Purification and characterisation of a trypsin-like serine oligopeptidase from Trypanosoma congolense

Morty Rory E., Authié Edith, Troeberg Linda, Lonsdale Eccles John D., Goetzer Theresa H.T.. 1999. Purification and characterisation of a trypsin-like serine oligopeptidase from Trypanosoma congolense. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 102 : 145-155.

Résumé : Trypanosoma brucei contain a serine oligopeptidase (OP-Tb) that is released into (and remains active in) the blood of trypanosome-infected animals. Here a similar enzyme from Trypanosoma congolense is described. This oligopeptidase, called OP-Tc, was purified using three-phase partitioning, and ion-exchange and affinity chromatography. OP-Tc is inhibited by alkylating agents, by serine peptidase-specific inhibitors including 3,4-dichloroisocoumarin, 4-(2-aminoethyl) benzenesulfonylfluoride and diispropylfluoro-phosphate and by other peptidase inhibitors including leupeptin, antipain and peptidyl chloromethyl ketones. Reducing agents such as dithiothreitol enhanced activity as did heparin, spermine and spermidine. The enzyme has trypsin-like specificity since it cleaved fluorogenic peptides that have basic amino acid residues (Arg or Lys) in the P1 position. Potential substrates without a basic residue in P1 were not hydrolysed. Although OP-Tc has weak arginine aminopeptidase activity, the enzyme clearly preferred substrates that had amino acids in the P2 and P3 positions. Overall, OP-Tc appears to be less efficient than OP-Tb because it usually displayed lower kcat/Km values for the substrates tested. However, like OP-Tb, the best substrate for OP-Tc was Cbz-Arg-Arg-AMC (Km = 0.72 µM, kcat = 96 s-1). OP-Tc: preference for amino acids in the P2 position was (Gly,Lys,Arg) > Phe > Leu > Pro. The results also suggest that the P3-binding site has hydrophobic characteristics. OP-Tc may not be a naturally immunodominant molecule because neither IgG nor IgM anti-OP-Tc antibodies were detected in the blood of experimentally infected cattle.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Trypanosoma congolense, peptide, purification

Classification Agris : L73 - Maladies des animaux

Auteurs et affiliations

• Morty Rory E., University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZAF)
• Authié Edith, CIRAD-EMVT-SANTE ANIMALE (FRA)
• Troeberg Linda, University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZAF)
• Lonsdale Eccles John D., University of Alabama (USA)
• Goetzer Theresa H.T., University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZAF)

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