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. 1982 Sep;37(3):875–883. doi: 10.1128/iai.37.3.875-883.1982

Biochemical characterization of extracellular proteases from Vibrio cholerae.

D B Young, D A Broadbent
PMCID: PMC347619  PMID: 6752027

Abstract

Isoelectric focusing of culture supernatants from Vibrio cholerae El Tor 1621 and high protease-producing mutant strain 1621 hip revealed the presence of three different types of extracellular protease. Type I protease was the major activity in the wild-type strain and was inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride and by the lima bean trypsin inhibitor. Type II protease was present in the wild type and was the major activity in the high protease-producing mutant. It was resistant to inhibitors of metalloproteases and serine proteases. Two peaks of type II protease differed by 1.2 pI units in isoelectric point and by 1,500 in molecular weight. Type II protease had broad specificity, acted as a mucinase, and caused degradation of some other V. cholerae extracellular proteins, including DNase and cholera toxin. Type III protease was EDTA inhibitable and was detected only in the high protease producer. Possible roles of extracellular proteases as virulence factors in cholera pathogenesis are discussed.

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