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Chemo-enzymatic Synthesis of N-glycans for Array Development and HIV Antibody Profiling
Published on: February 5, 2018
Catalytically active hCELA3B is a natively-folded monomer and is N-glycosylated
Prince Kumar1, Prabhakar Babele2, Rishav Madhukalya3
1Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, 121001, Haryana, India.
Abstract:
Chymotrypsin-like elastases CELA3A and CELA3B constitute a sub-family of serine proteases that hydrolyze proteins such as elastin. They are secreted from the pancreas as zymogens, are activated catalytically after cleavage by trypsin, and have digestive function in the intestine. A decrease in these enzymes, due to pancreatitis, can lead to pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI). However, the properties and structures of human CELA3A and CELA3B remain to be determined. To address this, we developed a method to express and purify pro-hCELA3A and pro-hCELA3B from mammalian suspension cultures. We report that the protein can be rapidly purified from the supernatant of expression cultures to apparent homogeneity. The proteins are natively folded and enzymatically active. Only pro-hCELA3B forms homogeneous monomers making it suitable for further structural studies. Pro-hCELA3B is N-glycosylated.
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