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. 1987 Apr;53(4):853–859. doi: 10.1128/aem.53.4.853-859.1987

Cell Wall-Associated Proteases of Streptococcus cremoris Wg2

Jeroen Hugenholtz 1, Douwe van Sinderen 1, Jan Kok 1, Wil N Konings 1,*
PMCID: PMC203768  PMID: 16347329

Abstract

Two components of the proteolytic system, proteins A and B (J. Hugenholtz, F. Exterkate, and W. N. Konings, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 48:1105-1110, 1984), have been studied in Streptococcus cremoris Wg2 by immunological methods. The components could not be separated by standard chromatography techniques because both proteins had almost identical molecular weights (about 140,000) and isoelectric points (pH 4.5). Specific antibodies were raised against proteins A and B by excision of the different immunoprecipitates from crossed immunoelectrophoresis gels. With these antibodies, protein A or B was removed from solutions containing both proteins. The purified proteins A and B possessed proteolytic activity and were inhibited by the serine protease inhibitor phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. Each of these proteins accounted for approximately 50% of the total proteolytic activity isolated from S. cremoris Wg2. The specific antibodies against the proteases were also used for immuno-gold labeling studies. The proteases were clearly seen to be located at the outside of the cell wall. The proteases had the same location when the genetic information coding for the proteases was cloned in Streptococcus lactis and Bacillus subtilis.

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