Structural highlights
Function
DEGQ_ECOLI DegQ could degrade transiently denatured and unfolded proteins which accumulate in the periplasm following stress conditions. DegQ is efficient with Val-Xaa and Ile-Xaa peptide bonds, suggesting a preference for a beta-branched side chain amino acids. Only unfolded proteins devoid of disulfide bonds appear capable to be cleaved, thereby preventing non-specific proteolysis of folded proteins. DegQ can substitute for the periplasmic protease DegP.[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Waller PR, Sauer RT. Characterization of degQ and degS, Escherichia coli genes encoding homologs of the DegP protease. J Bacteriol. 1996 Feb;178(4):1146-53. PMID:8576051
- ↑ Kolmar H, Waller PR, Sauer RT. The DegP and DegQ periplasmic endoproteases of Escherichia coli: specificity for cleavage sites and substrate conformation. J Bacteriol. 1996 Oct;178(20):5925-9. PMID:8830688