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NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
卷 1, 期 1, 页码 33-38出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio707
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- NCRR NIH HHS [U54 RR020843] Funding Source: Medline
- NHGRI NIH HHS [5T32 HG00044] Funding Source: Medline
Proteases are one of the largest and best-characterized families of enzymes in the human proteome. Unfortunately, the understanding of protease function in the context of complex proteolytic cascades remains in its infancy. One major reason for this gap in understanding is the lack of technologies that allow direct assessment of protease activity. We report here an optimized solid-phase synthesis protocol that allows rapid generation of activity-based probes (ABPs) targeting a range of cysteine protease families. These reagents selectively form covalent bonds with the active-site thiol of a cysteine protease, allowing direct biochemical profiling of protease activities in complex proteomes. We present a number of probes containing either a single amino acid or an extended peptide sequence that target caspases, legumains, gingipains and cathepsins. Biochemical studies using these reagents highlight their overall utility and provide insight into the biochemical functions of members of these protease families.
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