TABLE 3.
Comparison between N-terminal amino acid sequences of E. sakazakii zinc-containing metalloproteases and those of Anabaena sp., P. carotovorum, and S. proteamaculans metalloproteases
| Source of metalloprotease | Sequence |
|---|---|
| E. sakazakii strains | |
| ATCC 29544a | -SAKGKLERDIYDAQNRETLPGELVRR--------------- |
| BAA 894b | VSAKGKLERDIYDAQNRETLPGELVRREGAPSNGDVAVDEAY |
| ATCC 51329c | VSAKGELERDIYDAQNREELPGKPVRREGEPSAGDVAVDEAY |
| Anabaena sp.d | SPSPGEKSRTIYDAQNSEQLPGKIVRVEGD------------ |
| P. caratovorume | KLPAGQANRSIHDAEQQQQLPGKLVRAEGQ------------ |
| S. proteamaculansf | TSTGGEVIRDIYDAENSTQLPGKQVRNEGQASNHDVAVDEAY |
a
Zinc-containing metalloprotease sequence obtained in this study.
b
These data were produced by the Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, and can be obtained from http://genome.wustl.edu/pub/organism/Microbes/Enteric_Bacteria/Enterobacter_sakazakii/assembly/Enterobacter_sakazakii-4.0/.
c
Metalloprotease sequence obtained in this study.
d
Metalloprotease sequence obtained from NCBI accession number NP_485026.1.
e
Metalloprotease sequence obtained from NCBI accession number AAD49575.
f
NCBI accession number 118067788.