of the SNSL motif is essential in this inhibition. We prove for first time the existence of legumain inhibitors in plants. (c) 2007 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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