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F. Lecaille, D. Muno, E. Kominami, K. Ishidoh

Proteinases participating in the processing and activation of prolegumain in primary cultured rat macrophages

The mammalian legumain is a recently identified lysosomal cysteine proteinase belonging to the clan CD and homologous to plant legumain. This enzyme has the characteristic of specifically hydrolyzing peptide bonds after asparagine residues. As in the case of papain-type cysteine proteinases, legumain is synthesized as an inactive zymogen, and processed into a mature form localized in lysosomes. However, the mechanism of its activation remains unclear. In this study, we analyze which types of proteinases may participate in the processing of legumain in rat primary cultured macrophages using various proteinase inhibitors after 24 h treatment with Bafilomycin A1, a vacuolar ATPase inhibitor. The processing of legumain in macrophages was accomplished by papain-type cysteine proteinases other than cathepsin B.

Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter

Print ISSN: 1431-6730
Volume: 385, 06/2004
Pages: 511 - 516

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