The proteolytic system of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Paz Suárez-Rendueles, Lourdes Villa, María José Arbesú, Blanca Escudero

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Abstract

Proteinase and peptidase activities of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe were investigated. Several intracellular proteolytic enzymes were found: two endoproteinases, one carboxypeptidase, one aminopeptidase and one dipeptidyl-aminopeptidase. In addition, proteinase inhibitors were detected. In fresh crude extracts an activation procedure is needed to measure maximal activities of endoproteinases and carboxypeptidase, whose level is markedly dependent on growth medium composition and on growth phase, while aminopeptidase and dipeptidyl-aminopeptidase activities are very little, if at all, regulated by the carbon source.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)215-220
Number of pages6
JournalFEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume81
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jun 1991
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fission yeast
  • Heterologous gene expression
  • Proteolytic system
  • Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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