U.S. patent application number 16/881226 was filed with the patent office on 2020-09-17 for novel metalloproteases.
The applicant listed for this patent is DANISCO US INC.. Invention is credited to LILIA M. BABE, ROOPA GHIRNIKAR, FRITS GOEDEGEBUUR, XIAOGANG GU, MARC KOLKMAN, JIAN YAO.
Application Number | 20200291374 16/881226 |
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Family ID | 1000004860225 |
Filed Date | 2020-09-17 |
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United States Patent
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20200291374 |
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A1 |
BABE; LILIA M. ; et
al. |
September 17, 2020 |
NOVEL METALLOPROTEASES
Abstract
Aspects of the present compositions and methods relate to novel
metalloproteases, polynucleotides encoding the novel
metalloproteases, and compositions and methods for use thereof.
Inventors: |
BABE; LILIA M.; (Emerald
Hills, CA) ; GOEDEGEBUUR; FRITS; (VLAARDINGEN,
NL) ; GHIRNIKAR; ROOPA; (SUNNYVALE, CA) ; GU;
XIAOGANG; (SHANGHAI, CN) ; KOLKMAN; MARC;
(OEGSTGEEST, NL) ; YAO; JIAN; (SUNNYVALE,
CA) |
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DANISCO US INC. |
Palo Alto |
CA |
US |
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1000004860225 |
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16/881226 |
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May 22, 2020 |
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15835551 |
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14893473 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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C12Y 304/24 20130101;
C11D 3/38681 20130101; C12N 9/52 20130101; C11D 3/386 20130101;
C12N 9/54 20130101; C12N 9/485 20130101 |
International
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C12N 9/52 20060101
C12N009/52; C12N 9/48 20060101 C12N009/48; C12N 9/54 20060101
C12N009/54; C11D 3/386 20060101 C11D003/386 |
Foreign Application Data
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May 29, 2013 |
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13/076384 |
May 29, 2013 |
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13/076387 |
May 29, 2013 |
CN |
13/076398 |
May 29, 2013 |
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13/076401 |
May 29, 2013 |
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13/076406 |
May 29, 2013 |
CN |
13/076414 |
May 29, 2013 |
CN |
13/076415 |
May 29, 2013 |
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13/076419 |
Claims
1. A polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least
60% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence selected from the
group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 and
38.
2. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein said polypeptide has at
least 80% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence selected
from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33
and 38.
3. The polypeptide of any of claim 1 or 2, wherein said polypeptide
has at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence
selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23,
28, 33 and 38.
4. The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said amino
acid sequence is the amino acid sequence selected from the group
consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 and 38.
5. The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said
polypeptide is derived from a member of the order Bacillales.
6. The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said
Bacillales member is a Paenibacillaceae family member.
7. The polypeptide of claim 6, wherein said Bacillales member is a
Paenibacillus spp.
8. The polypeptide of any of claims 1-4, wherein said polypeptide
is derived from a Planococcus species.
9. The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said
polypeptide has protease activity.
10. The polypeptide of claim 9, wherein said protease activity
comprises casein hydrolysis, collagen hydrolysis, elastin
hydrolysis, keratin hydrolysis, soy protein hydrolysis or corn meal
protein hydrolysis.
11. The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said
polypeptide retains at least 50% of its maximal activity between pH
4.5 and 10.
12. The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said
polypeptide retains at least 50% of its maximal activity between
30.degree. C. and 70.degree. C.
13. The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said
polypeptide has cleaning activity in a detergent composition.
14. The polypeptide of claim 13, wherein said detergent composition
is an ADW detergent composition.
15. The polypeptide of claim 13, wherein said detergent composition
is a laundry detergent composition.
16. The polypeptide of claim 15, wherein said detergent composition
is a liquid laundry detergent composition.
17. The polypeptide of claim 15, wherein said detergent composition
is a powder laundry detergent composition.
18. The polypeptide of claim 13, wherein said detergent composition
comprises a bleach component.
19. The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said
polypeptide is a recombinant polypeptide.
20. A composition comprising the polypeptide of any of the above
claims.
21. The composition of claim 20, wherein said composition is a
cleaning composition.
22. The composition of claim 21, wherein said composition is a
detergent composition.
23. The composition of claim 22, wherein said detergent composition
is selected from the group consisting of a laundry detergent, a
fabric softening detergent, a dishwashing detergent, and a
hard-surface cleaning detergent.
24. The composition of any of claims 20 to 22, wherein said
composition further comprising a surfactant.
25. The composition of claim 24, wherein said surfactant is
selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a
cationic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, a ampholytic
surfactant, a semi-polar non-ionic surfactant, and a combination
thereof.
26. The composition of claim 24, wherein said surfactant is an
ionic surfactant.
27. The composition of claim 24, wherein said surfactant is a
non-ionic surfactant.
28. The composition of any of claims 20-27, wherein said
composition further comprises at least one calcium ion and/or zinc
ion.
29. The composition of any of claims 20-28, wherein said
composition further comprises at least one stabilizer.
30. The composition of any of claims 20-29, wherein said
composition comprises from about 0.001 to about 0.1 weight % of
said polypeptide.
31. The composition of any of claims 20-30, further comprising at
least one bleaching agent.
32. The composition of any of claims 20-31, wherein said cleaning
composition is phosphate-free.
33. The composition of any of claims 20-31, wherein said cleaning
composition contains phosphate.
34. The composition of any of claims 20-33, further comprising at
least one adjunct ingredient.
35. The composition of any of claims 20-34, wherein said
composition is a granular, powder, solid, bar, liquid, tablet, gel,
or paste composition.
36. The composition of any of claims 20-35, further comprising one
or more additional enzymes or enzyme derivatives selected from the
group consisting of acyl transferases, alpha-amylases,
beta-amylases, alpha-galactosidases, arabinosidases, aryl
esterases, beta-galactosidases, carrageenases, catalases,
cellobiohydrolases, cellulases, chondroitinases, cutinases,
endo-beta-1, 4-glucanases, endo-beta-mannanases, esterases,
exo-mannanases, galactanases, glucoamylases, hemicellulases,
hyaluronidases, keratinases, laccases, lactases, ligninases,
lipases, lipoxygenases, mannanases, oxidases, pectate lyases,
pectin acetyl esterases, pectinases, pentosanases, peroxidases,
phenoloxidases, phosphatases, phospholipases, phytases,
polygalacturonases, proteases, pullulanases, reductases,
rhamnogalacturonases, beta-glucanases, tannases, transglutaminases,
xylan acetyl-esterases, xylanases, xyloglucanases, and xylosidases,
additional metallopotease enzymes and combinations thereof.
37. The composition of any of claims 20-36, wherein said
composition is formulated at a pH of from about 5.5 to about
8.5.
38. A method for the pretreatment of animal feed comprising
treating an animal feed pre-product with the polypeptide of any one
of claims 1-19.
39. A method of cleaning, comprising contacting a surface or an
item with a cleaning composition comprising the polypeptide of any
one of claims 1-19.
40. A method of cleaning comprising contacting a surface or an item
with the composition of any one of claims 20-37.
41. The method of claim 39 or 40, further comprising rinsing said
surface or item after contacting said surface or item,
respectively, with said composition.
42. The method of claims 39-41, wherein said item is dishware.
43. The method of any one of claims 39-41, wherein said item is
fabric.
44. The method of any one of claims 39-43, further comprising the
step of rinsing said surface or item after contacting said surface
or item with said composition.
45. The method of claim 44, further comprising the step of drying
said surface or item after said rinsing of said surface or
item.
46. A method of cleaning a surface or item, comprising: providing
the composition of any of claims 20-37 and a surface or item in
need of cleaning; and contacting said composition with said surface
or item in need of cleaning under conditions suitable for the
cleansing of said surface of said surface or item, to produce a
cleansed surface or item.
47. The method of claim 46, further comprising the step of rinsing
said cleansed surface or item to produce a rinsed surface or
item.
48. The method of any of claim 46 or 47, further comprising the
step of drying said rinsed surface or item.
49. A method for producing the polypeptide of any of claims 1-19
comprising: a. stably transforming a host cell with an expression
vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide of any
of claims 1-19; b. cultivating said transformed host cell under
conditions suitable for said host cell to produce said protease;
and c. recovering said protease.
50. The method of claim 49, wherein said host cell is a filamentous
fungus or bacterial cell.
51. The method of claim 49 or 50, wherein said host cell is
selected from Bacillus spp., Streptomyces spp., Escherichia spp.,
Aspergillus spp., Trichoderma spp., Pseudomonas spp.,
Corynebacterium spp., Saccharomyces spp., or Pichia spp.
52. The method of any one of claims 49-51, wherein said expression
vector comprises a polynucleotide sequence comprising: a. at least
70% sequence identity to the polynucleotide sequence selected from
the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and
39; or b. being capable of hybridizing to a probe derived from the
polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ
ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and 39 under conditions of
intermediate to high stringency, or c. a polynucleotide sequence
complementary to a polynucleotide sequence having at least 70%
sequence identity to the polynucleotide sequence selected from the
group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and
39.
53. The method of any one of claims 49-52, wherein said vector
comprises a DNA sequence coding for a native or non-naturally
occurring signal peptide.
54. The method of any one of claims 49-53, wherein said vector
comprises a heterologous promoter and/or DNA sequence coding for a
signal peptide.
55. The method of any one of claims 49-53, wherein said vector
comprises a homologous promoter and/or DNA sequence coding for a
signal peptide.
56. The method of any one of claims 49-65, wherein said host cell
is cultivated in a culture media or a fermentation broth.
57. A nucleic acid sequence comprising a nucleic acid sequence: (i)
having at least 70% identity to a sequence selected from the group
consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and 39, or (ii)
being capable of hybridizing to a probe derived from the
polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ
ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and 39, under conditions of
intermediate to high stringency, or (iii) being complementary to
the polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of
SEQ ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and 39.
58. A vector comprising the nucleic acid sequence of claim 57.
59. A host cell transformed with the vector of claim 58.
60. The host cell of claim 59 selected from Bacillus spp.,
Streptomyces spp., Escherichia spp., Aspergillus spp., Trichoderma
spp., Pseudomonas spp., Corynebacterium spp., Saccharomyces spp.,
or Pichia spp.
61. The host cell of claim 59 or 60, wherein said Bacillus spp. is
Bacillus subtilis.
62. A textile processing composition comprising the polypeptide of
any one of claims 1-19.
63. An animal feed composition comprising the polypeptide of any
one of claims 1-19.
64. A leather processing composition comprising the polypeptide of
any one of claims 1-19.
65. A feather processing composition comprising the polypeptide or
recombinant polypeptide of any one of claims 1-19.
66. A feather processing composition comprising the polypeptide or
recombinant polypeptide of any one of claims 1-19.
67. A corn soy protein processing composition comprising the
polypeptide or recombinant polypeptide of any one of claims 1-19.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 15/835,551
filed Dec. 8, 2017, which is Continuation of U.S. Ser. No.
14/893,473, filed Nov. 23, 2015, which is a 371 of International
Patent Application No. PCT/US2014/039928, filed May 29, 2014, which
claims benefit of priority from International patent applications
Serial No. PCT/CN2013/076419; Serial No. PCT/CN2013/076387; Serial
No. PCT/CN2013/076401; Serial No. PCT/CN2013/076406; Serial No.
PCT/CN2013/076414; Serial No. PCT/CN2013/076384; Serial No.
PCT/CN2013/076398; and Serial No. PCT/CN2013/076415; all filed on
29 May 2013, the contents of which are incorporated herein by
reference in their entirety.
SEQUENCE LISTING
[0002] The sequence listing submitted via EFS, in compliance with
37 C.F.R. .sctn. 1.52(e), is incorporated herein by reference. The
sequence listing text file submitted via EFS contains the file
"20200522_NB40167USPCD2_SeqLst" created on May 22, 2020, which is
207 kilo bytes in size.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The present disclosure relates to proteases and variants
thereof. Compositions containing the proteases are suitable for use
in cleaning, food and feed as well as in a variety of other
industrial applications.
BACKGROUND
[0004] Metalloproteases (MPs) are among the hydrolases that mediate
nucleophilic attack on peptide bonds using a water molecule
coordinated in the active site. In their case, a divalent ion, such
as zinc, activates the water molecule. This metal ion is held in
place by amino acid ligands, usually 3 in number. The clan MA
consists of zinc-dependent MPs in which two of the zinc ligands are
the histidines in the motif: HisGluXXHis (SEQ ID NO: 41). This Glu
is the catalytic residue. These are two domain proteases with the
active site between the domains. In subclan MA(E), also known as
Glu-zincins, the 3.sup.rd ligand is a Glu located C-terminal to the
HDXXH (SEQ ID NO: 42) motif. Members of the families: M1, 3, 4, 13,
27 and 34 are all secreted proteases, almost exclusively from
bacteria (Rawlings and Salvessen (2013) Handbook of Proteolytic
Enzymes, Elsevier Press). They are generally active at elevated
temperatures and this stability is attributed to calcium binding.
Thermolysin-like proteases are found in the M4 family as defined by
MEROPS (Rawlings et al., (2012) Nucleic Acids Res 40:D343-D350).
Although proteases have long been known in the art of industrial
enzymes, there remains a need for novel proteases that are suitable
for particular conditions and uses.
SUMMARY
[0005] The present disclosure provides novel metalloprotease
enzymes, nucleic acids encoding the same, and compositions and
methods related to the production and use thereof.
[0006] In some embodiments, the invention is a polypeptide
comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 60%, at least
80%, or at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO: 3. In some embodiments, the invention is any of the
above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from a member of the
order Bacillales; family Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae,
Alicyclobacillaceae, Lactobacillaceae, or a Bacillus,
Alicyclobacillus, Geobacillus, Exiguobacterium, Lactobacillus, or
Paenibacillus spp., such as Paenibacillus polymyxa. In some
embodiments, the invention is any of the above, wherein said
polypeptide is derived from a member of the Pseudococcidae, or a
Planococcus spp., such as Planococcus donghaensis. In various
embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides has
protease activity, such as azo-casein hydrolysis. In various
embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides retains
at least 50% of its maximal activity between pH 5 and 9.5. In
various embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides
retains at least 50% of its maximal activity between 30.degree. C.
and 70.degree. C. In various embodiments of the invention, any of
the above polypeptides has cleaning activity in a detergent
composition, such as an ADW, laundry, liquid laundry, or powder
laundry detergent composition.
[0007] In some embodiments, the invention is a polypeptide
comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 60%, at least
80%, or at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO: 8. In some embodiments, the invention is any of the
above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from a member of the
order Bacillales; family Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae, or
Brevibacillaceae, or a Bacillus, Brevibacillus, or Paenibacillus
spp., such as Paenibacillus sp. In some embodiments, the invention
is any of the above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from
Brevibacillus sp. In various embodiments of the invention, any of
the above polypeptides has protease activity, such as azo-casein
hydrolysis. In various embodiments of the invention, any of the
above polypeptides retains at least 50% of its maximal activity
between pH 5 and 10. In various embodiments of the invention, any
of the above polypeptides retains at least 50% of its maximal
activity between 35.degree. C. and 70.degree. C. In various
embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides has
cleaning activity in a detergent composition, such as an ADW,
laundry, liquid laundry, or powder laundry detergent
composition.
[0008] In some embodiments, the invention is a polypeptide
comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 60%, at least
80%, or at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO: 13. In some embodiments, the invention is any of the
above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from a member of the
order Bacillales; family Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae, or
Brevibacillaceae, or a Bacillus, Geobacillus, Brevibacillus, or
Paenibacillus spp., such as Paenibacillus humicus. In some
embodiments, the invention is any of the above, wherein said
polypeptide is derived from Bacillus polymyxa. In various
embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides has
protease activity, such as azo-casein hydrolysis. In various
embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides retains
at least 50% of its maximal activity between pH 5 and 9.5. In
various embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides
retains at least 50% of its maximal activity between 35.degree. C.
and 70.degree. C. In various embodiments of the invention, any of
the above polypeptides has cleaning activity in a detergent
composition, such as an ADW, laundry, liquid laundry, or powder
laundry detergent composition.
[0009] In some embodiments, the invention is a polypeptide
comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 60%, at least
80%, or at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO: 18. In some embodiments, the invention is any of the
above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from a member of the
order Bacillales; family Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae, or
Brevibacillaceae, or a Bacillus, Geobacillus, Brevibacillus, or
Paenibacillus spp., such as Paenibacillus ehimensis. In some
embodiments, the invention is any of the above, wherein said
polypeptide is derived from Brevibacillus sp. In various
embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides has
protease activity, such as azo-casein hydrolysis. In various
embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides retains
at least 50% of its maximal activity between pH 5 and 10.5. In
various embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides
retains at least 50% of its maximal activity between 45.degree. C.
and 75.degree. C. In various embodiments of the invention, any of
the above polypeptides has cleaning activity in a detergent
composition, such as an ADW, laundry, liquid laundry, or powder
laundry detergent composition.
[0010] In some embodiments, the invention is a polypeptide
comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 60%, at least
80%, or at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO: 23. In some embodiments, the invention is any of the
above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from a member of the
order Bacillales; family Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae,
Alicyclobacillaceae, Lactobacillaceae, or a Bacillus, Geobacillus,
Alicyclobacillus, Brevibacillus, Paenibacillus, or Lactobacillus
spp., such as Paenibacillus barcinonensis. In some embodiments, the
invention is any of the above, wherein said polypeptide is derived
from a member of the family Pseudococcidae, or a Planococcus spp.,
such as Planococcus donghaensis. In various embodiments of the
invention, any of the above polypeptides has protease activity,
such as azo-casein hydrolysis. In various embodiments of the
invention, any of the above polypeptides retains at least 50% of
its maximal activity between pH 5 and 10. In various embodiments of
the invention, any of the above polypeptides retains at least 50%
of its maximal activity between 35.degree. C. and 65.degree. C. In
various embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides
has cleaning activity in a detergent composition, such as an ADW,
laundry, liquid laundry, or powder laundry detergent
composition.
[0011] In some embodiments, the invention is a polypeptide
comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 60%, at least
80%, or at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO: 28. In some embodiments, the invention is any of the
above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from a member of the
order Bacillales; family Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae, or a
Bacillus, Brevibacillus, Paenibacillus, or Lactobacillus spp., such
as Paenibacillus polymyxa. In some embodiments, the invention is
any of the above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from a member
of the family Pseudococcidae, or a Planococcus spp., such as
Planococcus donghaensis. In various embodiments of the invention,
any of the above polypeptides has protease activity, such as
azo-casein hydrolysis. In various embodiments of the invention, any
of the above polypeptides retains at least 50% of its maximal
activity between pH 5 and 9.5. In various embodiments of the
invention, any of the above polypeptides retains at least 50% of
its maximal activity between 30.degree. C. and 65.degree. C. In
various embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides
has cleaning activity in a detergent composition, such as an ADW,
laundry, liquid laundry, or powder laundry detergent
composition.
[0012] In some embodiments, the invention is a polypeptide
comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 60%, at least
80%, or at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO: 33. In some embodiments, the invention is any of the
above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from a member of the
order Bacillales; family Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae, or a
Bacillus, Geobacillus, Brevibacillus, or Paenibacillus spp., such
as Paenibacillus hunanensis. In some embodiments, the invention is
any of the above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from Bacillus
polymyxa. In various embodiments of the invention, any of the above
polypeptides has protease activity, such as azo-casein hydrolysis.
In various embodiments of the invention, any of the above
polypeptides retains at least 50% of its maximal activity between
pH 4.5 and 9.0. In various embodiments of the invention, any of the
above polypeptides retains at least 50% of its maximal activity
between 35.degree. C. and 70.degree. C. In various embodiments of
the invention, any of the above polypeptides has cleaning activity
in a detergent composition, such as an ADW, laundry, liquid
laundry, or powder laundry detergent composition.
[0013] In some embodiments, the invention is a polypeptide
comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 60%, at least
80%, or at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO: 38. In some embodiments, the invention is any of the
above, wherein said polypeptide is derived from a member of the
order Bacillales; family Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae,
Lactobacillaceae, or a Bacillus, Brevibacillus, Lactobacillus,
Paenibacillus, or Geobacillus spp., such as Paenibacillus
amylolyticus. In various embodiments of the invention, any of the
above polypeptides has protease activity, such as azo-casein
hydrolysis. In various embodiments of the invention, any of the
above polypeptides retains at least 50% of its maximal activity
between pH 5.5 and 10. In various embodiments of the invention, any
of the above polypeptides retains at least 50% of its maximal
activity between 35.degree. C. and 65.degree. C. In various
embodiments of the invention, any of the above polypeptides has
cleaning activity in a detergent composition, such as an ADW,
laundry, liquid laundry, or powder laundry detergent
composition.
[0014] In some embodiments, the invention is a composition
comprising any of the above, such as a cleaning or detergent
composition. In some embodiments, the composition further comprises
a surfactant, at least one calcium ion and/or zinc ion, at least
one stabilizer, at least one bleaching agent, and can contain
phosphate, or be phosphate-free. In some embodiments, the
composition further comprises one or more additional enzymes or
enzyme derivatives selected from the group consisting of acyl
transferases, alpha-amylases, beta-amylases, alpha-galactosidases,
arabinosidases, aryl esterases, beta-galactosidases, carrageenases,
catalases, cellobiohydrolases, cellulases, chondroitinases,
cutinases, endo-beta-1, 4-glucanases, endo-beta-mannanases,
esterases, exo-mannanases, galactanases, glucoamylases,
hemicellulases, hyaluronidases, keratinases, laccases, lactases,
ligninases, lipases, lipoxygenases, mannanases, oxidases, pectate
lyases, pectin acetyl esterases, pectinases, pentosanases,
peroxidases, phenoloxidases, phosphatases, phospholipases,
phytases, polygalacturonases, proteases, pullulanases, reductases,
rhamnogalacturonases, beta-glucanases, tannases, transglutaminases,
xylan acetyl-esterases, xylanases, xyloglucanases, and xylosidases,
and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the composition is
formulated at a pH of from about 5.5 to about 8.5. In some
embodiments, the invention is a method of cleaning using any of the
above polypeptides or compositions. In some embodiments, the
invention is a textile processing composition, animal feed
composition, leather processing composition, or feather processing
composition.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] FIG. 1.1 provides a plasmid map of pGX085 (aprE-PspPro3),
described in Example 1.2.
[0016] FIG. 1.2 provides a dose response curve of PspPro3 in the
azo-casein assay.
[0017] FIG. 1.3 provides the pH profile of PspPro3.
[0018] FIG. 1.4 provides the temperature profile of PspPro3.
[0019] FIG. 1.5A shows dose response for cleaning of PA-S-38
microswatches by PspPro3 protein in ADW detergent at pH 6 and
8.
[0020] FIG. 1.5B shows dose response for cleaning of PA-S-38
microswatches shows by PspPro3 protein in ADW detergent at pH 6 and
8 in the presence of bleach.
[0021] FIG. 1.6 shows cleaning performance of PspPro3 protein in
liquid laundry detergent.
[0022] FIG. 1.7 (SEQ ID NOS: 3, 44, and 45, respectively) shows
alignment of PspPro3 with other protein homologs.
[0023] FIG. 1.8 provides the phylogenetic tree for PspPro3 and its
homologs.
[0024] FIG. 2.1 provides a plasmid map of pGX084 (aprE-PspPro2),
described in Example 2.2.
[0025] FIG. 2.2 provides a dose response curve of PspPro2 in the
azo-casein assay.
[0026] FIG. 2.3 provides the pH profile of purified PspPro2.
[0027] FIG. 2.4 provides the temperature profile of purified
PspPro2.
[0028] FIG. 2.5A shows dose response for cleaning performance of
PspPro2 at pH 6 in AT dish detergent with bleach.
[0029] FIG. 2.5B shows dose response for cleaning performance of
purified PspPro2 at pH 8 in AT detergent with bleach.
[0030] FIG. 2.6A shows cleaning performance of PspPro2 protein in
liquid laundry detergent.
[0031] FIG. 2.6B shows cleaning performance of PspPro2 protein in
powder laundry detergent.
[0032] FIG. 2.7 (SEQ ID NOS: 8, 46, and 45, respectively) shows
alignment of PspPro2 with other protein homologs.
[0033] FIG. 2.8 provides the phylogenetic tree for PspPro2 and its
homologs.
[0034] FIG. 3.1 provides a plasmid map of pGX150 (aprE-PhuPro2),
described in Example 3.2.
[0035] FIG. 3.2 provides a dose response curve of PhuPro2 in the
azo-casein assay.
[0036] FIG. 3.3 provides the pH profile of purified PhuPro2.
[0037] FIG. 3.4 provides the temperature profile of purified
PhuPro2.
[0038] FIG. 3.5A shows dose response for c leaning performance of
PhuPro2 in AT dish detergent at pH 6.
[0039] FIG. 3.5B shows dose response for cleaning performance of
PhuPro2 in AT dish detergent at pH 8.
[0040] FIG. 3.6 (SEQ ID NOS: 13, 47 and 45, respectively) shows
alignment of PhuPro2 with other protein homologs.
[0041] FIG. 3.7 provides the phylogenetic tree for PhuPro2 and its
homologs.
[0042] FIG. 4.1 provides a plasmid map of pGX148 (aprE-PehPro1),
described in Example 4.2.
[0043] FIG. 4.2 provides a dose response curve of PehPro1 in the
azo-casein assay.
[0044] FIG. 4.3 provides the pH profile of purified PehPro1.
[0045] FIG. 4.4 provides the temperature profile of purified
PehPro1.
[0046] FIG. 4.5A shows dose response for cleaning performance of
PehPro1 at pH 6 in AT dish detergent with bleach.
[0047] FIG. 4.5B shows dose response for cleaning performance of
purified PehPro1 at pH 8 in AT detergent with bleach.
[0048] FIG. 4.6 (SEQ ID NOS: 18, 48, and 45, respectively) shows
alignment of PehPro1 with other protein homologs.
[0049] FIG. 4.7 provides the phylogenetic tree for PehPro1 and its
homologs.
[0050] FIG. 5.1 provides a plasmid map of pGX147 (aprE-PbaPro1),
described in Example 5.2.
[0051] FIG. 5.2 provides a dose response curve of PbaPro1 in the
azo-casein assay.
[0052] FIG. 5.3 provides the pH profile of purified PbaPro1.
[0053] FIG. 5.4 provides the temperature profile of purified
PbaPro1.
[0054] FIG. 5.5A shows dose response for cleaning of PA-S-38
microswatches by PbaPro1protein in ADW detergent at pH 6.
[0055] FIG. 5.5B shows dose response for cleaning of PA-S-38
microswatches shows by PbaPro1protein in ADW detergent at pH 8.
[0056] FIG. 5.6 (SEQ ID NOS: 23, 49, and 45, respectively) shows
the alignment of PbaPro1 with protease homologs.
[0057] FIG. 5.7 provides the phylogenetic tree for PbaPro1 and its
homologs.
[0058] FIG. 6.1 provides a plasmid map of pGX138 (aprE-PpoPro1),
described in Example 6.2.
[0059] FIG. 6.2 provides a dose response curve of PpoPro1 in the
azo-casein assay.
[0060] FIG. 6.3 provides the pH profile of purified PpoPro1.
[0061] FIG. 6.4 provides the temperature profile of purified
PpoPro1.
[0062] FIG. 6.5A shows dose response for cleaning of PA-S-38
microswatches by PpoPro1protein in ADW detergent at pH 6 in the
presence of bleach.
[0063] FIG. 6.5B shows dose response for cleaning of PA-S-38
microswatches shows by PpoPro1protein in ADW detergent at pH 8 in
the presence of bleach.
[0064] FIG. 6.6 (SEQ ID NOS: 28, 50, and 45, respectively) shows
the alignment of PpoPro1 with protease homologs.
[0065] FIG. 6.7 provides the phylogenetic tree for PpoPro1 and its
homologs.
[0066] FIG. 7.1 provides a plasmid map of pGX149 (aprE-PhuPro1),
described in Example 7.2.
[0067] FIG. 7.2 provides a dose response curve of PhuPro1 in the
azo-casein assay.
[0068] FIG. 7.3 provides the pH profile of purified PhuPro1.
[0069] FIG. 7.4 provides the temperature profile of purified
PhuPro1.
[0070] FIG. 7.5A shows dose response for cleaning of PA-S-38
microswatches by PhuPro1 protein in ADW detergent at pH 6.
[0071] FIG. 7.5B shows dose response for cleaning of PA-S-38
microswatches shows by Phu Pro1protein in ADW detergent at pH
8.
[0072] FIG. 7.6 (SEQ ID NOS: 33, 51, and 45, respectively) shows
alignment of PhuPro1 with other protein homologs.
[0073] FIG. 7.7 provides the phylogenetic tree for PhuPro1 and its
homologs.
[0074] FIGS. 7.8A and 7.8B show cleaning performances of PhuPro1
and Purafect.RTM. Prime HA proteases.
[0075] FIG. 8.1 provides a plasmid map of pGX146 (aprE-PamPro1),
described in Example 8.2.
[0076] FIG. 8.2 provides a dose response curve of PamPro1 in the
azo-casein assay.
[0077] FIG. 8.3 provides the pH profile of purified PamPro1.
[0078] FIG. 8.4 provides the temperature profile of purified
PamPro1.
[0079] FIG. 8.5A shows dose response for cleaning of PA-S-38
microswatches by PamPro1 protein in ADW detergent at pH 6.
[0080] FIG. 8.5B shows dose response for cleaning of PA-S-38
microswatches shows by PamPro1 protein in ADW detergent at pH
8.
[0081] FIG. 8.6 (SEQ ID NOS: 38, 52, and 45, respectively) shows
the alignment of PamPro1 with protease homologs.
[0082] FIG. 8.7 provides the phylogenetic tree for PamPro1 and its
homologs.
[0083] FIGS. 9.1A thru 9.1D (SEQ ID NOS: 53-62, 38, 23, 13, 63, 8,
28, 64, 3, 18, 33, 65-68, respectively) show the alignment of the
various Paenibacillus metalloproteases with other bacterial
metalloprotease homologs.
[0084] FIG. 9.2 provides the phylogenetic tree of the various
Paenibacillus metalloproteases with other bacterial metalloprotease
homologs.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0085] The present invention provides novel metalloprotease
enzymes, especially enzymes useful for detergent compositions
cloned from various Paenibacillus sp. The compositions and methods
are based, in part, on the observation that the novel
metalloproteases of the present invention have proteolytic activity
in the presence of detergent compositions. This feature makes
metalloproteases of the present invention particularly well suited
to and useful in a variety of cleaning applications where the
enzyme can hydrolyze polypeptides in the presence of surfactants
and other components found in detergent compositions. The invention
includes compositions comprising at least one of the novel
metalloprotease enzymes set forth herein. Some such compositions
comprise detergent compositions. The metalloprotease enzymes of the
present invention can be combined with other enzymes useful in
detergent compositions. The invention also provides methods of
cleaning using metalloprotease enzymes of the present
invention.
Definitions and Abbreviations
[0086] Unless otherwise indicated, the practice of the present
invention involves conventional techniques commonly used in
molecular biology, protein engineering, microbiology, and
recombinant DNA technology, which are within the skill of the art.
Such techniques are known to those of skill in the art and are
described in numerous texts and reference works well known to those
of skill in the art. All patents, patent applications, articles and
publications mentioned herein, both supra and infra, are hereby
expressly incorporated herein by reference.
[0087] Unless defined otherwise herein, all technical and
scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly
understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this
invention pertains. Many technical dictionaries are known to those
of skill in the art. Although any methods and materials similar or
equivalent to those described herein find use in the practice of
the present invention, some suitable methods and materials are
described herein. Accordingly, the terms defined immediately below
are more fully described by reference to the Specification as a
whole. Also, as used herein, the singular "a", "an" and "the"
includes the plural reference unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise. Unless otherwise indicated, nucleic acids are written
left to right in 5' to 3' orientation; amino acid sequences are
written left to right in amino to carboxy orientation,
respectively. It is to be understood that this invention is not
limited to the particular methodology, protocols, and reagents
described, as these may vary, depending upon the context they are
used by those of skill in the art.
[0088] Furthermore, the headings provided herein are not
limitations of the various aspects or embodiments of the
invention.
[0089] It is intended that every maximum numerical limitation given
throughout this specification includes every lower numerical
limitation, as if such lower numerical limitations were expressly
written herein. Every minimum numerical limitation given throughout
this specification will include every higher numerical limitation,
as if such higher numerical limitations were expressly written
herein. Every numerical range given throughout this specification
will include every narrower numerical range that falls within such
broader numerical range, as if such narrower numerical ranges were
all expressly written herein.
[0090] As used herein, the terms "protease" and "proteinase" refer
to an enzyme that has the ability to break down proteins and
peptides. A protease has the ability to conduct "proteolysis," by
hydrolysis of peptide bonds that link amino acids together in a
peptide or polypeptide chain forming the protein. This activity of
a protease as a protein-digesting enzyme is referred to as
"proteolytic activity." Many well known procedures exist for
measuring proteolytic activity (See e.g., Kalisz, "Microbial
Proteinases," In: Fiechter (ed.), Advances in Biochemical
Engineering/Biotechnology, (1988)). For example, proteolytic
activity may be ascertained by comparative assays which analyze the
respective protease's ability to hydrolyze a suitable substrate.
Exemplary substrates useful in the analysis of protease or
proteolytic activity, include, but are not limited to, di-methyl
casein (Sigma C-9801), bovine collagen (Sigma C-9879), bovine
elastin (Sigma E-1625), and bovine keratin (ICN Biomedical 902111).
Colorimetric assays utilizing these substrates are well known in
the art (See e.g., WO 99/34011 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,376,450, both of
which are incorporated herein by reference). The pNA peptidyl assay
(See e.g., Del Mar et al., Anal. Biochem. 99:316-320 [1979]) also
finds use in determining the active enzyme concentration. This
assay measures the rate at which p-nitroaniline is released as the
enzyme hydrolyzes a soluble synthetic substrate, such as
succinyl-alanine-alanine-proline-phenylalanine-p-nitroanilide
(suc-AAPF-pNA)(SEQ ID NO: 43). The rate of production of yellow
color from the hydrolysis reaction is measured at 410 nm on a
spectrophotometer and is proportional to the active enzyme
concentration. In addition, absorbance measurements at 280
nanometers (nm) can be used to determine the total protein
concentration in a sample of purified protein. The activity on
substrate/protein concentration gives the enzyme specific
activity.
[0091] As used herein, the term "variant polypeptide" refers to a
polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that differs in at
least one amino acid residue from the amino acid sequence of a
parent or reference polypeptide (including but not limited to
wild-type polypeptides).
[0092] As used herein, "the genus Bacillus" includes all species
within the genus "Bacillus," as known to those of skill in the art,
including but not limited to B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, B.
lentus, B. brevis, B. stearothermophilus, B. alkalophilus, B.
amyloliquefaciens, B. clausii, B. halodurans, B. megaterium, B.
coagulans, B. circulans, and B. thuringiensis. It is recognized
that the genus Bacillus continues to undergo taxonomical
reorganization. Thus, it is intended that the genus include species
that have been reclassified, including but not limited to such
organisms as B. stearothermophilus, which is now named "Geobacillus
stearothermophilus." The production of resistant endospores under
stressful environmental conditions is considered the defining
feature of the genus Bacillus, although this characteristic also
applies to the recently named Alicyclobacillus, Amphibacillus,
Aneurinibacillus, Paenibacillus, Brevibacillus, Filobacillus,
Gracilibacillus, Halobacillus, Paenibacillus, Salibacillus,
Thermobacillus, Ureibacillus, and Virgibacillus.
[0093] The terms "polynucleotide" and "nucleic acid," which are
used interchangeably herein, refer to a polymer of any length of
nucleotide monomers covalently bonded in a chain. DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid), a polynucleotide comprising
deoxyribonucleotides, and RNA (ribonucleic acid), a polymer of
ribonucleotides, are examples of polynucleotides or nucleic acids
having distinct biological function. Polynucleotides or nucleic
acids include, but are not limited to, a single-, double- or
triple-stranded DNA, genomic DNA, cDNA, RNA, DNA-RNA hybrid, or a
polymer comprising purine and pyrimidine bases, or other natural,
chemically, biochemically modified, non-natural or derivatized
nucleotide bases. The following are non-limiting examples of
polynucleotides: genes, gene fragments, chromosomal fragments,
expressed sequence tag(s) (EST(s)), exons, introns, messenger RNA
(mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), ribosomal RNA (rRNA), ribozymes,
complementary DNA (cDNA), recombinant polynucleotides, branched
polynucleotides, plasmids, vectors, isolated DNA of any sequence,
isolated RNA of any sequence, nucleic acid probes, and primers.
[0094] As used herein, the term "mutation" refers to changes made
to a reference amino acid or nucleic acid sequence. It is intended
that the term encompass substitutions, insertions and
deletions.
[0095] As used herein, the term "vector" refers to a nucleic acid
construct used to introduce or transfer nucleic acid(s) into a
target cell or tissue. A vector is typically used to introduce
foreign DNA into a cell or tissue. Vectors include plasmids,
cloning vectors, bacteriophages, viruses (e.g., viral vector),
cosmids, expression vectors, shuttle vectors, and the like. A
vector typically includes an origin of replication, a multicloning
site, and a selectable marker. The process of inserting a vector
into a target cell is typically referred to as transformation. The
present invention includes, in some embodiments, a vector that
comprises a DNA sequence encoding a metalloprotease polypeptide
(e.g., precursor or mature metalloprotease polypeptide) that is
operably linked to a suitable prosequence (e.g., secretory, signal
peptide sequence, etc.) capable of effecting the expression of the
DNA sequence in a suitable host, and the folding and translocation
of the recombinant polypeptide chain.
[0096] As used herein, the term "expression cassette," "expression
plasmid" or "expression vector" refers to a nucleic acid construct
or vector generated recombinantly or synthetically for the
expression of a nucleic acid of interest in a target cell. An
expression vector or expression cassette typically comprises a
promoter nucleotide sequence that drives expression of the foreign
nucleic acid. The expression vector or cassette also typically
includes any other specified nucleic acid elements that permit
transcription of a particular nucleic acid in a target cell. A
recombinant expression cassette can be incorporated into a plasmid,
chromosome, mitochondrial DNA, plastid DNA, virus, or nucleic acid
fragment. Many prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression vectors are
commercially available.
[0097] In some embodiments, the ends of the sequence are closed
such that the DNA construct forms a closed circle. The nucleic acid
sequence of interest, which is incorporated into the DNA construct,
using techniques well known in the art, may be a wild-type, mutant,
or modified nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the DNA construct
comprises one or more nucleic acid sequences homologous to the host
cell chromosome. In other embodiments, the DNA construct comprises
one or more non-homologous nucleotide sequences. Once the DNA
construct is assembled in vitro, it may be used, for example, to:
1) insert heterologous sequences into a desired target sequence of
a host cell; and/or 2) mutagenize a region of the host cell
chromosome (i.e., replace an endogenous sequence with a
heterologous sequence); 3) delete target genes; and/or 4) introduce
a replicating plasmid into the host. "DNA construct" is used
interchangeably herein with "expression cassette."
[0098] As used herein, a "plasmid" refers to an extrachromosomal
DNA molecule which is capable of replicating independently from the
chromosomal DNA. A plasmid is double stranded (ds) and may be
circular and is typically used as a cloning vector.
[0099] As used herein in the context of introducing a nucleic acid
sequence into a cell, the term "introduced" refers to any method
suitable for transferring the nucleic acid sequence into the cell.
Such methods for introduction include but are not limited to
protoplast fusion, transfection, transformation, electroporation,
conjugation, and transduction (See e.g., Ferrari et al.,
"Genetics," in Hardwood et al. (eds.), Bacillus, Plenum Publishing
Corp., pp. 57-72 [1989]).
[0100] Transformation refers to the genetic alteration of a cell
which results from the uptake, optional genomic incorporation, and
expression of genetic material (e.g., DNA).
[0101] As used herein, a nucleic acid is "operably linked" with
another nucleic acid sequence when it is placed into a functional
relationship with another nucleic acid sequence. For example, a
promoter or enhancer is operably linked to a nucleotide coding
sequence if the promoter affects the transcription of the coding
sequence. A ribosome binding site may be operably linked to a
coding sequence if it is positioned so as to facilitate translation
of the coding sequence. Typically, "operably linked" DNA sequences
are contiguous. However, enhancers do not have to be contiguous.
Linking is accomplished by ligation at convenient restriction
sites. If such sites do not exist, synthetic oligonucleotide
adaptors or linkers may be used in accordance with conventional
practice.
[0102] As used herein the term "gene" refers to a polynucleotide
(e.g., a DNA segment), that encodes a polypeptide and includes
regions preceding and following the coding regions as well as
intervening sequences (introns) between individual coding segments
(exons).
[0103] As used herein, "recombinant" when used with reference to a
cell typically indicates that the cell has been modified by the
introduction of a foreign nucleic acid sequence or that the cell is
derived from a cell so modified. For example, a recombinant cell
may comprise a gene not found in identical form within the native
(non-recombinant) form of the cell, or a recombinant cell may
comprise a native gene (found in the native form of the cell) but
which has been modified and re-introduced into the cell. A
recombinant cell may comprise a nucleic acid endogenous to the cell
that has been modified without removing the nucleic acid from the
cell; such modifications include those obtained by gene
replacement, site-specific mutation, and related techniques known
to those of ordinary skill in the art. Recombinant DNA technology
includes techniques for the production of recombinant DNA in vitro
and transfer of the recombinant DNA into cells where it may be
expressed or propagated, thereby producing a recombinant
polypeptide. "Recombination," "recombining," and "recombined" of
polynucleotides or nucleic acids refer generally to the assembly or
combining of two or more nucleic acid or polynucleotide strands or
fragments to generate a new polynucleotide or nucleic acid. The
recombinant polynucleotide or nucleic acid is sometimes referred to
as a chimera. A nucleic acid or polypeptide is "recombinant" when
it is artificial or engineered.
[0104] A nucleic acid or polynucleotide is said to "encode" a
polypeptide if, in its native state or when manipulated by methods
known to those of skill in the art, it can be transcribed and/or
translated to produce the polypeptide or a fragment thereof. The
anti-sense strand of such a nucleic acid is also said to encode the
sequence.
[0105] "Host strain" or "host cell" refers to a suitable host for
an expression vector comprising a DNA sequence of interest.
[0106] A "protein" or "polypeptide" comprises a polymeric sequence
of amino acid residues. The terms "protein" and "polypeptide" are
used interchangeably herein. The single and 3-letter code for amino
acids as defined in conformity with the IUPAC-IUB Joint Commission
on Biochemical Nomenclature (JCBN) is used through out this
disclosure. The single letter X refers to any of the twenty amino
acids. It is also understood that a polypeptide may be coded for by
more than one nucleotide sequence due to the degeneracy of the
genetic code. Mutations can be named by the one letter code for the
parent amino acid, followed by a position number and then the one
letter code for the variant amino acid. For example, mutating
glycine (G) at position 87 to serine (S) is represented as "G087S"
or "G87S". Mutations can also be named by using the three letter
code for an amino acid followed by its position in the polypeptide
chain as counted from the N-terminus; for example, Ala10 for
alanine at position 10. Multiple mutations are indicated by
inserting a "-" between the mutations. Mutations at positions 87
and 90 are represented as either "G087S-A090Y" or "G87S-A90Y" or
"G87S+A90Y" or "G087S+A090Y". For deletions, the one letter code
"Z" is used. For an insertion relative to the parent sequence, the
one letter code "Z" is on the left side of the position number. For
a deletion, the one letter code "Z" is on the right side of the
position number. For insertions, the position number is the
position number before the inserted amino acid(s), plus 0.01 for
each amino acid. For example, an insertion of three amino acids
alanine (A), serine (S) and tyrosine (Y) between position 87 and 88
is shown as "Z087.01A-Z087.02S-Z087.03Y." Thus, combining all the
mutations above plus a deletion at position 100 is:
"G087S-Z087.01A-Z087.02S-Z087.03Y-A090Y-A100Z." When describing
modifications, a position followed by amino acids listed in
parentheses indicates a list of substitutions at that position by
any of the listed amino acids. For example, 6(L,I) means position 6
can be substituted with a leucine or isoleucine.
[0107] A "prosequence" or "propetide sequence" refers to an amino
acid sequence between the signal peptide sequence and mature
protease sequence that is necessary for the proper folding and
secretion of the protease; they are sometimes referred to as
intramolecular chaperones. Cleavage of the prosequence or
propeptide sequence results in a mature active protease. Bacterial
metalloproteases are often expressed as pro-enzymes.
[0108] The term "signal sequence" or "signal peptide" refers to a
sequence of amino acid residues that may participate in the
secretion or direct transport of the mature or precursor form of a
protein. The signal sequence is typically located N-terminal to the
precursor or mature protein sequence. The signal sequence may be
endogenous or exogenous. A signal sequence is normally absent from
the mature protein. A signal sequence is typically cleaved from the
protein by a signal peptidase after the protein is transported.
[0109] The term "mature" form of a protein, polypeptide, or peptide
refers to the functional form of the protein, polypeptide, or
peptide without the signal peptide sequence and propeptide
sequence.
[0110] The term "precursor" form of a protein or peptide refers to
a mature form of the protein having a prosequence operably linked
to the amino or carbonyl terminus of the protein. The precursor may
also have a "signal" sequence operably linked to the amino terminus
of the prosequence. The precursor may also have additional
polypeptides that are involved in post-translational activity
(e.g., polypeptides cleaved therefrom to leave the mature form of a
protein or peptide).
[0111] The term "wild-type" in reference to an amino acid sequence
or nucleic acid sequence indicates that the amino acid sequence or
nucleic acid sequence is native or naturally occurring sequence. As
used herein, the term "naturally-occurring" refers to anything
(e.g., proteins, amino acids, or nucleic acid sequences) that are
found in nature.
[0112] As used herein, the term "non-naturally occurring" refers to
anything that is not found in nature (e.g., recombinant nucleic
acids and protein sequences produced in the laboratory), as
modification of the wild-type sequence.
[0113] As used herein with regard to amino acid residue positions,
"corresponding to" or "corresponds to" or "corresponds" refers to
an amino acid residue at the enumerated position in a protein or
peptide, or an amino acid residue that is analogous, homologous, or
equivalent to an enumerated residue in a protein or peptide. As
used herein, "corresponding region" generally refers to an
analogous position in a related proteins or a reference
protein.
[0114] The terms "derived from" and "obtained from" refer to not
only a protein produced or producible by a strain of the organism
in question, but also a protein encoded by a DNA sequence isolated
from such strain and produced in a host organism containing such
DNA sequence. Additionally, the term refers to a protein which is
encoded by a DNA sequence of synthetic and/or cDNA origin and which
has the identifying characteristics of the protein in question. To
exemplify, "proteases derived from Bacillus" refers to those
enzymes having proteolytic activity which are naturally produced by
Bacillus, as well as to serine proteases like those produced by
Bacillus sources but which through the use of genetic engineering
techniques are produced by non-Bacillus organisms transformed with
a nucleic acid encoding the serine proteases.
[0115] The term "identical" in the context of two nucleic acids or
polypeptidesequences refers to the residues in the two sequences
that are the same when aligned for maximum correspondence, as
measured using one of the following sequence comparison or analysis
algorithms.
[0116] As used herein, "homologous genes" refers to a pair of genes
from different, but usually related species, which correspond to
each other and which are identical or very similar to each other.
The term encompasses genes that are separated by speciation (i.e.,
the development of new species) (e.g., orthologous genes), as well
as genes that have been separated by genetic duplication (e.g.,
paralogous genes).
[0117] As used herein, "% identity or percent identity" refers to
sequence similarity. Percent identity may be determined using
standard techniques known in the art (See e.g., Smith and Waterman,
Adv. Appl. Math. 2:482 [1981]; Needleman and Wunsch, J. Mol. Biol.
48:443 [1970]; Pearson and Lipman, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
85:2444 [1988]; software programs such as GAP, BESTFIT, FASTA, and
TFASTA in the Wisconsin Genetics Software Package (Genetics
Computer Group, Madison, Wis.); and Devereux et al., Nucl. Acid
Res. 12:387-395 [1984]). One example of a useful algorithm is
PILEUP. PILEUP creates a multiple sequence alignment from a group
of related sequences using progressive, pair-wise alignments. It
can also plot a tree showing the clustering relationships used to
create the alignment. PILEUP uses a simplification of the
progressive alignment method of Feng and Doolittle (See, Feng and
Doolittle, J. Mol. Evol. 35:351-360 [1987]). The method is similar
to that described by Higgins and Sharp (See, Higgins and Sharp,
CABIOS 5:151-153 [1989]). Useful PILEUP parameters include a
default gap weight of 3.00, a default gap length weight of 0.10,
and weighted end gaps. Other useful algorithm is the BLAST
algorithms described by Altschul et al., (See, Altschul et al., J.
Mol. Biol. 215:403-410 [1990]; and Karlin and Altschul, Proc. Natl.
Acad. Sci. USA 90:5873-5787 [1993]). The BLAST program uses several
search parameters, most of which are set to the default values.
[0118] The NCBI BLAST algorithm finds the most relevant sequences
in terms of biological similarity but is not recommended for query
sequences of less than 20 residues (Altschul, S F et al. (1997)
Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389-3402 and Schaffer, A A et al. (2001)
Nucleic Acids Res. 29:2994-3005). Example default BLAST parameters
for a nucleic acid sequence searches are: [0119] Neighboring words
threshold: 11 [0120] E-value cutoff: 10 [0121] Scoring Matrix:
NUC.3.1 (match=1, mismatch=-3) [0122] Gap Opening: 5 [0123] Gap
Extension: 2 and the following parameters for amino acid sequence
searches: [0124] Word size: 3 [0125] E-value cutoff: 10 [0126]
Scoring Matrix: BLOSUM62 [0127] Gap Opening: 11 [0128] Gap
extension: 1
[0129] A percent (%) amino acid sequence identity value is
determined by the number of matching identical residues divided by
the total number of residues of the "reference" sequence including
any gaps created by the program for optimal/maximum alignment. If a
sequence is 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: A, SEQ ID NO: A is is the
"reference" sequence. BLAST algorithms refer the "reference"
sequence as "query" sequence.
[0130] The CLUSTAL W algorithm is another example of a sequence
alignment algorithm. See Thompson et al. (1994) Nucleic Acids Res.
22:4673-4680. Default parameters for the CLUSTAL W algorithm are:
[0131] Gap opening penalty: 10.0 [0132] Gap extension penalty: 0.05
[0133] Protein weight matrix: BLOSUM series [0134] DNA weight
matrix: IUB [0135] Delay divergent sequences %: 40 [0136] Gap
separation distance: 8 [0137] DNA transitions weight: 0.50 [0138]
List hydrophilic residues: GPSNDQEKR [0139] Use negative matrix:
OFF [0140] Toggle Residue specific penalties: ON [0141] Toggle
hydrophilic penalties: ON [0142] Toggle end gap separation penalty
OFF.
[0143] In CLUSTAL algorithms, deletions occurring at either
terminus are included. For example, a variant with five amino acid
deletion at either terminus (or within the polypeptide) of a
polypeptide of 500 amino acids would have a percent sequence
identity of 99% (495/500 identical residues.times.100) relative to
the "reference" polypeptide. Such a variant would be encompassed by
a variant having "at least 99% sequence identity" to the
polypeptide.
[0144] A polypeptide of interest may be said to be "substantially
identical" to a reference polypeptide if the polypeptide of
interest comprises an amino acid sequence having at least about
60%, least about 65%, least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least
about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about
91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at
least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least
about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.5% sequence
identity to the amino acid sequence of the reference polypeptide.
The percent identity between two such polypeptides can be
determined manually by inspection of the two optimally aligned
polypeptide sequences or by using software programs or algorithms
(e.g., BLAST, ALIGN, CLUSTAL) using standard parameters. One
indication that two polypeptides are substantially identical is
that the first polypeptide is immunologically cross-reactive with
the second polypeptide. Typically, polypeptides that differ by
conservative amino acid substitutions are immunologically
cross-reactive. Thus, a polypeptide is substantially identical to a
second polypeptide, for example, where the two peptides differ only
by a conservative amino acid substitution or one or more
conservative amino acid substitutions.
[0145] A nucleic acid of interest may be said to be "substantially
identical" to a reference nucleic acid if the nucleic acid of
interest comprises a nucleotide sequence having least about 60%,
least about 65%, at least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least
about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about
91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at
least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least
about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.5% sequence
identity to the nucleotide sequence of the reference nucleic acid.
The percent identity between two such nucleic acids can be
determined manually by inspection of the two optimally aligned
nucleic acid sequences or by using software programs or algorithms
(e.g., BLAST, ALIGN, CLUSTAL) using standard parameters. One
indication that two nucleic acid sequences are substantially
identical is that the two nucleic acid molecules hybridize to each
other under stringent conditions (e.g., within a range of medium to
high stringency).
[0146] A nucleic acid or polynucleotide is "isolated" when it is at
least partially or completely separated from other components,
including but not limited to for example, other proteins, nucleic
acids, cells, etc. Similarly, a polypeptide, protein or peptide is
"isolated" when it is at least partially or completely separated
from other components, including but not limited to for example,
other proteins, nucleic acids, cells, etc. On a molar basis, an
isolated species is more abundant than are other species in a
composition. For example, an isolated species may comprise at least
about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%, about 85%,
about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%,
about 96%, about 97%, about 98%, about 99%, or about 100% (on a
molar basis) of all macromolecular species present. Preferably, the
species of interest is purified to essential homogeneity (i.e.,
contaminant species cannot be detected in the composition by
conventional detection methods). Purity and homogeneity can be
determined using a number of techniques well known in the art, such
as agarose or polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of a nucleic acid
or a protein sample, respectively, followed by visualization upon
staining. If desired, a high-resolution technique, such as high
performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or a similar means can be
utilized for purification of the material.
[0147] "Hybridization" refers to the process by which one strand of
nucleic acid forms a duplex with, i.e., base pairs with, a
complementary strand. A nucleic acid sequence is considered to be
"selectively hybridizable" to a reference nucleic acid sequence if
the two sequences specifically hybridize to one another under
moderate to high stringency hybridization and wash conditions.
Hybridization conditions are based on the melting temperature (Tm)
of the nucleic acid binding complex or probe. For example, "maximum
stringency" typically occurs at about Tm-5.degree. C. (5.degree.
below the Tm of the probe); "high stringency" at about 5-10.degree.
C. below the Tm; "intermediate stringency" at about 10-20.degree.
C. below the Tm of the probe; and "low stringency" at about
20-25.degree. C. below the Tm. Functionally, maximum stringency
conditions can be used to identify sequences having strict identity
or near-strict identity with the hybridization probe; while
intermediate or low stringency hybridization can be used to
identify or detect polynucleotide sequence homologs.
[0148] Moderate and high stringency hybridization conditions are
well known in the art. Stringent hybridization conditions are
exemplified by hybridization under the following conditions:
65.degree. C. and 0.1.times.SSC (where 1.times.SSC=0.15 M NaCl,
0.015 M Na3 citrate, pH 7.0). Hybridized, duplex nucleic acids are
characterized by a melting temperature (T.sub.m), where one half of
the hybridized nucleic acids are unpaired with the complementary
strand. Mismatched nucleic acids within the duplex lower the
T.sub.m. Very stringent hybridization conditions involve 68.degree.
C. and 0.1.times.SSC. A nucleic acid encoding a variant
metalloprotease can have a T.sub.m reduced by 1.degree.
C.-3.degree. C. or more compared to a duplex formed between the
nucleic acid and its identical complement.
[0149] Another example of high stringency conditions includes
hybridization at about 42.degree. C. in 50% formamide, 5.times.SSC,
5.times.Denhardt's solution, 0.5% SDS and 100 .mu.g/ml denatured
carrier DNA followed by washing two times in 2.times.SSC and 0.5%
SDS at room temperature and two additional times in 0.1.times.SSC
and 0.5% SDS at 42.degree. C. An example of moderate stringent
conditions include an overnight incubation at 37.degree. C. in a
solution comprising 20% formamide, 5.times.SSC (150 mM NaCl, 15 mM
trisodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.6),
5.times.Denhardt's solution, 10% dextran sulfate and 20 mg/ml
denatured sheared salmon sperm DNA, followed by washing the filters
in 1.times.SSC at about 37-50.degree. C. Those of skill in the art
know how to adjust the temperature, ionic strength, etc. to
accommodate factors such as probe length and the like.
[0150] The term "purified" as applied to nucleic acids or
polypeptides generally denotes a nucleic acid or polypeptide that
is essentially free from other components as determined by
analytical techniques well known in the art (e.g., a purified
polypeptide or polynucleotide forms a discrete band in an
electrophoretic gel, chromatographic eluate, and/or a media
subjected to density gradient centrifugation). For example, a
nucleic acid or polypeptide that gives rise to essentially one band
in an electrophoretic gel is "purified." A purified nucleic acid or
polypeptide is at least about 50% pure, usually at least about 60%,
about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%, about 85%, about 90%,
about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%,
about 9'7%, about 98%, about 99%, about 99.5%, about 99.6%, about
99.'7%, about 99.8% or more pure (e.g., percent by weight on a
molar basis). In a related sense, the invention provides methods of
enriching compositions for one or more molecules of the invention,
such as one or more polypeptides or polynucleotides of the
invention. A composition is enriched for a molecule when there is a
substantial increase in the concentration of the molecule after
application of a purification or enrichment technique. A
substantially pure polypeptide or polynucleotide of the invention
(e.g., substantially pure metalloprotease polypeptide or
polynucleotide encoding a metalloprotease polypeptide of the
invention, respectively) will typically comprise at least about
55%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%, about
85%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about
95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98, about 99%, about 99.5% or more
by weight (on a molar basis) of all macromolecular species in a
particular composition.
[0151] The term "enriched" refers to a compound, polypeptide, cell,
nucleic acid, amino acid, or other specified material or component
that is present in a composition at a relative or absolute
concentration that is higher than a starting composition.
[0152] In a related sense, the invention provides methods of
enriching compositions for one or more molecules of the invention,
such as one or more polypeptides of the invention (e.g., one or
more metalloprotease polypeptides of the invention) or one or more
nucleic acids of the invention (e.g., one or more nucleic acids
encoding one or more metalloprotease polypeptides of the
invention). A composition is enriched for a molecule when there is
a substantial increase in the concentration of the molecule after
application of a purification or enrichment technique. A
substantially pure polypeptide or polynucleotide will typically
comprise at least about 55%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about
75%, about 80%, about 85%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about
93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98, about
99%, about 99.5% or more by weight (on a molar basis) of all
macromolecular species in a particular composition.
[0153] As used herein, the term "functional assay" refers to an
assay that provides an indication of a protein's activity. In some
embodiments, the term refers to assay systems in which a protein is
analyzed for its ability to function in its usual capacity. For
example, in the case of a protease, a functional assay involves
determining the effectiveness of the protease to hydrolyze a
proteinaceous substrate.
[0154] The terms "modified nucleic acid sequence" and "modified
gene" are used interchangeably herein to refer to a nucleic acid
sequence that includes a deletion, insertion or interruption of
naturally occurring (i.e., wild-type) nucleic acid sequence. In
some embodiments, the expression product of the modified nucleic
acid sequence is a truncated protein (e.g., if the modification is
a deletion or interruption of the sequence). In some embodiments,
the truncated protein retains biological activity. In alternative
embodiments, the expression product of the modified nucleic acid
sequence is an elongated protein (e.g., modifications comprising an
insertion into the nucleic acid sequence). In some embodiments, a
nucleotide insertion in the nucleic acid sequence leads to a
truncated protein (e.g., when the insertion results in the
formation of a stop codon). Thus, an insertion may result in either
a truncated protein or an elongated protein as an expression
product.
[0155] A "mutant" nucleic acid sequence typically refers to a
nucleic acid sequence that has an alteration in at least one codon
occurring in a host cell's wild-type sequence such that the
expression product of the mutant nucleic acid sequence is a protein
with an altered amino acid sequence relative to the wild-type
protein. The expression product may have an altered functional
capacity (e.g., enhanced enzymatic activity).
[0156] As used herein, the phrase "alteration in substrate
specificity" refers to changes in the substrate specificity of an
enzyme. In some embodiments, a change in substrate specificity is
defined as a change in k.sub.cat and/or K.sub.m for a particular
substrate, resulting from mutations of the enzyme or alteration of
reaction conditions. The substrate specificity of an enzyme is
determined by comparing the catalytic efficiencies it exhibits with
different substrates. These determinations find particular use in
assessing the efficiency of mutant enzymes, as it is generally
desired to produce variant enzymes that exhibit greater ratios of
k.sub.cat/K.sub.m for substrates of interest. However, it is not
intended that the present invention be limited to any particular
substrate composition or substrate specificity.
[0157] As used herein, "surface property" is used in reference to
electrostatic charge, as well as properties such as the
hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity exhibited by the surface of a
protein. As used herein, the term "net charge" is defined as the
sum of all charges present in a molecule. "Net charge changes" are
made to a parent protein molecule to provide a variant that has a
net charge that differs from that of the parent molecule (i.e., the
variant has a net charge that is not the same as that of the parent
molecule). For example, substitution of a neutral amino acid with a
negatively charged amino acid or a positively charged amino acid
with a neutral amino acid results in net charge of -1 with respect
to the parent molecule. Substitution of a positively charged amino
acid with a negatively charged amino acid results in a net charge
of -2 with respect to the parent. Substitution of a neutral amino
acid with a positively charged amino acid or a negatively charged
amino acid with a neutral amino acid results in net charge of +1
with respect to the parent. Substitution of a negatively charged
amino acid with a positively charged amino acid results in a net
charge of +2 with respect to the parent. The net charge of a parent
protein can also be altered by deletion and/or insertion of charged
amino acids. A net change change applies to changes in charge of a
variant versus a parent when measured at the same pH
conditions.
[0158] The terms "thermally stable" and "thermostable" and
"thermostability" refer to proteases that retain a specified amount
of enzymatic activity after exposure to identified temperatures
over a given period of time under conditions prevailing during the
proteolytic, hydrolyzing, cleaning or other process of the
invention, while being exposed to altered temperatures. "Altered
temperatures" encompass increased or decreased temperatures. In
some embodiments, the proteases retain at least about 50%, about
60%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%, about 85%, about 90%, about
92%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98%, or about 99%
proteolytic activity after exposure to altered temperatures over a
given time period, for example, at least about 60 minutes, about
120 minutes, about 180 minutes, about 240 minutes, about 300
minutes, etc.
[0159] The term "enhanced stability" in the context of an
oxidation, chelator, thermal, chemical, autolytic and/or pH stable
protease refers to a higher retained proteolytic activity over time
as compared to other proteases (e.g., thermolysin proteases) and/or
wild-type enzymes.
[0160] The term "diminished stability" in the context of an
oxidation, chelator, thermal and/or pH stable protease refers to a
lower retained proteolytic activity over time as compared to other
proteases (e.g., thermolysin proteases) and/or wild-type
enzymes.
[0161] The term "cleaning activity" refers to a cleaning
performance achieved by a metalloprotease polypeptide or reference
protease under conditions prevailing during the proteolytic,
hydrolyzing, cleaning, or other process of the invention. In some
embodiments, cleaning performance of a metalloprotease polypeptide
or reference protease may be determined by using various assays for
cleaning one or more various enzyme sensitive stains on an item or
surface (e.g., a stain resulting from food, grass, blood, ink,
milk, oil, and/or egg protein). Cleaning performance of a variant
or reference protease can be determined by subjecting the stain on
the item or surface to standard wash condition(s) and assessing the
degree to which the stain is removed by using various
chromatographic, spectrophotometric, or other quantitative
methodologies. Exemplary cleaning assays and methods are known in
the art and include, but are not limited to those described in WO
99/34011 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,605,458, both of which are herein
incorporated by reference, as well as those cleaning assays and
methods included in the Examples provided below.
[0162] The term "cleaning effective amount" of a metalloprotease
polypeptide or reference protease refers to the amount of protease
that achieves a desired level of enzymatic activity in a specific
cleaning composition. Such effective amounts are readily
ascertained by one of ordinary skill in the art and are based on
many factors, such as the particular protease used, the cleaning
application, the specific composition of the cleaning composition,
and whether a liquid or dry (e.g., granular, tablet, bar)
composition is required, etc.
[0163] The term "cleaning adjunct material" refers to any liquid,
solid, or gaseous material included in cleaning composition other
than a metalloprotease polypeptide of the invention. In some
embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the present invention
include one or more cleaning adjunct materials. Each cleaning
adjunct material is typically selected depending on the particular
type and form of cleaning composition (e.g., liquid, granule,
powder, bar, paste, spray, tablet, gel, foam, or other
composition). Preferably, each cleaning adjunct material is
compatible with the protease enzyme used in the composition.
[0164] The term "enhanced performance" in the context of cleaning
activity refers to an increased or greater cleaning activity by an
enzyme with respect to a parent or reference protein as measured on
certain enzyme sensitive stains such as egg, milk, grass, ink, oil,
and/or blood, as determined by usual evaluation after a standard
wash cycle and/or multiple wash cycles.
[0165] The term "diminished performance" in the context of cleaning
activity refers to a decreased or lesser cleaning activity by an
enzyme on certain enzyme sensitive stains such as egg, milk, grass
or blood, as determined by usual evaluation after a standard wash
cycle and/or multiple wash cycles.
[0166] Cleaning compositions and cleaning formulations include any
composition that is suited for cleaning, bleaching, disinfecting,
and/or sterilizing any object, item, and/or surface. Such
compositions and formulations include, but are not limited to for
example, liquid and/or solid compositions, including cleaning or
detergent compositions (e.g., liquid, tablet, gel, bar, granule,
and/or solid laundry cleaning or detergent compositions and fine
fabric detergent compositions; hard surface cleaning compositions
and formulations, such as for glass, wood, ceramic and metal
counter tops and windows; carpet cleaners; oven cleaners; fabric
fresheners; fabric softeners; and textile, laundry booster cleaning
or detergent compositions, laundry additive cleaning compositions,
and laundry pre-spotter cleaning compositions; dishwashing
compositions, including hand or manual dishwash compositions (e.g.,
"hand" or "manual" dishwashing detergents) and automatic
dishwashing compositions (e.g., "automatic dishwashing
detergents").
[0167] Cleaning composition or cleaning formulations, as used
herein, include, unless otherwise indicated, granular or
powder-form all-purpose or heavy-duty washing agents, especially
cleaning detergents; liquid, granular, gel, solid, tablet, or
paste-form all-purpose washing agents, especially the so-called
heavy-duty liquid (HDL) detergent or heavy-duty powder detergent
(HDD) types; liquid fine-fabric detergents; hand or manual
dishwashing agents, including those of the high-foaming type; hand
or manual dishwashing, automatic dishwashing, or dishware or
tableware washing agents, including the various tablet, powder,
solid, granular, liquid, gel, and rinse-aid types for household and
institutional use; liquid cleaning and disinfecting agents,
including antibacterial hand-wash types, cleaning bars,
mouthwashes, denture cleaners, car shampoos, carpet shampoos,
bathroom cleaners; hair shampoos and/or hair-rinses for humans and
other animals; shower gels and foam baths and metal cleaners; as
well as cleaning auxiliaries, such as bleach additives and
"stain-stick" or pre-treat types. In some embodiments, granular
compositions are in "compact" form; in some embodiments, liquid
compositions are in a "concentrated" form.
[0168] As used herein, "fabric cleaning compositions" include hand
and machine laundry detergent compositions including laundry
additive compositions and compositions suitable for use in the
soaking and/or pretreatment of stained fabrics (e.g., clothes,
linens, and other textile materials).
[0169] As used herein, "non-fabric cleaning compositions" include
non-textile (i.e., non-fabric) surface cleaning compositions,
including, but not limited to for example, hand or manual or
automatic dishwashing detergent compositions, oral cleaning
compositions, denture cleaning compositions, and personal cleansing
compositions.
[0170] As used herein, the term "fabric and/or hard surface
cleaning and/or treatment composition" is a subset of cleaning and
treatment compositions that includes, unless otherwise indicated,
granular or powder-form all-purpose or "heavy-duty" washing agents,
especially cleaning detergents; liquid, gel or paste-form
all-purpose washing agents, especially the so-called heavy-duty
liquid types; liquid fine-fabric detergents; hand dishwashing
agents or light duty dishwashing agents, especially those of the
high-foaming type; machine dishwashing agents, including the
various tablet, granular, liquid and rinse-aid types for household
and institutional use; liquid cleaning and disinfecting agents, car
or carpet shampoos, bathroom cleaners including toilet bowl
cleaners; fabric conditioning products including softening and/or
freshening that may be in liquid, solid and/or dryer sheet form; as
well as cleaning auxiliaries such as bleach additives and
"stain-stick" or pre-treat types, substrate-laden products such as
dryer added sheets. All of such products which are applicable may
be in standard, concentrated or even highly concentrated form even
to the extent that such products may in certain aspect be
non-aqueous.
[0171] As used herein, the term "detergent composition" or
"detergent formulation" is used in reference to a composition
intended for use in a wash medium for the cleaning of soiled or
dirty objects, including particular fabric and/or non-fabric
objects or items. Such compositions of the present invention are
not limited to any particular detergent composition or formulation.
Indeed, in some embodiments, the detergents of the invention
comprise at least one metalloprotease polypeptide of the invention
and, in addition, one or more surfactants, transferase(s),
hydrolytic enzymes, oxido reductases, builders (e.g., a builder
salt), bleaching agents, bleach activators, bluing agents,
fluorescent dyes, caking inhibitors, masking agents, enzyme
activators, antioxidants, and/or solubilizers. In some instances, a
builder salt is a mixture of a silicate salt and a phosphate salt,
preferably with more silicate (e.g., sodium metasilicate) than
phosphate (e.g., sodium tripolyphosphate). Some compositions of the
invention, such as, but not limited to, cleaning compositions or
detergent compositions, do not contain any phosphate (e.g.,
phosphate salt or phosphate builder).
[0172] As used herein, the term "bleaching" refers to the treatment
of a material (e.g., fabric, laundry, pulp, etc.) or surface for a
sufficient length of time and/or under appropriate pH and/or
temperature conditions to effect a brightening (i.e., whitening)
and/or cleaning of the material. Examples of chemicals suitable for
bleaching include, but are not limited to, for example, ClO.sub.2,
H.sub.2O.sub.2, peracids, NO.sub.2, etc.
[0173] As used herein, "wash performance" of a protease (e.g., a
metalloprotease polypeptide of the invention) refers to the
contribution of a metalloprotease polypeptide to washing that
provides additional cleaning performance to the detergent as
compared to the detergent without the addition of the
metalloprotease polypeptide to the composition. Wash performance is
compared under relevant washing conditions. In some test systems,
other relevant factors, such as detergent composition, sud
concentration, water hardness, washing mechanics, time, pH, and/or
temperature, can be controlled in such a way that condition(s)
typical for household application in a certain market segment
(e.g., hand or manual dishwashing, automatic dishwashing, dishware
cleaning, tableware cleaning, fabric cleaning, etc.) are
imitated.
[0174] The term "relevant washing conditions" is used herein to
indicate the conditions, particularly washing temperature, time,
washing mechanics, sud concentration, type of detergent and water
hardness, actually used in households in a hand dishwashing,
automatic dishwashing, or laundry detergent market segment.
[0175] The term "improved wash performance" is used to indicate
that a better end result is obtained in stain removal under
relevant washing conditions, or that less metalloprotease
polypeptide, on weight basis, is needed to obtain the same end
result relative to the corresponding wild-type or starting parent
protease.
[0176] As used herein, the term "disinfecting" refers to the
removal of contaminants from the surfaces, as well as the
inhibition or killing of microbes on the surfaces of items. It is
not intended that the present invention be limited to any
particular surface, item, or contaminant(s) or microbes to be
removed.
[0177] The "compact" form of the cleaning compositions herein is
best reflected by density and, in terms of composition, by the
amount of inorganic filler salt. Inorganic filler salts are
conventional ingredients of detergent compositions in powder form.
In conventional detergent compositions, the filler salts are
present in substantial amounts, typically about 17 to about 35% by
weight of the total composition. In contrast, in compact
compositions, the filler salt is present in amounts not exceeding
about 15% of the total composition. In some embodiments, the filler
salt is present in amounts that do not exceed about 10%, or more
preferably, about 5%, by weight of the composition. In some
embodiments, the inorganic filler salts are selected from the
alkali and alkaline-earth-metal salts of sulfates and chlorides. In
some embodiments, the filler salt is sodium sulfate.
[0178] As used herein in connection with a numerical value, the
term "about" refers to a range of +/-0.5 of the numerical value,
unless the term is otherwise specifically defined in context. For
instance, the phrase a "pH value of about 6" refers to pH values of
from 5.5 to 6.5, unless the pH value is specifically defined
otherwise.
[0179] The position of an amino acid residue in a given amino acid
sequence is typically numbered herein using the numbering of the
position of the corresponding amino acid residue of the wild type
Paenibacillus metalloprotease amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID
NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 or 38. The Paenibacillus sp.
metalloprotease amino acid sequences, thus serves as a reference
parent sequence. A given amino acid sequence, such as a
metalloprotease enzyme amino acid sequence and variants thereof
described herein, can be aligned with the wild type metalloprotease
sequence (e.g., SEQ ID NO: 3) using an alignment algorithm as
described herein, and an amino acid residue in the given amino acid
sequence that aligns (preferably optimally aligns) with an amino
acid residue in the wild type sequence can be conveniently numbered
by reference to the corresponding amino acid residue in the
metalloprotease sequence.
[0180] Oligonucleotide synthesis and purification steps are
typically performed according to specifications. Techniques and
procedures are generally performed according to conventional
methods well known in the art and various general references that
are provided throughout this document. Procedures therein are
believed to be well known to those of ordinary skill in the art and
are provided for the convenience of the reader.
Metalloprotease Polypeptides of the Present Invention
[0181] The present invention provides novel metalloprotease enzyme
polypeptides, which may be collectively referred to as "enzymes of
the invention" or "polypeptides of the invention." Polypeptides of
the invention include isolated, recombinant, substantially pure, or
non-naturally occurring polypeptides. In some embodiments,
polypeptides of the invention are useful in cleaning applications
and can be incorporated into cleaning compositions that are useful
in methods of cleaning an item or a surface in need of
cleaning.
[0182] In some embodiments, the enzyme of the present invention has
50, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99
or 100% identity to SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 or 38. In
various embodiments, the enzyme of the present invention has 50,
60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 or
100% identity to a metalloprotease enzyme from any genus in Tables
1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 4.2, 5.2, 6.2, 7.2 or 8.2.
[0183] In some embodiments, the enzyme of the present invention,
including all embodiments supra, can be derived from a member of
the order Bacillales or family Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae,
Alicyclobacillaceae, or Lactobacillaceae. In some embodiments, the
enzyme of the present invention, including all embodiments supra,
can be derived from a Bacillus, Alicyclobacillus, Geobacillus,
Exiguobacterium, Lactobacillus, or Paenibacillus species. In some
embodiments, the enzyme of the present invention, including all
embodiments supra, can be derived from a member of the
Pseudococcidae family. In some embodiments, the enzyme of the
present invention, including all embodiments supra, can be derived
from a Planococcus species. Various enzyme metalloproteases have
been found that have a high identity to each other and to the
Paenibacillus enzymes as shown in SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28,
33 or 38.
[0184] In a particular embodiment, the invention is an enzyme
derived from the genus Paenibacillus. In a particular embodiment,
the invention is an enzyme derived from the genus Paenibacillus and
from the species Paenibacillus sp., Paenibacillus ehimensis,
Paenibacillus hunanensis, Paenibacillus barcinonensis,
Paenibacillus amylolyticus, Paenibacillus humicus and Paenibacillus
polymyxa.
[0185] Described are compositions and methods relating to enzymes
cloned from Paenibacillus. The compositions and methods are based,
in part, on the observation that cloned and expressed enzymes of
the present invention have proteolytic activity in the presence of
a detergent composition. Enzymes of the present invention also
demonstrate excellent stability in detergent compositions. These
features makes enzymes of the present invention well suited for use
in a variety of cleaning applications, where the enzyme can
hydrolyze proteins in the presence of surfactants and other
components found in detergent compositions.
[0186] In some embodiments, the invention includes an isolated,
recombinant, substantially pure, or non-naturally occurring enzyme
having protease activity, which polypeptide comprises a polypeptide
sequence having at least about 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 86%,
87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or
100% sequence identity to a parent enzyme as provided herein.
[0187] In some embodiments, the polypeptide of the present
invention, is a polypeptide having a specified degree of amino acid
sequence homology to the exemplified polypeptides, e.g., at least
60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at
least 85%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%,
at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least
98%, or even at least 99% sequence homology to the amino acid
sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 or 38. Homology
can be determined by amino acid sequence alignment, e.g., using a
program such as BLAST, ALIGN, or CLUSTAL, as described herein.
[0188] Also provided are polypeptide enzymes of the present
invention, having protease activity, said enzymes comprising an
amino acid sequence which differs from the amino acid sequence of
SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 or 38 by no more than 50, no
more than 40, no more than 30, no more than 35, no more than 25, no
more than 20, no more than 19, no more than 18, no more than 17, no
more than 16, no more than 15, no more than 14, no more than 13, no
more than 12, no more than 11, no more than 10, no more than 9, no
more than 8, no more than 7, no more than 6, no more than 5, no
more than 4, no more than 3, no more than 2, or no more than 1
amino acid residue(s), when aligned using any of the previously
described alignment methods.
[0189] As noted above, the variant enzyme polypeptides of the
invention have enzymatic activities (e.g., protease activities) and
thus are useful in cleaning applications, including but not limited
to, methods for cleaning dishware items, tableware items, fabrics,
and items having hard surfaces (e.g., the hard surface of a table,
table top, wall, furniture item, floor, ceiling, etc.). Exemplary
cleaning compositions comprising one or more variant
metalloprotease enzyme polypeptides of the invention are described
infra. The enzymatic activity (e.g., protease enzyme activity) of
an enzyme polypeptide of the invention can be determined readily
using procedures well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
The Examples presented infra describe methods for evaluating the
enzymatic activity and cleaning performance. The performance of
polypeptide enzymes of the invention in removing stains (e.g., a
protein stain such as blood/milk/ink or egg yolk), cleaning hard
surfaces, or cleaning laundry, dishware or tableware item(s) can be
readily determined using procedures well known in the art and/or by
using procedures set forth in the Examples.
[0190] The metalloprotease polypeptides of the invention have
protease activity such that they are useful in casein hydrolysis,
collagen hydrolysis, elastin hydrolysis, keratin hydrolysis, soy
protein hydrolysis or corn meal protein hydrolysis. Thus, the
polypeptides of the invention find use in other applications such
as pretreatments for food, feed, or protein degradation.
[0191] The polypeptides of the invention are also useful in
pretreatment of animal feed products, such as soy protein, corn
meal, and other protein rich components. Pretreatment of these
animal feed products with a polypeptide of the invention may help
in the breakdown of complex proteins into their hydrolysates which
are easily digestible by animals.
[0192] In yet other embodiments, the disclosed metalloprotease
polypeptides find use in hydrolysis of corn soy protein. The
disclosed metalloprotease polypeptides may be used alone or in
combination with other proteases, amylases or lipases to produce
peptides and free amino acids from the corn or soy protein. In some
embodiments, the recovered proteins, peptides or amino acids can be
subsequently used in animal feed or human food products.
[0193] The polypeptides of the invention are also useful in
treatment of wounds, particularly in wound debridement. Wound
debridement is the removal of dead, damaged or infected tissue to
improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
Debridement is an important part of the healing process for burns
and other serious wounds. The wounds or burns may be treated with a
composition comprising a polypeptide of the invention which would
result in removal of unwanted damaged tissue and improving the
healthy tissue.
[0194] The metalloprotease polypeptides of the present invention
can have protease activity over a broad range of pH conditions. In
some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides have protease
activity on azo-casein as a substrate, as demonstrated in Examples
3.1 to 3.8. In some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides
have protease activity at a pH of from about 3.0 to about 12.0. In
some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides have protease
activity at a pH of from about 4.0 to about 10.5. In some
embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides have at least 70% of
maximal protease activity at a pH of from about 5.5 to about 9.0.
In some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides have at least
80% of maximal protease activity at a pH of from about 6.0 to about
8.5. In some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides have
maximal protease activity at a pH of about 7.5.
[0195] In some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides of the
present invention have protease activity at a temperature range of
from about 10.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. In some
embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides of the present
invention have protease activity at a temperature range of from
about 20.degree. C. to about 90.degree. C. In some embodiments, the
metalloprotease polypeptides have at least 70% of maximal protease
activity at a temperature of from about 45.degree. C. to about
60.degree. C. In some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides
have maximal protease activity at a temperature of 50.degree.
C.
[0196] In some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides of the
present invention demonstrate cleaning performance in a cleaning
composition. Cleaning compositions often include ingredients
harmful to the stability and performance of enzymes, making
cleaning compositions a harsh environment for enzymes, e.g.
metalloproteases, to retain function. Thus, it is not trivial for
an enzyme to be put in a cleaning composition and expect enzymatic
function (e.g. metalloprotease activity, such as demonstrated by
cleaning performance). In some embodiments, the metalloprotease
polypeptides of the present invention demonstrate cleaning
performance in automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent compositions.
In some embodiments, the cleaning performance in automatic
dishwashing (ADW) detergent compositions includes cleaning of egg
yolk stains. In some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides
of the present invention demonstrate cleaning performance in
laundry detergent compositions. In some embodiments, the cleaning
performance in laundry detergent compositions includes cleaning of
blood/milk/ink stains. In each of the cleaning compositions, the
metalloprotease polypeptides of the present invention demonstrate
cleaning performance with or without a bleach component.
[0197] The metalloprotease polypeptides of the invention have
protease activity such that they are useful in casein hydrolysis,
collagen hydrolysis, elastin hydrolysis, keratin hydrolysis, soy
protein hydrolysis or corn meal protein hydrolysis. Thus, the
polypeptides of the invention find use in other applications such
as pretreatments for food, feed, or protein degradation.
[0198] A polypeptide of the invention can be subject to various
changes, such as one or more amino acid insertions, deletions,
and/or substitutions, either conservative or non-conservative,
including where such changes do not substantially alter the
enzymatic activity of the polypeptide. Similarly, a nucleic acid of
the invention can also be subject to various changes, such as one
or more substitutions of one or more nucleotides in one or more
codons such that a particular codon encodes the same or a different
amino acid, resulting in either a silent variation (e.g., when the
encoded amino acid is not altered by the nucleotide mutation) or
non-silent variation, one or more deletions of one or more nucleic
acids (or codons) in the sequence, one or more additions or
insertions of one or more nucleic acids (or codons) in the
sequence, and/or cleavage of or one or more truncations of one or
more nucleic acids (or codons) in the sequence. Many such changes
in the nucleic acid sequence may not substantially alter the
enzymatic activity of the resulting encoded polypeptide enzyme
compared to the polypeptide enzyme encoded by the original nucleic
acid sequence. A nucleic acid sequence of the invention can also be
modified to include one or more codons that provide for optimum
expression in an expression system (e.g., bacterial expression
system), while, if desired, said one or more codons still encode
the same amino acid(s).
[0199] In some embodiments, the present invention provides a genus
of enzyme polypeptides having the desired enzymatic activity (e.g.,
protease enzyme activity or cleaning performance activity) which
comprise sequences having the amino acid substitutions described
herein and also which comprise one or more additional amino acid
substitutions, such as conservative and non-conservative
substitutions, wherein the polypeptide exhibits, maintains, or
approximately maintains the desired enzymatic activity (e.g.,
proteolytic activity, as reflected in the cleaning activity or
performance of the polypeptide enzymes of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18,
23, 28, 33 and 38). Amino acid substitutions in accordance with the
invention may include, but are not limited to, one or more
non-conservative substitutions and/or one or more conservative
amino acid substitutions. A conservative amino acid residue
substitution typically involves exchanging a member within one
functional class of amino acid residues for a residue that belongs
to the same functional class (conservative amino acid residues are
considered functionally homologous or conserved in calculating
percent functional homology). A conservative amino acid
substitution typically involves the substitution of an amino acid
in an amino acid sequence with a functionally similar amino acid.
For example, alanine, glycine, serine, and threonine are
functionally similar and thus may serve as conservative amino acid
substitutions for one another. Aspartic acid and glutamic acid may
serve as conservative substitutions for one another.
[0200] Asparagine and glutamine may serve as conservative
substitutions for one another. Arginine, lysine, and histidine may
serve as conservative substitutions for one another. Isoleucine,
leucine, methionine, and valine may serve as conservative
substitutions for one another. Phenylalanine, tyrosine, and
tryptophan may serve as conservative substitutions for one another.
Other conservative amino acid substitution groups can be
envisioned. For example, amino acids can be grouped by similar
function or chemical structure or composition (e.g., acidic, basic,
aliphatic, aromatic, sulfur-containing). For instance, an aliphatic
grouping may comprise: Glycine (G), Alanine (A), Valine (V),
Leucine (L), Isoleucine (I). Other groups containing amino acids
that are considered conservative substitutions for one another
include: aromatic: Phenylalanine (F), Tyrosine (Y), Tryptophan (W);
sulfur-containing: Methionine (M), Cysteine (C); Basic: Arginine
(R), Lysine (K), Histidine (H); Acidic: Aspartic acid (D), Glutamic
acid (E); non-polar uncharged residues, Cysteine (C), Methionine
(M), and Proline (P); hydrophilic uncharged residues: Serine (S),
Threonine (T), Asparagine (N), and Glutamine (Q). Additional
groupings of amino acids are well-known to those of skill in the
art and described in various standard textbooks. Listing of a
polypeptide sequence herein, in conjunction with the above
substitution groups, provides an express listing of all
conservatively substituted polypeptide sequences.
[0201] More conservative substitutions exist within the amino acid
residue classes described above, which also or alternatively can be
suitable. Conservation groups for substitutions that are more
conservative include: valine-leucine-isoleucine,
phenylalanine-tyrosine, lysine-arginine, alanine-valine, and
asparagine-glutamine.
[0202] Conservatively substituted variations of a polypeptide
sequence of the invention (e.g., variant metalloproteases of the
invention) include substitutions of a small percentage, sometimes
less than 25%, 20%, 15%, 14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, or 6%
of the amino acids of the polypeptide sequence, or less than 5%,
4%, 3%, 2%, or 1%, or less than 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1
amino acid substitution of the amino acids of the polypeptide
sequence, with a conservatively selected amino acid of the same
conservative substitution group.
[0203] As described elsewhere herein in greater detail and in the
Examples provided herein, polypeptides of the invention may have
cleaning abilities that may be compared to known proteases,
including known metalloproteases.
Nucleic Acids of the Invention
[0204] The invention provides isolated, non-naturally occurring, or
recombinant nucleic acids which may be collectively referred to as
"nucleic acids of the invention" or "polynucleotides of the
invention", which encode polypeptides of the invention. Nucleic
acids of the invention, including all described below, are useful
in recombinant production (e.g., expression) of polypeptides of the
invention, typically through expression of a plasmid expression
vector comprising a sequence encoding the polypeptide of interest
or fragment thereof. As discussed above, polypeptides include
metalloprotease polypeptides having enzymatic activity (e.g.,
proteolytic activity) which are useful in cleaning applications and
cleaning compositions for cleaning an item or a surface (e.g.,
surface of an item) in need of cleaning.
[0205] In some embodiments, the invention provides an isolated,
recombinant, substantially pure, or non-naturally occurring nucleic
acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding any polypeptide
(including any fusion protein, etc.) of the invention described
above in the section entitled "Polypeptides of the Invention" and
elsewhere herein. The invention also provides an isolated,
recombinant, substantially pure, or non-naturally-occurring nucleic
acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a combination of two
or more of any polypeptides of the invention described above and
elsewhere herein. In some embodiments, the nucleic acids of the
present invention has 50, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93,
94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 4, 9, 14, 19,
24, 29, 34 and 39.
[0206] The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding a
metalloprotease polypeptide of the present invention, wherein the
metalloprotease polypeptide is a mature form having proteolytic
activity, wherein the amino acid positions of the variant are
numbered by correspondence with the amino acid sequence of
Paenibacillus metalloprotease polypeptides set forth as SEQ ID NOs:
3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 or 38.
[0207] Nucleic acids of the invention can be generated by using any
suitable synthesis, manipulation, and/or isolation techniques, or
combinations thereof. For example, a polynucleotide of the
invention may be produced using standard nucleic acid synthesis
techniques, such as solid-phase synthesis techniques that are
well-known to those skilled in the art. In such techniques,
fragments of up to 50 or more nucleotide bases are typically
synthesized, then joined (e.g., by enzymatic or chemical ligation
methods) to form essentially any desired continuous nucleic acid
sequence. The synthesis of the nucleic acids of the invention can
be also facilitated by any suitable method known in the art,
including but not limited to chemical synthesis using the classical
phosphoramidite method (See e.g., Beaucage et al. Tetrahedron
Letters 22:1859-69 [1981]); or the method described by Matthes et
al. (See, Matthes et al., EMBO J. 3:801-805 [1984], as is typically
practiced in automated synthetic methods. Nucleic acids of the
invention also can be produced by using an automatic DNA
synthesizer. Customized nucleic acids can be ordered from a variety
of commercial sources (e.g., The Midland Certified Reagent Company,
the Great American Gene Company, Operon Technologies Inc., and
DNA2.0). Other techniques for synthesizing nucleic acids and
related principles are known in the art (See e.g., Itakura et al.,
Ann. Rev. Biochem. 53:323 [1984]; and Itakura et al., Science
198:1056 [1984]).
[0208] As indicated above, recombinant DNA techniques useful in
modification of nucleic acids are well known in the art. For
example, techniques such as restriction endonuclease digestion,
ligation, reverse transcription and cDNA production, and polymerase
chain reaction (e.g., PCR) are known and readily employed by those
of skill in the art. Nucleotides of the invention may also be
obtained by screening cDNA libraries using one or more
oligonucleotide probes that can hybridize to or PCR-amplify
polynucleotides which encode a metalloprotease polypeptide
polypeptide(s) of the invention. Procedures for screening and
isolating cDNA clones and PCR amplification procedures are well
known to those of skill in the art and described in standard
references known to those skilled in the art. Some nucleic acids of
the invention can be obtained by altering a naturally occurring
polynucleotide backbone (e.g., that encodes an enzyme or parent
protease) by, for example, a known mutagenesis procedure (e.g.,
site-directed mutagenesis, site saturation mutagenesis, and in
vitro recombination).
Methods for Making Modified Metalloprotease Polypeptides of the
Invention
[0209] A variety of methods are known in the art that are suitable
for generating modified polynucleotides of the invention that
encode metalloprotease polypeptides of the invention, including,
but not limited to, for example, site-saturation mutagenesis,
scanning mutagenesis, insertional mutagenesis, deletion
mutagenesis, random mutagenesis, site-directed mutagenesis, and
directed-evolution, as well as various other recombinatorial
approaches. Methods for making modified polynucleotides and
proteins (e.g., metalloprotease polypeptides) include DNA shuffling
methodologies, methods based on non-homologous recombination of
genes, such as ITCHY (See, Ostermeier et al., 7:2139-44 [1999]),
SCRACHY (See, Lutz et al. 98:11248-53 [2001]), SHIPREC (See, Sieber
et al., 19:456-60 [2001]), and NRR (See, Bittker et al., 20:1024-9
[2001]; Bittker et al., 101:7011-6 [2004]), and methods that rely
on the use of oligonucleotides to insert random and targeted
mutations, deletions and/or insertions (See, Ness et al., 20:1251-5
[2002]; Coco et al., 20:1246-50 [2002]; Zha et al., 4:34-9 [2003];
Glaser et al., 149:3903-13 [1992]).
Vectors, Cells, and Methods for Producing Metalloprotease
Polypeptides of the Invention
[0210] The present invention provides vectors comprising at least
one metalloprotease polynucleotide of the invention described
herein (e.g., a polynucleotide encoding a metalloprotease
polypeptide of the invention described herein), expression vectors
or expression cassettes comprising at least one nucleic acid or
polynucleotide of the invention, isolated, substantially pure, or
recombinant DNA constructs comprising at least one nucleic acid or
polynucleotide of the invention, isolated or recombinant cells
comprising at least one polynucleotide of the invention, and
compositions comprising one or more such vectors, nucleic acids,
expression vectors, expression cassettes, DNA constructs, cells,
cell cultures, or any combination or mixtures thereof.
[0211] In some embodiments, the invention provides recombinant
cells comprising at least one vector (e.g., expression vector or
DNA construct) of the invention which comprises at least one
nucleic acid or polynucleotide of the invention. Some such
recombinant cells are transformed or transfected with such at least
one vector. Such cells are typically referred to as host cells.
Some such cells comprise bacterial cells, including, but are not
limited to Bacillus sp. cells, such as B. subtilis cells. The
invention also provides recombinant cells (e.g., recombinant host
cells) comprising at least one metalloprotease polypeptide of the
invention.
[0212] In some embodiments, the invention provides a vector
comprising a nucleic acid or polynucleotide of the invention. In
some embodiments, the vector is an expression vector or expression
cassette in which a polynucleotide sequence of the invention which
encodes a metalloprotease polypeptide of the invention is operably
linked to one or additional nucleic acid segments required for
efficient gene expression (e.g., a promoter operably linked to the
polynucleotide of the invention which encodes a metalloprotease
polypeptide of the invention). A vector may include a transcription
terminator and/or a selection gene, such as an antibiotic
resistance gene, that enables continuous cultural maintenance of
plasmid-infected host cells by growth in antimicrobial-containing
media.
[0213] An expression vector may be derived from plasmid or viral
DNA, or in alternative embodiments, contains elements of both.
Exemplary vectors include, but are not limited to pC194, pJH101,
pE194, pHP13 (See, Harwood and Cutting [eds.], Chapter 3, Molecular
Biological Methods for Bacillus, John Wiley & Sons [1990];
suitable replicating plasmids for B. subtilis include those listed
on p. 92) See also, Perego, Integrational Vectors for Genetic
Manipulations in Bacillus subtilis, in Sonenshein et al., [eds.]
Bacillus subtilis and Other Gram-Positive Bacteria: Biochemistry,
Physiology and Molecular Genetics, American Society for
Microbiology, Washington, D.C. [1993], pp. 615-624), and
p2JM103BBI.
[0214] For expression and production of a protein of interest
(e.g., metalloprotease polypeptide) in a cell, at least one
expression vector comprising at least one copy of a polynucleotide
encoding the metalloprotease polypeptide, and in some instances
comprising multiple copies, is transformed into the cell under
conditions suitable for expression of the metalloprotease. In some
embodiments of the present invention, a polynucleotide sequence
encoding the metalloprotease polypeptide (as well as other
sequences included in the vector) is integrated into the genome of
the host cell, while in other embodiments, a plasmid vector
comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding the metalloprotease
polypeptide remains as autonomous extra-chromosomal element within
the cell. The invention provides both extrachromosomal nucleic acid
elements as well as incoming nucleotide sequences that are
integrated into the host cell genome. The vectors described herein
are useful for production of the metalloprotease polypeptides of
the invention. In some embodiments, a polynucleotide construct
encoding the metalloprotease polypeptide is present on an
integrating vector that enables the integration and optionally the
amplification of the polynucleotide encoding the metalloprotease
polypeptide into the host chromosome. Examples of sites for
integration are well known to those skilled in the art. In some
embodiments, transcription of a polynucleotide encoding a
metalloprotease polypeptide of the invention is effectuated by a
promoter that is the wild-type promoter for the selected precursor
protease. In some other embodiments, the promoter is heterologous
to the precursor protease, but is functional in the host cell.
Specifically, examples of suitable promoters for use in bacterial
host cells include, but are not limited to, for example, the amyE,
amyQ, amyL, pstS, sacB, pSPAC, pAprE, pVeg, pHpaII promoters, the
promoter of the B. stearothermophilus maltogenic amylase gene, the
B. amyloliquefaciens (BAN) amylase gene, the B. subtilis alkaline
protease gene, the B. clausii alkaline protease gene the B. pumilis
xylosidase gene, the B. thuringiensis cryIIIA, and the B.
licheniformis alpha-amylase gene. Additional promoters include, but
are not limited to the A4 promoter, as well as phage Lambda PR or
PL promoters, and the E. coli lac, trp or tac promoters.
[0215] Metalloprotease polypeptides of the present invention can be
produced in host cells of any suitable microorganism, including
bacteria and fungi. In some embodiments, metalloprotease
polypeptides of the present invention can be produced in
Gram-positive bacteria. In some embodiments, the host cells are
Bacillus spp., Streptomyces spp., Escherichia spp., Aspergillus
spp., Trichoderma spp., Pseudomonas spp., Corynebacterium spp.,
Saccharomyces spp., or Pichia spp. In some embodiments, the
metalloprotease polypeptides are produced by Bacillus sp. host
cells. Examples of Bacillus sp. host cells that find use in the
production of the metalloprotease polypeptides of the invention
include, but are not limited to B. licheniformis, B. lentus, B.
subtilis, B. amyloliquefaciens, B. lentus, B. brevis, B.
stearothermophilus, B. alkalophilus, B. coagulans, B. circulans, B.
pumilis, B. thuringiensis, B. clausii, and B. megaterium, as well
as other organisms within the genus Bacillus. In some embodiments,
B. subtilis host cells are used for production of metalloprotease
polypeptides. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,264,366 and 4,760,025 (RE 34,606)
describe various Bacillus host strains that can be used for
producing metalloprotease polypeptide of the invention, although
other suitable strains can be used.
[0216] Several bacterial strains that can be used to produce
metalloprotease polypeptides of the invention include
non-recombinant (i.e., wild-type) Bacillus sp. strains, as well as
variants of naturally-occurring strains and/or recombinant strains.
In some embodiments, the host strain is a recombinant strain,
wherein a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest has
been introduced into the host. In some embodiments, the host strain
is a B. subtilis host strain and particularly a recombinant
Bacillus subtilis host strain. Numerous B. subtilis strains are
known, including, but not limited to for example, 1A6 (ATCC 39085),
168 (1A01), SB19, W23, Ts85, B637, PB1753 through PB1758, PB3360,
JH642, 1A243 (ATCC 39,087), ATCC 21332, ATCC 6051, MI113, DE100
(ATCC 39,094), GX4931, PBT 110, and PEP 211strain (See e.g., Hoch
et al., Genetics 73:215-228 [1973]; See also, U.S. Pat. Nos.
4,450,235 and 4,302,544, and EP 0134048, each of which is
incorporated by reference in its entirety). The use of B. subtilis
as an expression host cells is well known in the art (See e.g.,
Palva et al., Gene 19:81-87 [1982]; Fahnestock and Fischer, J.
Bacteriol., 165:796-804 [1986]; and Wang et al., Gene 69:39-47
[1988]).
[0217] In some embodiments, the Bacillus host cell is a Bacillus
sp. that includes a mutation or deletion in at least one of the
following genes, degU, degS, degR and degQ. In some embodiments,
the mutation is in a degU gene, and in some embodiments the
mutation is degU(Hy)32 (See e.g., Msadek et al., J. Bacteriol.
172:824-834 [1990]; and Olmos et al., Mol. Gen. Genet. 253:562-567
[1997]). In some embodiments, the Bacillus host comprises a
mutation or deletion in scoC4 (See e.g., Caldwell et al., J.
Bacteriol. 183:7329-7340 [2001]); spollE (See e.g., Arigoni et al.,
Mol. Microbiol. 31:1407-1415 [1999]); and/or oppA or other genes of
the opp operon (See e.g., Perego et al., Mol. Microbiol. 5:173-185
[1991]). Indeed, it is contemplated that any mutation in the opp
operon that causes the same phenotype as a mutation in the oppA
gene will find use in some embodiments of the altered Bacillus
strain of the invention. In some embodiments, these mutations occur
alone, while in other embodiments, combinations of mutations are
present. In some embodiments, an altered Bacillus host cell strain
that can be used to produce a metalloprotease polypeptide of the
invention is a Bacillus host strain that already includes a
mutation in one or more of the above-mentioned genes. In addition,
Bacillus sp. host cells that comprise mutation(s) and/or deletions
of endogenous protease genes find use. In some embodiments, the
Bacillus host cell comprises a deletion of the aprE and the nprE
genes. In other embodiments, the Bacillus sp. host cell comprises a
deletion of 5 protease genes, while in other embodiments, the
Bacillus sp. host cell comprises a deletion of 9 protease genes
(See e.g., U.S. Pat. Appln. Pub. No. 2005/0202535, incorporated
herein by reference).
[0218] Host cells are transformed with at least one nucleic acid
encoding at least one metalloprotease polypeptide of the invention
using any suitable method known in the art. Methods for introducing
a nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) into Bacillus cells or E. coli cells
utilizing plasmid DNA constructs or vectors and transforming such
plasmid DNA constructs or vectors into such cells are well known.
In some embodiments, the plasmids are subsequently isolated from E.
coli cells and transformed into Bacillus cells. However, it is not
essential to use intervening microorganisms such as E. coli, and in
some embodiments, a DNA construct or vector is directly introduced
into a Bacillus host.
[0219] Those of skill in the art are well aware of suitable methods
for introducing nucleic acid sequences of the invention into
Bacillus cells (See e.g., Ferrari et al., "Genetics," in Harwood et
al. [eds.], Bacillus, Plenum Publishing Corp. [1989], pp. 57-72;
Saunders et al., J. Bacteriol. 157:718-726 [1984]; Hoch et al., J.
Bacteriol. 93:1925-1937 [1967]; Mann et al., Current Microbiol.
13:131-135 [1986]; Holubova, Folia Microbiol. 30:97 [1985]; Chang
et al., Mol. Gen. Genet. 168:11-115 [1979]; Vorobjeva et al., FEMS
Microbiol. Lett. 7:261-263 [1980]; Smith et al., Appl. Env.
Microbiol. 51:634 [1986]; Fisher et al., Arch. Microbiol.
139:213-217 [1981]; and McDonald, J. Gen. Microbiol. 130:203
[1984]). Indeed, such methods as transformation, including
protoplast transformation and transfection, transduction, and
protoplast fusion are well known and suited for use in the present
invention. Methods known in the art to transform Bacillus cells
include such methods as plasmid marker rescue transformation, which
involves the uptake of a donor plasmid by competent cells carrying
a partially homologous resident plasmid (See, Contente et al.,
Plasmid 2:555-571 [1979]; Haima et al., Mol. Gen. Genet.
223:185-191 [1990]; Weinrauch et al., J. Bacteriol. 154:1077-1087
[1983]; and Weinrauch et al., J. Bacteriol. 169:1205-1211 [1987]).
In this method, the incoming donor plasmid recombines with the
homologous region of the resident "helper" plasmid in a process
that mimics chromosomal transformation.
[0220] In addition to commonly used methods, in some embodiments,
host cells are directly transformed with a DNA construct or vector
comprising a nucleic acid encoding a metalloprotease polypeptide of
the invention (i.e., an intermediate cell is not used to amplify,
or otherwise process, the DNA construct or vector prior to
introduction into the host cell). Introduction of the DNA construct
or vector of the invention into the host cell includes those
physical and chemical methods known in the art to introduce a
nucleic acid sequence (e.g., DNA sequence) into a host cell without
insertion into the host genome. Such methods include, but are not
limited to calcium chloride precipitation, electroporation, naked
DNA, liposomes and the like. In additional embodiments, DNA
constructs or vector are co-transformed with a plasmid, without
being inserted into the plasmid. In further embodiments, a
selective marker is deleted from the altered Bacillus strain by
methods known in the art (See, Stahl et al., J. Bacteriol.
158:411-418 [1984]; and Palmeros et al., Gene 247:255-264
[2000]).
[0221] In some embodiments, the transformed cells of the present
invention are cultured in conventional nutrient media. The suitable
specific culture conditions, such as temperature, pH and the like
are known to those skilled in the art and are well described in the
scientific literature. In some embodiments, the invention provides
a culture (e.g., cell culture) comprising at least one
metalloprotease polypeptide or at least one nucleic acid of the
invention.
[0222] In some embodiments, host cells transformed with at least
one polynucleotide sequence encoding at least one metalloprotease
polypeptide of the invention are cultured in a suitable nutrient
medium under conditions permitting the expression of the present
protease, after which the resulting protease is recovered from the
culture. In some embodiments, the protease produced by the cells is
recovered from the culture medium by conventional procedures,
including, but not limited to for example, separating the host
cells from the medium by centrifugation or filtration,
precipitating the proteinaceous components of the supernatant or
filtrate by means of a salt (e.g., ammonium sulfate),
chromatographic purification (e.g., ion exchange, gel filtration,
affinity, etc.).
[0223] In some embodiments, a metalloprotease polypeptide produced
by a recombinant host cell is secreted into the culture medium. A
nucleic acid sequence that encodes a purification facilitating
domain may be used to facilitate purification of proteins. A vector
or DNA construct comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a
metalloprotease polypeptide may further comprise a nucleic acid
sequence encoding a purification facilitating domain to facilitate
purification of the metalloprotease polypeptide (See e.g., Kroll et
al., DNA Cell Biol. 12:441-53 [1993]). Such purification
facilitating domains include, but are not limited to, for example,
metal chelating peptides such as histidine-tryptophan modules that
allow purification on immobilized metals (See, Porath, Protein
Expr. Purif. 3:263-281 [1992]), protein A domains that allow
purification on immobilized immunoglobulin, and the domain utilized
in the FLAGS extension/affinity purification system. The inclusion
of a cleavable linker sequence such as Factor XA or enterokinase
(e.g., sequences available from Invitrogen, San Diego, Calif.)
between the purification domain and the heterologous protein also
find use to facilitate purification.
[0224] Assays for detecting and measuring the enzymatic activity of
an enzyme, such as a metalloprotease polypeptide of the invention,
are well known. Various assays for detecting and measuring activity
of proteases (e.g., metalloprotease polypeptides of the invention),
are also known to those of ordinary skill in the art. In
particular, assays are available for measuring protease activity
that are based on the release of acid-soluble peptides from casein
or hemoglobin, measured as absorbance at 280 nm or colorimetrically
using the Folin method. Other exemplary assays involve the
solubilization of chromogenic substrates (See e.g., Ward,
"Proteinases," in Fogarty (ed.)., Microbial Enzymes and
Biotechnology, Applied Science, London, [1983], pp. 251-317). Other
exemplary assays include, but are not limited to
succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-para nitroanilide assay (suc-AAPF-pNA)(SEQ
ID NO: 43) and the 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonate sodium salt
assay (TNBS assay). Numerous additional references known to those
in the art provide suitable methods (See e.g., Wells et al.,
Nucleic Acids Res. 11:7911-7925 [1983]; Christianson et al., Anal.
Biochem. 223:119-129 [1994]; and Hsia et al., Anal Biochem.
242:221-227 [1999]).
[0225] A variety of methods can be used to determine the level of
production of a mature protease (e.g., mature metalloprotease
polypeptides of the present invention) in a host cell. Such methods
include, but are not limited to, for example, methods that utilize
either polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies specific for the
protease. Exemplary methods include, but are not limited to
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), radioimmunoassays (MA),
fluorescent immunoassays (FIA), and fluorescent activated cell
sorting (FACS). These and other assays are well known in the art
(See e.g., Maddox et al., J. Exp. Med. 158:1211 [1983]).
[0226] In some other embodiments, the invention provides methods
for making or producing a mature metalloprotease polypeptide of the
invention. A mature metalloprotease polypeptide does not include a
signal peptide or a propeptide sequence. Some methods comprise
making or producing a metalloprotease polypeptide of the invention
in a recombinant bacterial host cell, such as for example, a
Bacillus sp. cell (e.g., a B. subtilis cell). In some embodiments,
the invention provides a method of producing a metalloprotease
polypeptide of the invention, the method comprising cultivating a
recombinant host cell comprising a recombinant expression vector
comprising a nucleic acid encoding a metalloprotease polypeptide of
the invention under conditions conducive to the production of the
metalloprotease polypeptide. Some such methods further comprise
recovering the metalloprotease polypeptide from the culture.
[0227] In some embodiments the invention provides methods of
producing a metalloprotease polypeptide of the invention, the
methods comprising: (a) introducing a recombinant expression vector
comprising a nucleic acid encoding a metalloprotease polypeptide of
the invention into a population of cells (e.g., bacterial cells,
such as B. subtilis cells); and (b) culturing the cells in a
culture medium under conditions conducive to produce the
metalloprotease polypeptide encoded by the expression vector. Some
such methods further comprise: (c) isolating the metalloprotease
polypeptide from the cells or from the culture medium.
Fabric and Home Care Products
[0228] In some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides of the
present invention can be used in compositions comprising an adjunct
material and a metalloprotease polypeptide, wherein the composition
is a fabric and home care product.
[0229] In some embodiments, the fabric and home care product
compositions comprising at least one metalloprotease polypeptide
comprise one or more of the following ingredients (based on total
composition weight): from about 0.0005 wt % to about 0.1 wt %, from
about 0.001 wt % to about 0.05 wt %, or even from about 0.002 wt %
to about 0.03 wt % of said metalloprotease polypeptide; and one or
more of the following: from about 0.00003 wt % to about 0.1 wt %
fabric hueing agent; from about 0.001 wt % to about 5 wt %, perfume
capsules; from about 0.001 wt % to about 1 wt %, cold-water soluble
brighteners; from about 0.00003 wt % to about 0.1 wt % bleach
catalysts; from about 0.00003 wt % to about 0.1 wt % first wash
lipases; from about 0.00003 wt % to about 0.1 wt % bacterial
cleaning cellulases; and/or from about 0.05 wt % to about 20 wt %
Guerbet nonionic surfactants.
[0230] In some embodiments, the fabric and home care product
composition is a liquid laundry detergent or a dishwashing
detergent, such as an automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent or hand
dishwashing detergent.
[0231] It is intended that the fabric and home care product is
provided in any suitable form, including a fluid or solid, or
granular, powder, solid, bar, liquid, tablet, gel, or paste form.
The fabric and home care product may be in the form of a unit dose
pouch, especially when in the form of a liquid, and typically the
fabric and home care product is at least partially, or even
completely, enclosed by a water-soluble pouch. In addition, in some
embodiments of the fabric and home care products comprising at
least one metalloprotease polypeptide, the fabric and home care
product may have any combination of parameters and/or
characteristics detailed above.
Compositions Having the Metalloprotease Polypeptide of the Present
Invention
[0232] Unless otherwise noted, all component or composition levels
provided herein are made in reference to the active level of that
component or composition, and are exclusive of impurities, for
example, residual solvents or by-products, which may be present in
commercially available sources. Enzyme components weights are based
on total active protein. All percentages and ratios are calculated
by weight unless otherwise indicated. All percentages and ratios
are calculated based on the total composition unless otherwise
indicated. Compositions of the invention include cleaning
compositions, such as detergent compositions. In the exemplified
detergent compositions, the enzymes levels are expressed by pure
enzyme by weight of the total composition and unless otherwise
specified, the detergent ingredients are expressed by weight of the
total compositions.
[0233] As indicated herein, in some embodiments, the cleaning
compositions of the present invention further comprise adjunct
materials including, but not limited to, surfactants, builders,
bleaches, bleach activators, bleach catalysts, other enzymes,
enzyme stabilizing systems, chelants, optical brighteners, soil
release polymers, dye transfer agents, dispersants, suds
suppressors, dyes, perfumes, colorants, filler salts, hydrotropes,
photoactivators, fluorescers, fabric conditioners, hydrolyzable
surfactants, preservatives, anti-oxidants, anti-shrinkage agents,
anti-wrinkle agents, germicides, fungicides, color speckles,
silvercare, anti-tarnish and/or anti-corrosion agents, alkalinity
sources, solubilizing agents, carriers, processing aids, pigments,
and pH control agents (See e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,610,642,
6,605,458, 5,705,464, 5,710,115, 5,698,504, 5,695,679, 5,686,014
and 5,646,101, all of which are incorporated herein by reference).
Embodiments of specific cleaning composition materials are
exemplified in detail below. In embodiments in which the cleaning
adjunct materials are not compatible with the metalloprotease
polypeptides of the present invention in the cleaning compositions,
then suitable methods of keeping the cleaning adjunct materials and
the protease(s) separated (i.e., not in contact with each other)
until combination of the two components is appropriate are used.
Such separation methods include any suitable method known in the
art (e.g., gelcaps, encapsulation, tablets, physical separation,
etc.).
[0234] The cleaning compositions of the present invention are
advantageously employed for example, in laundry applications, hard
surface cleaning, dishwashing applications, including automatic
dishwashing and hand dishwashing, as well as cosmetic applications
such as dentures, teeth, hair and skin. In addition, due to the
unique advantages of increased effectiveness in lower temperature
solutions, the enzymes of the present invention are ideally suited
for laundry applications. Furthermore, the enzymes of the present
invention find use in granular and liquid compositions.
[0235] The metalloprotease polypeptides of the present invention
also find use in cleaning additive products. In some embodiments,
low temperature solution cleaning applications find use. In some
embodiments, the present invention provides cleaning additive
products including at least one enzyme of the present invention is
ideally suited for inclusion in a wash process when additional
bleaching effectiveness is desired. Such instances include, but are
not limited to low temperature solution cleaning applications. In
some embodiments, the additive product is in its simplest form, one
or more proteases. In some embodiments, the additive is packaged in
dosage form for addition to a cleaning process. In some
embodiments, the additive is packaged in dosage form for addition
to a cleaning process where a source of peroxygen is employed and
increased bleaching effectiveness is desired. Any suitable single
dosage unit form finds use with the present invention, including
but not limited to pills, tablets, gelcaps, or other single dosage
units such as pre-measured powders or liquids. In some embodiments,
filler(s) or carrier material(s) are included to increase the
volume of such compositions. Suitable filler or carrier materials
include, but are not limited to, various salts of sulfate,
carbonate and silicate as well as talc, clay and the like. Suitable
filler or carrier materials for liquid compositions include, but
are not limited to water or low molecular weight primary and
secondary alcohols including polyols and diols. Examples of such
alcohols include, but are not limited to, methanol, ethanol,
propanol and isopropanol. In some embodiments, the compositions
contain from about 5% to about 90% of such materials. Acidic
fillers find use to reduce pH. Alternatively, in some embodiments,
the cleaning additive includes adjunct ingredients, as more fully
described below.
[0236] The present cleaning compositions and cleaning additives
require an effective amount of at least one of the metalloprotease
polypeptides provided herein, alone or in combination with other
proteases and/or additional enzymes. The required level of enzyme
is achieved by the addition of one or more metalloprotease
polypeptides of the present invention. Typically the present
cleaning compositions comprise at least about 0.0001 weight
percent, from about 0.0001 to about 10, from about 0.001 to about
1, or from about 0.01 to about 0.1 weight percent of at least one
of the metalloprotease polypeptides of the present invention.
[0237] The cleaning compositions herein are typically formulated
such that, during use in aqueous cleaning operations, the wash
water will have a pH of from about 4.0 to about 11.5, or even from
about 5.0 to about 11.5, or even from about 5.0 to about 8.0, or
even from about 7.5 to about 10.5. Liquid product formulations are
typically formulated to have a pH from about 3.0 to about 9.0 or
even from about 3 to about 5. Granular laundry products are
typically formulated to have a pH from about 9 to about 11.
Techniques for controlling pH at recommended usage levels include
the use of buffers, alkalis, acids, etc., and are well known to
those skilled in the art.
[0238] Suitable "low pH cleaning compositions" typically have a pH
of from about 3 to about 5, and are typically free of surfactants
that hydrolyze in such a pH environment. Such surfactants include
sodium alkyl sulfate surfactants that comprise at least one
ethylene oxide moiety or even from about 1 to about 16 moles of
ethylene oxide. Such cleaning compositions typically comprise a
sufficient amount of a pH modifier, such as sodium hydroxide,
monoethanolamine or hydrochloric acid, to provide such cleaning
composition with a pH of from about 3 to about 5. Such compositions
typically comprise at least one acid stable enzyme. In some
embodiments, the compositions are liquids, while in other
embodiments, they are solids. The pH of such liquid compositions is
typically measured as a neat pH. The pH of such solid compositions
is measured as a 10% solids solution of said composition wherein
the solvent is distilled water. In these embodiments, all pH
measurements are taken at 20.degree. C., unless otherwise
indicated.
[0239] In some embodiments, when the metalloprotease polypeptide
(s) is/are employed in a granular composition or liquid, it is
desirable for the metalloprotease polypeptide to be in the form of
an encapsulated particle to protect the metalloprotease polypeptide
from other components of the granular composition during storage.
In addition, encapsulation is also a means of controlling the
availability of the metalloprotease polypeptide during the cleaning
process. In some embodiments, encapsulation enhances the
performance of the metalloprotease polypeptide (s) and/or
additional enzymes. In this regard, the metalloprotease
polypeptides of the present invention are encapsulated with any
suitable encapsulating material known in the art. In some
embodiments, the encapsulating material typically encapsulates at
least part of the metalloprotease polypeptide (s) of the present
invention. Typically, the encapsulating material is water-soluble
and/or water-dispersible. In some embodiments, the encapsulating
material has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0.degree. C. or
higher. Glass transition temperature is described in more detail in
WO 97/11151. The encapsulating material is typically selected from
consisting of carbohydrates, natural or synthetic gums, chitin,
chitosan, cellulose and cellulose derivatives, silicates,
phosphates, borates, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol,
paraffin waxes, and combinations thereof. When the encapsulating
material is a carbohydrate, it is typically selected from
monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and
combinations thereof. In some typical embodiments, the
encapsulating material is a starch (See e.g., EP 0 922 499; U.S.
Pat. Nos. 4,977,252; 5,354,559, and 5,935,826). In some
embodiments, the encapsulating material is a microsphere made from
plastic such as thermoplastics, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile,
polyacrylonitrile, polymethacrylonitrile and mixtures thereof
commercially available microspheres that find use include, but are
not limited to those supplied by EXPANCEL.RTM. (Stockviksverken,
Sweden), and PM 6545, PM 6550, PM 7220, PM 7228,
EXTENDOSPHERES.RTM., LUXSIL.RTM., Q-CEL.RTM., and SPHERICEL.RTM.
(PQ Corp., Valley Forge, Pa.).
[0240] As described herein, the metalloprotease polypeptides of the
present invention find particular use in the cleaning industry,
including, but not limited to laundry and dish detergents. These
applications place enzymes under various environmental stresses.
The metalloprotease polypeptides of the present invention provide
advantages over many currently used enzymes, due to their stability
under various conditions.
[0241] Indeed, there are a variety of wash conditions including
varying detergent formulations, wash water volumes, wash water
temperatures, and lengths of wash time, to which proteases involved
in washing are exposed. In addition, detergent formulations used in
different geographical areas have different concentrations of their
relevant components present in the wash water. For example,
European detergents typically have about 4500-5000 ppm of detergent
components in the wash water, while Japanese detergents typically
have approximately 667 ppm of detergent components in the wash
water. In North America, particularly the United States, detergents
typically have about 975 ppm of detergent components present in the
wash water.
[0242] A low detergent concentration system includes detergents
where less than about 800 ppm of the detergent components are
present in the wash water. Japanese detergents are typically
considered low detergent concentration system as they have
approximately 667 ppm of detergent components present in the wash
water.
[0243] A medium detergent concentration includes detergents where
between about 800 ppm and about 2000 ppm of the detergent
components are present in the wash water. North American detergents
are generally considered to be medium detergent concentration
systems as they have approximately 975 ppm of detergent components
present in the wash water. Brazil typically has approximately 1500
ppm of detergent components present in the wash water.
[0244] A high detergent concentration system includes detergents
where greater than about 2000 ppm of the detergent components are
present in the wash water. European detergents are generally
considered to be high detergent concentration systems as they have
approximately 4500-5000 ppm of detergent components in the wash
water.
[0245] Latin American detergents are generally high suds phosphate
builder detergents and the range of detergents used in Latin
America can fall in both the medium and high detergent
concentrations as they range from 1500 ppm to 6000 ppm of detergent
components in the wash water. As mentioned above, Brazil typically
has approximately 1500 ppm of detergent components present in the
wash water. However, other high suds phosphate builder detergent
geographies, not limited to other Latin American countries, may
have high detergent concentration systems up to about 6000 ppm of
detergent components present in the wash water.
[0246] In light of the foregoing, it is evident that concentrations
of detergent compositions in typical wash solutions throughout the
world varies from less than about 800 ppm of detergent to about
6000 ppm in high suds phosphate builder geographies.
[0247] The concentrations of the typical wash solutions are
determined empirically. For example, in the U.S., a typical washing
machine holds a volume of about 64.4 L of wash solution.
Accordingly, in order to obtain a concentration of about 975 ppm of
detergent within the wash solution about 62.79 g of detergent
composition must be added to the 64.4 L of wash solution. This
amount is the typical amount measured into the wash water by the
consumer using the measuring cup provided with the detergent.
[0248] As a further example, different geographies use different
wash temperatures. The temperature of the wash water in Japan is
typically less than that used in Europe. For example, the
temperature of the wash water in North America and Japan is
typically between about 10 and about 40.degree. C. (e.g., about
20.degree. C.), whereas the temperature of wash water in Europe is
typically between about 30 and about 60.degree. C. (e.g., about
40.degree. C.). However, in the interest of saving energy, many
consumers are switching to using cold water washing. In addition,
in some further regions, cold water is typically used for laundry,
as well as dish washing applications. In some embodiments, the
"cold water washing" of the present invention utilizes "cold water
detergent" suitable for washing at temperatures from about
10.degree. C. to about 40.degree. C., or from about 20.degree. C.
to about 30.degree. C., or from about 15.degree. C. to about
25.degree. C., as well as all other combinations within the range
of about 15.degree. C. to about 35.degree. C., and all ranges
within 10.degree. C. to 40.degree. C.
[0249] As a further example, different geographies typically have
different water hardness. Water hardness is usually described in
terms of the grains per gallon mixed Ca.sup.2+/Mg.sup.2+. Hardness
is a measure of the amount of calcium (Ca.sup.2+) and magnesium
(Mg.sup.2+) in the water. Most water in the United States is hard,
but the degree of hardness varies. Moderately hard (60-120 ppm) to
hard (121-181 ppm) water has 60 to 181 parts per million (parts per
million converted to grains per U.S. gallon is ppm # divided by
17.1 equals grains per gallon) of hardness minerals.
TABLE-US-00001 Water Grains per gallon Parts per million Soft less
than 1.0 less than 17 Slightly hard 1.0 to 3.5 17 to 60 Moderately
hard 3.5 to 7.0 60 to 120 Hard 7.0 to 10.5 120 to 180 Very hard
greater than 10.5 greater than 180
[0250] European water hardness is typically greater than about 10.5
(for example about 10.5 to about 20.0) grains per gallon mixed
Ca.sup.2+/Mg.sup.2+ (e.g., about 15 grains per gallon mixed
Ca.sup.2+/Mg.sup.2+). North American water hardness is typically
greater than Japanese water hardness, but less than European water
hardness. For example, North American water hardness can be between
about 3 to about 10 grains, about 3 to about 8 grains or about 6
grains. Japanese water hardness is typically lower than North
American water hardness, usually less than about 4, for example
about 3 grains per gallon mixed Ca.sup.2+/Mg.sup.2+.
[0251] Accordingly, in some embodiments, the present invention
provides metalloprotease polypeptides that show surprising wash
performance in at least one set of wash conditions (e.g., water
temperature, water hardness, and/or detergent concentration). In
some embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides of the present
invention are comparable in wash performance to other
metalloprotease polypeptide proteases. In some embodiments of the
present invention, the metalloprotease polypeptides provided herein
exhibit enhanced oxidative stability, enhanced thermal stability,
enhanced cleaning capabilities under various conditions, and/or
enhanced chelator stability. In addition, the metalloprotease
polypeptides of the present invention find use in cleaning
compositions that do not include detergents, again either alone or
in combination with builders and stabilizers.
[0252] In some embodiments of the present invention, the cleaning
compositions comprise at least one metalloprotease polypeptide of
the present invention at a level from about 0.00001% to about 10%
by weight of the composition and the balance (e.g., about 99.999%
to about 90.0%) comprising cleaning adjunct materials by weight of
composition. In some other embodiments of the present invention,
the cleaning compositions of the present invention comprises at
least one metalloprotease polypeptide at a level of about 0.0001%
to about 10%, about 0.001% to about 5%, about 0.001% to about 2%,
about 0.005% to about 0.5% by weight of the composition and the
balance of the cleaning composition (e.g., about 99.9999% to about
90.0%, about 99.999% to about 98%, about 99.995% to about 99.5% by
weight) comprising cleaning adjunct materials.
[0253] In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the
present invention comprise one or more additional detergent
enzymes, which provide cleaning performance and/or fabric care
and/or dishwashing benefits. Examples of suitable enzymes include,
but are not limited to, acyl transferases, alpha-amylases,
beta-amylases, alpha-galactosidases, arabinosidases, aryl
esterases, beta-galactosidases, carrageenases, catalases,
cellobiohydrolases, cellulases, chondroitinases, cutinases,
endo-beta-1, 4-glucanases, endo-beta-mannanases, esterases,
exo-mannanases, galactanases, glucoamylases, hemicellulases,
hyaluronidases, keratinases, laccases, lactases, ligninases,
lipases, lipoxygenases, mannanases, oxidases, pectate lyases,
pectin acetyl esterases, pectinases, pentosanases, peroxidases,
phenoloxidases, phosphatases, phospholipases, phytases,
polygalacturonases, proteases, pullulanases, reductases,
rhamnogalacturonases, beta-glucanases, tannases, transglutaminases,
xylan acetyl-esterases, xylanases, xyloglucanases, and xylosidases,
or any combinations or mixtures thereof. In some embodiments, a
combination of enzymes is used (i.e., a "cocktail") comprising
conventional applicable enzymes like protease, lipase, cutinase
and/or cellulase in conjunction with amylase is used.
[0254] In addition to the metalloprotease polypeptides provided
herein, any other suitable protease finds use in the compositions
of the present invention. Suitable proteases include those of
animal, vegetable or microbial origin. In some embodiments,
microbial proteases are used. In some embodiments, chemically or
genetically modified mutants are included. In some embodiments, the
protease is a serine protease, preferably an alkaline microbial
protease or a trypsin-like protease. Examples of alkaline proteases
include subtilisins, especially those derived from Bacillus (e.g.,
subtilisin, lentus, amyloliquefaciens, subtilisin Carlsberg,
subtilisin 309, subtilisin 147 and subtilisin 168). Additional
examples include those mutant proteases described in U.S. Pat. Nos.
RE 34,606, 5,955,340, 5,700,676, 6,312,936, and 6,482,628, all of
which are incorporated herein by reference. Additional protease
examples include, but are not limited to trypsin (e.g., of porcine
or bovine origin), and the Fusarium protease described in WO
89/06270. In some embodiments, commercially available protease
enzymes that find use in the present invention include, but are not
limited to MAXATASE.RTM., MAXACAL.TM. MAXAPEM.TM., OPTICLEAN.RTM.,
OPTIMASE.RTM., PROPERASE.RTM., PURAFECT.RTM., PURAFECT.RTM. OXP,
PURAMAX.TM., EXCELLASE.TM., and PURAFAST.TM. (Genencor);
ALCALASE.RTM., SAVINASE.RTM., PRIMASE.RTM., DURAZYM.TM.,
POLARZYME.RTM., OVOZYME.RTM., KANNASE.RTM., LIQUANASE.RTM.,
NEUTRASE.RTM., RELASE.RTM. and ESPERASE.RTM. (Novozymes); BLAP.TM.
and BLAP.TM. variants (Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien,
Duesseldorf, Germany), and KAP (B. alkalophilus subtilisin; Kao
Corp., Tokyo, Japan). Various proteases are described in
WO95/23221, WO 92/21760, WO 09/149200, WO 09/149144, WO 09/149145,
WO 11/072099, WO 10/056640, WO 10/056653, WO 11/140364, WO
12/151534, U.S. Pat. Publ. No. 2008/0090747, and U.S. Pat. Nos.
5,801,039, 5,340,735, 5,500,364, 5,855,625, US RE 34,606,
5,955,340, 5,700,676, 6,312,936, and 6,482,628, and various other
patents. In some further embodiments, metalloproteases find use in
the present invention, including but not limited to the neutral
metalloprotease described in WO 07/044993.
[0255] In addition, any suitable lipase finds use in the present
invention. Suitable lipases include, but are not limited to those
of bacterial or fungal origin. Chemically or genetically modified
mutants are encompassed by the present invention. Examples of
useful lipases include Humicola lanuginosa lipase (See e.g., EP 258
068, and EP 305 216), Rhizomucor miehei lipase (See e.g., EP 238
023), Candida lipase, such as C. antarctica lipase (e.g., the C.
antarctica lipase A or B; See e.g., EP 214 761), Pseudomonas
lipases such as P. alcaligenes lipase and P. pseudoalcaligenes
lipase (See e.g., EP 218 272), P. cepacia lipase (See e.g., EP 331
376), P. stutzeri lipase (See e.g., GB 1,372,034), P. fluorescens
lipase, Bacillus lipase (e.g., B. subtilis lipase [Dartois et al.,
Biochem. Biophys. Acta 1131:253-260 [1993]); B. stearothermophilus
lipase [See e.g., JP 64/744992]; and B. pumilus lipase [See e.g.,
WO 91/16422]).
[0256] Furthermore, a number of cloned lipases find use in some
embodiments of the present invention, including but not limited to
Penicillium camembertii lipase (See, Yamaguchi et al., Gene
103:61-67 [1991]), Geotricum candidum lipase (See, Schimada et al.,
J. Biochem., 106:383-388 [1989]), and various Rhizopus lipases such
as R. delemar lipase (See, Hass et al., Gene 109:117-113 [1991]), a
R. niveus lipase (Kugimiya et al., Biosci. Biotech. Biochem.
56:716-719 [1992]) and R. oryzae lipase.
[0257] Other types of lipase polypeptide enzymes such as cutinases
also find use in some embodiments of the present invention,
including but not limited to the cutinase derived from Pseudomonas
mendocina (See, WO 88/09367), and the cutinase derived from
Fusarium solani pisi (See, WO 90/09446).
[0258] Additional suitable lipases include commercially available
lipases such as M1 LIPASE.TM., LUMA FAST.TM., and LIPOMAX.TM.
(Genencor); LIPEX.RTM., LIPOLASE.RTM. and LIPOLASE.RTM. ULTRA
(Novozymes); and LIPASE P.TM. "Amano" (Amano Pharmaceutical Co.
Ltd., Japan).
[0259] In some embodiments of the present invention, the cleaning
compositions of the present invention further comprise lipases at a
level from about 0.00001% to about 10% of additional lipase by
weight of the composition and the balance of cleaning adjunct
materials by weight of composition. In some other embodiments of
the present invention, the cleaning compositions of the present
invention also comprise lipases at a level of about 0.0001% to
about 10%, about 0.001% to about 5%, about 0.001% to about 2%,
about 0.005% to about 0.5% lipase by weight of the composition.
[0260] In some embodiments of the present invention, any suitable
amylase finds use in the present invention. In some embodiments,
any amylase (e.g., alpha and/or beta) suitable for use in alkaline
solutions also find use. Suitable amylases include, but are not
limited to those of bacterial or fungal origin. Chemically or
genetically modified mutants are included in some embodiments.
Amylases that find use in the present invention, include, but are
not limited to a-amylases obtained from B. licheniformis (See e.g.,
GB 1,296,839). Additional suitable amylases include those found in
WO9510603, WO9526397, WO9623874, WO9623873, WO9741213, WO9919467,
WO0060060, WO0029560, WO9923211, WO9946399, WO0060058, WO0060059,
WO9942567, WO0114532, WO02092797, WO0166712, WO0188107, WO0196537,
WO0210355, WO9402597, WO0231124, WO9943793, WO9943794,
WO2004113551, WO2005001064, WO2005003311, WO0164852, WO2006063594,
WO2006066594, WO2006066596, WO2006012899, WO2008092919,
WO2008000825, WO2005018336, WO2005066338, WO2009140504,
WO2005019443, WO2010091221, WO2010088447, WO0134784, WO2006012902,
WO2006031554, WO2006136161, WO2008101894, WO2010059413,
WO2011098531, WO2011080352, WO2011080353, WO2011080354,
WO2011082425, WO2011082429, WO2011076123, WO2011087836,
WO2011076897, WO94183314, WO9535382, WO9909183, WO9826078,
WO9902702, WO9743424, WO9929876, WO9100353, WO9605295, WO9630481,
WO9710342, WO2008088493, WO2009149419, WO2009061381, WO2009100102,
WO2010104675, WO2010117511, and WO2010115021. Commercially
available amylases that find use in the present invention include,
but are not limited to DURAMYL.RTM., TERMAMYL.RTM., FUNGAMYL.RTM.,
STAINZYME.RTM., STAINZYME PLUS.RTM., STAINZYME ULTRA.RTM., and
BAN.TM. (Novozymes), as well as POWERASE.TM., RAPIDASE.RTM. and
MAXAMYL.RTM. P (Genencor).
[0261] In some embodiments of the present invention, the cleaning
compositions of the present invention further comprise amylases at
a level from about 0.00001% to about 10% of additional amylase by
weight of the composition and the balance of cleaning adjunct
materials by weight of composition. In some other embodiments of
the present invention, the cleaning compositions of the present
invention also comprise amylases at a level of about 0.0001% to
about 10%, about 0.001% to about 5%, about 0.001% to about 2%,
about 0.005% to about 0.5% amylase by weight of the
composition.
[0262] In some further embodiments, any suitable cellulase finds
used in the cleaning compositions of the present invention.
Suitable cellulases include, but are not limited to those of
bacterial or fungal origin. Chemically or genetically modified
mutants are included in some embodiments. Suitable cellulases
include, but are not limited to Humicola insolens cellulases (See
e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,435,307). Especially suitable cellulases are
the cellulases having color care benefits (See e.g., EP 0 495 257).
Commercially available cellulases that find use in the present
include, but are not limited to CELLUZYME, CELLUCLEAN, CAREZYME
(Novozymes), PURADEX AND REVITALENZ (Danisco US Inc.), and
KAC-500(B) (Kao Corporation). In some embodiments, cellulases are
incorporated as portions or fragments of mature wild-type or
variant cellulases, wherein a portion of the N-terminus is deleted
(See e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,874,276). Additional suitable cellulases
include those found in WO2005054475, WO2005056787, U.S. Pat. Nos.
7,449,318, and 7,833,773. In some embodiments, the cleaning
compositions of the present invention further comprise cellulases
at a level from about 0.00001% to about 10% of additional cellulase
by weight of the composition and the balance of cleaning adjunct
materials by weight of composition. In some other embodiments of
the present invention, the cleaning compositions of the present
invention also comprise cellulases at a level of about 0.0001% to
about 10%, about 0.001% to about 5%, about 0.001% to about 2%,
about 0.005% to about 0.5% cellulase by weight of the
composition.
[0263] Any mannanase suitable for use in detergent compositions
also finds use in the present invention. Suitable mannanases
include, but are not limited to those of bacterial or fungal
origin. Chemically or genetically modified mutants are included in
some embodiments. Various mannanases are known which find use in
the present invention (See e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,566,114;
6,602,842; 5,476,775 and 6,440,991, and U.S. Prov. App. Ser. No.
61/739,267; all of which are incorporated herein by reference).
Commercially available mannanases that find use in the present
invention include, but are not limited to MANNASTAR, PURABRITE, and
MANNAWAY. In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the
present invention further comprise mannanases at a level from about
0.00001% to about 10% of additional mannanase by weight of the
composition and the balance of cleaning adjunct materials by weight
of composition. In some embodiments of the present invention, the
cleaning compositions of the present invention also comprise
mannanases at a level of about 0.0001% to about 10%, about 0.001%
to about 5%, about 0.001% to about 2%, about 0.005% to about 0.5%
mannanase by weight of the composition.
[0264] In some embodiments, peroxidases are used in combination
with hydrogen peroxide or a source thereof (e.g., a percarbonate,
perborate or persulfate) in the compositions of the present
invention. In some alternative embodiments, oxidases are used in
combination with oxygen. Both types of enzymes are used for
"solution bleaching" (i.e., to prevent transfer of a textile dye
from a dyed fabric to another fabric when the fabrics are washed
together in a wash liquor), preferably together with an enhancing
agent (See e.g., WO 94/12621 and WO 95/01426). Suitable
peroxidases/oxidases include, but are not limited to those of
plant, bacterial or fungal origin. Chemically or genetically
modified mutants are included in some embodiments. In some
embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the present invention
further comprise peroxidase and/or oxidase enzymes at a level from
about 0.00001% to about 10% of additional peroxidase and/or oxidase
by weight of the composition and the balance of cleaning adjunct
materials by weight of composition. In some other embodiments of
the present invention, the cleaning compositions of the present
invention also comprise, peroxidase and/or oxidase enzymes at a
level of about 0.0001% to about 10%, about 0.001% to about 5%,
about 0.001% to about 2%, about 0.005% to about 0.5% peroxidase
and/or oxidase enzymes by weight of the composition.
[0265] In some embodiments, additional enzymes find use, including
but not limited to perhydrolases (See e.g., WO 05/056782). In
addition, in some embodiments, mixtures of the above mentioned
enzymes are encompassed herein, in particular one or more
additional protease, amylase, lipase, mannanase, and/or at least
one cellulase. Indeed, it is contemplated that various mixtures of
these enzymes will find use in the present invention. It is also
contemplated that the varying levels of the metalloprotease
polypeptide (s) and one or more additional enzymes may both
independently range to about 10%, the balance of the cleaning
composition being cleaning adjunct materials. The specific
selection of cleaning adjunct materials are readily made by
considering the surface, item, or fabric to be cleaned, and the
desired form of the composition for the cleaning conditions during
use (e.g., through the wash detergent use).
[0266] Examples of suitable cleaning adjunct materials include, but
are not limited to, surfactants, builders, bleaches, bleach
activators, bleach catalysts, other enzymes, enzyme stabilizing
systems, chelants, optical brighteners, soil release polymers, dye
transfer agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, catalytic
materials, hydrogen peroxide, sources of hydrogen peroxide,
preformed peracids, polymeric dispersing agents, clay soil removal
agents, structure elasticizing agents, dispersants, suds
suppressors, dyes, perfumes, colorants, filler salts, hydrotropes,
photoactivators, fluorescers, fabric conditioners, fabric
softeners, carriers, hydrotropes, processing aids, solvents,
pigments, hydrolyzable surfactants, preservatives, anti-oxidants,
anti-shrinkage agents, anti-wrinkle agents, germicides, fungicides,
color speckles, silvercare, anti-tarnish and/or anti-corrosion
agents, alkalinity sources, solubilizing agents, carriers,
processing aids, pigments, and pH control agents (See e.g., U.S.
Pat. Nos. 6,610,642; 6,605,458; 5,705,464; 5,710,115; 5,698,504;
5,695,679; 5,686,014 and 5,646,101, all of which are incorporated
herein by reference). Embodiments of specific cleaning composition
materials are exemplified in detail below. In embodiments in which
the cleaning adjunct materials are not compatible with the
metalloprotease polypeptides of the present invention in the
cleaning compositions, then suitable methods of keeping the
cleaning adjunct materials and the protease(s) separated (i.e., not
in contact with each other) until combination of the two components
is appropriate are used. Such separation methods include any
suitable method known in the art (e.g., gelcaps, encapsulation,
tablets, physical separation, etc.).
[0267] In some embodiments, an effective amount of one or more
metalloprotease polypeptide (s) provided herein is included in
compositions useful for cleaning a variety of surfaces in need of
proteinaceous stain removal. Such cleaning compositions include
cleaning compositions for such applications as cleaning hard
surfaces, fabrics, and dishes. Indeed, in some embodiments, the
present invention provides fabric cleaning compositions, while in
other embodiments, the present invention provides non-fabric
cleaning compositions. Notably, the present invention also provides
cleaning compositions suitable for personal care, including oral
care (including dentrifices, toothpastes, mouthwashes, etc., as
well as denture cleaning compositions), skin, and hair cleaning
compositions. It is intended that the present invention encompass
detergent compositions in any form (i.e., liquid, granular, bar,
semi-solid, gels, emulsions, tablets, capsules, etc.).
[0268] By way of example, several cleaning compositions wherein the
metalloprotease polypeptides of the present invention find use are
described in greater detail below. In some embodiments in which the
cleaning compositions of the present invention are formulated as
compositions suitable for use in laundry machine washing method(s),
the compositions of the present invention preferably contain at
least one surfactant and at least one builder compound, as well as
one or more cleaning adjunct materials preferably selected from
organic polymeric compounds, bleaching agents, additional enzymes,
suds suppressors, dispersants, lime-soap dispersants, soil
suspension and anti-redeposition agents and corrosion inhibitors.
In some embodiments, laundry compositions also contain softening
agents (i.e., as additional cleaning adjunct materials). The
compositions of the present invention also find use in detergent
additive products in solid or liquid form. Such additive products
are intended to supplement and/or boost the performance of
conventional detergent compositions and can be added at any stage
of the cleaning process. In some embodiments, the density of the
laundry detergent compositions herein ranges from about 400 to
about 1200 g/liter, while in other embodiments, it ranges from
about 500 to about 950 g/liter of composition measured at
20.degree. C.
[0269] In embodiments formulated as compositions for use in manual
dishwashing methods, the compositions of the invention preferably
contain at least one surfactant and preferably at least one
additional cleaning adjunct material selected from organic
polymeric compounds, suds enhancing agents, group II metal ions,
solvents, hydrotropes and additional enzymes.
[0270] In some embodiments, various cleaning compositions such as
those provided in U.S. Pat. No. 6,605,458, find use with the
metalloprotease polypeptides of the present invention. Thus, in
some embodiments, the compositions comprising at least one
metalloprotease polypeptide of the present invention is a compact
granular fabric cleaning composition, while in other embodiments,
the composition is a granular fabric cleaning composition useful in
the laundering of colored fabrics, in further embodiments, the
composition is a granular fabric cleaning composition which
provides softening through the wash capacity, in additional
embodiments, the composition is a heavy duty liquid fabric cleaning
composition. In some embodiments, the compositions comprising at
least one metalloprotease polypeptide of the present invention are
fabric cleaning compositions such as those described in U.S. Pat.
Nos. 6,610,642 and 6,376,450. In addition, the metalloprotease
polypeptides of the present invention find use in granular laundry
detergent compositions of particular utility under European or
Japanese washing conditions (See e.g., U.S. Pat. No.
6,610,642).
[0271] In some alternative embodiments, the present invention
provides hard surface cleaning compositions comprising at least one
metalloprotease polypeptide provided herein. Thus, in some
embodiments, the compositions comprising at least one
metalloprotease polypeptide of the present invention is a hard
surface cleaning composition such as those described in U.S. Pat.
Nos. 6,610,642; 6,376,450, and 6,376,450.
[0272] In yet further embodiments, the present invention provides
dishwashing compositions comprising at least one metalloprotease
polypeptide provided herein. Thus, in some embodiments, the
compositions comprising at least one metalloprotease polypeptide of
the present invention is a hard surface cleaning composition such
as those in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,610,642 and 6,376,450. In some still
further embodiments, the present invention provides dishwashing
compositions comprising at least one metalloprotease polypeptide
provided herein. In some further embodiments, the compositions
comprising at least one metalloprotease polypeptide of the present
invention comprise oral care compositions such as those in U.S.
Pat. Nos. 6,376,450, and 6,376,450. The formulations and
descriptions of the compounds and cleaning adjunct materials
contained in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,376,450;
6,605,458; 6,605,458, and 6,610,642, find use with the
metalloprotease polypeptides provided herein.
[0273] The cleaning compositions of the present invention are
formulated into any suitable form and prepared by any process
chosen by the formulator, non-limiting examples of which are
described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,879,584; 5,691,297; 5,574,005;
5,569,645; 5,565,422; 5,516,448; 5,489,392, and 5,486,303, all of
which are incorporated herein by reference. When a low pH cleaning
composition is desired, the pH of such composition is adjusted via
the addition of a material such as monoethanolamine or an acidic
material such as HCl.
[0274] In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the
present invention can be formulated to have an alkaline pH under
wash conditions, such as a pH of from about 8.0 to about 12.0, or
from about 8.5 to about 11.0, or from about 9.0 to about 11.0. In
some embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the present
invention can be formulated to have a neutral pH under wash
conditions, such as a pH of from about 5.0 to about 8.0, or from
about 5.5 to about 8.0, or from about 6.0 to about 8.0, or from
about 6.0 to about 7.5. In some embodiments, the neutral pH
conditions can be measured when the cleaning composition is
dissolved 1:100 (wt:wt) in de-ionised water at 20.degree. C.,
measured using a conventional pH meter.
[0275] While not essential for the purposes of the present
invention, the non-limiting list of adjuncts illustrated
hereinafter are suitable for use in the instant cleaning
compositions. In some embodiments, these adjuncts are incorporated
for example, to assist or enhance cleaning performance, for
treatment of the substrate to be cleaned, or to modify the
aesthetics of the cleaning composition as is the case with
perfumes, colorants, dyes or the like. It is understood that such
adjuncts are in addition to the metalloprotease polypeptides of the
present invention. The precise nature of these additional
components, and levels of incorporation thereof, will depend on the
physical form of the composition and the nature of the cleaning
operation for which it is to be used. Suitable adjunct materials
include, but are not limited to, surfactants, builders, chelating
agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, deposition aids,
dispersants, additional enzymes, and enzyme stabilizers, catalytic
materials, bleach activators, bleach boosters, hydrogen peroxide,
sources of hydrogen peroxide, preformed peracids, polymeric
dispersing agents, clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents,
brighteners, suds suppressors, dyes, perfumes, structure
elasticizing agents, fabric softeners, carriers, hydrotropes,
processing aids and/or pigments. In addition to the disclosure
below, suitable examples of such other adjuncts and levels of use
are found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,576,282, 6,306,812, and 6,326,348,
incorporated by reference. The aforementioned adjunct ingredients
may constitute the balance of the cleaning compositions of the
present invention.
[0276] In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions according to
the present invention comprise an acidifying particle or an amino
carboxylic builder. Examples of an amino carboxylic builder include
aminocarboxylic acids, salts and derivatives thereof. In some
embodiment, the amino carboxylic builder is an aminopolycarboxylic
builder, such as glycine-N,N-diacetic acid or derivative of general
formula MOOC--CHR-N(CH.sub.2COOM).sub.2 where R is C.sub.1-12 alkyl
and M is alkali metal. In some embodiments, the amino carboxylic
builder can be methylglycine diacetic acid (MGDA), GLDA
(glutamic-N,N-diacetic acid), iminodisuccinic acid (IDS),
carboxymethyl inulin and salts and derivatives thereof, aspartic
acid-N-monoacetic acid (ASMA), aspartic acid-N,N-diacetic acid
(ASDA), aspartic acid-N-monopropionic acid (ASMP), iminodisuccinic
acid (IDA), N-(2-sulfomethyl) aspartic acid (SMAS),
N-(2-sulfoethyl)aspartic acid (SEAS), N-(2-sulfomethyl)glutamic
acid (SMGL), N-(2-sulfoethyl) glutamic acid (SEGL), IDS
(iminodiacetic acid) and salts and derivatives thereof such as
N-methyliminodiacetic acid (MIDA), alpha-alanine-N,N-diacetic acid
(alpha-ALDA), serine-N,N-diacetic acid (SEDA),
isoserine-N,Ndiacetic acid (ISDA), phenylalanine-N,N-diacetic acid
(PHDA), anthranilic acid-N,N-diacetic acid (ANDA), sulfanilic
acid-N,N-diacetic acid (SLDA), taurine-N,N-diacetic acid (TUDA) and
sulfomethyl-N,N-diacetic acid (SMDA) and alkali metal salts and
derivative thereof. In some embodiments, the acidifying particle
has a weight geometric mean particle size of from about 400.mu. to
about 1200.mu. and a bulk density of at least 550 g/L. In some
embodiments, the acidifying particle comprises at least about 5% of
the builder.
[0277] In some embodiments, the acidifying particle can comprise
any acid, including organic acids and mineral acids. Organic acids
can have one or two carboxyls and in some instances up to 15
carbons, especially up to 10 carbons, such as formic, acetic,
propionic, capric, oxalic, succinic, adipic, maleic, fumaric,
sebacic, malic, lactic, glycolic, tartaric and glyoxylic acids. In
some embodiments, the acid is citric acid. Mineral acids include
hydrochloric and sulphuric acid. In some instances, the acidifying
particle of the invention is a highly active particle comprising a
high level of amino carboxylic builder. Sulphuric acid has been
found to further contribute to the stability of the final
particle.
[0278] In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions according to
the present invention comprise at least one surfactant and/or a
surfactant system wherein the surfactant is selected from nonionic
surfactants, anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, ampholytic
surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, semi-polar nonionic
surfactants and mixtures thereof. In some low pH cleaning
composition embodiments (e.g., compositions having a neat pH of
from about 3 to about 5), the composition typically does not
contain alkyl ethoxylated sulfate, as it is believed that such
surfactant may be hydrolyzed by such compositions the acidic
contents. In some embodiments, the surfactant is present at a level
of from about 0.1% to about 60%, while in alternative embodiments
the level is from about 1% to about 50%, while in still further
embodiments the level is from about 5% to about 40%, by weight of
the cleaning composition.
[0279] In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the
present invention comprise one or more detergent builders or
builder systems. In some embodiments incorporating at least one
builder, the cleaning compositions comprise at least about 1%, from
about 3% to about 60% or even from about 5% to about 40% builder by
weight of the cleaning composition. Builders include, but are not
limited to, the alkali metal, ammonium and alkanolammonium salts of
polyphosphates, alkali metal silicates, alkaline earth and alkali
metal carbonates, aluminosilicates, polycarboxylate compounds,
ether hydroxypolycarboxylates, copolymers of maleic anhydride with
ethylene or vinyl methyl ether, 1, 3, 5-trihydroxy benzene-2, 4,
6-trisulphonic acid, and carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, the various
alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of polyacetic
acids such as ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid and nitrilotriacetic
acid, as well as polycarboxylates such as mellitic acid, succinic
acid, citric acid, oxydisuccinic acid, polymaleic acid, benzene
1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, and
soluble salts thereof. Indeed, it is contemplated that any suitable
builder will find use in various embodiments of the present
invention.
[0280] In some embodiments, the builders form water-soluble
hardness ion complexes (e.g., sequestering builders), such as
citrates and polyphosphates (e.g., sodium tripolyphosphate and
sodium tripolyphospate hexahydrate, potassium tripolyphosphate, and
mixed sodium and potassium tripolyphosphate, etc.). It is
contemplated that any suitable builder will find use in the present
invention, including those known in the art (See e.g., EP 2 100
949).
[0281] In some embodiments, builders for use herein include
phosphate builders and non-phosphate builders. In some embodiments,
the builder is a phosphate builder. In some embodiments, the
builder is a non-phosphate builder. If present, builders are used
in a level of from 0.1% to 80%, or from 5 to 60%, or from 10 to 50%
by weight of the composition. In some embodiments the product
comprises a mixture of phosphate and non-phosphate builders.
[0282] Suitable phosphate builders include mono-phosphates,
di-phosphates, tri-polyphosphates or oligomeric-poylphosphates,
including the alkali metal salts of these compounds, including the
sodium salts. In some embodiments, a builder can be sodium
tripolyphosphate (STPP). Additionally, the composition can comprise
carbonate and/or citrate, preferably citrate that helps to achieve
a neutral pH composition of the invention. Other suitable
non-phosphate builders include homopolymers and copolymers of
polycarboxylic acids and their partially or completely neutralized
salts, monomeric polycarboxylic acids and hydroxycarboxylic acids
and their salts. In some embodiments, salts of the above mentioned
compounds include the ammonium and/or alkali metal salts, i.e. the
lithium, sodium, and potassium salts, including sodium salts.
Suitable polycarboxylic acids include acyclic, alicyclic,
hetero-cyclic and aromatic carboxylic acids, wherein in some
embodiments, they can contain at least two carboxyl groups which
are in each case separated from one another by, in some instances,
no more than two carbon atoms.
[0283] In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the
present invention contain at least one chelating agent. Suitable
chelating agents include, but are not limited to copper, iron
and/or manganese chelating agents and mixtures thereof. In
embodiments in which at least one chelating agent is used, the
cleaning compositions of the present invention comprise from about
0.1% to about 15% or even from about 3.0% to about 10% chelating
agent by weight of the subject cleaning composition.
[0284] In some still further embodiments, the cleaning compositions
provided herein contain at least one deposition aid. Suitable
deposition aids include, but are not limited to, polyethylene
glycol, polypropylene glycol, polycarboxylate, soil release
polymers such as polytelephthalic acid, clays such as kaolinite,
montmorillonite, atapulgite, illite, bentonite, halloysite, and
mixtures thereof.
[0285] As indicated herein, in some embodiments, anti-redeposition
agents find use in some embodiments of the present invention. In
some embodiments, non-ionic surfactants find use. For example, in
automatic dishwashing embodiments, non-ionic surfactants find use
for surface modification purposes, in particular for sheeting, to
avoid filming and spotting and to improve shine. These non-ionic
surfactants also find use in preventing the re-deposition of soils.
In some embodiments, the anti-redeposition agent is a non-ionic
surfactant as known in the art (See e.g., EP 2 100 949). In some
embodiments, the non-ionic surfactant can be ethoxylated nonionic
surfactants, epoxy-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohols and amine
oxides surfactants.
[0286] In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the
present invention include one or more dye transfer inhibiting
agents. Suitable polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents include,
but are not limited to, polyvinylpyrrolidone polymers, polyamine
N-oxide polymers, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and
N-vinylimidazole, polyvinyloxazolidones and polyvinylimidazoles or
mixtures thereof. In embodiments in which at least one dye transfer
inhibiting agent is used, the cleaning compositions of the present
invention comprise from about 0.0001% to about 10%, from about
0.01% to about 5%, or even from about 0.1% to about 3% by weight of
the cleaning composition.
[0287] In some embodiments, silicates are included within the
compositions of the present invention. In some such embodiments,
sodium silicates (e.g., sodium disilicate, sodium metasilicate, and
crystalline phyllosilicates) find use. In some embodiments,
silicates are present at a level of from about 1% to about 20%. In
some embodiments, silicates are present at a level of from about 5%
to about 15% by weight of the composition.
[0288] In some still additional embodiments, the cleaning
compositions of the present invention also contain dispersants.
Suitable water-soluble organic materials include, but are not
limited to the homo- or co-polymeric acids or their salts, in which
the polycarboxylic acid comprises at least two carboxyl radicals
separated from each other by not more than two carbon atoms.
[0289] In some further embodiments, the enzymes used in the
cleaning compositions are stabilized by any suitable technique. In
some embodiments, the enzymes employed herein are stabilized by the
presence of water-soluble sources of calcium and/or magnesium ions
in the finished compositions that provide such ions to the enzymes.
In some embodiments, the enzyme stabilizers include
oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and inorganic divalent metal
salts, including alkaline earth metals, such as calcium salts, such
as calcium formate. It is contemplated that various techniques for
enzyme stabilization will find use in the present invention. For
example, in some embodiments, the enzymes employed herein are
stabilized by the presence of water-soluble sources of zinc (II),
calcium (II) and/or magnesium (II) ions in the finished
compositions that provide such ions to the enzymes, as well as
other metal ions (e.g., barium (II), scandium (II), iron (II),
manganese (II), aluminum (III), Tin (II), cobalt (II), copper (II),
nickel (II), and oxovanadium (IV). Chlorides and sulfates also find
use in some embodiments of the present invention. Examples of
suitable oligosaccharides and polysaccharides (e.g., dextrins) are
known in the art (See e.g., WO 07/145964). In some embodiments,
reversible protease inhibitors also find use, such as
boron-containing compounds (e.g., borate, 4-formyl phenyl boronic
acid) and/or a tripeptide aldehyde find use to further improve
stability, as desired.
[0290] In some embodiments, bleaches, bleach activators and/or
bleach catalysts are present in the compositions of the present
invention. In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the
present invention comprise inorganic and/or organic bleaching
compound(s). Inorganic bleaches include, but are not limited to
perhydrate salts (e.g., perborate, percarbonate, perphosphate,
persulfate, and persilicate salts). In some embodiments, inorganic
perhydrate salts are alkali metal salts. In some embodiments,
inorganic perhydrate salts are included as the crystalline solid,
without additional protection, although in some other embodiments,
the salt is coated. Any suitable salt known in the art finds use in
the present invention (See e.g., EP 2 100 949).
[0291] In some embodiments, bleach activators are used in the
compositions of the present invention. Bleach activators are
typically organic peracid precursors that enhance the bleaching
action in the course of cleaning at temperatures of 60.degree. C.
and below. Bleach activators suitable for use herein include
compounds which, under perhydrolysis conditions, give aliphatic
peroxoycarboxylic acids having preferably from about 1 to about 10
carbon atoms, in particular from about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms,
and/or optionally substituted perbenzoic acid. Additional bleach
activators are known in the art and find use in the present
invention (See e.g., EP 2 100 949).
[0292] In addition, in some embodiments and as further described
herein, the cleaning compositions of the present invention further
comprise at least one bleach catalyst. In some embodiments, the
manganese triazacyclononane and related complexes find use, as well
as cobalt, copper, manganese, and iron complexes. Additional bleach
catalysts find use in the present invention (See e.g., U.S. Pat.
Nos. 4,246,612, 5,227,084, 4,810410, WO 99/06521, and EP 2 100
949).
[0293] In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the
present invention contain one or more catalytic metal complexes. In
some embodiments, a metal-containing bleach catalyst finds use. In
some embodiments, the metal bleach catalyst comprises a catalyst
system comprising a transition metal cation of defined bleach
catalytic activity, (e.g., copper, iron, titanium, ruthenium,
tungsten, molybdenum, or manganese cations), an auxiliary metal
cation having little or no bleach catalytic activity (e.g., zinc or
aluminum cations), and a sequestrate having defined stability
constants for the catalytic and auxiliary metal cations,
particularly ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetra
(methylenephosphonic acid) and water-soluble salts thereof are used
(See e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,430,243). In some embodiments, the
cleaning compositions of the present invention are catalyzed by
means of a manganese compound. Such compounds and levels of use are
well known in the art (See e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,576,282). In
additional embodiments, cobalt bleach catalysts find use in the
cleaning compositions of the present invention. Various cobalt
bleach catalysts are known in the art (See e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos.
5,597,936 and 5,595,967) and are readily prepared by known
procedures.
[0294] In some additional embodiments, the cleaning compositions of
the present invention include a transition metal complex of a
macropolycyclic rigid ligand (MRL). As a practical matter, and not
by way of limitation, in some embodiments, the compositions and
cleaning processes provided by the present invention are adjusted
to provide on the order of at least one part per hundred million of
the active MRL species in the aqueous washing medium, and in some
embodiments, provide from about 0.005 ppm to about 25 ppm, more
preferably from about 0.05 ppm to about 10 ppm, and most preferably
from about 0.1 ppm to about 5 ppm, of the MRL in the wash
liquor.
[0295] In some embodiments, transition-metals in the instant
transition-metal bleach catalyst include, but are not limited to
manganese, iron and chromium. MRLs also include, but are not
limited to special ultra-rigid ligands that are cross-bridged
(e.g., 5,12-diethyl-1,5,8,12-tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2]hexadecane).
Suitable transition metal MRLs are readily prepared by known
procedures (See e.g., WO 2000/32601, and U.S. Pat. No.
6,225,464).
[0296] In some embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the
present invention comprise metal care agents. Metal care agents
find use in preventing and/or reducing the tarnishing, corrosion,
and/or oxidation of metals, including aluminum, stainless steel,
and non-ferrous metals (e.g., silver and copper). Suitable metal
care agents include those described in EP 2 100 949, WO 9426860 and
WO 94/26859). In some embodiments, the metal care agent is a zinc
salt. In some further embodiments, the cleaning compositions of the
present invention comprise from about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of
one or more metal care agent.
[0297] In some embodiments, the cleaning composition is a high
density liquid (HDL) composition having a variant metalloprotease
polypeptide protease. The HDL liquid laundry detergent can comprise
a detersive surfactant (10%-40%) comprising anionic detersive
surfactant (selected from a group of linear or branched or random
chain, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl sulphates, alkyl
sulphonates, alkyl alkoxylated sulphate, alkyl phosphates, alkyl
phosphonates, alkyl carboxylates, and/or mixtures thereof); and
optionally non-ionic surfactant (selected from a group of linear or
branched or random chain, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl
alkoxylated alcohol, for example a C.sub.8-C.sub.18 alkyl
ethoxylated alcohol and/or C.sub.6-C.sub.12 alkyl phenol
alkoxylates), optionally wherein the weight ratio of anionic
detersive surfactant (with a hydrophilic index (HIc) of from 6.0 to
9) to non-ionic detersive surfactant is greater than 1:1.
[0298] The composition can comprise optionally, a surfactancy
boosting polymer consisting of amphiphilic alkoxylated grease
cleaning polymers (selected from a group of alkoxylated polymers
having branched hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties, such as
alkoxylated polyalkylenimines in the range of 0.05 wt %-10 wt %)
and/or random graft polymers (typically comprising of hydrophilic
backbone comprising monomers selected from the group consisting of:
unsaturated C.sub.1-C.sub.6 carboxylic acids, ethers, alcohols,
aldehydes, ketones, esters, sugar units, alkoxy units, maleic
anhydride, saturated polyalcohols such as glycerol, and mixtures
thereof; and hydrophobic side chain(s) selected from the group
consisting of: C.sub.4-C.sub.25 alkyl group, polypropylene,
polybutylene, vinyl ester of a saturated C-C.sub.6 mono-carboxylic
acid, C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid,
and mixtures thereof.
[0299] The composition can comprise additional polymers such as
soil release polymers (include anionically end-capped polyesters,
for example SRP1, polymers comprising at least one monomer unit
selected from saccharide, dicarboxylic acid, polyol and
combinations thereof, in random or block configuration, ethylene
terephthalate-based polymers and co-polymers thereof in random or
block configuration, for example Repel-o-tex SF, SF-2 and SRP6,
Texcare SRA100, SRA300, SRN100, SRN170, SRN240, SRN300 and SRN325,
Marloquest SL), anti-redeposition polymers (0.1 wt % to 10 wt %,
include carboxylate polymers, such as polymers comprising at least
one monomer selected from acrylic acid, maleic acid (or maleic
anhydride), fumaric acid, itaconic acid, aconitic acid, mesaconic
acid, citraconic acid, methylenemalonic acid, and any mixture
thereof, vinylpyrrolidone homopolymer, and/or polyethylene glycol,
molecular weight in the range of from 500 to 100,000 Da);
cellulosic polymer (including those selected from alkyl cellulose,
alkyl alkoxyalkyl cellulose, carboxyalkyl cellulose, alkyl
carboxyalkyl cellulose examples of which include carboxymethyl
cellulose, methyl cellulose, methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl
carboxymethyl cellulose, and mixtures thereof) and polymeric
carboxylate (such as maleate/acrylate random copolymer or
polyacrylate homopolymer).
[0300] The composition can further comprise saturated or
unsaturated fatty acid, preferably saturated or unsaturated
C.sub.12-C.sub.24 fatty acid (0 wt % to 10 wt %); deposition aids
(examples for which include polysaccharides, preferably cellulosic
polymers, poly diallyl dimethyl ammonium halides (DADMAC), and
co-polymers of DAD MAC with vinyl pyrrolidone, acrylamides,
imidazoles, imidazolinium halides, and mixtures thereof, in random
or block configuration, cationic guar gum, cationic cellulose such
as cationic hydoxyethyl cellulose, cationic starch, cationic
polyacylamides, and mixtures thereof.
[0301] The composition can further comprise dye transfer inhibiting
agents examples of which include manganese phthalocyanine,
peroxidases, polyvinylpyrrolidone polymers, polyamine N-oxide
polymers, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole,
polyvinyloxazolidones and polyvinylimidazoles and/or mixtures
thereof; chelating agents examples of which include
ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA); diethylene triamine penta
methylene phosphonic acid (DTPMP); hydroxy-ethane diphosphonic acid
(HEDP); ethylenediamine N,N'-disuccinic acid (EDDS); methyl glycine
diacetic acid (MGDA); diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (DTPA);
propylene diamine tetracetic acid (PDT A);
2-hydroxypyridine-N-oxide (HPNO); or methyl glycine diacetic acid
(MGDA); glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid (N,N-dicarboxymethyl
glutamic acid tetrasodium salt (GLDA); nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA);
4,5-dihydroxy-m-benzenedisulfonic acid; citric acid and any salts
thereof; N-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetri-acetic acid (HEDTA),
triethylenetetraaminehexaacetic acid (TTHA),
N-hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid (HEIDA), dihydroxyethylglycine
(DHEG), ethylenediaminetetrapropionic acid (EDTP) and derivatives
thereof.
[0302] The composition can further comprise enzymes (0.01 wt %
active enzyme to 0.03 wt % active enzyme) selected from a group of
acyl transferases, alpha-amylases, beta-amylases,
alpha-galactosidases, arabinosidases, aryl esterases,
beta-galactosidases, carrageenases, catalases, cellobiohydrolases,
cellulases, chondroitinases, cutinases, endo-beta-1, 4-glucanases,
endo-beta-mannanases, esterases, exo-mannanases, galactanases,
glucoamylases, hemicellulases, hyaluronidases, keratinases,
laccases, lactases, ligninases, lipases, lipoxygenases, mannanases,
oxidases, pectate lyases, pectin acetyl esterases, pectinases,
pentosanases, peroxidases, phenoloxidases, phosphatases,
phospholipases, phytases, polygalacturonases, proteases,
pullulanases, reductases, rhamnogalacturonases, beta-glucanases,
tannases, transglutaminases, xylan acetyl-esterases, xylanases,
xyloglucanases, and xylosidases, and any mixture thereof. The
composition may comprise an enzyme stabilizer (examples of which
include polyols such as propylene glycol or glycerol, sugar or
sugar alcohol, lactic acid, reversible protease inhibitor, boric
acid, a boric acid derivative, e.g., an aromatic borate ester, or a
phenyl boronic acid derivative such as 4-formylphenyl boronic acid,
peptides or formate).
[0303] The composition can further comprise silicone or fatty-acid
based suds suppressors; heuing dyes, calcium and magnesium cations,
visual signaling ingredients, anti-foam (0.001 wt % to about 4.0 wt
%), and/or structurant/thickener (0.01 wt % to 5 wt %, selected
from the group consisting of diglycerides and triglycerides,
ethylene glycol distearate, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose
based materials, microfiber cellulose, biopolymers, xanthan gum,
gellan gum, and mixtures thereof).
[0304] Suitable detersive surfactants also include cationic
detersive surfactants (selected from a group of alkyl pyridinium
compounds, alkyl quarternary ammonium compounds, alkyl quarternary
phosphonium compounds, alkyl ternary sulphonium compounds, and/or
mixtures thereof); zwitterionic and/or amphoteric detersive
surfactants (selected from a group of alkanolamine
sulpho-betaines); ampholytic surfactants; semi-polar non-ionic
surfactants and mixtures thereof.
[0305] The composition can be any liquid form, for example a liquid
or gel form, or any combination thereof. The composition may be in
any unit dose form, for example a pouch.
[0306] In some embodiments, the cleaning composition is a high
density powder (HDD) composition having a variant metalloprotease
polypeptide protease. The HDD powder laundry detergent can comprise
a detersive surfactant including anionic detersive surfactants
(selected from a group of linear or branched or random chain,
substituted or unsubstituted alkyl sulphates, alkyl sulphonates,
alkyl alkoxylated sulphate, alkyl phosphates, alkyl phosphonates,
alkyl carboxylates and/or mixtures thereof), non-ionic detersive
surfactant (selected from a group of linear or branched or random
chain, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.8-C.sub.18 alkyl
ethoxylates, and/or C.sub.6-C.sub.12 alkyl phenol alkoxylates),
cationic detersive surfactants (selected from a group of alkyl
pyridinium compounds, alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, alkyl
quaternary phosphonium compounds, alkyl ternary sulphonium
compounds, and mixtures thereof), zwitterionic and/or amphoteric
detersive surfactants (selected from a group of alkanolamine
sulpho-betaines); ampholytic surfactants; semi-polar non-ionic
surfactants and mixtures thereof builders (phosphate free builders
[for example zeolite builders examples of which include zeolite A,
zeolite X, zeolite P and zeolite MAP in the range of 0 wt % to less
than 10 wt %]; phosphate builders [examples of which include sodium
tri-polyphosphate in the range of 0 wt % to less than 10 wt %];
citric acid, citrate salts and nitrilotriacetic acid or salt
thereof in the range of less than 15 wt %); silicate salt (sodium
or potassium silicate or sodium meta-silicate in the range of 0 wt
% to less than 10 wt %, or layered silicate (SKS-6)); carbonate
salt (sodium carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate in the range of 0
wt % to less than 10 wt %); and bleaching agents (photobleaches,
examples of which include sulfonated zinc phthalocyanines,
sulfonated aluminum phthalocyanines, xanthenes dyes, and mixtures
thereof; hydrophobic or hydrophilic bleach activators (examples of
which include dodecanoyl oxybenzene sulfonate, decanoyl oxybenzene
sulfonate, decanoyl oxybenzoic acid or salts thereof,
3,5,5-trimethy hexanoyl oxybenzene sulfonate, tetraacetyl ethylene
diamine-TAED, and nonanoyloxybenzene sulfonate-NOB S, nitrile
quats, and mixtures thereof; hydrogen peroxide; sources of hydrogen
peroxide (inorganic perhydrate salts examples of which include mono
or tetra hydrate sodium salt of perborate, percarbonate,
persulfate, perphosphate, or persilicate); preformed hydrophilic
and/or hydrophobic peracids (selected from a group consisting of
percarboxylic acids and salts, percarbonic acids and salts,
perimidic acids and salts, peroxymonosulfuric acids and salts)
& mixtures thereof and/or bleach catalyst (such as imine bleach
boosters examples of which include iminium cations and polyions;
iminium zwitterions; modified amines; modified amine oxides;
N-sulphonyl imines; N-phosphonyl imines; N-acyl imines; thiadiazole
dioxides; perfluoroimines; cyclic sugar ketones and mixtures
thereof; metal-containing bleach catalyst for example copper, iron,
titanium, ruthenium, tungsten, molybdenum, or manganese cations
along with an auxiliary metal cations such as zinc or aluminum and
a sequestrate such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid,
ethylenediaminetetra(methylenephos-phonic acid) and water-soluble
salts thereof).
[0307] The composition can further comprise enzymes selected from a
group of acyl transferases, alpha-amylases, beta-amylases,
alpha-galactosidases, arabinosidases, aryl esterases,
beta-galactosidases, carrageenases, catalases, cellobiohydrolases,
cellulases, chondroitinases, cutinases, endo-beta-1, 4-glucanases,
endo-beta-mannanases, esterases, exo-mannanases, galactanases,
glucoamylases, hemicellulases, hyaluronidases, keratinases,
laccases, lactases, ligninases, lipases, lipoxygenases, mannanases,
oxidases, pectate lyases, pectin acetyl esterases, pectinases,
pentosanases, peroxidases, phenoloxidases, phosphatases,
phospholipases, phytases, polygalacturonases, proteases,
pullulanases, reductases, rhamnogalacturonases, beta-glucanases,
tannases, transglutaminases, xylan acetyl-esterases, xylanases,
xyloglucanases, and xylosidases and any mixture thereof.
[0308] The composition can further comprise additional detergent
ingredients including perfume microcapsules, starch encapsulated
perfume accord, hueing agents, additional polymers including fabric
integrity and cationic polymers, dye lock ingredients,
fabric-softening agents, brighteners (for example C.I. Fluorescent
brighteners), flocculating agents, chelating agents, alkoxylated
polyamines, fabric deposition aids, and/or cyclodextrin.
[0309] In some embodiments, the cleaning composition is an
automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent composition having a
metalloprotease of the present invention. The ADW detergent
composition can comprise two or more non-ionic surfactants selected
from a group of ethoxylated non-ionic surfactants, alcohol
alkoxylated surfactants, epoxy-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohols,
or amine oxide surfactants present in amounts from 0 to 10% by
weight; builders in the range of 5-60% comprising either phosphate
(mono-phosphates, di-phosphates, tri-polyphosphates or
oligomeric-poylphosphates, preferred sodium tripolyphosphate-STPP
or phosphate-free builders [amino acid based compounds, examples of
which include MGDA (methyl-glycine-diacetic acid), and salts and
derivatives thereof, GLDA (glutamic-N,Ndiacetic acid) and salts and
derivatives thereof, IDS (iminodisuccinic acid) and salts and
derivatives thereof, carboxy methyl inulin and salts and
derivatives thereof and mixtures thereof, nitrilotriacetic acid
(NTA), diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (DTPA),
B-alaninediacetic acid (B-ADA) and their salts], homopolymers and
copolymers of poly-carboxylic acids and their partially or
completely neutralized salts, monomeric polycarboxylic acids and
hydroxycarboxylic acids and their salts in the range of 0.5% to 50%
by weight; sulfonated/carboxylated polymers (provide dimensional
stability to the product) in the range of about 0.1% to about 50%
by weight; drying aids in the range of about 0.1% to about 10% by
weight (selected from polyesters, especially anionic polyesters
optionally together with further monomers with 3 to 6
functionalities which are conducive to polycondensation,
specifically acid, alcohol or ester functionalities,
polycarbonate-, polyurethane- and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane
compounds or precursor compounds thereof of the reactive cyclic
carbonate and urea type); silicates in the range from about 1% to
about 20% by weight (sodium or potassium silicates for example
sodium disilicate, sodium meta-silicate and crystalline
phyllosilicates); bleach-inorganic (for example perhydrate salts
such as perborate, percarbonate, perphosphate, persulfate and
persilicate salts) and organic (for example organic peroxyacids
including diacyl and tetraacylperoxides, especially
diperoxydodecanedioc acid, diperoxytetradecanedioc acid, and
diperoxyhexadecanedioc acid); bleach activators-organic peracid
precursors in the range from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight;
bleach catalysts (selected from manganese triazacyclononane and
related complexes, Co, Cu, Mn and Fe bispyridylamine and related
complexes, and pentamine acetate cobalt(III) and related
complexes); metal care agents in the range from about 0.1% to 5% by
weight (selected from benzatriazoles, metal salts and complexes,
and/or silicates); enzymes in the range from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg
of active enzyme per gram of automatic dishwashing detergent
composition (acyl transferases, alpha-amylases, beta-amylases,
alpha-galactosidases, arabinosidases, aryl esterases,
beta-galactosidases, carrageenases, catalases, cellobiohydrolases,
cellulases, chondroitinases, cutinases, endo-beta-1, 4-glucanases,
endo-beta-mannanases, esterases, exo-mannanases, galactanases,
glucoamylases, hemicellulases, hyaluronidases, keratinases,
laccases, lactases, ligninases, lipases, lipoxygenases, mannanases,
oxidases, pectate lyases, pectin acetyl esterases, pectinases,
pentosanases, peroxidases, phenoloxidases, phosphatases,
phospholipases, phytases, polygalacturonases, proteases,
pullulanases, reductases, rhamnogalacturonases, beta-glucanases,
tannases, transglutaminases, xylan acetyl-esterases, xylanases,
xyloglucanases, and xylosidases, and any mixture thereof); and
enzyme stabilizer components (selected from oligosaccharides,
polysaccharides and inorganic divalent metal salts).
[0310] The metalloproteases are normally incorporated into the
detergent composition at a level of from 0.000001% to 5% of enzyme
protein by weight of the composition, or from 0.00001% to 2%, or
from 0.0001% to 1%, or from 0.001% to 0.75% of enzyme protein by
weight of the composition.
Metalloprotease Polypeptides of the Present Invention for Use in
Animal Feed
[0311] In a further aspect of the invention, the metalloprotease
polypeptides of the present invention can be used as a component of
an animal feed composition, animal feed additive and/or pet food
comprising a metalloprotease and variants thereof. The present
invention further relates to a method for preparing such an animal
feed composition, animal feed additive composition and/or pet food
comprising mixing the metalloprotease polypeptide with one or more
animal feed ingredients and/or animal feed additive ingredients
and/or pet food ingredients. Furthermore, the present invention
relates to the use of the metalloprotease polypeptide in the
preparation of an animal feed composition and/or animal feed
additive composition and/or pet food.
[0312] The term "animal" includes all non-ruminant and ruminant
animals. In a particular embodiment, the animal is a non-ruminant
animal, such as a horse and a mono-gastric animal. Examples of
mono-gastric animals include, but are not limited to, pigs and
swine, such as piglets, growing pigs, sows; poultry such as
turkeys, ducks, chicken, broiler chicks, layers; fish such as
salmon, trout, tilapia, catfish and carps; and crustaceans such as
shrimps and prawns. In a further embodiment the animal is a
ruminant animal including, but not limited to, cattle, young
calves, goats, sheep, giraffes, bison, moose, elk, yaks, water
buffalo, deer, camels, alpacas, llamas, antelope, pronghorn and
nilgai.
[0313] In the present context, it is intended that the term "pet
food" is understood to mean a food for a household animal such as,
but not limited to, dogs, cats, gerbils, hamsters, chinchillas,
fancy rats, guinea pigs; avian pets, such as canaries, parakeets,
and parrots; reptile pets, such as turtles, lizards and snakes; and
aquatic pets, such as tropical fish and frogs.
[0314] The terms "animal feed composition," "feedstuff" and
"fodder" are used interchangeably and can comprise one or more feed
materials selected from the group comprising a) cereals, such as
small grains (e.g., wheat, barley, rye, oats and combinations
thereof) and/or large grains such as maize or sorghum; b) by
products from cereals, such as corn gluten meal, Distillers Dried
Grain Solubles (DDGS) (particularly corn based Distillers Dried
Grain Solubles (cDDGS), wheat bran, wheat middlings, wheat shorts,
rice bran, rice hulls, oat hulls, palm kernel, and citrus pulp; c)
protein obtained from sources such as soya, sunflower, peanut,
lupin, peas, fava beans, cotton, canola, fish meal, dried plasma
protein, meat and bone meal, potato protein, whey, copra, sesame;
d) oils and fats obtained from vegetable and animal sources; e)
minerals and vitamins.
Metalloprotease Polypeptides of the Present Invention for Use in
Textile Desizing
[0315] Also contemplated are compositions and methods of treating
fabrics (e.g., to desize a textile) using a metalloprotease
polypeptide of the present invention. Fabric-treating methods are
well known in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 6,077,316). For
example, the feel and appearance of a fabric can be improved by a
method comprising contacting the fabric with a metalloprotease in a
solution. The fabric can be treated with the solution under
pressure.
[0316] A metalloprotease of the present invention can be applied
during or after the weaving of a textile, or during the desizing
stage, or one or more additional fabric processing steps. During
the weaving of textiles, the threads are exposed to considerable
mechanical strain. Prior to weaving on mechanical looms, warp yarns
are often coated with sizing starch or starch derivatives to
increase their tensile strength and to prevent breaking. A
metalloprotease of the present invention can be applied during or
after the weaving to remove these sizing starch or starch
derivatives. After weaving, the metalloprotease can be used to
remove the size coating before further processing the fabric to
ensure a homogeneous and wash-proof result.
[0317] A metalloprotease of the present invention can be used alone
or with other desizing chemical reagents and/or desizing enzymes to
desize fabrics, including cotton-containing fabrics, as detergent
additives, e.g., in aqueous compositions. An amylase also can be
used in compositions and methods for producing a stonewashed look
on indigo-dyed denim fabric and garments. For the manufacture of
clothes, the fabric can be cut and sewn into clothes or garments,
which are afterwards finished. In particular, for the manufacture
of denim jeans, different enzymatic finishing methods have been
developed. The finishing of denim garment normally is initiated
with an enzymatic desizing step, during which garments are
subjected to the action of proteolytic enzymes to provide softness
to the fabric and make the cotton more accessible to the subsequent
enzymatic finishing steps. The metalloprotease can be used in
methods of finishing denim garments (e.g., a "bio-stoning
process"), enzymatic desizing and providing softness to fabrics,
and/or finishing process.
Metalloprotease Polypeptides of the Present Invention for Use in
Paper Pulp Bleaching
[0318] The metalloprotease polypeptides described herein find
further use in the enzyme aided bleaching of paper pulps such as
chemical pulps, semi-chemical pulps, kraft pulps, mechanical pulps
or pulps prepared by the sulfite method. In general terms, paper
pulps are incubated with a metalloprotease polypeptide of the
present invention under conditions suitable for bleaching the paper
pulp.
[0319] In some embodiments, the pulps are chlorine free pulps
bleached with oxygen, ozone, peroxide or peroxyacids. In some
embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides are used in enzyme
aided bleaching of pulps produced by modified or continuous pulping
methods that exhibit low lignin contents. In some other
embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides are applied alone or
preferably in combination with xylanase and/or endoglucanase and/or
alpha-galactosidase and/or cellobiohydrolase enzymes.
Metalloprotease Polypeptides of the Present Invention for Use in
Protein Degradation
[0320] The metalloprotease polypeptides described herein find
further use in the enzyme aided removal of proteins from animals
and their subsequent degradation or disposal, such as feathers,
skin, hair, hide, and the like. In some instances, immersion of the
animal carcass in a solution comprising a metalloprotease
polypeptide of the present invention can act to protect the skin
from damage in comparison to the traditional immersion in scalding
water or the defeathering process. In one embodiment, feathers can
be sprayed with an isolated metalloprotase polypeptide of the
present invention under conditions suitable for digesting or
initiating degradation of the plumage. In some embodiments, a
metalloprotease of the present invention can be used, as above, in
combination with an oxidizing agent.
[0321] In some embodiments, removal of the oil or fat associated
with raw feathers is assisted by using a metalloprotease
polypeptide of the present invention. In some embodiments, the
metalloprotease polypeptides are used in compositions for cleaning
the feathers as well as to sanitize and partially dehydrate the
fibers. In some other embodiments, the metalloprotease polypeptides
are applied in a wash solution in combination with 95% ethanol or
other polar organic solvent with or without a surfactant at about
0.5% (v/v).
[0322] In yet other embodiments, the disclosed metalloprotease
polypeptides find use in recovering protein from plumage. The
disclosed metalloprotease polypeptides may be used alone or in
combination in suitable feather processing and proteolytic methods,
such as those disclosed in PCT/EP2013/065362, PCT/EP2013/065363,
and PCT/EP2013/065364, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
In some embodiments, the recovered protein can be subsequently used
in animal or fish feed.
EXPERIMENTAL
[0323] The claimed invention is described in further detail in the
following examples which are not in any way intended to limit the
scope of the invention as claimed.
Example 1.1
Cloning of Paenibacillus sp. Metalloprotease PspPro3
[0324] A strain of Paenibacillus sp. was selected as a potential
source for enzymes which may be useful for various industrial
applications. Genomic DNA for sequencing was obtained by first
growing the strain on Heart Infusion agar plates (Difco) at
37.degree. C. for 24 hours. Cell material was scraped from the
plates and used to prepare genomic DNA with the ZF Fungal/Bacterial
DNA miniprep kit from Zymo (Cat No. D6005). The genomic DNA was
used for genome sequencing. The entire genome of the Paenibacillus
sp. strain was sequenced by BaseClear (Leiden, The Netherlands)
using the Illumina's next generation sequencing technology. After
assembly of the data, contigs were annotated by BioXpr (Namur,
Belgium). One of the genes identified after annotation in
Paenibacillus sp. encodes a metalloprotease and the sequence of
this gene, called PspPro3, is provided in SEQ ID NO: 1. The
corresponding protein encoded by the PspPro3 gene is shown in SEQ
ID NO: 2. At the N-terminus, the protein has a signal peptide with
a length of 26 amino acids as predicted by SignalP version 4.0
(Nordahl Petersen et al. (2011) Nature Methods, 8:785-786). The
presence of a signal sequence suggests that PspPro3 is a secreted
enzyme. The propeptide region was predicted based on protein
sequence alignment with the Paenibacillus polymyxa Npr protein
(Takekawa et al. (1991) Journal of Bacteriology, 173 (21):
6820-6825). The predicted mature region of PspPro3 protein is shown
on SEQ ID NO: 3.
[0325] The nucleotide sequence of the PspPro3 gene isolated from
Paenibacillus sp. is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 1. The sequence
encoding the predicted native signal peptide is shown in
italics:
TABLE-US-00002 ATGTTAATGAAAAAAGTATGGGTTTCGCTTCTTGGAGGAGCGATGTTAT
TAGGGTCTGTAGCGTCTGGTGCATCAGCAGCGGAGAGTTCCGTTTCGGG
GCCGGCTCAGCTTACGCCAACCTTCCATGCCGAACAATGGAAAGCACCT
TCATCGGTATCGGGTGATGACATCGTATGGAGCTATTTAAATCGGCAAA
AGAAAACGTTGCTGGGTACGGACAGCACCAGTGTCCGTGATCAATTCCG
TATCGTAGATCGCACAAGCGACAAATCCGGCGTGAGCCATTATCGGCTG
AAGCAATATGTAAACGGAATTCCCGTATATGGAGCTGAACAGACCATTC
ATGTGGGCAAATCCGGTGAAGTGACCTCTTATCTGGGAGCCGTGATTAC
TGAGGATCAGCAAGAAGAAGCTACGCAAGGTACAACTCCGAAAATCAGC
GCTTCTGAAGCGGTCCATACCGCATATCAGGAGGCAGCTACACGGGTTC
AAGCCCTCCCTACCTCCGATGATACGATTTCTAAAGATGCGGAGGAGCC
AAGCAGTGTAAGCAAAGACACTTACTCCGAAGCAGCTAACAACGGAAAA
ACGAGTTCTGTTGAAAAGGACAAGCTCAGCCTTGAGAAAGCGGCTGACC
TGAAAGATAGCAAAATTGAAGCGGTGGAGGCAGAGCCAAACTCCATTGC
CAAAATCGCCAACCTGCAGCCTGAGGTAGATCCTAAAGCCGAACTATAT
TTCTATGCGAAGGGCGATGCATTGCAGCTGGTTTATGTGACTGAGGTTA
ATATTTTGCAGCCTGCGCCGCTGCGTACACGCTACATCATTGACGCCAA
TGATGGCAAAATCGTATCCCAGTATGACATCATTAATGAAGCGACAGGC
ACAGGCAAAGGTGTACTCGGTGATACCAAAACATTCAACACTACTGCTT
CCGGCAGCAGCTACCAGTTAAGAGATACGACTCGCGGGAATGGAATCGT
GACTTACACGGCCTCCAACCGTCAAAGCATCCCAGGTACGATCCTGACC
GATGCCGATAACGTATGGAATGATCCAGCCGGCGTGGATGCCCACGCTT
ATGCAGCCAAAACCTATGATTATTATAAGGAAAAGTTCAATCGCAACAG
CATTGACGGACGAGGCCTGCAGCTCCGTTCGACAGTTCATTACGGCAAT
CGTTACAACAACGCCTTCTGGAACGGCTCCCAAATGACTTATGGAGACG
GAGACGGCACCACATTTATCGCTTTTAGCGGTGATCCGGATGTAGTTGG
TCATGAACTCACACACGGTGTTACGGAGTATACTTCCAATTTGGAATAT
TACGGAGAATCCGGTGCGTTGAACGAGGCCTTCTCGGACATCATCGGCA
ATGACATCCAGCGTAAAAACTGGCTTGTAGGCGATGATATTTACACGCC
ACGCATTGCGGGTGATGCACTTCGTTCTATGTCCAATCCTACGCTGTAC
GATCAACCGGATCACTATTCGAACTTGTACAGAGGCAGCTCCGATAACG
GCGGCGTTCATACGAACAGCGGTATTATAAATAAAGCCTATTATCTGTT
GGCACAAGGCGGCACCTTCCATGGTGTAACTGTCAATGGGATTGGCCGC
GATGCAGCGGTTCAAATTTACTACAGCGCCTTTACGAACTACCTGACTT
CTTCTTCTGACTTCTCCAATGCACGTGATGCCGTTGTACAAGCGGCAAA
AGATCTCTACGGCGCGAGCTCGGCACAAGCTACCGCAGCAGCCAAATCT
TTTGATGCTGTAGGCGTTAAC
[0326] The amino acid sequence of the PspPro3 precursor protein is
set forth as SEQ ID NO: 2. The predicted signal peptide is shown in
italics, and the predicted pro-peptide is shown in underlined
text:
TABLE-US-00003 MLMKKVWVSLLGGAMLLGSVASGASAAESSVSGPAQLTPTFHAEQWKAP
SSVSGDDIVWSYLNRQKKTLLGTDSTSVRDQFRIVDRTSDKSGVSHYRL
KQYVNGIPVYGAEQTIHVGKSGEVTSYLGAVITEDQQEEATQGTTPKIS
ASEAVHTAYQEAATRVQALPTSDDTISKDAEEPSSVSKDTYSEAANNGK
TSSVEKDKLSLEKAADLKDSKIEAVEAEPNSIAKIANLQPEVDPKAELY
FYAKGDALQLVYVTEVNILQPAPLRTRYIIDANDGKIVSQYDIINEATG
TGKGVLGDTKTFNTTASGSSYQLRDTTRGNGIVTYTASNRQSIPGTILT
DADNVWNDPAGVDAHAYAAKTYDYYKEKFNRNSIDGRGLQLRSTVHYGN
RYNNAFWNGSQMTYGDGDGTTFIAFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEYTSNLEY
YGESGALNEAFSDIIGNDIQRKNWLVGDDIYTPRIAGDALRSMSNPTLY
DQPDHYSNLYRGSSDNGGVHTNSGIINKAYYLLAQGGTFHGVTVNGIGR
DAAVQIYYSAFTNYLTSSSDFSNARDAVVQAAKDLYGASSAQATAAAKS FDAVGVN
[0327] The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature form of
PspPro3 is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 3:
TABLE-US-00004 ATGTGKGVLGDTKTFNTTASGSSYQLRDTTRGNGIVTYTASNRQSIPGTI
LTDADNVWNDPAGVDAHAYAAKTYDYYKEKFNRNSIDGRGLQLRSTVHYG
NRYNNAFWNGSQMTYGDGDGTTFIAFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEYTSNLEY
YGESGALNEAFSDIIGNDIQRKNWLVGDDIYTPRIAGDALRSMSNPTLYD
QPDHYSNLYRGSSDNGGVHTNSGIINKAYYLLAQGGTFHGVTVNGIGRDA
AVQIYYSAFTNYLTSSSDFSNARDAVVQAAKDLYGASSAQATAAAKSFDA VGVN
Example 1.2
Expression of Paenibacillus sp. Metalloprotease PspPro3
[0328] The DNA sequence of the propeptide-mature form of PspPro3
was synthesized and inserted into the Bacillus subtilis expression
vector p2JM103BBI (Vogtentanz, Protein Expr Purif, 55:40-52, 2007)
by Generay (Shanghai, China), resulting in plasmid pGX085
(AprE-PspPro3) (FIG. 1.1). Ligation of the gene encoding the
PspPro3 protein into the digested vector resulted in the addition
of three codons (Ala-Gly-Lys) between the 3' end of the Bacillus
subtilis AprE signal sequence and the 5' end of the predicted
PspPro3 native propeptide. The gene has an alternative start codon
(GTG). As shown in FIG. 1.1, pGX085(AprE-PspPro3) contains an AprE
promoter, an AprE signal sequence used to direct target protein
secretion in B. subtilis, and the synthetic nucleotide sequence
encoding the predicted propeptide and mature region of PspPro3 (SEQ
ID NO: 4). The translation product of the synthetic AprE-PspPro3
gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 5.
[0329] B. subtilis cells (degU.sup.Hy 32, .DELTA.scoC) were
transformed with the pGX085(AprE-PspPro3) plasmid and the
transformed cells were spread on Luria Agar plates supplemented
with 5 ppm Chloramphenicol and 1.2% skim milk (Cat #232100, Difco).
Colonies with the largest clear halos on the plates were selected
and subjected to fermentation in a 250 ml shake flask with MBD
medium (a MOPS based defined medium, supplemented with additional 5
mM CaCl.sub.2). The broth from the shake flasks was concentrated
and buffer-exchanged into the loading buffer containing 20 mM
Tris-HCl (pH 8.5), 1 mM CaCl.sub.2 and 10% propylene glycol using a
VivaFlow 200 ultra filtration device (Sartorius Stedim). After
filtering, this sample was applied to a 150 mL Q Sepharose High
Performance column pre-equilibrated with the loading buffer above
and PspPro3 was then eluted from the column via the loading buffer
supplemented with a linear NaCl gradient from 0 to 0.7 M. The
corresponding active purified protein fractions were further pooled
and concentrated via 10K Amicon Ultra for further analyses.
[0330] The nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PspPro3 gene in
plasmid pGX085(AprE-PspPro3) is depicted in SEQ ID NO: 4. The
sequence encoding the predicted native signal peptide is shown in
italics and the region encoding the three residue addition (AGK) is
shown in bold:
TABLE-US-00005 GTGAGAAGCAAAAAATTGTGGATCAGCTTGTTGTTTGCGTTAACGTTAA
TCTTTACGATGGCGTTCAGCAACATGAGCGCGCAGGCTGCTGGAAAAGC
AGAATCATCAGTGTCAGGACCGGCTCAGCTTACGCCGACGTTTCATGCA
GAGCAGTGGAAAGCACCGAGCAGCGTTAGCGGAGATGACATCGTGTGGA
GCTACCTGAACAGACAGAAGAAAACGCTTCTTGGCACGGACAGCACGAG
CGTCAGAGACCAGTTCAGAATCGTGGATAGAACAAGCGACAAAAGCGGC
GTCAGCCATTATAGACTGAAGCAGTATGTGAACGGAATCCCGGTTTATG
GCGCAGAACAAACAATCCATGTCGGAAAGAGCGGCGAAGTTACGAGCTA
TCTGGGCGCGGTTATTACAGAGGACCAGCAAGAGGAGGCTACACAAGGC
ACGACACCGAAAATTTCAGCATCAGAGGCAGTTCATACGGCCTACCAAG
AAGCTGCAACGAGAGTTCAAGCCCTGCCTACGTCAGATGATACAATCAG
CAAAGACGCTGAGGAACCTAGCTCAGTTAGCAAGGACACGTATAGCGAA
GCCGCGAACAATGGCAAGACGTCAAGCGTGGAAAAAGACAAGCTTTCAC
TGGAGAAGGCCGCTGATCTGAAAGACTCAAAGATCGAGGCTGTGGAAGC
GGAACCGAATAGCATTGCAAAGATTGCCAACCTGCAACCGGAGGTGGAC
CCGAAGGCGGAGCTGTATTTCTACGCTAAAGGCGATGCACTGCAACTGG
TTTACGTCACGGAGGTTAACATCCTGCAGCCGGCACCGCTTAGAACGAG
ATACATCATTGACGCGAACGACGGCAAGATCGTGAGCCAGTACGACATT
ATCAACGAGGCCACGGGAACGGGCAAGGGAGTCCTTGGCGACACGAAGA
CATTCAATACAACGGCCTCAGGCTCATCATACCAGCTGAGAGACACGAC
GAGAGGCAACGGAATCGTCACGTACACGGCTAGCAATAGACAGAGCATT
CCGGGCACAATCCTTACGGACGCAGACAATGTGTGGAATGACCCGGCAG
GCGTGGACGCACATGCCTACGCAGCGAAGACGTACGACTACTACAAGGA
GAAGTTCAACAGAAACAGCATCGACGGAAGAGGACTGCAACTTAGAAGC
ACGGTGCATTACGGCAACAGATACAACAACGCTTTCTGGAACGGCAGCC
AAATGACGTATGGAGACGGCGATGGAACAACGTTTATCGCATTCTCAGG
CGACCCTGACGTTGTGGGACATGAACTGACGCATGGAGTCACAGAATAC
ACGAGCAATCTGGAGTATTACGGAGAATCAGGCGCACTTAATGAGGCCT
TCAGCGACATCATCGGAAACGACATCCAGAGAAAGAACTGGCTGGTTGG
CGATGATATCTACACGCCGAGAATTGCGGGCGACGCGCTGAGATCAATG
AGCAACCCTACGCTGTACGATCAGCCGGATCATTACAGCAACCTGTATA
GAGGCTCAAGCGATAATGGCGGCGTGCATACAAACAGCGGCATCATCAA
CAAAGCCTATTATCTGCTGGCGCAAGGCGGCACATTCCATGGCGTTACA
GTTAATGGCATTGGCAGAGACGCAGCCGTGCAGATCTACTACAGCGCAT
TCACGAATTACCTGACATCAAGCAGCGACTTTTCAAATGCAAGAGATGC
AGTGGTGCAGGCGGCTAAAGACCTTTATGGAGCTTCAAGCGCTCAGGCC
ACAGCTGCGGCAAAAAGCTTCGACGCGGTTGGAGTGAAT
[0331] The amino acid sequence of the PspPro3 precursor protein
expressed from plasmid pGX085(AprE-PspPro3) is depicted in SEQ ID
NO: 5. The predicted signal sequence is shown in italics, the three
residue addition (AGK) shown in bold and the predicted pro-peptide
is shown in underlined text.
TABLE-US-00006 MRSKKLWISLLFALTIJFTMAFSNMSAQAAGKAESSVSGPAOLTPTFHA
EOWKAPSSVSGDDIVWSYLNROKKTLLGTDSTSVRDOFRIVDRTSDKSG
VSHYREKOYVNGIPVYGAEOTIHVGKSGEVTSYLGAVITEDOOEEATOG
TTPKISASEAVHTAYOEAATRVOALPTSDDTISKDAEEPSSVSKDTYSE
AANNGKTSSVEKDKLSLEKAADLKDSKIEAVEAEPNSIAKIANLOPEVD
PKAELYFYAKGDALOLVYVTEVNILOPAPLRTRYIIDANDGKIVSOYDI
INEATGTGKGVLGDTKTFNTTASGSSYQLRDTTRGNGIVTYTASNRQSI
PGTILTDADNVWNDPAGVDAHAYAAKTYDYYKEKFNRNSIDGRGLQLRS
TVHYGNRYNNAFWNGSQMTYGDGDGTTFIAFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEY
TSNLEYYGESGALNEAFSDIIGNDIQRKNWLVGDDIYTPRIAGDALRSM
SNPTLYDQPDHYSNLYRGSSDNGGVHTNSGIINKAYYLLAQGTFHGVTV
NGIGRDAAVQIYYSAFTNYLTSSSDFSNARDAVVQAAKDLYGASSAQAT AAAKSFDAVGVN
[0332] The amino acid sequence of the PspPro3 recombinant protein
isolated from Bacillus subtilis culture was determined by tandem
mass spectrometry, and shown below. It is the same as predicted and
depicted in SEQ ID NO: 3.
TABLE-US-00007 ATGTGKGVLGDTKTFNTTASGSSYQLRDTTRGNGIVTYTASNRQSIPGTI
LTDADNVWNDPAGVDAHAYAAKTYDYYKEKFNRNSIDGRGLQLRSTVHYG
NRYNNAFWNGSQMTYGDGDGTTFIAFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEYTSNLEY
YGESGALNEAFSDIIGNDIQRKNWLVGDDIYTPRIAGDALRSMSNPTLYD
QPDHYSNLYRGSSDNGGVHTNSGIINKAYYLLAQGGTFHGVTVNGIGRDA
AVQIYYSAFTNYLTSSSDFSNARDAVVQAAKDLYGASSAQATAAAKSFDA VGVN
Example 1.3
Proteolytic Activity of Metalloprotease PspPro3
[0333] The proteolytic activity of purified PspPro3 was measured in
50 mM Tris (pH 7), using azo-casein (Cat #74H7165, Megazyme) as a
substrate. Prior to the reaction, the enzyme was diluted with
Milli-Q water (Millipore) to specific concentrations. The
azo-casein was dissolved in 100 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) to a final
concentration of 1.5% (w/v). To initiate the reaction, 50 .mu.L of
the diluted enzyme (or Milli-Q H.sub.2O alone as the blank control)
was added to the non-binding 96-well microtiter Plate (96-MTP)
(Corning Life Sciences, #3641) placed on ice, followed by the
addition of 50 .mu.L of 1.5% azo-casein. After sealing the 96-MTP,
the reaction was carried out in a Thermomixer (Eppendorf) at
40.degree. C. and 650 rpm for 10 min. The reaction was terminated
by adding 100 .mu.L of 5% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA). Following
equilibration (5 min at the room temperature) and subsequent
centrifugation (2000 g for 10 min at 4.degree. C.), 120 .mu.L
supernatant was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and absorbance of the
supernatant was measured at 440 nm (A.sub.440) using a SpectraMax
190. Net A.sub.440 was calculated by subtracting the A.sub.440 of
the blank control from that of enzyme, and then plotted against
different protein concentrations (from 1.25 ppm to 40 ppm). Each
value was the mean of duplicate assays, and the value varies no
more than 5%. The proteolytic activity is shown as Net A.sub.440.
The proteolytic assay with azo-casein as the substrate (FIG. 1.2)
indicates that PspPro3 is an active protease.
Example 1.4
pH Profile of Metalloprotease PspPro3
[0334] With azo-casein as the substrate, the pH profile of PspPro3
was studied in 12.5 mM acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with
different pH values (ranging from pH 4 to 11). To initiate the
assay, 50 .mu.L of 25 mM acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with a
specific pH was first mixed with 2 .mu.L diluted enzyme (250 ppm in
Milli-Q H.sub.2O) in a 96-MTP placed on ice, followed by the
addition of 48 .mu.L of 1.5% (w/v) azo-casein prepared in H2O. The
reaction was performed and analyzed as described in Example 1.3.
Enzyme activity at each pH was reported as relative activity where
the activity at the optimal pH was set to be 100%. The pH values
tested were 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 10 and 11. Each
value was the mean of triplicate assays. As shown in FIG. 1.3, the
optimal pH of PspPro3 is 7.5, with greater than 70% of maximal
activity retained between pH 5.5 and 9.
Example 1.5
Temperature Profile of Metalloprotease PspPro3
[0335] The temperature profiles of PspPro3 were analyzed in 50 mM
Tris buffer (pH 7) using the azo-casein assay. The enzyme sample
and azo-casein substrate were prepared as in Example 3. Prior to
the reaction, 50 .mu.L of 1.5% azo-casein and 45 .mu.l Milli-Q
H.sub.2O were mixed in a 2000_, PCR tube, which was then
subsequently incubated in a Peltier Thermal Cycler (BioRad) at
desired temperatures (i.e. 20-90.degree. C.) for 5 min. After the
incubation, 5 .mu.L of diluted PspPro3 (100 ppm) or H.sub.2O (the
blank control) was added to the substrate mixture, and the reaction
was carried out in the Peltier Thermal Cycle for 10 min at
different temperatures. To terminate the reaction, each assay
mixture was transferred to a 96-MTP containing 100 .mu.L of 5% TCA
per well. Subsequent centrifugation and absorbance measurement were
performed as described in Example 1.3. The activity was reported as
relative activity where the activity at the optimal temperature was
set to be 100%. The tested temperatures were 20, 30, 40, 50, 60,
70, 80, and 90.degree. C. Each value was the mean of triplicate
assays. The data in FIG. 1.4 suggest that PspPro3 showed an optimal
temperature at 50.degree. C., and retained greater than 70% of its
maximal activity between 45.degree. C. and 60.degree. C.
Example 1.6
Cleaning Performance of Metalloprotease PspPro3 in Automatic
Dishwashing (ADW) Conditions
[0336] The cleaning performance of PspPro3 in automatic dishwashing
(ADW) conditions was tested using PA-S-38 (egg yolk, with pigment,
aged by heating) microswatches (CFT-Vlaardingen, The Netherlands)
at pH 6 or 8 using a model automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent.
Prior to the reaction, purified PspPro3 were diluted with a
dilution solution containing 10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2, 0.005%
TWEEN.RTM. 80 and 10% propylene glycol to the desired
concentrations. The reactions were performed in AT detergent
(composition shown in Table 1.1) with 100 ppm water hardness
(Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1), in the absence or presence of a bleach
component (Peracid N,N-phthaloylaminoperoxycaproic acid-PAP). To
initiate the reaction, 180 .mu.L of AT detergent buffered at pH 6
or 8 was added to a 96-MTP placed with PA-S-38 microswatches,
followed by the addition of 20 .mu.L of diluted enzymes (or the
dilution solution as the blank control). The 96-MTP was sealed and
incubated in an incubator/shaker for 30 min at 50.degree. C. and
1150 rpm. After incubation, 1004, of wash liquid from each well was
transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its absorbance was measured at 405
nm (A.sub.405) (referred here as the "Initial performance") using a
spectrophotometer. The remaining wash liquid in the 96-MTP was
discarded and the microswatches were rinsed once with 200 .mu.L
water. Following the addition of 180 .mu.L of 0.1 M CAPS buffer (pH
10), the second incubation was carried out in the incubator/shaker
at 50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm for 10 min. One hundred microliter of
the resulting wash liquid was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its
absorbance measured at 405 nm (referred here as "Wash-off"). The
sum of two absorbance measurements ("Initial performance" plus
"Wash-off") gives the "Total performance", which measures the
protease activity on the model stain. Dose response in cleaning the
PA-S-38 microswatches at pH 6 and pH 8 for PspPro3 in AT detergent,
in the absence or presence of bleach, is shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B,
respectively.
TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 1.1 Composition of AT dish detergent formula
with bleach Ingredient Concentration (mg/ml) MGDA
(methylglycinediacetic acid) 0.143 Sodium citrate 1.86 Citric acid*
varies PAP (peracid N, N-phthaloylaminoperoxycaproic acid) 0.057
Plurafac .RTM. LF 18B (a non-ionic surfactant) 0.029 Bismuthcitrate
0.006 Bayhibit .RTM. S (Phosphonobutantricarboxylic acid sodium
salt) 0.006 Acusol .TM. 587 (a calcium polyphosphate inhibitor)
0.029 PEG 6000 0.043 PEG 1500 0.1 *The pH of the AT detergent is
adjusted to the desired value (pH 6 or 8) by the addition of 0.9 M
citric acid.
Example 1.7
Cleaning Performance of Metalloprotease PspPro3 in Laundry
Conditions
[0337] The cleaning performance of PspPro3 protein in liquid
laundry detergent was tested using EMPA-116 (cotton soiled with
blood/milk/ink) microswatches (obtained from CFT Vlaardingen, The
Netherlands) at pH 8.2 using a commercial detergent. Prior to the
reaction, purified PspPro3 protein samples were diluted with a
dilution solution (10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2, 0.005% TWEEN.RTM.
80 and 10% propylene glycol) to the desired concentrations; and the
commercial detergent (Tide.RTM., Clean Breeze.RTM., Proctor &
Gamble, USA, purchased September 2011) was incubated at 95.degree.
C. for 1 hour to inactivate the enzymes present in the detergent.
Proteolytic assays were subsequently performed to confirm the
inactivation of proteases in the commercial detergent. The heat
treated detergent was further diluted with 5 mM HEPES (pH 8.2) to a
final concentration of 0.788 g/L. Meanwhile, the water hardness of
the buffered liquid detergent was adjusted to 103 ppm
(Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1). The specific conductivity of the
buffered detergent was adjusted to either 0.62 mS/cm (low
conductivity) or 3.5 mS/cm (high conductivity) by adjusting the
NaCl concentration in the buffered detergent. To initiate the
reaction, 190 .mu.l of either the high or low conductivity buffered
detergent was added to a 96-MTP containing the EMPA-116
microswatches, followed by the addition of 10 .mu.l of diluted
enzyme (or the dilution solution as blank control). The 96-MTP was
sealed and incubated in an incubator/shaker for 20 min at
32.degree. C. and 1150 rpm. After incubation, 150 .mu.l of wash
liquid from each well was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its
absorbance was measured at 600 nm using a spectrophotometer, which
indicates the protease activity on the model stain; and Net
A.sub.600 was subsequently calculated by subtracting the A.sub.600
of the blank control from that of the enzyme. Dose response for the
cleaning of EMPA-116 microswatches in liquid laundry detergent at
high or low conductivity is shown in FIG. 1.6.
Example 1.8
Comparison of PspPro3 to Other Metalloproteases
A. Identification of Homologous Proteases
[0338] Homologs were identified by a BLAST search (Altschul et al.,
Nucleic Acids Res, 25:3389-402, 1997) against the NCBI
non-redundant protein database and the Genome Quest Patent database
with search parameters set to default values. The mature protein
amino acid sequence for PspPro3 (SEQ ID NO: 3) was used as the
query sequence. Percent identity (PID) for both search sets is
defined as the number of identical residues divided by the number
of aligned residues in the pairwise alignment. Tables 1.2A and 1.2B
provide a list of sequences with the percent identity to PspPro3.
The length in Table 1.2 refers to the entire sequence length of the
homologous proteases.
TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 1.2A List of sequences with percent identity
to PspPro3 protein identified from the NCBI non-redundant protein
database PID to Accession # PspPro3 Organism Length ZP_10321515.1
55 Bacillus macauensis ZFHKF-1 552 AAC43402.1 57 Alicyclobacillus
acidocaldarius 546 P00800 57 Bacillus thermoproteolyticus 548
AAA22621.1 58 Geobacillus stearothermophilus 548 ZP_01862236.1 59
Bacillus sp. SG-1 560 YP_002884504.1 59 Exiguobacterium sp. AT1b
509 AEI46285.1 60 Paenibacillus mucilaginosus KNP414 525
ZP_08093424 60 Planococcus donghaensis MPA1U2 553 ZP_10324092.1 61
Bacillus macauensis ZFHKF-1 533 YP_006792441.1 61 Exiguobacterium
antarcticum B7 498 AAK69076.1 63 Bacillus thuringiensis serovar
finitimus 566 NP_976992.1 64 Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987 566
ZP_04321694 64 Bacillus cereus 566 BAA06144 64 Lactobacillus sp.
566 ZP_10241029.1 78 Paenibacillus peoriae KCTC 3763 599
YP_005073223 93 Paenibacillus terrae HPL-003 591 YP_003872179 94
Paenibacillus polymyxa E681 592 ZP_09775364 100 Paenibacillus sp.
Aloe-11 593
TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 1.2B List of sequences with percent identity
to PspPro3 protein identified from the Genome Quest Patent database
PID to Patent # PspPro3 Organism Length US20120107907-0184 57.88
Bacillus caldoyticus 319 US20120107907-0177 57.88 Bacillus
caldolyticus 544 WO2012110563-0002 58.2 Bacillus caldolyticus 319
EP2390321-0176 58.52 Bacillus stearothermophilis 548 US6518054-0002
59.22 Bacillus sp. 316 WO2004011619-0044 60.6 Empty 507
WO2004011619-0047 62.14 Empty 532 WO2004011619-0046 62.26 Empty 536
WO2012110563-0004 63.02 Bacillus megaterium 320 JP2002272453-0003
63.67 Empty 562 US8114656-0186 64.24 Bacillus brevis 304
WO2012110562-0005 64.52 Bacillus cereus 320 WO2007044993-0178 64.74
Bacillus thuringiensis 566 EP2178896-0184 65.38 Bacillus anthracis
566 WO2012110563-0005 65.48 Bacillus cereus 320 JP1995184649-0001
65.71 Lactobacillus sp. 566 US5962264-0004 65.81 Empty 566
US20120107907-0185 66.13 Bacillus cereus 317 US8114656-0187 93.36
Bacillus polymyxa 302 JP2005229807-0019 93.38 Paenibacillus
polymyxa 566
B. Alignment of Homologous Protease Sequences
[0339] The amino acid sequence for mature PspPro3 (SEQ ID NO: 3)
was aligned with thermolysin (P00800, Bacillus thermoproteolyticus)
and protease from Paenibacillus sp. Aloe-11 (ZP_09775364) using
CLUSTALW software (Thompson et al., Nucleic Acids Research,
22:4673-4680, 1994) with the default parameters. FIG. 1.7 shows the
alignment of PspPro3 with these protease sequences.
C. Phylogenetic Tree
[0340] A phylogenetic tree for full length sequence of PspPro3 (SEQ
ID NO: 2) was built using sequences of representative homologs from
Tables 2A and the Neighbor Joining method (NJ) (Saitou, N.; and
Nei, M. (1987). The neighbor-joining method: a new method for
reconstructing Guide Trees. MolBiol.Evol. 4, 406-425). The NJ
method works on a matrix of distances between all pairs of
sequences to be analyzed. These distances are related to the degree
of divergence between the sequences. The phylodendron-phylogenetic
tree printer software
(http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/treeapp/treeprint-form.html) was used
to display the phylogenetic tree shown in FIG. 1.8.
Example 1.9
Terg-o-Tometer Performance Evaluation of PspPro3
[0341] The wash performance of PspPro3 was tested in a laundry
detergent application using a Terg-o-Tometer (Instrument Marketing
Services, Inc, Fairfield, N.J.). The performance evaluation was
conducted at 32.degree. C. and 16.degree. C. The soil load
consisted of two of each of the following stain swatches: EMPA116
Blood, Milk, Ink on cotton (Test materials AG, St. Gallen,
Switzerland), EMPA117 Blood, Milk, Ink on polycotton (Test
materials AG, St. Gallen, Switzerland), EMPA112 Cocoa on cotton
(Test materials AG, St. Gallen, Switzerland), and CFT C-10 Pigment,
Oil, and Milk content on cotton (Center for Testmaterials BV,
Vlaardingen, Netherlands), plus extra white interlock knit fabric
to bring the total fabric load to 40 g per beaker of the
Terg-o-Tometer, which was filled with 1 L of deionized water. The
water hardness was adjusted to 6 grains per gallon, and the pH in
the beaker was buffered with 5 mM HEPES, pH 8.2. Heat inactivated
Tide Regular HDL (Procter & Gamble), a commercial liquid
detergent purchased in a local US supermarket, was used at 0.8 g/L.
The detergent was inactivated before use by treatment at 92.degree.
C. in a water bath for 2-3 hours followed by cooling to room
temperature. Heat inactivation of commercial detergents serves to
destroy the activity of enzymatic components while retaining the
properties of the non-enzymatic components. Enzyme activity in the
heat inactivated detergent was measured using the Suc-AAPF-pNA
assay for measuring protease activity. The Purafect.RTM. Prime HA,
(Genencor Int'l) and PspPro3 proteases were each added to final
concentrations of 0, 0.2, 0.5, 1, and 1.5 ppm. The wash time was 12
minutes. After the wash treatment, all swatches were rinsed for 3
minutes and machine-dried at low heat.
[0342] Four of each types of swatch were measured before and after
treatment by optical reflectance using a Tristimulus Minolta Meter
CR-400. The difference in the L, a, b values was converted to total
color difference (dE), as defined by the CIE-LAB color space.
Cleaning of the stains is expressed as percent stain removal index
(% SRI) by taking a ratio between the color difference before and
after washing, and comparing it to the difference of unwashed soils
(before wash) to unsoiled fabric, and averaging the eight values
obtained by reading two different regions of each washed swatch and
is reported in Tables 1.9A and 1.9B as Average % SRI (dE).+-.95CI.
Table 1.9A summarizes the cleaning performance of PspPro3 at
32.degree. C. and Table 1.9B at 16.degree. C.
TABLE-US-00011 TABLE 1.9A Cleaning performance of PspPro3 at
32.degree. C. EMPA-116 EMPA-117 Purafect Prime Purafect Prime HA
PspPro3 HA SprPro3 Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI Average
95CI ppm % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI enzyme
(dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] 0 0.19 0.01 0.19 0.01
0.17 0.01 0.17 0.01 0.2 0.27 0.02 0.27 0.02 0.25 0.03 0.30 0.02 0.5
0.28 0.03 0.31 0.01 0.30 0.03 0.31 0.02 1 0.30 0.01 0.32 0.02 0.35
0.02 0.34 0.03 1.5 0.31 0.02 0.31 0.01 0.37 0.01 0.37 0.03 EMPA-112
CFT C-10 Purafect Prime Purafect Prime HA PspPro3 HA PspPro3
Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI ppm % SRI [%
SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI enzyme (dE) (dE)] (dE)
(dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] 0 0.11 0.03 0.11 0.03 0.07 0.01 0.07
0.01 0.2 0.11 0.05 0.18 0.04 0.12 0.01 0.11 0.01 0.5 0.13 0.04 0.17
0.03 0.15 0.01 0.16 0.01 1 0.18 0.03 0.19 0.04 0.17 0.01 0.21 0.01
1.5 0.19 0.03 0.18 0.04 0.18 0.01 0.23 0.01
TABLE-US-00012 TABLE 1.9B Cleaning performance of PspPro3 at
16.degree. C. EMPA-116 EMPA-117 Purafect Prime Purafect Prime HA
PspPro3 HA PspPro3 Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI Average
95CI ppm % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI enzyme
(dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] 0 0.15 0.02 0.15 0.02 0
13 0.01 0 13 0.01 0.2 0.19 0.02 0.20 0.03 0.15 0.02 0.15 0.02 0.5
0.20 0.02 0.19 0.02 0.21 0.02 0.20 0.02 1 0.24 0.04 0.21 0.02 0.22
0.02 0.20 0.01 1.5 0.19 0.02 0.25 0.04 0.23 0.03 0.20 0.01 EMPA-112
CFT C-10 Purafect Prime Purafect Prime HA PspPro3 HA PspPro3
Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI ppm % SRI [%
SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI enzyme (dE) (dE)] (dE)
(dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] 0 0.08 0.03 0.08 0.03 0.04 0.08 0.04
0.08 0.2 0.12 0.02 0.09 0.01 0.06 0.12 0.06 0.09 0.5 0.08 0.02 0.11
0.02 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.11 1 0.11 0.02 0.10 0.03 0.08 0.11 0.09 0.10
1.5 0.13 0.02 0.11 0.03 0.11 0.13 0.10 0.11
Example 2.1
Cloning of Metalloprotease PspPro2 from Paenibacillus sp.
[0343] A strain of Paenibacillus sp. was selected as a potential
source for enzymes which may be useful for various industrial
applications. Genomic DNA for sequencing was obtained by first
growing the strain on Heart Infusion agar plates (Difco) at
37.degree. C. for 24 hr. Cell material was scraped from the plates
and used to prepare genomic DNA with the ZF Fungal/Bacterial DNA
miniprep kit from Zymo (Cat No. D6005). The genomic DNA was used
for genome sequencing. The entire genome of the Paenibacillus sp.
strain was sequenced by BaseClear (Leiden, The Netherlands) using
the Illumina's next generation sequencing technology. After
assembly of the data, contigs were annotated by BioXpr (Namur,
Belgium). One of the genes identified after annotation in
Paenibacillus sp. encodes a metalloprotease and the sequence of
this gene, called PspPro2, is provided in SEQ ID NO: 6. The
corresponding protein encoded by the PspPro2 gene is shown in SEQ
ID NO: 7. At the N-terminus, the protein has a signal peptide with
a length of 24 amino acids as predicted by SignalP version 4.0
(Nordahl Petersen et al. (2011) Nature Methods, 8:785-786). The
presence of a signal sequence suggests that PspPro2 is a secreted
enzyme. The propeptide region of PspPro2 was predicted based on
protein sequence alignment with the Paenibacillus polymyxa Npr
protein (Takekawa et al. (1991) Journal of Bacteriology, 173 (21):
6820-6825). The predicted mature region of PspPro2 is shown in SEQ
ID NO: 8.
[0344] The nucleotide sequence of the PspPro2 gene isolated from
Paenibacillus sp. is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 6. The sequence
encoding the predicted native signal peptide is shown in
italics:
TABLE-US-00013 ATGAAAAAAGTATGGGTTTCACTTCTTGGAGGAGCGATGTTATTAGGGG
CTGTAGCACCAGGTGCATCAGCAGCAGAGCATTCTGTTCCTGATCCTAC
TCAGCTAACACCGACCTTTCACGCCGAGCAATGGAAGGCTCCTTCCACG
GTAACCGGCGACAATATTGTATGGAGCTATTTGAATCGACAAAAGAAAA
CCTTATTGAATACAGACAGCACCAGTGTGCGTGATCAGTTCCGCATCAT
TGATCGTACAAGCGACAAATCCGGTGCAAGCCATTATCGGCTCAAGCAA
TATGTAAACGGGATCCCCGTATATGGGGCTGAACAGACCATTCATGTGA
ACAACGCCGGTAAAGTAACCTCTTATTTGGGTGCTGTCATTTCAGAGGA
TCAGCAGCAAGACGCGACCGAAGATACCACTCCAAAAATCAGCGCGACT
GAAGCCGTTTATACCGCATATGCAGAAGCCGCTGCCCGGATTCAATCCT
TCCCTTCCATCAATGATAGTCTTTCTGAGGCTAGTGAGGAACAAGGGAG
TGAGAATCAAGGCAATGAGATTCAAAACATTGGGATTAAAAGCAGTGTA
AGTAATGACACTTACGCAGAGGCGCATAACAACGTACTTTTAACCCCCG
TTGACCAAGCAGAGCAAAGTTACATTGCCAAAATTGCTAATCTGGAGCC
AAGTGTAGAGCCCAAAGCAGAATTATACATCTATCCAGATGGTGAGACT
ACACGACTGGTTTATGTAACAGAGGTTAATATTCTTGAACCTGCGCCTC
TGCGCACACGCTACTTCATTGATGCGAAAACCGGCAAAATCGTATTCCA
GTATGACATCCTCAACCACGCAACAGGCACCGGCCGCGGCGTGGATGGC
AAAACAAAATCATTTACGACTACAGCTTCAGGCAACCGGTATCAGTTGA
AAGACACGACTCGCAGCAATGGAATCGTGACTTACACCGCTGGCAATCG
CCAGACGACGCCAGGTACGATTTTGACCGATACAGATAATGTATGGGAG
GACCCTGCGGCTGTTGATGCCCATGCCTACGCCATTAAAACCTATGACT
ATTATAAGAATAAATTCGGTCGCGACAGTATTGATGGACGTGGCATGCA
AATTCGTTCGACAGTCCATTACGGCAAAAAATATAACAATGCCTTCTGG
AACGGCTCGCAAATGACCTACGGAGACGGAGACGGGTCCACATTTACCT
TCTTCAGCGGCGATCCCGATGTCGTGGGGCATGAGCTCACCCACGGCGT
CACCGAGTTCACCTCCAATTTGGAGTATTATGGTGAGTCCGGTGCATTG
AACGAAGCCTTCTCGGATATTATCGGTAATGATATAGATGGCACCAGTT
GGCTTCTTGGCGACGGCATTTATACGCCTAATATTCCAGGCGACGCTCT
GCGTTCCCTGTCCGATCCTACACGATTCGGCCAGCCGGATCACTACTCC
AATTTCTATCCGGACCCCAACAATGATGATGAAGGCGGAGTCCATACGA
ACAGCGGTATTATCAACAAAGCCTATTATTTGCTGGCACAAGGCGGTAC
GTCCCATGGTGTAACGGTAACTGGTATCGGACGCGAAGCGGCTGTATTC
ATTTACTACAATGCCTTTACCAACTATTTGACCTCTACCTCCAACTTCT
CTAACGCACGCGCTGCTGTTATACAGGCAGCCAAGGATTTTTATGGTGC
TGATTCGCTGGCAGTAACCAGTGCTATTCAATCCTTTGATGCGGTAGGA ATCAAA
[0345] The amino acid sequence of the PspPro2 precursor protein is
set forth as SEQ ID NO: 7. The predicted signal peptide is shown in
italics, and the predicted pro-peptide is shown in underlined
text:
TABLE-US-00014 MKKVWVSLLGGAMLLGAVAPGASAAEHSVPDPTQLTPTFHAEQWKAPSTV
TGDNIVWSYLNRQKKTLLNTDSTSVRDQFRIIDRTSDKSGASHYRLKQYV
NGIPVYGAEQTIHVNNAGKVTSYLGAVISEDQQQDATEDTTPKISATEAV
YTAYAEAAARIQSFPSINDSLSEASEEQGSENQGNEIQNIGIKSSVSNDT
YAEAHNNVLLTPVDQAEQSYIAKIANLEPSVEPKAELYIYPDGETTRLVY
VTEVNILEPAPLRTRYFIDAKTGKIVFQYDILNHATGTGRGVDGKTKSFT
TTASGNRYQLKDTTRSNGIVTYTAGNRQTTPGTILTDTDNVWEDPAAVDA
HAYAIKTYDYYKNKFGRDSIDGRGMQIRSTVHYGKKYNNAFWNGSQMTYG
DGDGSTFTFFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEFTSNLEYYGESGALNEAFSDIIG
NDIDGTSWLLGDGIYTPNIPGDALRSLSDPTRFGQPDHYSNFYPDPNNDD
EGGVHTNSGIINKAYYLLAQGGTSHGVTVTGIGREAAVFIYYNAFTNYLT
STSNFSNARAAVIQAAKDFYGADSLAVTSAIQSFDAVGIK
[0346] The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature form of
PspPro2 is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 8.
TABLE-US-00015 ATGTGRGVDGKTKSFTTTASGNRYQLKDTTRSNGIVTYTAGNRQTTPGTI
LTDTDNVWEDPAAVDAHAYAIKTYDYYKNKFGRDSIDGRGMQIRSTVHYG
KKYNNAFWNGSQMTYGDGDGSTFTFFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEFTSNLEY
YGESGALNEAFSDIIGNDIDGTSWLLGDGIYTPNIPGDALRSLSDPTRFG
QPDHYSNFYPDPNNDDEGGVHTNSGIINKAYYLLAQGGTSHGVTVTGIGR
EAAVFIYYNAFTNYLTSTSNFSNARAAVIQAAKDFYGADSLAVTSAIQSF DAVGIK
Example 2.2
Expression of Paenibacillus sp. Metalloprotease PspPro2
[0347] The DNA sequence of the propeptide-mature form of PspPro2
was synthesized and inserted into the Bacillus subtilis expression
vector p2JM103BBI (Vogtentanz, Protein Expr Purif, 55:40-52, 2007)
by Generay (Shanghai, China), resulting in plasmid pGX084
(AprE-PspPro2) (FIG. 2.1). Ligation of this gene encoding the
PspPro2 protein into the digested vector resulted in the addition
of three codons (Ala-Gly-Lys) between the 3' end of the Bacillus
subtilis AprE signal sequence and the 5' end of the predicted
PspPro2 native propeptide. The gene has an alternative start codon
(GTG). As shown in FIG. 2.1, pGX084(AprE-PspPro2) contains an AprE
promoter, an AprE signal sequence used to direct target protein
secretion in B. subtilis, and the synthetic nucleotide sequence
encoding the predicted propeptide and mature regions of PspPro2,
(SEQ ID NO: 9). The translation product of the synthetic
AprE-PspPro2 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 10.
[0348] The pGX084(AprE-PspPro2) plasmid was transformed into B.
subtilis cells (degU.sup.Hy 32, .DELTA.scoC) and the transformed
cells were spread on Luria Agar plates supplemented with 5 ppm
chloramphenicol and 1.2% skim milk (Cat #232100, Difco). Colonies
with the largest clear halos on the plates were selected and
subjected to fermentation in a 250 ml shake flask with MBD medium
(a MOPS based defined medium, supplemented with additional 5 mM
CaCl.sub.2).
[0349] The broth from the shake flasks was concentrated and
buffer-exchanged into the loading buffer containing 20 mM Tris-HCl
(pH 8.5) and 1 mM CaCl.sub.2 using a VivaFlow 200 ultra filtration
device (Sartorius Stedim). After filtering, this sample was applied
to a 150 ml Q Sepharose High Performance column pre-equilibrated
with the loading buffer above, PspPro2 was eluted from the column
with a linear salt gradient from 0 to 0.5 M NaCl in the loading
buffer. The corresponding active fractions were collected,
concentrated and buffer-exchanged again into the loading buffer
described above. The sample was loaded onto a 20 ml DEAE Fast Flow
column pre-equilibrated with the same loading buffer. PspPro2 was
eluted from the column with a linear salt gradient from 0 to 0.3 M
NaCl in the loading buffer. The corresponding active purified
protein fractions were further pooled and concentrated via 10K
Amicon Ultra for further analyses. The nucleotide sequence of the
synthesized PspPro2 gene in plasmid pGX084 (AprE-PspPro2) is
depicted in SEQ ID NO: 9. The sequence encoding the predicted
native signal peptide is shown in italics and the oligo-nucleotide
encoding the three residue addition (AGK) is shown in bold:
TABLE-US-00016 GTGAGAAGCAAAAAATTGTGGATCAGCTTGTTGTTTGCGTTAACGTTAA
TCTTTACGATGGCGTTCAGCAACATGAGCGCGCAGGCTGCTGGAAAAGC
AGAGCATTCAGTTCCTGACCCGACGCAACTTACACCGACATTTCATGCT
GAGCAGTGGAAGGCACCGAGCACGGTCACGGGCGACAACATCGTGTGGA
GCTACCTGAACAGACAGAAAAAGACGCTGCTGAACACGGACTCAACGAG
CGTGAGAGACCAGTTCAGAATCATCGACAGAACGAGCGACAAGTCAGGC
GCGTCACATTATAGACTGAAGCAGTACGTGAACGGCATCCCGGTCTACG
GAGCCGAGCAAACGATCCATGTGAATAATGCGGGCAAAGTTACATCATA
CCTGGGCGCCGTCATCTCAGAAGACCAGCAGCAAGATGCAACGGAGGAT
ACAACACCGAAGATCAGCGCCACAGAAGCGGTCTATACGGCTTACGCCG
AAGCGGCTGCAAGAATCCAGAGCTTCCCGTCAATTAATGACAGCCTGAG
CGAAGCATCAGAGGAACAAGGCAGCGAGAACCAGGGCAATGAAATCCAA
AACATCGGCATCAAGAGCAGCGTGTCAAACGACACGTATGCGGAGGCTC
ATAACAACGTTCTGCTGACACCGGTCGATCAGGCCGAACAGAGCTATAT
TGCAAAGATCGCGAATCTGGAGCCGTCAGTCGAGCCGAAGGCCGAGCTG
TATATCTATCCGGACGGCGAGACGACGAGACTGGTGTACGTTACGGAGG
TCAACATCCTTGAGCCTGCGCCGCTGAGAACAAGATACTTTATCGACGC
CAAGACGGGCAAGATCGTGTTTCAGTACGATATCCTGAACCATGCGACG
GGAACAGGCAGAGGCGTGGACGGCAAAACAAAATCATTCACGACAACGG
CAAGCGGCAACAGATACCAGCTGAAGGACACAACAAGATCAAATGGCAT
CGTCACATACACGGCCGGAAATAGACAGACGACGCCGGGAACGATTCTG
ACGGATACAGATAACGTGTGGGAAGATCCGGCAGCAGTTGATGCACATG
CATACGCGATCAAGACGTACGACTACTACAAGAACAAATTCGGAAGAGA
TTCAATCGATGGAAGAGGCATGCAAATCAGATCAACGGTTCATTATGGC
AAAAAGTACAACAATGCCTTCTGGAACGGCAGCCAAATGACATACGGCG
ATGGAGACGGCTCAACGTTTACATTCTTTTCAGGCGACCCGGACGTCGT
CGGCCATGAACTGACGCATGGCGTTACAGAGTTCACGAGCAACCTGGAG
TATTACGGCGAATCAGGCGCACTGAATGAGGCTTTCAGCGACATCATTG
GCAACGACATTGATGGCACATCATGGCTGCTTGGCGACGGCATTTACAC
ACCTAACATTCCGGGCGATGCACTGAGAAGCCTGTCAGACCCTACGAGA
TTCGGCCAACCTGACCATTACAGCAACTTCTACCCGGATCCTAATAACG
ATGATGAGGGCGGAGTGCATACGAACAGCGGCATTATCAACAAAGCGTA
CTATCTGCTGGCACAAGGCGGAACGTCACATGGAGTGACGGTGACAGGA
ATCGGCAGAGAGGCGGCAGTGTTTATCTACTACAACGCCTTCACAAACT
ACCTGACGAGCACGTCAAATTTCAGCAACGCTAGAGCGGCGGTCATCCA
GGCAGCAAAGGACTTTTATGGAGCAGACTCACTGGCAGTTACGTCAGCA
ATTCAGTCATTCGACGCAGTTGGAATTAAG
[0350] The amino acid sequence of the PspPro2 precursor protein
expressed from plasmid pGX084(AprE-PspPro2) is depicted in SEQ ID
NO: 10. The predicted signal sequence is shown in italics, the
three residue addition (AGK) is shown in bold, and the predicted
pro-peptide is shown in underlined text:
TABLE-US-00017 MRSKKLWISLLFALTLIFTMAFS1VMSAQAAGKAEHSVPDPTQLTPTFH
AEQWKAPSTVTGDNIVWSYLNRQKKTLLNTDSTSVRDQFRIIDRTSDKS
GASHYRLKQYVNGIPVYGAEQTIHVNNAGKVTSYLGAVISEDQQQDATE
DTTPKISATEAVYTAYAEAAARIQSFPSINDSLSEASEEQGSENQGNEI
QNIGIKSSVSNDTYAEAHNNVLLTPVDQAEQSYIAKIANLEPSVEPKAE
LYIYPDGETTRLVYVTEVNILEPAPLRTRYFIDAKTGKIVFQYDILNHA
TGTGRGVDGKTKSFTTTASGNRYQLKDTTRSNGIVTYTAGNRQTTPGTI
LTDTDNVWEDPAAVDAHAYAIKTYDYYKNKFGRDSIDGRGMQIRSTVHY
GKKYNNAFWNGSQMTYGDGDGSTFTFFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEFTSNL
EYYGESGALNEAFSDIIGNDIDGTSWLLGDGIYTPNIPGDALRSLSDPT
RFGQPDHYSNFYPDPNNDDEGGVHTNSGIINKAYYLLAQGGTSHGVTVT
GIGREAAVFIYYNAFTNYLTSTSNFSNARAAVIQAAKDFYGADSLAVTS AIQSFDAVGIK
[0351] The amino acid sequence of the recombinant PspPro2 protein
isolated from Bacillus subtilis culture was determined by tandem
mass spectrometry, and shown below. It is the same as predicted and
depicted in SEQ ID NO: 8.
TABLE-US-00018 ATGTGRGVDGKTKSFTTTASGNRYQLKDTTRSNGIVTYTAGNRQTTPGTI
LTDTDNVWEDPAAVDAHAYAIKTYDYYKNKFGRDSIDGRGMQIRSTVHYG
KKYNNAFWNGSQMTYGDGDGSTFTFFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEFTSNLEY
YGESGALNEAFSDIIGNDIDGTSWLLGDGIYTPNIPGDALRSLSDPTRFG
QPDHYSNFYPDPNNDDEGGVHTNSGIINKAYYLLAQGGTSHGVTVTGIGR
EAAVFIYYNAFTNYLTSTSNFSNARAAVIQAAKDFYGADSLAVTSAIQSF DAVGIK
Example 2.3
Proteolytic Activity of Metalloprotease PspPro2
[0352] The proteolytic activity of purified PspPro2 was measured in
50 mM Tris (pH 7), using azo-casein (Cat #74H7165, Megazyme) as a
substrate. Prior to the reaction, the enzyme was diluted with
Milli-Q water (Millipore) to specific concentrations. The
azo-casein was dissolved in 100 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) to a final
concentration of 1.5% (w/v). To initiate the reaction, 50 .mu.l of
the diluted enzyme (or Milli-Q H.sub.2O alone as the blank control)
was added to the non-binding 96-well Microtiter Plate (96-MTP)
(Corning Life Sciences, #3641) placed on ice, followed by the
addition of 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein. After sealing the 96-MTP,
the reaction was carried out in a Thermomixer (Eppendorf) at
40.degree. C. and 650 rpm for 10 min. The reaction was terminated
by adding 100 .mu.l of 5% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA). Following
equilibration (5 min at the room temperature) and subsequent
centrifugation (2000 g for 10 min at 4.degree. C.), 120 .mu.l
supernatant was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and absorbance of the
supernatant was measured at 440 nm (A.sub.440) using a SpectraMax
190. Net A.sub.440 was calculated by subtracting the A.sub.440 of
the blank control from that of enzyme, and then plotted against
different protein concentrations (from 1.25 ppm to 40 ppm). Each
value was the mean of duplicate assays, and the value varies no
more than 5%. The proteolytic activity is shown as Net A.sub.440.
The proteolytic assays with azo-casein as the substrate (FIG. 2.2)
indicate that PspPro2 is an active protease.
Example 2.4
pH Profile of Metalloprotease PspPro2
[0353] With azo-casein as the substrate, the pH profile of PspPro2
was studied in 12.5 mM acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with
different pH values (ranging from pH 4 to 11). To initiate the
assay, 50 .mu.l of 25 mM acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with a
specific pH was first mixed with 2 .mu.l diluted enzyme (500 ppm in
Milli-Q H.sub.2O) in a 96-MTP placed on ice, followed by the
addition of 48 .mu.l of 1.5% (w/v) azo-casein prepared in H2O. The
reaction was performed and analyzed as described in Example 2.3.
Enzyme activity at each pH was reported as the relative activity,
where the activity at the optimal pH was set to be 100%. The pH
values tested were 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 10 and 11.
Each result was the mean of triplicate assays. As shown in FIG.
2.3, the optimal pH of PspPro2 is 7.5 with greater than 70% of its
maximal activity retained between pH 5.5 and 9.5.
Example 2.5
Temperature Profile of Metalloprotease PspPro2
[0354] The temperature profile of PspPro2 was analyzed in 50 mM
Tris buffer (pH 7) using the azo-casein assay. The enzyme sample
and azo-casein substrate were prepared as in Example 2.3.
[0355] Prior to the reaction, 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein and 45
.mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O were mixed in a 200 .mu.l PCR tube, which
was then subsequently incubated in a Peltier Thermal Cycler
(BioRad) at desired temperatures (i.e. 20-90.degree. C.) for 5 min.
After the incubation, 5 .mu.l of diluted PspPro2 (200 ppm) or
H.sub.2O (the blank control) was added to the substrate mixture,
and the reaction was carried out in the Peltier Thermal Cycle for
10 min at different temperatures. To terminate the reaction, each
assay mixture was transferred to a 96-MTP containing 100 .mu.l of
5% TCA per well. Subsequent centrifugation and absorbance
measurement were performed as described in Example 3. The activity
was reported as the relative activity, where the activity at the
optimal temperature was set to be 100%. The tested temperatures are
20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90.degree. C. Each result was the
mean of triplicate assays. The data in FIG. 2.4 suggest that
PspPro2 showed an optimal temperature at 50.degree. C., and
retained greater than 70% of its maximal activity between 40 and
65.degree. C.
Example 2.6
Cleaning Performance of Metalloprotease PspPro2 in Automatic
Dishwashing (ADW) Conditions
[0356] The cleaning performance of PspPro2 protein in automatic
dishwashing (ADW) conditions was tested using PA-S-38 (egg yolk,
with pigment, aged by heating) microswatches (CFT-Vlaardingen, The
Netherlands) at pH 6 and 8 using a model automatic dishwashing
(ADW) detergent. Prior to the reaction, purified PspPro2 protein
samples were diluted with the dilution solution containing 10 mM
NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2, 0.005% TWEEN.RTM. 80 and 10% propylene
glycol to the desired concentrations. The reactions were performed
in AT detergent with 100 ppm water hardness
(Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1), in the presence of a bleach component
(Peracid N,N-phthaloylaminoperoxycaproic acid-PAP) (AT detergent
composition shown in Table 1). To initiate the reaction, 180 .mu.l
of the AT detergent solution at pH 6 or pH 8 was added to a 96-MTP
placed with PA-S-38 microswatches, followed by the addition of 20
.mu.l of diluted enzymes (or the dilution solution as the blank
control). The 96-MTP was sealed and incubated in an
incubator/shaker for 30 min at 50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm. After
incubation, 100 .mu.l of wash liquid from each well was transferred
to a new 96-MTP, and its absorbance was measured at 405 nm
(referred here as the "Initial performance") using a
spectrophotometer. The remaining wash liquid in the 96-MTP was
discarded and the microswatches were rinsed once with 200 .mu.l
water. Following the addition of 180 .mu.l of 0.1 M CAPS buffer (pH
10), the second incubation was carried out in the incubator/shaker
at 50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm for 10 min. One hundred microliters
of the resulting wash liquid was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and
its absorbance was measured at 405 nm (referred here as
"Wash-off"). The sum of two absorbance measurements ("Initial
performance" plus "Wash-off") gives the "Total performance", which
measures the protease activity on the model stain. Dose response
for cleaning of PA-S-38 microswatches at pH 6 and pH 8 for PspPro2
in AT detergent in the presence of bleach, is shown in FIGS. 2.5A
and 2.5B, respectively.
TABLE-US-00019 TABLE 2.1 Composition of AT dish detergent with
bleach Ingredient Concentration (mg/ml) MGDA (methylglycinediacetic
acid) 0.143 Sodium citrate 1.86 Citric acid* varies PAP (peracid N,
N-phthaloylaminoperoxycaproic acid) 0.057 Plurafac .RTM. LF 18B (a
non-ionic surfactant) 0.029 Bismuthcitrate 0.006 Bayhibit .RTM. S
(Phosphonobutantricarboxylic acid sodium salt) 0.006 Acusol .TM.
587 (a calcium polyphosphate inhibitor) 0.029 PEG 6000 0.043 PEG
1500 0.1 *The pH of the AT formula detergent is adjusted to the
desired pH value (pH 6 or 8) by the addition of 0.9 M citric
acid.
Example 2.7
Cleaning Performance of Metalloprotease PspPro2 in Laundry
Conditions
A. Cleaning Performance in Liquid Laundry Detergent
[0357] The cleaning performance of PspPro2 protein in liquid
laundry detergent was tested using EMPA-116 (cotton soiled with
blood/milk/ink) microswatches (obtained from CFT Vlaardingen, The
Netherlands) at pH 8.2 using a commercial detergent. Prior to the
reaction, purified PspPro2 protein samples were diluted with a
dilution solution (10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2), 0.005%
TWEEN.RTM. 80 and 10% propylene glycol) to the desired
concentrations; and the commercial detergent (Tide.RTM., Clean
Breeze.RTM., Proctor & Gamble, USA, purchased September 2011)
was incubated at 95.degree. C. for 1 hour to inactivate the enzymes
present in the detergent. Proteolytic assays were subsequently
performed to confirm the inactivation of proteases in the
commercial detergent. The heat treated detergent was further
diluted with 5 mM HEPES (pH 8.2) to a final concentration of 0.788
g/L. Meanwhile, the water hardness of the buffered liquid detergent
was adjusted to 103 ppm (Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1). The specific
conductivity of the buffered detergent was adjusted to either 0.62
mS/cm (low conductivity) or 3.5 mS/cm (high conductivity) by
adjusting the NaCl concentration in the buffered detergent. To
initiate the reaction, 190 .mu.l of either the high or low
conductivity buffered detergent was added to a 96-MTP containing
the EMPA-116 microswatches, followed by the addition of 10 .mu.l of
diluted enzyme (or the dilution solution as blank control). The
96-MTP was sealed and incubated in an incubator/shaker for 20 min
at 32.degree. C. and 1150 rpm. After incubation, 150 .mu.l of wash
liquid from each well was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its
absorbance was measured at 600 nm using a spectrophotometer, which
indicates the protease activity on the model stain; and Net
A.sub.600 was subsequently calculated by subtracting the A.sub.600
of the blank control from that of the enzyme. Dose response for the
cleaning of EMPA-116 microswatches in liquid laundry detergent at
high or low conductivity is shown in FIG. 2.6A.
B. Cleaning Performance in Powder Laundry Detergent
[0358] The cleaning performance of PspPro2 protein in powder
laundry detergent was tested using PA-S-38 (egg yolk, with pigment,
aged by heating) microswatches (CFT-Vlaardingen, The Netherlands)
using a commercial detergent. Prior to the reaction, purified
PspPro2 protein samples were diluted with a dilution solution (10
mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2, 0.005% TWEEN.RTM. 80 and 10% propylene
glycol) to the desired concentrations. The powder laundry detergent
(Tide.RTM., Bleach Free, Proctor & Gamble, China, purchased in
December 2011) was dissolved in water with 103 ppm water hardness
(Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1) to a final concentration of 2 g/L (with
conductivity of 2.3 mS/cm-low conductivity) or 5 g/L (with
conductivity of 5.5 mS/cm-high conductivity). The detergents of
different conductivities were subsequently heated in a microwave to
near boiling in order to inactivate the enzymes present in the
detergent. Proteolytic activity was measured following treatment to
ensure that proteases in the commercial detergent had been
inactivated. To initiate the reaction, 190 .mu.l of either the high
or low conductivity heat-treated detergent was added to a 96-MTP
containing the PA-S-38 microswatches, followed by the addition of
10 .mu.l of diluted enzyme (or the dilution solution as blank
control). The 96-MTP was sealed and incubated in an
incubator/shaker for 15 minutes at 32.degree. C. and 1150 rpm.
After incubation, 150 .mu.l of wash liquid from each well was
transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its absorbance was measured at 405
nm using a spectrophotometer, which indicates the protease activity
on the model stain; and Net A.sub.405 was subsequently calculated
by subtracting the A.sub.405 of the blank control from that of the
enzyme. Dose response for the cleaning of PA-S-38 microswatches in
powder laundry detergent at high or low conductivity is shown in
FIG. 2.6B.
Example 2.8
Comparison of PspPro2 to Other Metalloproteases
Identification of Homologous Proteases
[0359] Homologs were identified by a BLAST search (Altschul et al.,
Nucleic Acids Res, 25:3389-402, 1997) against the NCBI
non-redundant protein database and the Genome Quest Patent database
with search parameters set to default values. The mature protein
amino acid sequence for PspPro2 (SEQ ID NO: 8) is used as query
sequence. Percent identity (PID) for both search sets is defined as
the number of identical residues divided by the number of aligned
residues in the pairwise alignment. Tables 2.2A and 2.2B provide a
list of sequences with the percent identity to PspPro2. The length
in Table 2.2 refers to the entire sequence length of the homologous
proteases.
TABLE-US-00020 TABLE 2.2A List of sequences with percent identity
to PspPro2 protein identified from the NCBI non-redundant protein
database PID to Accession # PspPro2 Organism Length AAB02774.1 55
Geobacillus stearothermophilus 552 AAA22623.1 56 Bacillus
caldolyticus 544 P00800 56 Bacillus thermoproteolyticus 548
YP_003670279.1 57 Geobacillus sp. C56-T3 546 BAD60997.1 57 Bacillus
megaterium 562 ZP_02326503.1 58 Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae
BRL-230010 520 ZP_08640523.1 58 Brevibacillus laterosporus LMG
15441 564 YP_003597483.1 58 Bacillus megaterium DSM 319 562
ZP_09069025.1 59 Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae B-3650 520
YP_001373863.1 59 Bacillus cytotoxicus NVH 391-98 565 ZP_04149724.1
59 Bacillus pseudomycoides DSM 12442 566 CAA43589.1 60
Brevibacillus brevis 527 ZP_10738945.1 60 Brevibacillus sp. CF112
528 ZP_04216147.1 60 Bacillus cereus Rock3-44 566 ZP_10575942.1 61
Brevibacillus sp. BC25 528 YP_002770810.1 62 Brevibacillus brevis
NBRC 100599 528 ZP_08511445.1 63 Paenibacillus sp. HGF7 525
ZP_09077634.1 64 Paenibacillus elgii B69 524 ZP_09071078.1 67
Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae B-3650 529 YP_003872180.1 73
Paenibacillus polymyxa E681 587 YP_005073223.1 78 Paenibacillus
terrae HPL-003 591 ZP_09775364.1 78 Paenibacillus sp. Aloe-11 593
YP_003948511.1 80 Paenibacillus polymyxa SC2 592 YP_005073224.1 94
Paenibacillus terrae HPL-003 595 ZP_10241029.1 96 Paenibacillus
peoriae KCTC 3763 599 ZP_09775365.1 100 Paenibacillus sp. Aloe-11
580
TABLE-US-00021 TABLE 2.2B List of sequences with percent identity
to PspPro2 protein identified from the Genome Quest database PID to
Patent # PspPro2 Organism Length JP2002272453-0002 57.01 Bacillus
megaterium 562 US6518054-0001 57.19 Bacillus sp. 319 EP2390321-0177
57.19 Bacillus caldolyticus 544 US20120107907-0176 57.19 Bacillus
stearothermophilis 548 WO9520663-0003 57.51 empty 319
WO2012110562-0003 57.51 Geobacillus stearothermophilus 319
WO2012110563-0002 57.51 Bacillus caldolyticus 319 WO2004011619-0056
57.51 empty 546 WO2004011619-0003 57.51 empty 546 JP2002272453-0003
57.64 empty 562 US6518054-0002 57.88 Bacillus sp. 316
EP2178896-0184 58.15 Bacillus anthracis 566 WO2012110563-0004 58.28
Bacillus megaterium 320 JP1995184649-0001 58.79 Lactobacillus sp.
566 JP1994014788-0003 58.84 empty 317 US8114656-0178 59.42 Bacillus
thuringiensis 566 WO2012110562-0005 59.49 Bacillus cereus 320
US5962264-0004 59.81 empty 566 US20120107907-0185 59.81 Bacillus
cereus 317 US20120107907-0179 59.81 Bacillus cereus 566
WO2012110563-0005 60.13 Bacillus cereus 320 EP2390321-0186 60.33
Bacillus brevis 304 JP2005229807-0018 78.62 Paenibacillus polymyxa
566 EP2390321-0187 79.21 Bacillus polymyxa 302
B. Alignment of Homologous Protease Sequences
[0360] The amino acid sequence of mature PspPro2 (SEQ ID NO: 8) was
aligned with thermolysin (P00800, Bacillus thermoproteolyticus) and
protease from Paenibacillus sp. Aloe-11 (ZP_09775365.1) sequences
using CLUSTALW software (Thompson et al., Nucleic Acids Research,
22:4673-4680, 1994) with the default parameters. FIG. 2.7 shows the
alignment of PspPro2 with these protease sequences.
C. Phylogenetic Tree
[0361] A phylogenetic tree for precursor PspPro2 protein sequence
(SEQ ID NO: 7) was built using sequences of representative homologs
from Table 2A and the Neighbor Joining method (NJ) (Saitou, N.; and
Nei, M. (1987). The neighbor-joining method: a new method for
reconstructing Guide Trees. MolBiol.Evol. 4, 406-425). The NJ
method works on a matrix of distances between all pairs of
sequences to be analyzed. These distances are related to the degree
of divergence between the sequences. The phylodendron-phylogenetic
tree printer software
(http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/treeapp/treeprint-form.html) was used
to display the phylogenetic tree shown in FIG. 2.8.
Example 3.1
Cloning of Paenibacillus humicus Metalloprotease PhuPro2
[0362] A strain (DSM18784) of Paenibacillus humicus was selected as
a potential source of enzymes which may be useful in various
industrial applications. Genomic DNA for sequencing was obtained by
first growing the strain on Heart Infusion agar plates (Difco) at
37.degree. C. for 24 hr. Cell material was scraped from the plates
and used to prepare genomic DNA with the ZF Fungal/Bacterial DNA
miniprep kit from Zymo (Cat No. D6005). The genomic DNA was used
for genome sequencing. The entire genome of the Paenibacillus
humicus strain was sequenced by BaseClear (Leiden, The Netherlands)
using the Illumina's next generation sequencing technology. After
assembly of the data, contigs were annotated by BioXpr (Namur,
Belgium). One of the genes identified after annotation in
Paenibacillus humicus encodes a metalloprotease and the sequence of
this gene, called PhuPro2, is provided in SEQ ID NO: 11. The
corresponding protein encoded by the PhuPro2 gene is shown in SEQ
ID NO: 12. At the N-terminus, the protein has a signal peptide with
a length of 23 amino acids as predicted by SignalP version 4.0
(Nordahl Petersen et al. (2011) Nature Methods, 8:785-786). The
presence of a signal sequence suggests that PhuPro2 is a secreted
enzyme. The propeptide region was predicted based on its protein
sequence alignment with the Paenibacillus polymyxa Npr protein
(Takekawa et al. (1991) Journal of Bacteriology, 173 (21):
6820-6825). The predicted mature region of PhuPro2 protein in shown
in SEQ ID NO: 13. The nucleotide sequence of the PhuPro2 gene
isolated from Paenibacillus humicus is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 11.
The sequence encoding the predicted native signal peptide is shown
in italics:
TABLE-US-00022 ATGAAAAAAATGATTCCTACTCTGCTCGGTACCGTATTGCTGCTTTC
TTCCGCTTCCGCTGTCGCTGCTGAATCGCCAAGCCTCGGAGCGGCCG
GAACTCCCGGGGTCAGCGTCGTGAACAATCAGCTCGTGACTCAATTC
ATCGAGGCTTCCAAGGATGCCAAGATTGTCCCGGGCTCTTCCGAGGA
TAAAATCTGGGCTTTCCTTGAAGGCCAGCAAGCAAAGCTGGGTGTAT
CCGCAGCGGATGTAAAAACCTCGTTCCTGATCCAGAAGAAGGAAGTC
GATCCGACTTCGGGCGTCGAGCATTTCCGCCTGCAGCAATATGTGAA
TGGCATCCCGGTATATGGCGGTGACCAAACCATTCACATCGACAAGG
CCGGCCAGGTTACGTCGTTCGTAGGAGCTGTTCTGCCGGCTCAAAAT
CAAATCACGGCAAAATCCAGCGTACCAGCCATAAGCGCATCCGACGC
TCTGGCTATCGCGGCGAAGGAAGCCAGTTCCCGCATCGGCGAGCTGG
GAGCACAGGAGAAGACTCCGTCGGCTCAGCTGTACGTATATCCGGAA
GGCAACGGGTCGCGTCTCGTCTACCAGACGGAAGTGAATGTGCTTGA
GCCGCAGCCTCTGCGCACCCGCTATCTTATCGATGCGGCCGACGGCC
ATATCGTGCAGCAGTACGATCTGATCGAGACGGCGACCGGTTCGGGC
ACGGGCGTGCTGGGCGACAATAAGACGTTCCAGACGACTCTTTCCGG
CAGCACGTACCAGCTGAAAGACACCACTCGCGGCAACGGCATCTACA
CCTACACAGCCAGCAATCGGACCACGATTCCGGGCACGCTGCTGACG
GACGCCGACAACGTATGGACGGATGGAGCCGCCGTCGATGCCCATAC
TTATGCCGGAAAAGTATATGATTTCTACAAAACGAAGTTCGGACGCA
ACAGCCTCGACGGCAACGGCCTGCTGATCCGTTCCTCGGTCCACTAC
AGCAGCAGGTACAACAATGCCTTCTGGAACGGCACCCAGATTGTATT
CGGCGACGGCGACGGCTCGACGTTCATTCCGCTGTCGGGCGATCTCG
ACGTGGTCGGCCATGAGCTGTCCCACGGAGTCATCGAGTACACGTCC
AACCTTCAATACCTCAATGAATCCGGCGCGCTGAACGAGTCCTATGC
CGACGTCCTCGGCAACTCGATCCAGGCGAAAAACTGGCTTATCGGCG
ACGATGTCTATACGCCTGGCATCTCCGGAGATGCTCTCCGTTCCATG
TCCAACCCGACGCTTTACGGGCAGCCGGACAACTATGCCAACCGCTA
TACGGGATCTTCCGACAACGGCGGCGTTCATACGAACAGCGGCATCA
CGAACAAAGCGTTCTACCTGCTCGCCCAAGGCGGCACCCAGAACGGC
GTTACCGTCGCCGGCATCGGGCGCGACGCAGCCGTGAACATTTTCTA
CAACACAGTGGCCTATTACCTTACTTCCACTTCCAACTTCGCCGCGG
CGAAGAACGCCTCGATCCAGGCAGCCAAAGACCTGTACGGAACGGGC
TCCTCTTATGTCACCTCGGTGACCAATGCATTCAGAGCCGTAGGCCT G
[0363] The amino acid sequence of the PhuPro2 precursor protein is
set forth as SEQ ID NO: 12. The predicted signal sequence is shown
in italics, and the predicted propeptide is shown in underlined
text:
TABLE-US-00023 MKKMIPTLLGTVLLLSSASAVAAESPSLGAAGTPGVSVVNNQLVTQF
IEASKDAKIVPGSSEDKIWAFLEGQQAKLGVSAADVKTSFLIQKKEV
DPTSGVEHFRLQQYVNGIPVYGGDQTIHIDKAGQVTSFVGAVLPAQN
QITAKSSVPAISASDALAIAAKEASSRIGELGAQEKTPSAQLYVYPE
GNGSRLVYQTEVNVLEPQPLRTRYLIDAADGHIVQQYDLIETATGSG
TGVLGDNKTFQTTLSGSTYQLKDTTRGNGIYTYTASNRTTIPGTLLT
DADNVWTDGAAVDAHTYAGKVYDFYKTKFGRNSLDGNGLLIRSSVHY
SSRYNNAFWNGTQIVFGDGDGSTFIPLSGDLDVVGHELSHGVIEYTS
NLQYLNESGALNESYADVLGNSIQAKNWLIGDDVYTPGISGDALRSM
SNPTLYGQPDNYANRYTGSSDNGGVHTNSGITNKAFYLLAQGGTQNG
VTVAGIGRDAAVNIFYNTVAYYLTSTSNFAAAKNASIQAAKDLYGTG
SSYVTSVTNAFRAVGL
The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature form of PhuPro2 is
set forth as SEQ ID NO: 13:
TABLE-US-00024 ATGSGTGVLGDNKTFQTTLSGSTYQLKDTTRGNGIYTYTASNRTTIP
GTLLTDADNVWTDGAAVDAHTYAGKVYDFYKTKFGRNSLDGNGLLIR
SSVHYSSRYNNAFWNGTQIVFGDGDGSTFIPLSGDLDVVGHELSHGV
IEYTSNLQYLNESGALNESYADVLGNSIQAKNWLIGDDVYTPGISGD
ALRSMSNPTLYGQPDNYANRYTGSSDNGGVHTNSGITNKAFYLLAQG
GTQNGVTVAGIGRDAAVNIFYNTVAYYLTSTSNFAAAKNASIQAAKD
LYGTGSSYVTSVTNAFRAVGL
Example 3.2
Expression of Paenibacillus humicus s Metalloprotease PhuPro2
[0364] The DNA sequence of the propeptide-mature form of PhuPro2
was synthesized and inserted into the Bacillus subtilis expression
vector p2JM103BBI (Vogtentanz, Protein Expr Purif, 55:40-52, 2007)
by Generay (Shanghai, China), resulting in plasmid
pGX150(AprE-PhuPro2) (FIG. 1). Ligation of this gene encoding the
PhuPro2 protein into the digested vector resulted in the addition
of three codons (Ala-Gly-Lys) between the 3' end of the B. subtilis
AprE signal sequence and the 5' end of the predicted PhuPro2 native
propeptide. The gene has an alternative start codon (GTG). The
resulting plasmid shown in FIG. 1 was labeled pGX150(AprE-PhuPro2).
As shown in FIG. 3.1, pGX150(AprE-PhuPro2) contains an AprE
promoter, an AprE signal sequence used to direct target protein
secretion in B. subtilis, and the synthetic nucleotide sequence
encoding the predicted propeptide and mature regions of PhuPro2
(SEQ ID NO: 14). The translation product of the synthetic
AprE-PhuPro2 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 15.
[0365] The pGX150 (AprE-PhuPro2) plasmid was then transformed into
B. subtilis cells (degU.sup.Hy 32, .DELTA.scoC) and the transformed
cells were spread on Luria Agar plates supplemented with 5 ppm
Chloramphenicol and 1.2% skim milk (Cat #232100, Difco). Colonies
with the largest clear halos on the plates were selected and
subjected to fermentation in a 250 ml shake flask with MBD medium
(a MOPS based defined medium, supplemented with additional 5 mM
CaCl.sub.2).
[0366] The broth from the shake flasks was concentrated and
buffer-exchanged into the loading buffer containing 20 mM Tris-HCl
(pH 8.5), 1 mM CaCl.sub.2 and 10% propylene glycol using a VivaFlow
200 ultra filtration device (Sartorius Stedim). After filtering,
this sample was applied to an 80 ml Q Sepharose High Performance
column pre-equilibrated with the loading buffer above; and the
active flow-through fractions were collected and concentrated. The
sample was loaded onto a 320 ml Superdex 75 gel filtration column
pre-equilibrated with the loading buffer described above containing
0.15 M NaCl. The corresponding active purified protein fractions
were further pooled and concentrated via 10K Amicon Ultra for
further analyses.
[0367] The nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PhuPro2 gene in
plasmid pGX150(AprE-PhuPro2) is depicted in SEQ ID NO: 14. The
sequence encoding the three residue addition (AGK) is shown in
bold:
TABLE-US-00025 GTGAGAAGCAAAAAATTGTGGATCAGCTTGTTGTTTGCGTTAACGTT
AATCTTTACGATGGCGTTCAGCAACATGAGCGCGCAGGCTGCTGGAA
AAGAATCACCGAGCCTTGGCGCTGCAGGAACACCGGGCGTTAGCGTT
GTGAATAACCAACTGGTCACGCAGTTCATCGAAGCATCAAAAGACGC
GAAAATTGTCCCTGGATCAAGCGAAGATAAGATTTGGGCATTTCTGG
AAGGCCAGCAAGCAAAGCTTGGCGTCTCAGCTGCCGACGTGAAGACG
AGCTTCCTGATCCAGAAGAAGGAGGTTGACCCGACATCAGGCGTTGA
GCACTTTAGACTGCAACAGTACGTCAACGGCATCCCGGTTTATGGAG
GCGATCAAACAATCCATATTGATAAGGCAGGCCAGGTCACATCATTC
GTCGGAGCTGTCCTGCCGGCTCAGAACCAAATTACAGCAAAATCATC
AGTTCCGGCAATTTCAGCCTCAGACGCTCTGGCAATCGCTGCCAAGG
AGGCAAGCTCAAGAATTGGCGAACTGGGCGCACAAGAAAAGACACCG
AGCGCCCAACTTTATGTCTATCCGGAGGGCAACGGAAGCAGACTGGT
GTACCAGACAGAGGTCAATGTTCTGGAGCCGCAACCGCTGAGAACGA
GATACCTTATCGATGCTGCGGATGGCCACATTGTTCAGCAATACGAC
CTGATTGAGACAGCAACAGGAAGCGGAACGGGCGTGCTGGGCGACAA
CAAGACGTTTCAGACAACACTTAGCGGCAGCACGTACCAACTTAAGG
ACACGACGAGAGGCAATGGCATTTACACGTACACGGCCTCAAACAGA
ACGACAATCCCAGGCACACTGCTGACGGATGCAGACAATGTTTGGAC
GGACGGCGCAGCAGTTGACGCACACACGTACGCCGGCAAGGTGTACG
ACTTTTACAAGACGAAGTTCGGCAGAAACAGCCTTGATGGAAATGGA
CTGCTGATCAGAAGCAGCGTCCACTACAGCAGCAGATACAATAACGC
CTTCTGGAACGGCACACAAATCGTCTTTGGCGATGGAGACGGATCAA
CATTCATCCCGCTGTCAGGCGACCTGGACGTTGTGGGCCACGAGCTG
AGCCACGGCGTCATCGAGTACACGAGCAACCTGCAGTACCTGAATGA
AAGCGGCGCACTGAACGAGTCATATGCTGATGTGCTTGGCAATAGCA
TCCAGGCCAAGAACTGGCTTATCGGAGACGACGTCTACACACCTGGC
ATCAGCGGCGATGCTCTGAGAAGCATGAGCAATCCTACACTTTACGG
CCAACCGGACAACTACGCGAATAGATATACGGGCAGCAGCGACAATG
GCGGCGTTCATACAAACTCAGGCATCACGAACAAGGCGTTCTACCTG
CTGGCACAGGGAGGCACGCAAAACGGCGTTACAGTTGCGGGCATTGG
CAGAGATGCGGCCGTCAACATCTTCTACAACACAGTCGCCTACTACC
TGACGAGCACGTCAAACTTCGCAGCGGCAAAGAACGCATCAATTCAA
GCAGCAAAGGATCTGTACGGAACAGGCAGCTCATATGTCACGTCAGT
TACGAATGCGTTTAGAGCCGTCGGCCTTTAA
[0368] The amino acid sequence of the PhuPro2 precursor protein
expressed from plasmid pGX150(AprE-PhuPro2) is depicted in SEQ ID
NO: 15. The predicted signal sequence is shown in italics, the
three residue addition (AGK) is shown in bold, and the predicted
propeptide is shown in underlined text.
TABLE-US-00026 (SEQ ID NO: 15)
MRSKKLWISLLFALTLIFTMAFSNMSAQAAGKESPSLGAAGTPGVSV
VNNQLVTQFIEASKDAKIVPGSSEDKIWAFLEGQQAKLGVSAADVKT
SFLIQKKEVDPTSGVEHFRLQQYVNGIPVYGGDQTIHIDKAGQVTSF
VGAVLPAQNQITAKSSVPAISASDALAIAAKEASSRIGELGAQEKTP
SAQLYVYPEGNGSRLVYQTEVNVLEPQPLRTRYLIDAADGHIVQQYD
LIETATGSGTGVLGDNKTFQTTLSGSTYQLKDTTRGNGIYTYTASNR
TTIPGTLLTDADNVWTDGAAVDAHTYAGKVYDFYKTKFGRNSLDGNG
LLIRSSVHYSSRYNNAFWNGTQIVFGDGDGSTFIPLSGDLDVVGHEL
SHGVIEYTSNLQYLNESGALNESYADVLGNSIQAKNWLIGDDVYTPG
ISGDALRSMSNPTLYGQPDNYANRYTGSSDNGGVHTNSGITNKAFYL
LAQGGTQNGVTVAGIGRDAAVNIFYNTVAYYLTSTSNFAAAKNASIQ
AAKDLYGTGSSYVTSVTNAFRAVGL.
Example 3.3
Proteolytic Activity of Metalloprotease PhuPro2
[0369] The proteolytic activity of purified metalloprotease PhuPro2
was measured in 50 mM Tris (pH 7), using azo-casein (Cat #74H7165,
Megazyme) as a substrate. Prior to the reaction, the enzyme was
diluted with Milli-Q water (Millipore) to specific concentrations.
The azo-casein was dissolved in 100 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) to a
final concentration of 1.5% (w/v). To initiate the reaction, 50
.mu.l of the diluted enzyme (or Milli-Q H.sub.2O alone as the blank
control) was added to the non-binding 96-well Microtiter Plate
(96-MTP) (Corning Life Sciences, #3641) placed on ice, followed by
the addition of 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein. After sealing the
96-MTP, the reaction was carried out in a Thermomixer (Eppendorf)
at 40.degree. C. and 650 rpm for 10 min. The reaction was
terminated by adding 100 .mu.l of 5% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA).
Following equilibration (5 min at the room temperature) and
subsequent centrifugation (2000 g for 10 min at 4.degree. C.), 120
.mu.l supernatant was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and absorbance
of the supernatant was measured at 440 nm (A.sub.440) using a
SpectraMax 190. Net A.sub.440 was calculated by subtracting the
A.sub.440 of the blank control from that of enzyme, and then
plotted against different protein concentrations (from 1.25 ppm to
40 ppm). Each value was the mean of triplicate assays.
[0370] The proteolytic activity is shown as Net A.sub.440. The
proteolytic assay with azo-casein as the substrate (shown in FIG.
3.2) indicates that PhuPro2 is an active protease.
Example 3.4
pH Profile of Metalloprotease PhuPro2
[0371] With azo-casein as the substrate, the pH profile of
metalloprotease PhuPro2 was studied in 12.5 mM
acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with different pH values
(ranging from pH 4 to 11). To initiate the assay, 50 .mu.l of 25 mM
acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with a specific pH was first
mixed with 2 .mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O diluted enzyme (125 ppm) in a
96-MTP placed on ice, followed by the addition of 48 .mu.l of 1.5%
(w/v) azo-casein prepared in H2O. The reaction was performed and
analyzed as described in Example 3.3. Enzyme activity at each pH
was reported as the relative activity, where the activity at the
optimal pH was set to be 100%. The pH values tested were 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Each value was the mean of triplicate assays.
As shown in FIG. 3.3, the optimal pH of PhuPro2 is 6, with greater
than 70% of maximal activity retained between 5.5 and 8.5.
Example 3.5
Temperature Profile of Metalloprotease PhuPro2
[0372] The temperature profile of metalloprotease PhuPro2 was
analyzed in 50 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) using the azo-casein assays.
The enzyme sample and azo-casein substrate were prepared as in
Example 3.3. Prior to the reaction, 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein and
45 .mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O were mixed in a 200 .mu.l PCR tube, which
was then subsequently incubated in a Peltier Thermal Cycler
(BioRad) at desired temperatures (i.e. 20-90.degree. C.) for 5 min.
After the incubation, 5 .mu.l of diluted enzyme (50 ppm) or
H.sub.2O (the blank control) was added to the substrate mixture,
and the reaction was carried out in the Peltier Thermal Cycle for
10 min at different temperatures. To terminate the reaction, each
assay mixture was transferred to a 96-MTP containing 100 .mu.l of
5% TCA per well. Subsequent centrifugation and absorbance
measurement were performed as described in Example 3.3. The
activity was reported as the relative activity, where the activity
at the optimal temperature was set to be 100%. The tested
temperatures are 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90.degree. C. Each
value was the mean of duplicate assays (the value varies no more
than 5%). The data in FIG. 3.4 suggests that PhuPro2 showed an
optimal temperature at 50.degree. C., and retained greater than 70%
of its maximum activity between 45 and 65.degree. C.
Example 3.6
Cleaning Performance of Metalloprotease PhuPro2
[0373] The cleaning performance of PhuPro2 was tested using PA-S-38
(egg yolk, with pigment, aged by heating) microswatches
(CFT-Vlaardingen, The Netherlands) at pH 6 and 8 using a model
automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent. Prior to the reaction,
purified protease samples were diluted with a dilution solution
containing 10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2, 0.005% TWEEN.RTM. 80 and
10% propylene glycol to the desired concentrations. The reactions
were performed in AT detergent with 100 ppm water hardness
(Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1) (detergent composition shown in Table
3.1). To initiate the reaction, 180 .mu.l of the AT detergent
buffered at pH 6 or pH 8 was added to a 96-MTP placed with PA-S-38
microswatches, followed by the addition of 20 .mu.l of diluted
enzymes (or the dilution solution as the blank control). The 96-MTP
was sealed and incubated in an incubator/shaker for 30 min at
50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm. After incubation, 100 .mu.l of wash
liquid from each well was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its
absorbance was measured at 405 nm (referred here as the "Initial
performance") using a spectrophotometer. The remaining wash liquid
in the 96-MTP was discarded and the microswatches were rinsed once
with 200 .mu.l water. Following the addition of 180 .mu.l of 0.1 M
CAPS buffer (pH 10), the second incubation was carried out in the
incubator/shaker at 50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm for 10 min. One
hundred microliters of the resulting wash liquid was transferred to
a new 96-MTP, and its absorbance measured at 405 nm (referred here
as the "Wash-off"). The sum of two absorbance measurements
("Initial performance" plus "Wash-off") gives the "Total
performance", which measures the protease activity on the model
stain; and Net A.sub.405 was subsequently calculated by subtracting
the A.sub.405 of the "Total performance" of the blank control from
that of the enzyme. Dose response in cleaning the PA-S-38
microswatches at pH 6 and pH 8 in AT dish detergent for PhuPro2 is
shown in FIGS. 3.5A and 3.5B.
TABLE-US-00027 TABLE 3.1 Composition of AT dish detergent
Ingredient Concentration (mg/ml) MGDA (methylglycinediacetic acid)
0.143 Sodium citrate 1.86 Citric acid* varies Plurafac .RTM. LF 18B
(a non-ionic surfactant) 0.029 Bismuthcitrate 0.006 Bayhibit .RTM.
S (Phosphonobutantricarboxylic acid sodium salt) 0.006 Acusol .TM.
587 (a calcium polyphosphate inhibitor) 0.029 PEG 6000 0.043 PEG
1500 0.1 *The pH of the AT formula detergent is adjusted to the
desired value (pH 6 or 8) by the addition of 0.9 M citric acid.
Example 3.7
Comparison of PhuPro2 to Other Proteases
A. Identification of Homologous Proteases
[0374] Homologs were identified by a BLAST search (Altschul et al.,
Nucleic Acids Res, 25:3389-402, 1997) against the NCBI
non-redundant protein database and the Genome Quest Patent database
with search parameters set to default values. The predicted mature
protein amino acid sequence for PhuPro2 (SEQ ID NO: 13) is used as
the query sequences. Percent identity (PID) for both search sets is
defined as the number of identical residues divided by the number
of aligned residues in the pairwise alignment. Tables 3.2A and 3.2B
provide a list of sequences with the percent identity to PhuPro2.
The length in Table 3.2 refers to the entire sequence length of the
homologous proteases.
TABLE-US-00028 TABLE 3.2A List of sequences with percent identity
to PhuPro2 protein identified from the NCBI non-redundant protein
database PID to Accession # PhuPro2 Organism Length P00800 59
Bacillus thermoproteolyticus 548 YP_003872180.1 59 Paenibacillus
polymyxa E681 587 ZP_10575942.1 59 Brevibacillus sp. BC25 528
ZP_02326602.1 60 Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae 520 BRL-230010
ADM87306.1 61 Bacillus megaterium 562 ZP_09069025.1 61
Paenibacillus larvae subsp. 520 larvae B-3650 ZP_09069194.1 62
Paenibacillus larvae subsp. 502 Larvae B-3650 ZP_10738945.1 63
Brevibacillus sp. CF112 528 ZP_08511445.1 64 Paenibacillus sp. HGF7
525 ZP_09077634.1 65 Paenibacillus elgii B69 524 ZP_09775365.1 65
Paenibacillus sp. Aloe-11 580 ZP_09775364.1 70 Paenibacillus sp.
Aloe-11 593 P29148 71 Paenibacillus polymyxa 590 ZP_10241030.1 71
Paenibacillus peoriae KCTC 3763 593 ZP_09071078.1 71 Paenibacillus
larvae subsp. 529 larvae B-3650 YP_003872179.1 72 Paenibacillus
polymyxa E681 592 YP_005073223.1 72 Paenibacillus terrae HPL-003
591
TABLE-US-00029 TABLE 3.2B List of sequences with percent identity
to PhuPro2 protein identified from the Genome Quest Patent database
PID to Patent ID # PhuPro2 Organism Length US20090208474-0030 59.22
Bacillus thermoproteolyticus 316 JP2002272453-0002 59.42 Bacillus
megaterium 562 JP2006124323-0003 59.55 Bacillus thermoproteolyticus
316 US8114656-0183 59.87 Bacillus stearothermophilis 316
JP1989027475-0001 59.87 Bacillus subtilis 316 US20120009651-0002
59.87 Geobacillus caldoproteolyticus 548 JP2002272453-0003 60.45
empty 562 WO2012110563-0004 60.77 Bacillus megaterium 320
EP2390321-0186 62.25 Bacillus brevis 304 JP2005229807-0018 71.85
Paenibacillus polymyxa 566 US8114656-0187 72.09 Bacillus polymyxa
302
B. Alignment of Homologous Protease Sequences
[0375] The amino acid sequence of predicted mature PhuPro2 (SEQ ID
NO: 13) protein was aligned with thermolysin (P00800, Bacillus
thermoproteolyticus), and protease from Paenibacillus terrae
HPL-003 (YP 005073223.1) sequences using CLUSTALW software
(Thompson et al., Nucleic Acids Research, 22:4673-4680, 1994) with
the default parameters. FIG. 3.6 shows the alignment of PhuPro2
with these protease sequences.
C. Phylogenetic Tree
[0376] A phylogenetic tree for full length sequence of PhuPro2 (SEQ
ID NO: 12) was built using sequences of representative homologs
from Table 2A and the Neighbor Joining method (NJ) (Saitou, N.; and
Nei, M. (1987). The neighbor-joining method: a new method for
reconstructing Guide Trees. MolBiol.Evol. 4, 406-425). The NJ
method works on a matrix of distances between all pairs of
sequences to be analyzed. These distances are related to the degree
of divergence between the sequences. The phylodendron-phylogenetic
tree printer software
(http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/treeapp/treeprint-form.html) was used
to display the phylogenetic tree shown in FIG. 3.7.
Example 4.1
Cloning of Paenibacillus ehimensis Metalloprotease PehPro1
[0377] A strain (DSM11029) of Paenibacillus ehimensis was selected
as a potential source of enzymes which may be useful in various
industrial applications. Genomic DNA for sequencing was obtained by
first growing the strain on Heart Infusion agar plates (Difco) at
37.degree. C. for 24 hr. Cell material was scraped from the plates
and used to prepare genomic DNA with the ZF Fungal/Bacterial DNA
miniprep kit from Zymo (Cat No. D6005). The genomic DNA was used
for genome sequencing. The entire genome of the Paenibacillus
ehimensis strain was sequenced by BaseClear (Leiden, The
Netherlands) using the Illumina's next generation sequencing
technology. After assembly of the data, contigs were annotated by
BioXpr (Namur, Belgium). One of the genes identified after
annotation in Paenibacillus ehimensis encodes a metalloprotease and
the sequence of this gene, called PehPro1, is provided in SEQ ID
NO: 16. The corresponding protein encoded by the PehPro1 gene is
shown in SEQ ID NO: 17. At the N-terminus, the protein has a signal
peptide with a length of 23 amino acids as predicted by SignalP
version 4.0 (Nordahl Petersen et al. (2011) Nature Methods,
8:785-786). The presence of a signal sequence suggests that PehPro1
is a secreted enzyme. The propeptide region was predicted based on
protein sequence alignment with the Paenibacillus polymyxa Npr
protein (Takekawa et al. (1991) Journal of Bacteriology, 173 (21):
6820-6825). The predicted mature region of PehPro1 protein is shown
in SEQ ID NO: 18.
[0378] The nucleotide sequence of the PehPro1 gene isolated from
Paenibacillus ehimensis is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 16. The sequence
encoding the predicted native signal peptide is shown in
italics:
TABLE-US-00030 ATGTTAAAAGTATGGGCATCGATTATTACAGGAGCATTTTTGCTCGG
GAGCGTGCAAGGGGTGCAAGCTGCTCCACAAGATCAAGCTGCTCCCT
TCGGAGGATTCACCCCTCAATTGATTACCGGGGAAAGCTGGAGTGCG
CCGCAAGGAGTATCGGGAGAGGAAAAAATCTGGAAGTATCTCGAATC
CAAGCAGGAAAGCTTCCAAATCGGCCAAACCGTTGATCTGAAAAAGC
AATTGAAAATTATCGGCCAAACGACCGACGAGAAAACGGGAACCACG
CATTACCGTCTACAGCAGTATGTGGGAGGCGTCCCCGTATACGGCGG
CGTACAAACGATCCATGTCAACAAAGAAGGACAAGTTACCTCGCTGA
TCGGCAGCCTGCTTCCCGACCAGCAGCAGCAAGTTTCGAAAAGCTTG
AATTCGCAAATCAGCGAAGCGCAAGCCATCGCCGTGGCCCAGAAAGA
TACCGAGGCCGCCGTCGGCAAGCTGGGTGAACCGCAAAAGACACCGG
AAGCGGATCTGTACGTTTATTTACACAACGGACAACCGGTCCTCGCT
TATGTGACCGAGGTTAACGTTCTCGAACCGGAGGCAATCCGGACGCG
CTACTTCATCAGCGCCGAAGACGGCAGCATTTTATTCAAGTACGACA
TCCTCGCTCACGCTACAGGTACCGGAAAAGGCGTGCTCGGAGATACG
AAATCGTTCACGACCACGCAATCCGGCTCCACTTATCAATTGAAGGA
TACGACGCGCGGGCAAGGTATCGTCACTTACAGCGCTGGCAACCGGT
CCTCTCTGCCGGGAACGCTGCTCACCAGCTCCAGCAATATTTGGAAC
GACGGCGCGGCGGTCGATGCGCATGCCTATACCGCCAAAGTGTACGA
TTACTATAAAAACAAATTTGGCCGCAACAGCATTGACGGCAACGGCT
TCCAGCTTAAATCGACCGTGCACTATTCCTCCAGATACAACAACGCC
TTCTGGAACGGTGTGCAAATGGTGTACGGCGACGGCGACGGCGTAAC
CTTCATTCCGTTCTCCGCCGATCCGGACGTCATCGGCCACGAATTGA
CCCACGGCGTTACGGAACATACGGCCGGCCTGGAATACTACGGCGAA
TCCGGAGCGCTGAACGAATCGATCTCCGATATTATCGGCAACGCGAT
CGACGGCAAAAACTGGCTGATCGGCGACTTGATTTATACGCCGAATA
CTCCCGGGGACGCCCTCCGCTCTATGGAGAACCCCAAGCTGTATAAC
CAACCCGACCGCTATCAAGACCGCTATACGGGACCTTCCGATAACGG
CGGCGTGCATATTAACAGCGGTATCAACAACAAAGCCTTCTACCTGA
TCGCCCAAGGCGGCACGCACTATGGCGTCACCGTGAACGGGATCGGA
CGCGATGCGGCTGTGCAAATTTTCTATGACGCCCTCATCAATTACCT
GACTCCAACTTCGAACTTCTCGGCGATGCGCGCAGCAGCCATTCAAG
CGGCAACCGACCTGTACGGAGCGAATTCTTCTCAAGTAAACGCTGTC
AAAAAAGCGTATACTGCCGTCGGCGTGAAC
[0379] The amino acid sequence of the PehPro1 precursor protein is
set forth as SEQ ID NO: 17. The predicted signal sequence is shown
in italics, and the predicted propeptide is shown in underlined
text:
TABLE-US-00031 MLKVWASIITGAFLLGSVQGVQAAPQDQAAPFGGFTPQLITGESWSA
PQGVSGEEKIWKYLESKQESFQIGQTVDLKKQLKIIGQTTDEKTGTT
HYRLQQYVGGVPVYGGVQTIHVNKEGQVTSLIGSLLPDQQQQVSKSL
NSQISEAQAIAVAQKDTEAAVGKLGEPQKTPEADLYVYLHNGQPVLA
YVTEVNVLEPEAIRTRYFISAEDGSILFKYDILAHATGTGKGVLGDT
KSFTTTQSGSTYQLKDTTRGQGIVTYSAGNRSSLPGTLLTSSSNIWN
DGAAVDAHAYTAKVYDYYKNKFGRNSIDGNGFQLKSTVHYSSRYNNA
FWNGVQMVYGDGDGVTFIPFSADPDVIGHELTHGVTEHTAGLEYYGE
SGALNESISDIIGNAIDGKNWLIGDLIYTPNTPGDALRSMENPKLYN
QPDRYQDRYTGPSDNGGVHINSGINNKAFYLIAQGGTHYGVTVNGIG
RDAAVQIFYDALINYLTPTSNFSAMRAAAIQAATDLYGANSSQVNAV KKAYTAVGVN
[0380] The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature form of
PehPro1 is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 18:
TABLE-US-00032 ATGTGKGVLGDTKSFTTTQSGSTYQLKDTTRGQGIVTYSAGNRSSLP
GTLLTSSSNIWNDGAAVDAHAYTAKVYDYYKNKFGRNSIDGNGFQLK
STVHYSSRYNNAFWNGVQMVYGDGDGVTFIPFSADPDVIGHELTHGV
TEHTAGLEYYGESGALNESISDIIGNAIDGKNWLIGDLIYTPNTPGD
ALRSMENPKLYNQPDRYQDRYTGPSDNGGVHINSGINNKAFYLIAQG
GTHYGVTVNGIGRDAAVQIFYDALINYLTPTSNFSAMRAAAIQAATD
LYGANSSQVNAVKKAYTAVGVN
Example 4.2
Expression of Paenibacillus ehimensis Metalloprotease PehPro1
[0381] The DNA sequence of the propeptide-mature form of PehPro1
was synthesized and inserted into the Bacillus subtilis expression
vector p2JM103BBI (Vogtentanz, Protein Expr Purif, 55:40-52, 2007)
by Generay (Shanghai, China), resulting in plasmid
pGX148(AprE-PehPro1) (FIG. 4.1). Ligation of this gene encoding the
PehPro1 protein into the digested vector resulted in the addition
of three codons (Ala-Gly-Lys) between the 3' end of the B. subtilis
AprE signal sequence and the 5' end of the predicted PehPro1 native
propeptide. The gene has an alternative start codon (GTG). The
resulting plasmid shown in FIG. 1 was labeled pGX148(AprE-PehPro1).
As shown in FIG. 1, pGX148(AprE-PehPro1) contains an AprE promoter,
an AprE signal sequence used to direct target protein secretion in
B. subtilis, and the synthetic nucleotide sequence encoding the
predicted propeptide and mature regions of PehPro1 (SEQ ID NO: 19).
The translation product of the synthetic AprE-PehPro1 gene is shown
in SEQ ID NO: 20.
[0382] The pGX148(AprE-PehPro1) plasmid was then transformed into
B. subtilis cells (degU.sup.Hy 32, .DELTA.scoC) and the transformed
cells were spread on Luria Agar plates supplemented with 5 ppm
Chloramphenicol and 1.2% skim milk (Cat #232100, Difco). Colonies
with the largest clear halos on the plates were selected and
subjected to fermentation in a 250 ml shake flask with MBD medium
(a MOPS based defined medium. supplemented with additional 5 mM
CaCl.sub.2)).
[0383] The broth from the shake flasks was concentrated and
buffer-exchanged into the loading buffer containing 20 mM Tris-HCl
(pH 8.5), 1 mM CaCl.sub.2) and 10% propylene glycol using a
VivaFlow 200 ultra filtration device (Sartorius Stedim). After
filtering, this sample was applied to an 80 ml Q Sepharose High
Performance column pre-equilibrated with the loading buffer above,
PehPro1 was eluted from the column with a linear salt gradient from
0 to 0.3 M NaCl in the loading buffer. The corresponding active
fractions were collected, concentrated and buffer-exchanged again
into the loading buffer described above. The sample was loaded onto
a 40 ml DEAE Fast Flow column pre-equilibrated with the same
loading buffer. PehPro1 was eluted from the column with a linear
salt gradient from 0 to 0.15 M NaCl in the loading buffer. The
corresponding active purified protein fractions were further pooled
and concentrated via 10K Amicon Ultra for further analyses.
[0384] The nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PehPro1 gene in
plasmid pGX148(AprE-PehPro1) is depicted in SEQ ID NO: 19. The
sequence encoding the three residue addition (AGK) is shown in
bold:
TABLE-US-00033 GTGAGAAGCAAAAAATTGTGGATCAGCTTGTTGTTTGCGTTAACGTT
AATCTTTACGATGGCGTTCAGCAACATGAGCGCGCAGGCTGCTGGAA
AAGCACCTCAAGATCAGGCAGCACCTTTTGGAGGCTTTACACCGCAA
CTTATCACAGGCGAATCATGGTCAGCACCGCAGGGCGTTTCAGGCGA
GGAAAAGATCTGGAAGTACCTTGAGAGCAAGCAGGAGTCATTTCAAA
TCGGCCAGACAGTCGACCTGAAAAAGCAACTGAAGATCATCGGCCAA
ACAACGGACGAAAAGACGGGCACGACGCATTATAGACTGCAACAATA
TGTTGGCGGCGTGCCGGTTTATGGAGGCGTGCAAACAATCCACGTGA
ACAAGGAAGGACAGGTCACGTCACTGATCGGCAGCCTGCTGCCGGAT
CAGCAGCAACAAGTCTCAAAGAGCCTGAACTCACAAATTAGCGAGGC
ACAAGCGATTGCAGTTGCACAAAAGGACACGGAAGCAGCTGTCGGCA
AGCTGGGCGAACCGCAAAAAACACCTGAGGCTGACCTTTACGTCTAC
CTGCATAACGGCCAGCCGGTCCTTGCGTACGTTACGGAAGTTAACGT
GCTGGAGCCGGAGGCCATCAGAACGAGATACTTCATTAGCGCGGAGG
ATGGAAGCATTCTGTTTAAGTACGATATTCTTGCTCACGCGACAGGC
ACAGGCAAGGGCGTCCTTGGCGACACAAAAAGCTTCACGACAACGCA
GAGCGGATCAACGTACCAGCTGAAAGATACAACAAGAGGACAAGGCA
TCGTTACGTATTCAGCGGGCAATAGATCAAGCCTGCCGGGCACACTG
CTGACATCAAGCTCAAACATTTGGAATGACGGCGCAGCAGTTGATGC
CCATGCGTACACAGCCAAGGTGTACGACTACTATAAGAACAAGTTTG
GCAGAAATAGCATCGACGGAAATGGATTTCAACTTAAATCAACGGTG
CACTACTCATCAAGATATAACAATGCGTTTTGGAACGGAGTGCAGAT
GGTCTACGGAGACGGCGACGGCGTGACATTTATTCCGTTTAGCGCCG
ACCCGGACGTGATTGGACATGAACTGACACATGGAGTGACAGAGCAT
ACGGCGGGACTGGAATATTACGGCGAAAGCGGCGCACTGAACGAAAG
CATCTCAGACATTATTGGAAACGCAATCGATGGCAAAAACTGGCTGA
TTGGCGATCTGATTTATACGCCGAATACACCGGGCGATGCACTGAGA
TCAATGGAGAATCCGAAGCTGTACAACCAACCGGACAGATACCAAGA
TAGATACACAGGACCGTCAGACAACGGCGGAGTCCATATCAACAGCG
GAATCAATAACAAAGCCTTTTACCTGATCGCCCAAGGCGGAACGCAC
TATGGCGTTACAGTCAATGGCATCGGAAGAGATGCCGCAGTTCAGAT
TTTCTATGACGCGCTGATCAACTATCTGACGCCTACAAGCAATTTCT
CAGCAATGAGAGCCGCAGCAATCCAAGCAGCCACGGATCTGTATGGA
GCCAATTCATCACAAGTTAATGCTGTTAAGAAGGCTTATACGGCAGT GGGAGTTAACTAA
[0385] The amino acid sequence of the PehPro1 precursor protein
expressed from plasmid pGX148(AprE-PehPro1) is depicted in SEQ ID
NO: 20. The predicted signal sequence is shown in italics, the
three residue addition (AGK) is shown in bold, and the predicted
pro-peptide is shown in underlined text.
TABLE-US-00034 MRSKKLWISLLFALTLIFTMAFSNMSAQAAGKAPQDQAAPFGGFTPQ
LITGESWSAPQGVSGEEKIWKYLESKQESFQIGQTVDLKKQLKIIGQ
TTDEKTGTTHYRLQQYVGGVPVYGGVQTIHVNKEGQVTSLIGSLLPD
QQQQVSKSLNSQISEAQAIAAQKDTEAAVGKLGEPQKTPEADLYVYL
HNGQPVLAYVTEVNVLEPEAIRTRYFISAEDGSILFKYDILAHATGT
GKGVLGDTKSFTTTQSGSTYQLKDTTRGQGIVTYSAGNRSSLPGTLL
TSSSNIWNDGAAVDAHAYTAKVYDYYKNKFGRNSIDGNGFQLKSTVH
YSSRYNNAFWNGVQMVYGDGDGVTFIPFSADPDVIGHELTHGVTEHT
AGLEYYGESGALNESISDIIGNAIDGKNWLIGDLIYTPNTPGDALRS
MENPKLYNQPDRYQDRYTGPSDNGGVHINSGINNKAFYLIAQGGTHY
GVTVNGIGRDAAVQIFYDALINYLTPTSNFSAMRAAAIQAATDLYGA
NSSQVNAVKKAYTAVGVN.
Example 4.3
Proteolytic Activity of Metalloprotease PehPro1
[0386] The proteolytic activity of purified metalloprotease PehPro1
was measured in 50 mM Tris (pH 7), using azo-casein (Cat #74H7165,
Megazyme) as a substrate. Prior to the reaction, the enzyme was
diluted with Milli-Q water (Millipore) to specific concentrations.
The azo-casein was dissolved in 100 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) to a
final concentration of 1.5% (w/v). To initiate the reaction, 50
.mu.l of the diluted enzyme (or Milli-Q H.sub.2O alone as the blank
control) was added to the non-binding 96-well Microtiter Plate
(96-MTP) (Corning Life Sciences, #3641) placed on ice, followed by
the addition of 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein. After sealing the
96-MTP, the reaction was carried out in a Thermomixer (Eppendorf)
at 40.degree. C. and 650 rpm for 10 min. The reaction was
terminated by adding 100 .mu.l of 5% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA).
Following equilibration (5 min at the room temperature) and
subsequent centrifugation (2000 g for 10 min at 4.degree. C.), 120
.mu.l supernatant was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and absorbance
of the supernatant was measured at 440 nm (A.sub.440) using a
SpectraMax 190. Net A.sub.440 was calculated by subtracting the
A.sub.440 of the blank control from that of enzyme, and then
plotted against different protein concentrations (from 1.25 ppm to
40 ppm). Each value was the mean of triplicate assays. The
proteolytic activity is shown as Net A.sub.440. The proteolytic
assay with azo-casein as the substrate (shown in FIG. 4.2)
indicates that PehPro1 is an active protease.
Example 4.4
pH Profile of Metalloprotease PehPro1
[0387] With azo-casein as the substrate, the pH profile of
metalloprotease PehPro1 was studied in 12.5 mM
acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with different pH values
(ranging from pH 4 to 11). To initiate the assay, 50 .mu.l of 25 mM
acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with a specific pH was first
mixed with 2 .mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O diluted enzyme (250 ppm) in a
96-MTP placed on ice, followed by the addition of 48 .mu.l of 1.5%
(w/v) azo-casein prepared in H2O. The reaction was performed and
analyzed as described in Example 4.3. Enzyme activity at each pH
was reported as the relative activity, where the activity at the
optimal pH was set to be 100%. The pH values tested were 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Each value was the mean of triplicate assays.
As shown in FIG. 4.3, the optimal pH of PehPro1 is 7, with greater
than 70% of maximal activity retained between 5.5 and 9.5.
Example 4.5
Temperature Profile of Metalloprotease PehPro1
[0388] The temperature profile of metalloprotease PehPro1 was
analyzed in 50 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) using the azo-casein assays.
The enzyme sample and azo-casein substrate were prepared as in
Example 4.3. Prior to the reaction, 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein and
45 .mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O were mixed in a 200 .mu.l PCR tube, which
was then subsequently incubated in a Peltier Thermal Cycler
(BioRad) at desired temperatures (i.e. 20-90.degree. C.) for 5 min.
After the incubation, 5 .mu.l of diluted enzyme (100 ppm) or
H.sub.2O (the blank control) was added to the substrate mixture,
and the reaction was carried out in the Peltier Thermal Cycle for
10 min at different temperatures. To terminate the reaction, each
assay mixture was transferred to a 96-MTP containing 100 .mu.l of
5% TCA per well. Subsequent centrifugation and absorbance
measurement were performed as described in Example 4.3. The
activity was reported as the relative activity, where the activity
at the optimal temperature was set to be 100%. The tested
temperatures are 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90.degree. C. Each
value was the mean of duplicate assays (the value varies no more
than 5%). The data in FIG. 4.4 suggest that PehPro1 showed an
optimal temperature at 70.degree. C., and retained greater than 70%
of its maximum activity between 60 and 75.degree. C.
Example 4.6
Cleaning Performance of Metalloprotease PehPro1
[0389] The cleaning performance of PehPro1 was tested using PA-S-38
(egg yolk, with pigment, aged by heating) microswatches
(CFT-Vlaardingen, The Netherlands) at pH 6 and 8 using a model
automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent. Prior to the reaction,
purified protease samples were diluted with a dilution solution
containing 10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2, 0.005% TWEEN.RTM. 80 and
10% propylene glycol to the desired concentrations. The reactions
were performed in AT detergent with 100 ppm water hardness
(Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1) (detergent composition shown in Table
4.1). To initiate the reaction, 180 .mu.l of the AT detergent
buffered at pH 6 or pH 8 was added to a 96-MTP placed with PA-S-38
microswatches, followed by the addition of 20 .mu.l of diluted
enzymes (or the dilution solution as the blank control). The 96-MTP
was sealed and incubated in an incubator/shaker for 30 min at
50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm. After incubation, 100 .mu.l of wash
liquid from each well was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its
absorbance was measured at 405 nm (referred here as the "Initial
performance") using a spectrophotometer. The remaining wash liquid
in the 96-MTP was discarded and the microswatches were rinsed once
with 200 .mu.l water. Following the addition of 180 .mu.l of 0.1 M
CAPS buffer (pH 10), the second incubation was carried out in the
incubator/shaker at 50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm for 10 min. One
hundred microliters of the resulting wash liquid was transferred to
a new 96-MTP, and its absorbance measured at 405 nm (referred here
as the "Wash-off"). The sum of two absorbance measurements
("Initial performance" plus "Wash-off") gives the "Total
performance", which measures the protease activity on the model
stain; and Net A.sub.405 was subsequently calculated by subtracting
the A.sub.405 of the "Total performance" of the blank control from
that of the enzyme. Dose response in cleaning the PA-S-38
microswatches at pH 6 and pH 8 for PehPro1 in AT detergent is shown
in FIGS. 4.5A and 4.5B.
TABLE-US-00035 TABLE 4.1 Composition of AT dish detergent
Ingredient Concentration (mg/ml) MGDA (methylglycinediacetic acid)
0.143 Sodium citrate 1.86 Citric acid* varies Plurafac .RTM. LF 18B
(a non-ionic surfactant) 0.029 Bismuthcitrate 0.006 Bayhibit .RTM.
S 0.006 (Phosphonobutantricarboxylic acid sodium salt) Acusol .TM.
587 (a calcium polyphosphate 0.029 inhibitor) PEG 6000 0.043 PEG
1500 0.1 *The pH of the AT formula detergent is adjusted to the
desired value (pH 6 or 8) by the addition of 0.9M citric acid.
Example 4.7
Comparison of PehPro1 to Other Proteases
A. Identification of Homologous Proteases
[0390] Homologs were identified by a BLAST search (Altschul et al.,
Nucleic Acids Res, 25:3389-402, 1997) against the NCBI
non-redundant protein database and the Genome Quest Patent database
with search parameters set to default values. The mature protein
amino acid sequence for PehPro1 (SEQ ID NO: 18) was used as the
query sequence. Percent identity (PID) for both search sets is
defined as the number of identical residues divided by the number
of aligned residues in the pairwise alignment. Tables 4.2A and 4.2B
provide a list of sequences with the percent identity to PehPro1.
The length in Table 4.2 refers to the entire sequence length of the
homologous proteases.
TABLE-US-00036 TABLE 4.2A List of sequences with percent identity
to PehPro1 protein identified from the NCBI non-redundant protein
database Accession # PID to PehPro1 Organism Length ZP_09077634.1
88 Paenibacillus elgii B69 524 ZP_09071078.1 74 Paenibacillus
larvae subsp. larvae B-3650 529 YP_003872179.1 74 Paenibacillus
polymyxa E681 592 P29148 73 Paenibacillus polymyxa 590 P43263 68
Brevibacillus brevis 527 ZP_09775365.1 68 Paenibacillus sp. Aloe-11
580 ZP_10241029.1 67 Paenibacillus peoriae KCTC 3763 599
ZP_10575942.1 66 Brevibacillus sp. BC25 528 YP_002770810.1 67
Brevibacillus brevis NBRC 100599 528 ZP_08640523.1 64 Brevibacillus
laterosporus LMG 15441 564 YP_004646155.1 63 Paenibacillus
mucilaginosus KNP414 525 ZP_08093424.1 60 Planococcus donghaensis
MPA1U2 553 YP_003670279.1 59 Geobacillus sp. C56-T3 546 P00800 59
Bacillus thermoproteolyticus 548
TABLE-US-00037 TABLE 4.2B List of sequences with percent identity
to PehPro1 protein identified from the Genome Quest Patent database
PID to Patent ID # PehPro1 Organism Length JP2005229807-0019 74.5
Paenibacillus polymyxa 566 US20120107907-0187 74.09 Bacillus
polymyxa 302 US8114656-0186 68.21 Bacillus brevis 304
WO2004011619-0044 63.25 empty 507 EP2390321-0185 62.9 Bacillus
cereus 317 WO2012110563-0004 62.7 Bacillus megaterium 320
WO2012110563-0005 62.58 Bacillus cereus 320 JP1995184649-0001 62.5
Lactobacillus sp. 566 JP2005333991-0002 62.38 empty 562
EP2178896-0184 62.18 Bacillus anthracis 566 JP1994014788-0003 61.94
empty 317 EP2390321-0178 61.86 Bacillus thuringiensis 566
US6518054-0002 60.84 Bacillus sp. 316 US8114656-0176 60.13 Bacillus
stearothermophilus 548 US6103512-0003 59.81 empty 319
US20120107907-0184 59.49 Bacillus caldoyticus 319
B. Alignment of Homologous Protease Sequences
[0391] The amino acid sequence of predicted mature PehPro1 (SEQ ID
NO: 18) was aligned with thermolysin (P00800, Bacillus
thermoproteolyticus) and protease from Paenibacillus elgii B69
(ZP_09077634.1) using CLUSTALW software (Thompson et al., Nucleic
Acids Research, 22:4673-4680, 1994) with the default parameters.
FIG. 4.6 shows the alignment of PehPro1 with these protease
sequences.
C. Phylogenetic Tree
[0392] A phylogenetic tree for precursor protein PehPro1 (SEQ ID
NO: 17) was built using sequences of representative homologs from
Table 2A and the Neighbor Joining method (NJ) (Saitou, N.; and Nei,
M. (1987). The neighbor-joining method: a new method for
reconstructing Guide Trees. MolBiol.Evol. 4, 406-425). The NJ
method works on a matrix of distances between all pairs of
sequences to be analyzed. These distances are related to the degree
of divergence between the sequences. The phylodendron-phylogenetic
tree printer software
(http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/treeapp/treeprint-form.html) was used
to display the phylogenetic tree shown in FIG. 4.7.
Example 5.1
Cloning of Paenibacillus barcinonensis Metalloprotease PbaPro1
[0393] A strain (DSM15478) of Paenibacillus barcinonensis was
selected as a potential source of enzymes which may be useful in
various industrial applications. Genomic DNA for sequencing was
obtained by first growing the strain on Heart Infusion agar plates
(Difco) at 37.degree. C. for 24 hr. Cell material was scraped from
the plates and used to prepare genomic DNA with the ZF
Fungal/Bacterial DNA miniprep kit from Zymo (Cat No. D6005). The
genomic DNA was used for genome sequencing. The entire genome of
the Paenibacillus barcinonensis strain was sequenced by BaseClear
(Leiden, The Netherlands) using the Illumina's next generation
sequencing technology. After assembly of the data, contigs were
annotated by BioXpr (Namur, Belgium). One of the genes identified
after annotation in Paenibacillus barcinonensis encodes a
metalloprotease and the sequence of this gene, called PbaPro1, is
provided in SEQ ID NO: 21. The corresponding protein encoded by the
PbaPro1 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 22. At the N-terminus, the
protein has a signal peptide with a length of 25 amino acids as
predicted by SignalP version 4.0 (Nordahl Petersen et al. (2011)
Nature Methods, 8:785-786). The presence of a signal sequence
suggests that PbaPro1 is a secreted enzyme. The propeptide region
was predicted based on protein sequence alignment with the
Paenibacillus polymyxa Npr protein (Takekawa et al. (1991) Journal
of Bacteriology, 173 (21): 6820-6825). The predicted mature region
of PbaPro1 protein is shown in SEQ ID NO: 23.
[0394] The nucleotide sequence of the PbaPro1 gene isolated from
Paenibacillus barcinonensis is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 21. The
sequence encoding the predicted native signal peptide is shown in
italics:
TABLE-US-00038 ATGAAATTGACCAAAATTATGCCAACAATTCTTGCAGGAGCTCTTTT
GCTCACATCCCTGTCCTCTGCAGCAGCAATGCCGTTATCTGACTCAT
CCATTCCATTTGAGGGCCCCTACACCTCCGAGGAGAGTATTCTGTTG
AACAACAACCCGGACGAAATGATTTATAATTTTCTTGCACAACAAGA
GCAATTTCTGAATGCCGACGTCAAAGGACAGCTCAAAATCATTAAAC
GCAACACAGACACTTCCGGCATCAGACACTTTCGTCTGAAGCAATAC
ATCAAAGGTGTTCCGGTTTACGGCGCAGAACAAACGATCCATCTGGA
CAAGAACGGAGCTGTAACTTCCGCACTCGGCGATCTTCCGCCAATTG
AAGAACAGGCTGTTCCGAATGATGGCGTTCCCGCAATCAGTGCAGAC
GATGCCATCCGTGCCGCCGAGAATGAAGCCACCTCCCGTCTTGGAGA
GCTTGGCGCACCAGAGCTTGAGCCAAAGGCCGAATTAAACATTTATC
ATCATGAAGATGACGGACAAACCTACCTCGTTTACATTACGGAAGTT
AACGTGCTTGAGCCTTCCCCGCTACGGACCAAATATTTTATTAACGC
CCTTGATGGAAGCATCGTATCTCAATACGATATTATCAACTTTGCCA
CAGGCACCGGTACAGGCGTGCATGGTGATACCAAAACACTGACGACA
ACTCAATCCGGCAGCACCTATCAGCTGAAAGATACAACTCGTGGAAA
AGGCATTCAAACCTATACTGCGAACAATCGCTCCTCGCTTCCAGGCA
GCTTGTCTACCAGTTCCAATAACGTATGGACAGACCGTGCAGCTGTA
GATGCGCACGCCTATGCTGCCGCCACATATGACTTCTACAAAAACAA
ATTCAATCGCAACGGCATTGACGGAAACGGGCTGTTGATTCGCTCTA
CAGTGCATTATGGCTCCAACTATAAAAACGCCTTCTGGAACGGAGCA
CAGATTGTCTATGGAGATGGCGATGGCATCGAGTTCGGTCCCTTCTC
CGGTGATCTCGATGTTGTCGGACATGAATTGACACACGGGGTGATTG
AATATACAGCCAATCTCGAATATCGCAATGAGCCGGGTGCTTTAAAC
GAAGCTTTTGCCGACATTATGGGGAACACCATCGAAAGCAAAAACTG
GCTGCTTGGCGACGGAATCTATACTCCAAACATTCCAGGTGATGCCC
TGCGCTCGTTATCCGACCCTACGCTGTATAACCAGCCTGACAAATAC
AGTGATCGCTACACTGGCTCTCAGGATAATGGCGGTGTGCATATCAA
CAGCGGGATCATTAACAAAGCATATTATCTTGCAGCCCAAGGCGGTA
CTCATAACGGGGTAACCGTTAGCGGCATCGGCCGGGATAAAGCAGTA
CGTATTTTCTATAGCACGCTGGTGAACTACCTGACGCCAACCTCCAA
ATTTGCAGCAGCCAAAACAGCGACAATTCAGGCAGCCAAGGACCTGT
ACGGTGCCAATTCCGCTGAAGCTACGGCAATCACCAAAGCTTATCAA GCGGTAGGTTTG
[0395] The amino acid sequence of the PbaPro1 precursor protein is
set forth as SEQ ID NO: 22. The predicted signal sequence is shown
in italics, and the predicted pro-peptide is shown in underlined
text:
TABLE-US-00039 MKLTKIMPTILAGALLLTSLSSAAAMPLSDSSIPFEGPYTSEESILL
NNNPDEMIYNFLAQQEQFLNADVKGQLKIIKRNTDTSGIRHFRLKQY
IKGVPVYGAEQTIHLDKNGAVTSALGDLPPIEEQAVPNDGVPAISAD
DAIRAAENEATSRLGELGAPELEPKAELNIYHHEDDGQTYLVYITEV
NVLEPSPLRTKYFINALDGSIVSQYDIINFATGTGTGVHGDTKTLTT
TQSGSTYQLKDTTRGKGIQTYTANNRSSLPGSLSTSSNNVWTDRAAV
DAHAYAAATYDFYKNKFNRNGIDGNGLLIRSTVHYGSNYKNAFWNGA
QIVYGDGDGIEFGPFSGDLDVVGHELTHGVIEYTANLEYRNEPGALN
EAFADIMGNTIESKNWLLGDGIYTPNIPGDALRSLSDPTLYNQPDKY
SDRYTGSQDNGGVHINSGIINKAYYLAAQGGTHNGVTVSGIGRDKAV
RIFYSTLVNYLTPTSKFAAAKTATIQAAKDLYGANSAEATAITKAYQ AVGL
[0396] The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature form of
PbaPro1 is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 23:
TABLE-US-00040 ATGTGTGVHGDTKTLTTTQSGSTYQLKDTTRGKGIQTYTANNRSSLP
GSLSTSSNNVWTDRAAVDAHAYAAATYDFYKNKFNRNGIDGNGLLIR
STVHYGSNYKNAFWNGAQIVYGDGDGIEFGPFSGDLDVVGHELTHGV
IEYTANLEYRNEPGALNEAFADIMGNTIESKNWLLGDGIYTPNIPGD
ALRSLSDPTLYNQPDKYSDRYTGSQDNGGVHINSGIINKAYYLAAQG
GTHNGVTVSGIGRDKAVRIFYSTLVNYLTPTSKFAAAKTATIQAAKD
LYGANSAEATAITKAYQAVGL
Example 5.2
Expression of Paenibacillus barcinonensis Metalloprotease
PbaPro1
[0397] The DNA sequence of the propeptide-mature form of PbaPro1
was synthesized and inserted into the Bacillus subtilis expression
vector p2JM103BBI (Vogtentanz, Protein Expr Purif, 55:40-52, 2007)
by Generay (Shanghai, China), resulting in plasmid
pGX147(AprE-PbaPro1) (FIG. 5.1). Ligation of this gene encoding the
PbaPro1 protein into the digested vector resulted in the addition
of three codons (Ala-Gly-Lys) between the 3' end of the B. subtilis
AprE signal sequence and the 5' end of the predicted PbaPro1 native
propeptide. The gene has an alternative start codon (GTG). The
resulting plasmid shown in FIG. 1 was labeled pGX147(AprE-PbaPro1).
As shown in FIG. 5.1, pGX147(AprE-PbaPro1) contains an AprE
promoter, an AprE signal sequence used to direct target protein
secretion in B. subtilis, and the synthetic nucleotide sequence
encoding the predicted propeptide and mature regions of PbaPro1
(SEQ ID NO: 24). The translation product of the synthetic
AprE-PbaPro1 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 25.
[0398] The pGX147(AprE-PbaPro1) plasmid was then transformed into
B. subtilis cells (degU.sup.Hy 32, .DELTA.scoC) and the transformed
cells were spread on Luria Agar plates supplemented with 5 ppm
Chloramphenicol and 1.2% skim milk (Cat #232100, Difco). Colonies
with the largest clear halos on the plates were selected and
subjected to fermentation in a 250 ml shake flask with MBD medium
(a MOPS based defined medium. supplemented with additional 5 mM
CaCl.sub.2).
[0399] The broth from the shake flasks was concentrated and
buffer-exchanged into the loading buffer containing 20 mM Tris-HCl
(pH 8.5), 1 mM CaCl.sub.2 and 10% propylene glycol using a VivaFlow
200 ultra filtration device (Sartorius Stedim). After filtering,
this sample was applied to an 80 ml Q Sepharose High Performance
column pre-equilibrated with the loading buffer above; and the
active flow-through fractions were collected and concentrated. The
sample was loaded onto a 320 ml Superdex 75 gel filtration column
pre-equilibrated with the loading buffer described above containing
0.15 M NaCl. The corresponding active purified protein fractions
were further pooled and concentrated via 10K Amicon Ultra for
further analyses.
[0400] The nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PbaPro1 gene in
plasmid pGX147(AprE-PbaPro1) is depicted in SEQ ID NO: 24. The
sequence encoding the three residue addition (AGK) is shown in
bold:
TABLE-US-00041 GTGAGAAGCAAAAAATTGTGGATCAGCTTGTTGTTTGCGTTAACGTT
AATCTTTACGATGGCGTTCAGCAACATGAGCGCGCAGGCTGCTGGAA
AAATGCCTCTGTCAGACAGCAGCATTCCGTTTGAGGGCCCGTACACA
TCAGAAGAAAGCATCCTGCTGAACAACAACCCGGACGAGATGATCTA
CAATTTCCTGGCACAGCAGGAGCAGTTCCTGAACGCAGACGTGAAGG
GCCAGCTGAAAATCATCAAAAGAAACACAGACACGAGCGGCATCAGA
CACTTCAGACTGAAGCAGTACATCAAGGGCGTCCCGGTTTACGGCGC
TGAGCAGACAATCCACCTGGACAAAAATGGCGCAGTGACGAGCGCAC
TTGGAGATCTGCCGCCGATTGAAGAGCAAGCAGTCCCGAACGATGGC
GTTCCGGCGATTAGCGCTGATGACGCTATCAGAGCCGCGGAAAACGA
AGCGACGTCAAGACTGGGAGAACTTGGCGCACCGGAACTTGAACCGA
AGGCGGAACTGAACATCTATCACCACGAAGACGATGGACAGACGTAC
CTGGTGTACATCACGGAGGTGAATGTGCTGGAGCCGTCACCGCTGAG
AACAAAATACTTCATCAATGCGCTGGATGGCAGCATCGTTAGCCAAT
ACGACATCATTAACTTCGCCACAGGCACGGGCACAGGCGTTCATGGC
GACACAAAAACGCTTACGACAACACAGTCAGGCTCAACGTACCAGCT
GAAAGACACAACAAGAGGCAAGGGCATCCAGACGTATACAGCCAATA
ACAGAAGCTCACTTCCGGGCTCACTGTCAACAAGCAGCAATAATGTC
TGGACGGACAGAGCTGCAGTGGACGCGCACGCGTATGCTGCGGCCAC
GTACGACTTCTACAAGAACAAGTTCAACAGAAACGGCATTGATGGCA
ACGGCCTGCTTATTAGAAGCACGGTCCACTACGGCTCAAACTACAAG
AATGCGTTTTGGAACGGCGCCCAAATTGTTTATGGCGATGGAGACGG
CATCGAGTTCGGACCTTTTAGCGGCGACCTGGATGTGGTCGGACATG
AACTGACGCACGGCGTTATCGAGTATACGGCGAATCTGGAATACAGA
AATGAACCGGGCGCTCTGAATGAGGCCTTCGCGGATATCATGGGCAA
CACAATTGAGAGCAAAAACTGGCTTCTGGGCGACGGAATCTACACGC
CGAACATTCCGGGAGATGCACTGAGATCACTGAGCGACCCTACGCTG
TACAACCAGCCGGACAAATACAGCGACAGATACACGGGATCACAGGA
CAATGGCGGCGTCCATATTAACTCAGGCATCATCAACAAAGCGTATT
ATCTGGCAGCTCAAGGCGGCACGCATAATGGCGTCACAGTTAGCGGA
ATCGGCAGAGACAAGGCCGTCAGAATTTTCTACTCAACGCTGGTGAA
CTACCTGACACCGACAAGCAAGTTTGCAGCCGCCAAAACAGCCACGA
TTCAGGCAGCAAAGGACCTGTACGGAGCGAACTCAGCAGAGGCCACA
GCGATTACGAAGGCTTATCAAGCCGTGGGACTGTAA
[0401] The amino acid sequence of the PbaPro1 precursor protein
expressed from plasmid pGX147(AprE-PbaPro1) is depicted in SEQ ID
NO: 25. The predicted signal sequence is shown in italics, the
three residue addition (AGK) is shown in bold, and the predicted
pro-peptide is shown in underlined text.
TABLE-US-00042 MRSKKLWISLLFALTLIFTMAFSNMSAQAAGKMPLSDSSIPFEGPYT
SEESILLNNNPDEMIYNFLAQQEQFLNADVKGQLKIIKRNTDTSGIR
HFRLKQYIKGVPVYGAEQTIHLDKNGAVTSALGDLPPIEEQAVPNDG
VPAISADDAIRAAENEATSRLGELGAPELEPKAELNIYHHEDDGQTY
LVYITEVNVLEPSPLRTKYFINALDGSIVSQYDIINFATGTGTGVHG
DTKTLTTTQSGSTYQLKDTTRGKGIQTYTANNRSSLPGSLSTSSNNV
WTDRAAVDAHAYAAATYDFYKNKFNRNGIDGNGLLIRSTVHYGSNYK
NAFWNGAQIVYGDGDGIEFGPFSGDLDVVGHELTHGVIEYTANLEYR
NEPGALNEAFADIMGNTIESKNWLLGDGIYTPNIPGDALRSLSDPTL
YNQPDKYSDRYTGSQDNGGVHINSGIINKAYYLAAQGGTHNGVTVSG
IGRDKAVRIFYSTLVNYLTPTSKFAAAKTATIQAAKDLYGANSAEAT AITKAYQAVGL
Example 5.3
Proteolytic Activity of Metalloprotease PbaPro1
[0402] The proteolytic activity of purified metalloprotease PbaPro1
was measured in 50 mM Tris (pH 7), using azo-casein (Cat #74H7165,
Megazyme) as a substrate. Prior to the reaction, the enzyme was
diluted with Milli-Q water (Millipore) to specific concentrations.
The azo-casein was dissolved in 100 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) to a
final concentration of 1.5% (w/v). To initiate the reaction, 50
.mu.l of the diluted enzyme (or Milli-Q H.sub.2O alone as the blank
control) was added to the non-binding 96-well Microtiter Plate
(96-MTP) (Corning Life Sciences, #3641) placed on ice, followed by
the addition of 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein. After sealing the
96-MTP, the reaction was carried out in a Thermomixer (Eppendorf)
at 40.degree. C. and 650 rpm for 10 min. The reaction was
terminated by adding 100 .mu.l of 5% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA).
Following equilibration (5 min at the room temperature) and
subsequent centrifugation (2000 g for 10 min at 4.degree. C.), 120
.mu.l supernatant was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and absorbance
of the supernatant was measured at 440 nm (A.sub.440) using a
SpectraMax 190. Net A.sub.440 was calculated by subtracting the
A.sub.440 of the blank control from that of enzyme, and then
plotted against different protein concentrations (from 1.25 ppm to
40 ppm). Each value was the mean of triplicate assays.
[0403] The proteolytic activities are shown as Net A.sub.44o. The
proteolytic assay with azo-casein as the substrate (shown in FIG.
5.2) indicates that PbaPro1 is an active protease.
Example 5.4
pH Profile of Metalloprotease PbaPro1
[0404] With azo-casein as the substrate, the pH profile of
metalloprotease PbaPro1 was studied in 12.5 mM
acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with different pH values
(ranging from pH 5 to 11). To initiate the assay, 50 .mu.l of 25 mM
acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with a specific pH was first
mixed with 2 .mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O diluted enzyme (125 ppm) in a
96-MTP placed on ice, followed by the addition of 48 .mu.l of 1.5%
(w/v) azo-casein prepared in H2O. The reaction was performed and
analyzed as described in Example 5.3. Enzyme activity at each pH
was reported as the relative activity, where the activity at the
optimal pH was set to be 100%. The pH values tested were 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10 and 11. Each value was the mean of triplicate assays. As
shown in FIG. 5.3, the optimal pH of PbaPro1 is 8, with greater
than 70% of maximal activity retained between 7 and 9.
Example 5.5
Temperature Profile of Metalloprotease PbaPro1
[0405] The temperature profiles of metalloprotease PbaPro1 was
analyzed in 50 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) using the azo-casein assays.
The enzyme sample and azo-casein substrate were prepared as in
Example 5.3. Prior to the reaction, 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein and
45 .mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O were mixed in a 200 .mu.l PCR tube, which
was then subsequently incubated in a Peltier Thermal Cycler
(BioRad) at desired temperatures (i.e. 20-90.degree. C.) for 5 min.
After the incubation, 5 .mu.l of diluted enzyme (50 ppm) or
H.sub.2O (the blank control) was added to the substrate mixture,
and the reaction was carried out in the Peltier Thermal Cycle for
10 min at different temperatures. To terminate the reaction, each
assay mixture was transferred to a 96-MTP containing 100 .mu.l of
5% TCA per well. Subsequent centrifugation and absorbance
measurement were performed as described in Example 5.3. The
activity was reported as the relative activity, where the activity
at the optimal temperature was set to be 100%. The tested
temperatures are 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90.degree. C. Each
value was the mean of duplicate assays (the value varies no more
than 5%). The data in FIG. 5.4 suggest that PbaPro1 showed an
optimal temperature at 50.degree. C., and retained greater than 70%
of its maximum activity between 45 and 55.degree. C.
Example 5.6
Cleaning Performance of Metalloprotease PbaPro1
[0406] The cleaning performance of PbaPro1 was tested using PA-S-38
(egg yolk, with pigment, aged by heating) microswatches
(CFT-Vlaardingen, The Netherlands) at pH 6 and 8 using a model
automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent. Prior to the reaction,
purified protease samples were diluted with a dilution solution
containing 10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2, 0.005% TWEEN.RTM. 80 and
10% propylene glycol to the desired concentrations. The reactions
were performed in AT detergent with 100 ppm water hardness
(Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1) (detergent composition shown in Table
5.1). To initiate the reaction, 180 .mu.l of the AT detergent
buffered at pH 6 or pH 8 was added to a 96-MTP placed with PA-S-38
microswatches, followed by the addition of 20 .mu.l of diluted
enzymes (or the dilution solution as the blank control). The 96-MTP
was sealed and incubated in an incubator/shaker for 30 min at
50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm. After incubation, 100 .mu.l of wash
liquid from each well was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its
absorbance was measured at 405 nm (referred here as the "Initial
performance") using a spectrophotometer. The remaining wash liquid
in the 96-MTP was discarded and the microswatches were rinsed once
with 200 .mu.l water. Following the addition of 180 .mu.l of 0.1 M
CAPS buffer (pH 10), the second incubation was carried out in the
incubator/shaker at 50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm for 10 min. One
hundred microliters of the resulting wash liquid was transferred to
a new 96-MTP, and its absorbance measured at 405 nm (referred here
as the "Wash-off"). The sum of two absorbance measurements
("Initial performance" plus "Wash-off") gives the "Total
performance", which measures the protease activity on the model
stain; and Net A.sub.405 was subsequently calculated by subtracting
the A.sub.405 of the "Total performance" of the blank control from
that of the enzyme. Dose response in cleaning the PA-S-38
microswatches at pH 6 and pH 8 in AT detergent for PbaPro1 is shown
in FIGS. 5.5A and 5.5B.
TABLE-US-00043 TABLE 5.1 Composition of AT dish detergent formula
with bleach Concentration Ingredient (mg/ml) MGDA
(methylglycinediacetic acid) 0.143 Sodium citrate 1.86 Citric acid*
varies PAP (peracid N,N-phthaloylaminoperoxycaproic acid) 0.057
Plurafac .RTM. LF 18B (a non-ionic surfactant) 0.029 Bismuthcitrate
0.006 Bayhibit .RTM. S (Phosphonobutantricarboxylic 0.006 acid
sodium salt) Acusol .TM. 587 (a calcium polyphosphate inhibitor)
0.029 PEG 6000 0.043 PEG 1500 0.1 *The pH of the AT formula
detergent is adjusted to the desired value (pH 6 or 8) by the
addition of 0.9M citric acid.
Example 5.7
Comparison of PbaPro1 to Other Proteases
A. Identification of Homologous Proteases
[0407] Homologs were identified by a BLAST search (Altschul et al.,
Nucleic Acids Res, 25:3389-402, 1997) against the NCBI
non-redundant protein database and the Genome Quest Patent database
with search parameters set to default values. The predicted mature
protein amino acid sequence for PbaPro1 (SEQ ID NO: 23) was used as
the query sequence. Percent identity (PID) for both search sets is
defined as the number of identical residues divided by the number
of aligned residues in the pairwise alignment. Tables 5.2A and 5.2B
provide a list of sequences with the percent identity to PbaPro1.
The length in Table 5.2 refers to the entire sequence length of the
homologous proteases.
TABLE-US-00044 TABLE 5.2A List of sequences with percent identity
to PbaPro1 protein identified from the NCBI non-redundant protein
database PID to Accession # PbaPro1 Organism Length AAB02774.1 56
Geobacillus stearothermophilus 552 P00800 56 Bacillus
stermoproteolyticus 548 AAA22623.1 57 Bacillus caldolyticus 544
YP_003670279.1 57 Geobacillus sp. C56-T3 546 AAC43402.1 57
Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius 546 YP_003597483.1 57 Bacillus
megaterium DSM 319 562 ZP_08093424.1 57 Planococcus donghaensis
MPA1U2 553 ZP_08640523.1 59 Brevibacillus laterosporus 564 LMG
15441 ZP_04216147.1 59 Bacillus cereus Rock3-44 566 YP_001373863.1
60 Bacillus cytotoxicus NVH 391-98 565 YP_004646155.1 60
Paenibacillus mucilaginosus 525 KNP414 ZP_10738945.1 61
Brevibacillus sp. CF112 528 CAA43589.1 63 Brevibacillus brevis 527
ZP_02326602.1 64 Paenibacillus larvae subsp. 520 larvae BRL-230010
ZP_02326503.1 65 Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae 520 B-3650
ZP_09077634.1 66 Paenibacillus elgii B69 524 ZP_08511445.1 68
Paenibacillus sp. HGF7 525 ZP_09775364.1 70 Paenibacillus sp.
Aloe-11 593 YP_005073223.1 70 Paenibacillus terrae HPL-003 591
ZP_10241030.1 70 Paenibacillus peoriae KCTC 3763 593
YP_003948511.11 71 Paenibacillus polymyxa SC2 592
TABLE-US-00045 TABLE 5.2B List of sequences with percent identity
to PbaPro1 protein identified from the Genome Quest Patent database
PID to Patent # PbaPro1 Organism Length JP2005333991-0002 56.91 562
WO2012110562-0007 56.96 Bacillus cereus 320 WO2012110562-0006 57.23
Bacillus megaterium 320 EP2390321-0178 57.23 Bacillus thuringiensis
566 EP2390321-0184 57.56 Bacillus caldoyticus 319 WO2007044993-0184
57.56 Bacillus sp. 319 US20120107907-0177 57.56 Bacillus
caldolyticus 544 CN102168095-0002 57.88 319 WO2012110562-0004 57.88
Bacillus caldolyticus 319 WO2012110562-0003 57.88 Geobacillus
stearothermophilus 319 WO2004011619-0056 57.88 546
JP1995184649-0001 57.88 Lactobacillus sp. 566 JP2010535248-0240
57.88 Bacillus anthracis 566 US6518054-0001 58.2 Bacillus sp. 319
US6103512-0003 58.2 319 WO2011163237-0001 58.2 Geobacillus
stearothermophilus 548 JP1994014788-0003 58.25 317 US8114656-0185
58.9 Bacillus cereus 317 US20120107907-0179 58.9 Bacillus cereus
566 WO2012110563-0005 59.22 Bacillus cereus 320 WO2004011619-0044
59.6 507 US20120107907-0186 63.25 Bacillus brevis 304
JP2005229807-0018 70.86 Paenibacillus polymyxa 566 EP2390321-0187
71.1 Bacillus polymyxa 302 JP2009511072-0203 71.1 Paenibacillus
polymyxa 302
B. Alignment of Homologous Protease Sequences
[0408] The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature PbaPro1 (SEQ
ID NO: 23) was aligned with Thermolysin (P00800, Bacillus
thermoproteolyticus), and protease from Paenibacillus polymyxa SC2
(YP 003948511.1) using CLUSTALW software (Thompson et al., Nucleic
Acids Research, 22:4673-4680, 1994) with the default parameters.
FIG. 5.6 shows the alignment of PbaPro1 with these protease
sequences.
C. Phylogenetic Tree
[0409] A phylogenetic tree for full length sequence of PbaPro1 (SEQ
ID NO: 22) was built using sequences of representative homologs
from Table 2A and the Neighbor Joining method (NJ) (Saitou, N.; and
Nei, M. (1987). The neighbor-joining method: a new method for
reconstructing Guide Trees. MolBiol.Evol. 4, 406-425). The NJ
method works on a matrix of distances between all pairs of
sequences to be analyzed. These distances are related to the degree
of divergence between the sequences. The phylodendron-phylogenetic
tree printer software
(http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/treeapp/treeprint-form.html) was used
to display the phylogenetic tree shown in FIG. 5.7.
Example 6.1
Cloning of Paenibacillus polymyxa SC2 Metalloprotease PpoPro1
[0410] The nucleic acid sequence for the PpoPro1 gene was
identified in the NCBI database (NCBI Reference Sequence: NC
014622.1 from 4536397-4538175) and is provided in SEQ ID NO: 26.
The corresponding protein encoded by the PpoPro1 gene is shown in
SEQ ID NO: 27. At the N-terminus, the protein has a signal peptide
with a length of 24 amino acids as predicted by SignalP version 4.0
(Nordahl Petersen et al. (2011) Nature Methods, 8:785-786). The
presence of a signal sequence suggests that PpoPro1 is a secreted
enzyme. The propeptide region was predicted based on protein
sequence alignment with the Paenibacillus polymyxa Npr protein
(Takekawa et al. (1991) Journal of Bacteriology, 173 (21):
6820-6825). The predicted mature region of PpoPro1 protein is shown
in SEQ ID NO: 28.
[0411] The nucleotide sequence of the PpoPro1 gene identified from
NCBI database is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 26. The sequence encoding
the predicted native signal peptide is shown in italics:
TABLE-US-00046 ATGAAAAAAGTATGGGTTTCGCTTCTTGGAGGAGCTATGTTATTAGGGTCT
GTCGCGTCTGGTGCATCTGCGGAGAGTTCCGTTTCGGGGCCAGCTCAGCTT
ACACCGACCTTCCACGCCGAGCAATGGAAAGCACCTACCTCGGTATCGGGG
GATGACATTGTATGGAGCTATTTAAATCGACAAAAGAAATCGTTGCTGGGT
GTGGATAGCTCCAGTGTACGTGAACAATTCCGAATCGTTGATCGCACAAGC
GACAAATCCGGTGTAAGCCATTATCGACTGAAGCAGTATGTAAACGGAATT
CCCGTGTATGGAGCTGAACAAACTATTCATGTGGGCAAATCTGGTGAGGTC
ACCTCTTACTTAGGAGCGGTGGTTAATGAGGATCAGCAGGCAGAAGCTACG
CAAGGTACAACTCCAAAAATCAGCGCTTCTGAAGCGGTCTACACCGCATAT
AAAGAAGCAGCTGCACGGATTGAAGCCCTCCCTACCTCCGACGATACTATT
TCTAAAGACGCTGAGGAGCCAAGCAGTGTAAGTAAAGATACTTACGCCGAA
GCAGCTAACAACGAAAAAACGCTTTCTGTTGATAAGGACGAGCTGAGTCTT
GATCAGGCATCTGTCCTGAAAGATAGCAAAATTGAAGCAGTGGAACCAGAA
AAAAGTTCCATTGCCAAAATCGCTAATCTGCAGCCTGAAGTAGATCCTAAA
GCAGAACTCTACTACTACCCTAAGGGGGATGACCTGCTGCTGGTTTATGTA
ACAGAAGTTAATGTTTTAGAACCTGCCCCACTGCGTACCCGCTACATTATT
GATGCCAATGACGGCAGCATCGTATTCCAGTATGACATCATTAATGAAGCG
ACAGGCACAGGTAAAGGTGTGCTTGGTGATTCCAAATCGTTCACTACTACC
GCTTCCGGCAGTAGCTACCAGTTAAAAGATACAACACGCGGTAACGGAATC
GTGACTTACACGGCCTCCAACCGTCAAAGCATCCCAGGTACCATTTTGACA
GATGCCGATAATGTATGGAATGATCCAGCTGGTGTGGACGCCCATGCGTAT
GCTGCTAAAACCTATGATTACTATAAAGCCAAATTTGGACGCAACAGCATT
GACGGACGCGGTCTGCAACTTCGTTCGACGGTCCATTACGGTAGTCGCTAC
AACAATGCCTTCTGGAACGGCTCCCAAATGACTTATGGAGATGGAGATGGT
AGCACATTTATCGCCTTCAGCGGGGACCCCGATGTAGTAGGACATGAACTT
ACGCATGGTGTCACAGAGTATACTTCGAATTTGGAATATTACGGAGAGTCC
GGCGCATTGAATGAAGCTTTCTCAGACGTTATCGGGAATGACATTCAGCGC
AAAAACTGGCTTGTAGGCGATGATATTTACACGCCAAACATTGCAGGCGAT
GCCCTTCGCTCAATGTCCAATCCAACCCTGTACGATCAACCAGATCACTAT
TCCAACCTGTACAGAGGCAGCTCCGATAACGGCGGTGTTCACACCAACAGC
GGTATTATCAATAAAGCTTACTACTTGTTAGCACAAGGTGGTAATTTCCAT
GGCGTAACTGTAAATGGAATTGGCCGTGATGCAGCGGTGCAAATTTACTAC
AGTGCCTTTACGAACTACCTGACTTCTTCTTCCGACTTCTCCAACGCACGT
GCTGCTGTGATCCAAGCCGCAAAAGATCTGTACGGGGCGAACTCAGCAGAA
GCAACTGCAGCTGCCAAGTCTTTTGACGCTGTAGGCGTAAACTAA
[0412] The amino acid sequence of the PpoPro1 precursor protein is
set forth as SEQ ID NO: 27. The predicted signal sequence is shown
in italics, and the predicted propeptide is shown in underlined
text:
TABLE-US-00047 MKKVWVSLLGGAMLLGSVASGASAESSVSGPAQLTPTFHAEQWKAPTSVSG
DDIVWSYLNRQKKSLLGVDSSSVREQFRIVDRTSDKSGVSHYRLKQYVNGI
PVYGAEQTIHVGKSGEVTSYLGAVVNEDQQAEATQGTTPKISASEAVYTAY
KEAAARIEALPTSDDTISKDAEEPSSVSKDTYAEAANNEKTLSVDKDELSL
DQASVLKDSKIEAVEPEKSSIAKIANLQPEVDPKAELYYYPKGDDLLLVYV
TEVNVLEPAPLRTRYIIDANDGSIVFQYDIINEATGTGKGVLGDSKSFTTT
ASGSSYQLKDTTRGNGIVTYTASNRQSIPGTILTDADNVWNDPAGVDAHAY
AAKTYDYYKAKFGRNSIDGRGLQLRSTVHYGSRYNNAFWNGSQMTYGDGDG
STFIAFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEYTSNLEYYGESGALNEAFSDVIGNDIQR
KNWLVGDDIYTPNIAGDALRSMSNPTLYDQPDHYSNLYRGSSDNGGVHTNS
GIINKAYYLLAQGGNFHGVTVNGIGRDAAVQIYYSAFTNYLTSSSDFSNAR
AAVIQAAKDLYGANSAEATAAAKSFDAVGVN
[0413] The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature form of
PpoPro1 is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 28:
TABLE-US-00048 ATGTGKGVLGDSKSFTTTASGSSYQLKDTTRGNGIVTYTASNRQSIPGTIL
TDADNVWNDPAGVDAHAYAAKTYDYYKAKFGRNSIDGRGLQLRSTVHYGSR
YNNAFWNGSQMTYGDGDGSTFIAFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEYTSNLEYYGE
SGALNEAFSDVIGNDIQRKNWLVGDDIYTPNIAGDALRSMSNPTLYDQPDH
YSNLYRGSSDNGGVHTNSGIINKAYYLLAQGGNFHGVTVNGIGRDAAVQIY
YSAFTNYLTSSSDFSNARAAVIQAAKDLYGANSAEATAAAKSFDAVGVN
Example 6.2
Expression of Paenibacillus polymyxa SC2 Metalloprotease
PpoPro1
[0414] The DNA sequence of the propeptide-mature form of PpoPro1
was synthesized and inserted into the Bacillus subtilis expression
vector p2JM103BBI (Vogtentanz, Protein Expr Purif, 55:40-52, 2007)
by Generay (Shanghai, China), resulting in plasmid
pGX138(AprE-PpoPro1) (FIG. 1). Ligation of this gene encoding the
PpoPro1 protein into the digested vector resulted in the addition
of three codons (Ala-Gly-Lys) between the 3' end of the B. subtilis
AprE signal sequence and the 5' end of the predicted PpoPro1 native
propeptide. The gene has an alternative start codon (GTG). The
resulting plasmid shown in FIG. 6.1, labeled pGX138(AprE-PpoPro1
contains an AprE promoter, an AprE signal sequence used to direct
target protein secretion in B. subtilis, and the synthetic
nucleotide sequence encoding the predicted propeptide and mature
regions of PpoPro1 (SEQ ID NO: 29). The translation product of the
synthetic AprE-PpoPro1 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 30.
[0415] The pGX138(AprE-PpoPro1) plasmid was then transformed into
B. subtilis cells (degU.sup.Hy 32, .DELTA.scoC) and the transformed
cells were spread on Luria Agar plates supplemented with 5 ppm
Chloramphenicol and 1.2% skim milk (Cat #232100, Difco). Colonies
with the largest clear halos on the plates were selected and
subjected to fermentation in a 250 ml shake flask with MBD medium
(a MOPS based defined medium, supplemented with additional 5 mM
CaCl.sub.2)).
[0416] The broth from the shake flasks was concentrated and
buffer-exchanged into the loading buffer containing 20 mM Tris-HCl
(pH 8.5), 1 mM CaCl.sub.2) and 10% propylene glycol using a
VivaFlow 200 ultra filtration device (Sartorius Stedim). After
filtering, this sample was applied to an 80 ml Q Sepharose High
Performance column pre-equilibrated with the loading buffer above,
PpoPro1 was eluted from the column with a linear salt gradient from
0 to 0.25 M NaCl in the loading buffer. The corresponding active
fractions were collected and concentrated. The sample was loaded
onto a 320 ml Superdex 75 gel filtration column pre-equilibrated
with the loading buffer described above containing 0.15 M NaCl. The
corresponding active purified protein fractions were further pooled
and concentrated via 10K Amicon Ultra for further analyses.
[0417] The nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PpoPro1 gene in
plasmid pGX138(AprE-PpoPro1) is depicted in SEQ ID NO: 29. The
sequence encoding the three residue addition (AGK) is shown in
bold:
TABLE-US-00049 GTGAGAAGCAAAAAATTGTGGATCAGCTTGTTGTTTGCGTTAACGTTAATC
TTTACGATGGCGTTCAGCAACATGAGCGCGCAGGCTGCTGGAAAAGAATCA
TCAGTGTCAGGACCGGCTCAGCTTACACCGACATTTCACGCAGAACAATGG
AAGGCTCCGACGTCAGTTTCAGGAGACGACATCGTGTGGAGCTACCTGAAT
AGACAGAAGAAAAGCCTGCTGGGAGTGGATAGCAGCAGCGTCAGAGAGCAG
TTCAGAATCGTTGACAGAACGAGCGACAAAAGCGGAGTCAGCCATTATAGA
CTGAAGCAGTACGTGAATGGCATCCCGGTTTATGGCGCAGAGCAGACAATT
CATGTTGGCAAGAGCGGAGAAGTCACAAGCTATCTGGGCGCTGTGGTCAAT
GAAGATCAACAAGCCGAGGCTACACAGGGAACAACGCCGAAAATTAGCGCC
TCAGAGGCAGTCTACACGGCGTACAAAGAAGCGGCTGCAAGAATCGAAGCC
CTGCCGACATCAGACGATACAATTTCAAAAGATGCGGAGGAGCCGAGCTCA
GTTAGCAAGGATACATACGCGGAAGCCGCAAACAATGAGAAAACACTGAGC
GTGGACAAGGACGAGCTGTCACTTGATCAGGCTAGCGTCCTTAAAGACAGC
AAGATCGAGGCCGTTGAGCCTGAAAAGTCATCAATTGCGAAAATCGCCAAT
CTGCAACCTGAAGTCGACCCGAAGGCGGAACTGTACTACTACCCGAAAGGC
GATGACCTGCTTCTGGTGTACGTCACGGAAGTGAACGTCCTGGAACCGGCA
CCGCTGAGAACAAGATACATCATCGACGCGAACGACGGAAGCATCGTCTTC
CAGTATGACATTATCAACGAAGCAACGGGAACGGGCAAAGGCGTTCTTGGA
GACTCAAAGAGCTTCACGACAACGGCTTCAGGAAGCAGCTACCAGCTGAAA
GACACGACGAGAGGAAACGGAATCGTCACATATACGGCGTCAAACAGACAA
AGCATCCCTGGCACAATCCTGACGGATGCTGACAACGTTTGGAATGATCCG
GCTGGCGTGGATGCCCATGCTTATGCGGCAAAAACGTATGACTATTACAAG
GCGAAGTTCGGCAGAAATTCAATCGATGGCAGAGGACTGCAGCTTAGAAGC
ACGGTGCACTACGGATCAAGATATAACAATGCCTTCTGGAACGGCAGCCAG
ATGACATACGGAGACGGAGATGGAAGCACATTTATTGCATTCAGCGGCGAC
CCTGATGTGGTTGGCCATGAGCTGACGCATGGCGTTACAGAATATACGAGC
AATCTTGAATACTACGGCGAGTCAGGCGCTCTGAACGAGGCATTTAGCGAT
GTTATCGGCAATGACATCCAGAGAAAAAACTGGCTGGTGGGCGACGATATT
TACACGCCTAATATCGCTGGCGATGCCCTTAGATCAATGTCAAACCCGACG
CTGTATGATCAGCCTGACCACTACTCAAACCTGTATAGAGGCTCATCAGAT
AACGGAGGCGTCCATACGAATAGCGGCATCATTAACAAGGCATATTATCTT
CTGGCCCAGGGCGGCAATTTTCATGGAGTGACGGTTAATGGAATTGGAAGA
GACGCAGCCGTCCAAATCTACTACAGCGCTTTCACGAACTACCTTACATCA
AGCTCAGACTTTAGCAATGCCAGAGCTGCTGTTATCCAGGCAGCGAAGGAT
CTTTACGGCGCCAACTCAGCCGAAGCTACGGCCGCAGCTAAATCATTTGAT
GCAGTGGGCGTTAAT
[0418] The amino acid sequence of the PpoPro1 precursor protein
expressed from plasmid pGX138(AprE-PpoPro1) is depicted in SEQ ID
NO: 30. The predicted signal sequence is shown in italics, the
three residue addition (AGK) is shown in bold, and the predicted
pro-peptide is shown in underlined text.
TABLE-US-00050 MRSKKLWISLLFALTLIFTMAFSNMSAQAAGKESSVSGPAQLTPTFHAEQW
KAPTSVSGDDIVWSYLNRQKKSLLGVDSSSVREQFRIVDRTSDKSGVSHYR
LKQYVNGIPVYGAEQTIHVGKSGEVTSYLGAVVNEDQQAEATQGTTPKISA
SEAVYTAYKEAAARIEALPTSDDTISKDAEEPSSVSKDTYAEAANNEKTLS
VDKDELSLDQASVLKDSKIEAVEPEKSSIAKIANLQPEVDPKAELYYYPKG
DDLLLVYVTEVNVLEPAPLRTRYIIDANDGSIVFQYDIINEATGTGKGVLG
DSKSFTTTASGSSYQLKDTTRGNGIVTYTASNRQSIPGTILTDADNVWNDP
AGVDAHAYAAKTYDYYKAKFGRNSIDGRGLQLRSTVHYGSRYNNAFWNGSQ
MTYGDGDGSTFIAFSGDPDVVGHELTHGVTEYTSNLEYYGESGALNEAFSD
VIGNDIQRKNWLVGDDIYTPNIAGDALRSMSNPTLYDQPDHYSNLYRGSSD
NGGVHTNSGIINKAYYLLAQGGNFHGVTVNGIGRDAAVQIYYSAFTNYLTS
SSDFSNARAAVIQAAKDLYGANSAEATAAAKSFDAVGVN
Example 6.3
Proteolytic Activity of Metalloprotease PpoPro1
[0419] The proteolytic activity of purified PpoPro1 was measured in
50 mM Tris (pH 7), using azo-casein (Cat #74H7165, Megazyme) as a
substrate. Prior to the reaction, the enzyme was diluted with
Milli-Q water (Millipore) to specific concentrations. The
azo-casein was dissolved in 100 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) to a final
concentration of 1.5% (w/v). To initiate the reaction, 50 .mu.L of
the diluted enzyme (or Milli-Q H.sub.2O alone as the blank control)
was added to the non-binding 96-well microtiter Plate (96-MTP)
(Corning Life Sciences, #3641) placed on ice, followed by the
addition of 50 .mu.L of 1.5% azo-casein. After sealing the 96-MTP,
the reaction was carried out in a Thermomixer (Eppendorf) at
40.degree. C. and 650 rpm for 10 min. The reaction was terminated
by adding 100 .mu.L of 5% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA). Following
equilibration (5 min at the room temperature) and subsequent
centrifugation (2000 g for 10 min at 4.degree. C.), 120 .mu.L
supernatant was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and absorbance of the
supernatant was measured at 440 nm (A.sub.440) using a SpectraMax
190. Net A.sub.440 was calculated by subtracting the A.sub.440 of
the blank control from that of enzyme, and then plotted against
different protein concentrations (from 1.25 ppm to 40 ppm). Each
value was the mean of duplicate assays, and the value varies no
more than 5%. The proteolytic activity is shown as Net A.sub.44o.
The proteolytic assay with azo-casein as the substrate (FIG. 6.2)
indicates PpoPro1 is an active protease.
Example 4
pH Profile of Metalloprotease PpoPro1
[0420] With azo-casein as the substrate, the pH profile of PpoPro1
was studied in 12.5 mM acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with
different pH values (ranging from pH 4 to 11). To initiate the
assay, 50 .mu.L of 25 mM acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with a
specific pH was first mixed with 2 .mu.L diluted enzyme (250 ppm in
Milli-Q H.sub.2O) in a 96-MTP placed on ice, followed by the
addition of 48 .mu.L of 1.5% (w/v) azo-casein prepared in H2O. The
reaction was performed and analyzed as described in Example 6.3.
Enzyme activity at each pH was reported as relative activity where
the activity at the optimal pH was set to be 100%. The pH values
tested were 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Each value was the mean of
triplicate assays. As shown in FIG. 6.3, the optimal pH of PpoPro1
is about 7, with greater than 70% of maximal activity retained
between 5.5 and 8.5.
Example 6.5
Temperature Profile of Metalloprotease PpoPro1
[0421] The temperature profile of PpoPro1 was analyzed in 50 mM
Tris buffer (pH 7) using the azo-casein assay. The enzyme sample
and azo-casein substrate were prepared as in Example 6.3. Prior to
the reaction, 50 .mu.L of 1.5% azo-casein and 45 .mu.l Milli-Q
H.sub.2O were mixed in a 2000_, PCR tube, which was then
subsequently incubated in a Peltier Thermal Cycler (BioRad) at
desired temperatures (i.e. 20-90.degree. C.) for 5 min. After the
incubation, 5 .mu.L of diluted PpoPro1 (100 ppm) or H.sub.2O (the
blank control) was added to the substrate mixture, and the reaction
was carried out in the Peltier Thermal Cycle for 10 min at
different temperatures. To terminate the reaction, each assay
mixture was transferred to a 96-MTP containing 100 .mu.L of 5% TCA
per well. Subsequent centrifugation and absorbance measurement were
performed as described in Example 6.3. The activity was reported as
relative activity where the activity at the optimal temperature was
set to be 100%. The tested temperatures were 20, 30, 40, 50, 60,
70, 80, and 90.degree. C. Each value was the mean of duplicate
assays (the value varies no more than 5%). The data in FIG. 6.4
suggests that PpoPro1 showed an optimal temperature at 50.degree.
C., and retained greater than 70% of its maximum activity between
40 and 55.degree. C.
Example 6.6
Cleaning Performance of Metalloprotease PpoPro1
[0422] The cleaning performance of PpoPro1 was tested using PA-S-38
(egg yolk, with pigment, aged by heating) microswatches
(CFT-Vlaardingen, The Netherlands) at pH 6 or 8 using a model
automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent (AT detergent). Prior to the
reaction, purified PpoPro1 was diluted with a dilution solution
containing 10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2, 0.005% TWEEN.RTM. 80 and
10% propylene glycol to the desired concentrations. The reactions
were performed in AT detergent (composition shown in Table 6.1)
with 100 ppm water hardness (Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1), in the
presence of a bleach component ((Peracid
N,N-phthaloylaminoperoxycaproic acid-PAP). To initiate the
reaction, 180 .mu.L of AT detergent buffered at pH 6 or 8 was added
to a 96-MTP placed with PA-S-38 microswatches, followed by the
addition of 20 .mu.L of diluted enzymes (or the dilution solution
as the blank control). The 96-MTP was sealed and incubated in an
incubator/shaker for 30 min at 50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm. After
incubation, 100 .mu.L of wash liquid from each well was transferred
to a new 96-MTP, and its absorbance was measured at 405 nm
(referred here as the "Initial performance") using a
spectrophotometer. The remaining wash liquid in the 96-MTP was
discarded and the microswatches were rinsed once with 200 .mu.L
water. Following the addition of 180 .mu.L of 0.1 M CAPS buffer (pH
10), the second incubation was carried out in the incubator/shaker
at 50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm for 10 min. One hundred microliter of
the resulting wash liquid was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its
absorbance measured at 405 nm (referred here as "Wash-off"). The
sum of two absorbance measurements ("Initial performance" plus
"Wash-off") gives the "Total performance", which measures the
protease activity on the model stain; and Net A.sub.405 was
subsequently calculated by subtracting the A.sub.405 of the "Total
performance" of the blank control from that of the enzyme. Dose
response in cleaning the PA-S-38 microswatches at pH 6 and pH 8 for
PpoPro1 in AT dish detergent, in the presence of bleach, is shown
in FIGS. 6.5A and 6.5B.
TABLE-US-00051 TABLE 6.1 Composition of AT dish detergent formula
with bleach Concentration Ingredient (mg/ml) MGDA
(methylglycinediacetic acid) 0.143 Sodium citrate 1.86 Citric acid*
varies PAP (peracid N,N-phthaloylaminoperoxycaproic 0.057 acid)
Plurafac .RTM. LF 18B (a non-ionic surfactant) 0.029 Bismuthcitrate
0.006 Bayhibit .RTM. S (Phosphonobutantricarboxylic 0.006 acid
sodium salt) Acusol .TM. 587 (a calcium polyphosphate 0.029
inhibitor) PEG 6000 0.043 PEG 1500 0.1 *The pH of the AT formula
detergent is adjusted to the desired value (pH 6 or 8) by the
addition of 0.9M citric acid.
Example 6.7
Comparison of PpoPro1 to Other Metalloproteases
Identification of Homologous Proteases
[0423] Homologs were identified by a BLAST search (Altschul et al.,
Nucleic Acids Res, 25:3389-402, 1997) against the NCBI
non-redundant protein database and the Genome Quest Patent database
with search parameters set to default values. The predicted mature
protein amino acid sequence for PpoPro1 (SEQ ID NO: 28) was used as
the query sequence. Percent identity (PID) for both search sets is
defined as the number of identical residues divided by the number
of aligned residues in the pairwise alignment. Tables 6.2A and 6.2B
provide a list of sequences with the percent identity to PpoPro1.
The length in Table 6.2 refers to the entire sequence length of the
homologous proteases.
TABLE-US-00052 TABLE 6.2A List of sequences with percent identity
to PpoPro1 protein identified from the NCBI non-redundant protein
database PID to Accession # PpoPro1 Organism Length P00800 56
Bacillus thermoproteolyticus 548 ZP_08640523.1 57 Brevibacillus
laterosporus LMG 564 15441 AAA22623.1 57 Bacillus caldolyticus 544
ZP_08093424.1 59 Planococcus donghaensis MPA1U2 553 ZP_10738945.1
60 Brevibacillus sp. CF112 528 CAA43589.1 62 Brevibacillus brevis
527 ZP_02326503.1 62 Paenibacillus larvae subsp. 520 larvae
BRL-230010 YP_005495105.1 63 Bacillus megaterium WSH-002 562
YP_001373863.1 64 Bacillus cytotoxicus NVH 391-98 565 ZP_04310163.1
64 Bacillus cereus BGSC 6E1 581 BAA06144.1 64 Lactobacillus sp.]
566 ZP_08511445.1 65 Paenibacillus sp. HGF7 525 ZP_04216147.1 65
Bacillus cereus Rock3-44 566 ZP_09071078.1 68 Paenibacillus larvae
subsp. larvae B- 3650 ZP_09077634.1 69 Paenibacillus elgii B69 524
YP_005073224.1 79 Paenibacillus terrae HPL-003 595 ZP_10241029.1 80
Paenibacillus peoriae KCTC 3763 599 YP_005073223.1 93 Paenibacillus
terrae HPL-003 591 ZP_10241030.1 95 Paenibacillus peoriae KCTC 3763
593 ZP_09775364.1 95 Paenibacillus sp. Aloe-11 593 YP_003872179.1
97 Paenibacillus polymyxa E681 592 YP_003948511.1 100 Paenibacillus
polymyxa SC2 592
TABLE-US-00053 TABLE 6.2B List of sequences with percent identity
to PpoPro1 protein identified from the Genome Quest Patent database
PID to Patent # PpoPro1 Organism Length US20120107907-0187 97.34
Bacillus polymyxa 302 US5962264-0004 65.48 empty 566
WO2012110563-0005 65.16 Bacillus cereus 320 JP1994070791-0002 64.52
empty 317 WO2012110562-0005 64.19 Bacillus cereus 320
WO2012110563-0004 63.34 Bacillus megaterium 320 JP2002272453-0002
61.98 Bacillus megaterium 562 WO2004011619-0047 61.49 empty 532
EP2390321-0186 62.58 Bacillus brevis 304 US6518054-0002 59.22
Bacillus sp. 316 US6518054-0001 58.52 Bacillus sp. 319
US20120107907-0176 58.52 Bacillus stearothermophilis 548
JP2005229807-0019 93.05 Paenibacillus polymyxa 566
WO2012110562-0003 58.2 Geobacillus 319 stearothermophilus
WO2004011619-0044 59.27 empty 507 EP2390321-0185 66.13 Bacillus
cereus 317 JP1995184649-0001 65.71 Lactobacillus sp. 566
EP2178896-0184 65.38 Bacillus anthracis 566
Alignment of Homologous Protease Sequences
[0424] The amino acid sequence of predicted mature PpoPro1 (SEQ ID
NO: 28) was aligned with thermolysin (P00800, Bacillus
thermoproteolyticus) and protease from Paenibacillus polymyxa SC2
(YP 003948511.1) using CLUSTALW software (Thompson et al., Nucleic
Acids Research, 22:4673-4680, 1994) with the default parameters.
FIG. 6.6 shows the alignment of PpoPro1 with these protease
sequences.
Phylogenetic Tree
[0425] A phylogenetic tree for precursor PpoPro1 (SEQ ID NO: 27)
was built using sequences of representative homologs from Tables
6.2A and the Neighbor Joining method (NJ) (Saitou, N.; and Nei, M.
(1987). The neighbor-joining method: a new method for
reconstructing Guide Trees. MolBiol.Evol. 4, 406-425). The NJ
method works on a matrix of distances between all pairs of
sequences to be analyzed. These distances are related to the degree
of divergence between the sequences. The phylodendron-phylogenetic
tree printer software
(http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/treeapp/treeprint-form.html) was used
to display the phylogenetic tree shown in FIG. 6.7.
Example 7.1
Cloning of Paenibacillus hunanensis Metalloprotease PhuPro1
[0426] A strain (DSM22170) of Paenibacillus hunanensis was selected
as a potential source of enzymes which may be useful in various
industrial applications. Genomic DNA for sequencing was obtained by
first growing the strain on Heart Infusion agar plates (Difco) at
37.degree. C. for 24 hr. Cell material was scraped from the plates
and used to prepare genomic DNA with the ZF Fungal/Bacterial DNA
miniprep kit from Zymo (Cat No. D6005). The genomic DNA was used
for genome sequencing. The entire genome of the Paenibacillus
hunanensis strain was sequenced by BaseClear (Leiden, The
Netherlands) using the Illumina's next generation sequencing
technology. After assembly of the data, contigs were annotated by
BioXpr (Namur, Belgium). One of the genes identified after
annotation in Paenibacillus hunanensis encodes a metalloprotease
and the sequence of this gene, called PhuPro1, is provided in SEQ
ID NO: 31. This gene has an alternative start codon (TTG). The
corresponding protein encoded by the PhuPro1 gene is shown in SEQ
ID NO: 32. At the N-terminus, the protein has a signal peptide with
a length of 23 amino acids as predicted by SignalP version 4.0
(Nordahl Petersen et al. (2011) Nature Methods, 8:785-786). The
presence of a signal sequence suggests that PhuPro1 is a secreted
enzyme. The propeptide region was predicted based on protein
sequence alignment with the Paenibacillus polymyxa Npr protein
(Takekawa et al. (1991) Journal of Bacteriology, 173 (21):
6820-6825). The predicted mature region of PhuPro1 protein is shown
in SEQ ID NO: 33.
[0427] The nucleotide sequence of the PhuPro1 gene isolated from
Paenibacillus hunanensis is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 31. The
sequence encoding the predicted native signal peptide is shown in
italics:
TABLE-US-00054 TTGAAAAAAACAGTTGGTCTTTTACTTGCAGGTAGCTTGCTCGTTGGTGCT
ACAACGTCCGCTTTCGCAGCAGAAGCAAATGATCTGGCACCACTCGGTGAT
TACACGCCAAAATTGATTACGCAAGCAACAGGCATCACTGGCGCTAGTGGC
GATGCTAAAGTATGGAAGTTCCTGGAGAAGCAAAAACGTACCATCGTAACC
GATGATGCAGCTTCTGCTGATGTGAAGGAATTGTTTGAGATCACAAAACGT
CAATCCGATTCTCAAACCGGTACAGAGCACTATCGCCTGAACCAAACCTTT
AAAGGCATCCCAGTCTATGGCGCAGAGCAAACACTGCACTTTGACAAATCC
GGCAATGTATCTCTGTACATGGGTCAGGTTGTTGAGGATGTGTCCGCTAAA
CTGGAAGCTTCCGATTCCAAAAAAGGCGTAACTGAGGATGTATACGCTTCG
GATACGAAAAATGATCTGGTAACACCAGAAATCAGCGCTTCTCAAGCCATC
TCGATTGCTGAAAAGGATGCAGCTTCCAAAATCGGCTCCCTCGGCGAAGCA
CAAAAAACGCCAGAAGCGAAGCTGTATATCTACGCTCCTGAGGATCAAGCA
GCACGTCTGGCTTATGTGACAGAAGTAAACGTACTGGAGCCATCTCCGCTG
CGTACTCGCTATTTTGTAGATGCAAAAACAGGTTCGATCCTGTTCCAATAT
GATCTGATTGAGCATGCAACAGGTACAGGTAAAGGGGTACTGGGTGATACC
AAGTCCTTCACTGTAGGTACTTCCGGTTCTTCCTATGTGATGACTGATAGC
ACGCGTGGAAAAGGTATCCAAACCTACACGGCGTCTAACCGCACATCACTG
CCAGGTAGCACTGTAACGAGCAGCAGCAGCACATTTAACGATCCAGCATCT
GTCGATGCCCATGCGTATGCACAAAAAGTATATGATTTCTACAAATCCAAC
TTTAACCGCAACAGCATCGACGGTAATGGTCTGGCTATCCGCTCCACTACG
CACTATTCCACACGTTATAACAATGCGTTCTGGAATGGTTCCCAAATGGTA
TACGGTGATGGCGATGGTTCGCAATTCATCGCATTCTCCGGCGACCTTGAC
GTAGTAGGTCACGAGCTGACACACGGTGTAACCGAGTACACAGCGAACCTG
GAATACTATGGTCAATCCGGTGCACTGAACGAATCCATTTCGGATATCTTT
GGTAACACAATCGAAGGTAAAAACTGGATGGTAGGCGATGCGATCTACACA
CCAGGCGTATCCGGCGATGCTCTTCGCTACATGGATGATCCAACAAAAGGT
GGACAACCAGCGCGTATGGCAGATTACAACAACACAAGCGCTGATAATGGC
GGTGTACACACAAACAGTGGTATCCCGAATAAAGCATACTACTTGCTGGCA
CAGGGTGGCACATTTGGCGGTGTAAATGTAACAGGTATCGGTCGCTCGCAA
GCGATCCAGATCGTTTACCGTGCACTAACATACTACCTGACATCCACATCT
AACTTCTCGAACTACCGTTCTGCAATGGTGCAAGCATCTACAGACCTGTAC
GGTGCAAACTCTACACAAACAACAGCGGTGAAAAACTCGCTGAGCGCAGTA GGCATTAAC
[0428] The amino acid sequence of the PhuPro1 precursor protein is
set forth as SEQ ID NO: 32. The predicted signal sequence is shown
in italics, and the predicted pro-peptide is shown in underlined
text:
TABLE-US-00055 MKKTVGLLLAGSLLVGATTSAFAAEANDLAPLGDYTPKLITQATGITGASG
DAKVWKFLEKQKRTIVTDDAASADVKELFEITKRQSDSQTGTEHYRLNQTF
KGIPVYGAEQTLHFDKSGNVSLYMGQVVEDVSAKLEASDSKKGVTEDVYAS
DTKNDLVTPEISASQAISIAEKDAASKIGSLGEAQKTPEAKLYIYAPEDQA
ARLAYVTEVNVLEPSPLRTRYFVDAKTGSILFQYDLIEHATGTGKGVLGDT
KSFTVGTSGSSYVMTDSTRGKGIQTYTASNRTSLPGSTVTSSSSTFNDPAS
VDAHAYAQKVYDFYKSNFNRNSIDGNGLAIRSTTHYSTRYNNAFWNGSQMV
YGDGDGSQFIAFSGDLDVVGHELTHGVTEYTANLEYYGQSGALNESISDIE
GNTIEGKNAVMVGDAIYTPGVSGDALRYMDDPTKGGQPARMADYNNTSADN
GGVHTNSGIPNKAYYLLAQGGTFGGVNVTGIGRSQAIQIVYRALTYYLTST
SNFSNYRSAMVQASTDLYGANSTQTTAVKNSLSAVGIN
[0429] The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature form of
PhuPro1 is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 33:
TABLE-US-00056 ATGTGKGVLGDTKSFTVGTSGSSYVMTDSTRGKGIQTYTASNRTSLPGSTV
TSSSSTFNDPASVDAHAYAQKVYDFYKSNFNRNSIDGNGLAIRSTTHYSTR
YNNAFWNGSQMVYGDGDGSQFIAFSGDLDVVGHELTHGVTEYTANLEYYGQ
SGALNESISDIFGNTIEGKNWMVGDAIYTPGVSGDALRYMDDPTKGGQPAR
MADYNNTSADNGGVHTNSGIPNKAYYLLAQGGTFGGVNVTGIGRSQAIQIV
YRALTYYLTSTSNFSNYRSAMVQASTDLYGANSTQTTAVKNSLSAVGIN
Example 7.2
Expression of Paenibacillus hunanensis Metalloprotease PhuPro1
[0430] The DNA sequence of the propeptide-mature form of PhuPro1
was synthesized and inserted into the Bacillus subtilis expression
vector p2JM103BBI (Vogtentanz, Protein Expr Purif, 55:40-52, 2007)
by Generay (Shanghai, China), resulting in plasmid
pGX149(AprE-PhuPro1) (FIG. 7.1). Ligation of this gene encoding the
PhuPro1 protein into the digested vector resulted in the addition
of three codons (Ala-Gly-Lys) between the 3' end of the B. subtilis
AprE signal sequence and the 5' end of the predicted PhuPro1 native
propeptide. The gene has an alternative start codon (GTG). The
resulting plasmid shown in FIG. 1, labeled pGX149(AprE-PhuPro1)
contains an AprE promoter, an AprE signal sequence used to direct
target protein secretion in B. subtilis, and the synthetic
nucleotide sequence encoding the predicted propeptide and mature
regions of PhuPro1 (SEQ ID NO: 34). The translation product of the
synthetic AprE-PhuPro1 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 35.
[0431] The pGX149(AprE-PhuPro1) plasmid was then transformed into
B. subtilis cells (degU.sup.Hy 32, .DELTA.scoC) and the transformed
cells were spread on Luria Agar plates supplemented with 5 ppm
Chloramphenicol and 1.2% skim milk (Cat #232100, Difco). Colonies
with the largest clear halos on the plates were selected and
subjected to fermentation in a 250 ml shake flask with MBD medium
(a MOPS based defined medium, supplemented with additional 5 mM
CaCl.sub.2).
[0432] The broth from the shake flasks was concentrated and
buffer-exchanged into the loading buffer containing 20 mM Tris-HCl
(pH 8.5), 1 mM CaCl.sub.2 and 10% propylene glycol using a VivaFlow
200 ultra filtration device (Sartorius Stedim). After filtering,
this sample was applied to a 80 ml Q Sepharose High Performance
column pre-equilibrated with the loading buffer above; and the
active flow-through fractions were collected and concentrated via
10K Amicon Ultra for further analyses.
[0433] The nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PhuPro1 gene in
plasmid pGX149(AprE-PhuPro1) is depicted in SEQ ID NO: 34. The
sequence encoding the three residue addition (AGK) is shown in
bold:
TABLE-US-00057 GTGAGAAGCAAAAAATTGTGGATCAGCTTGTTGTTTGCGTTAACGTTAATC
TTTACGATGGCGTTCAGCAACATGAGCGCGCAGGCTGCTGGAAAAGCAGAA
GCTAATGATCTTGCCCCGCTTGGCGATTATACACCGAAGCTTATTACACAG
GCAACGGGAATTACAGGCGCATCAGGCGATGCGAAGGTGTGGAAGTTCCTG
GAGAAGCAGAAGAGAACGATTGTCACGGACGACGCCGCAAGCGCGGATGTC
AAGGAGCTGTTCGAGATCACGAAGAGACAGAGCGATAGCCAGACGGGAACG
GAGCATTACAGACTGAACCAGACGTTCAAGGGCATTCCGGTCTACGGAGCT
GAACAAACGCTGCATTTTGATAAAAGCGGCAACGTCTCACTGTACATGGGC
CAAGTCGTTGAGGACGTTAGCGCCAAACTTGAGGCTAGCGACAGCAAGAAA
GGCGTCACAGAAGATGTCTACGCGTCAGACACGAAAAACGACCTGGTTACA
CCGGAAATCTCAGCTTCACAGGCCATCTCAATTGCAGAGAAAGACGCAGCG
TCAAAAATCGGCTCACTGGGCGAGGCTCAGAAAACGCCGGAGGCGAAACTT
TACATCTACGCCCCTGAGGACCAGGCTGCGAGACTGGCTTACGTGACAGAA
GTTAATGTGCTGGAGCCGTCACCGCTTAGAACGAGATATTTCGTGGACGCA
AAGACGGGCAGCATTCTGTTTCAGTACGATCTTATCGAACACGCGACAGGC
ACAGGAAAGGGAGTTCTGGGAGACACAAAAAGCTTCACGGTTGGCACGTCA
GGCAGCAGCTACGTGATGACAGACAGCACGAGAGGCAAGGGCATTCAAACG
TATACAGCGAGCAACAGAACAAGCCTGCCGGGAAGCACAGTCACGAGCTCA
TCATCAACGTTTAATGACCCGGCCTCAGTGGATGCTCACGCATACGCGCAG
AAAGTGTACGACTTCTACAAAAGCAACTTCAATAGAAACAGCATCGACGGA
AACGGCCTTGCGATCAGAAGCACGACGCACTACAGCACAAGATACAACAAC
GCCTTCTGGAACGGCAGCCAAATGGTTTACGGCGATGGCGACGGATCACAG
TTTATCGCATTTAGCGGAGACCTGGACGTCGTTGGCCATGAGCTGACACAT
GGCGTTACGGAGTACACAGCAAACCTGGAATACTATGGCCAGTCAGGCGCC
CTTAACGAGAGCATCAGCGACATTTTTGGCAATACGATCGAAGGAAAGAAC
TGGATGGTCGGCGACGCAATCTACACACCGGGCGTTTCAGGCGATGCACTG
AGATATATGGACGACCCGACAAAGGGCGGACAGCCGGCCAGAATGGCGGAT
TACAATAATACGTCAGCAGATAACGGCGGCGTGCATACAAATAGCGGCATC
CCTAACAAAGCATATTACCTGCTTGCGCAAGGAGGAACATTTGGCGGCGTG
AATGTTACGGGCATTGGCAGATCACAAGCGATTCAGATCGTTTACAGAGCG
CTGACGTACTACCTTACGAGCACGAGCAATTTTAGCAACTACAGAAGCGCA
ATGGTGCAGGCAAGCACGGATCTGTATGGCGCAAATTCAACACAAACGACG
GCGGTCAAGAATAGCCTTTCAGCAGTGGGCATTAACTAA
[0434] The amino acid sequence of the PhuPro1 precursor protein
expressed from plasmid pGX149(AprE-PhuPro1) is depicted in SEQ ID
NO: 35. The predicted signal sequence is shown in italics, the
three residue addition (AGK) is shown in bold, and the predicted
pro-peptide is shown in underlined text.
TABLE-US-00058 MRSKKLWISLLFALTLIFTMAFSNMSAQAAGKAEANDLAPLGDYTPKLITQ
ATGITGASGDAKVWKFLEKQKRTIVTDDAASADVKELFEITKRQSDSQTGT
EHYRLNQTFKGIPVYGAEQTLHFDKSGNVSLYMGQVVEDVSAKLEASDSKK
GVTEDVYASDTKNDLVTPEISASQAISIAEKDAASKIGSLGEAQKTPEAKL
YIYAPEDQAARLAYVTEVNVLEPSPLRTRYFVDAKTGSILFQYDLIEHATG
TGKGVLGDTKSFTVGTSGSSYVMTDSTRGKGIQTYTASNRTSLPGSTVTSS
SSTFNDPASVDAHAYAQKVYDFYKSNFNRNSIDGNGLAIRSTTHYSTRYNN
AFWNGSQMVYGDGDGSQFIAFSGDLDVVGHELTHGVTEYTANLEYYGQSGA
LNESISDIFGNTIEGKNWMVGDAIYTPGVSGDALRYMDDPTKGGQPARMAD
YNNTSADNGGVHTNSGIPNKAYYLLAQGGTFGGVNVTGIGRSQAIQIVYRA
LTYYLTSTSNFSNYRSAMVQASTDLYGANSTQTTAVKNSLSAVGIN
Example 7.3
Proteolytic Activity of Metalloprotease PhuPro1
[0435] The proteolytic activity of purified metalloprotease PhuPro1
was measured in 50 mM Tris (pH 7), using azo-casein (Cat #74H7165,
Megazyme) as a substrate. Prior to the reaction, the enzyme was
diluted with Milli-Q water (Millipore) to specific concentrations.
The azo-casein was dissolved in 100 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) to a
final concentration of 1.5% (w/v). To initiate the reaction, 50
.mu.l of the diluted enzyme (or Milli-Q H.sub.2O alone as the blank
control) was added to the non-binding 96-well Microtiter Plate
(96-MTP) (Corning Life Sciences, #3641) placed on ice, followed by
the addition of 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein. After sealing the
96-MTP, the reaction was carried out in a Thermomixer (Eppendorf)
at 40.degree. C. and 650 rpm for 10 min. The reaction was
terminated by adding 100 .mu.l of 5% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA).
Following equilibration (5 min at the room temperature) and
subsequent centrifugation (2000 g for 10 min at 4.degree. C.), 120
.mu.l supernatant was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and absorbance
of the supernatant was measured at 440 nm (A.sub.440) using a
SpectraMax 190. Net A.sub.440 was calculated by subtracting the
A.sub.440 of the blank control from that of enzyme, and then
plotted against different protein concentrations (from 1.25 ppm to
40 ppm). Each value was the mean of triplicate assays. The
proteolytic activity is shown as Net A.sub.440. The proteolytic
assay with azo-casein as the substrate (shown in FIG. 7.2)
indicates that PhuPro1 is an active protease.
Example 7.4
pH Profile of Metalloprotease PhuPro1
[0436] With azo-casein as the substrate, the pH profile of
metalloprotease PhuPro1 was studied in 12.5 mM
acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with different pH values
(ranging from pH 4 to 11). To initiate the assay, 50 .mu.l of 25 mM
acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with a specific pH was first
mixed with 2 .mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O diluted enzyme (125 ppm) in a
96-MTP placed on ice, followed by the addition of 48 .mu.l of 1.5%
(w/v) azo-casein prepared in H2O. The reaction was performed and
analyzed as described in Example 3. Enzyme activity at each pH was
reported as the relative activity, where the activity at the
optimal pH was set to be 100%. The pH values tested were 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Each value was the mean of triplicate assays.
As shown in FIG. 7.3, the optimal pH of PhuPro1 is about 6, with
greater than 70% of maximal activity retained between 5 and 8.
Example 7.5
Temperature Profile of Metalloprotease PhuPro1
[0437] The temperature profile of metalloprotease PhuPro1 was
analyzed in 50 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) using the azo-casein assays.
The enzyme sample and azo-casein substrate were prepared as in
Example 7.3. Prior to the reaction, 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein and
45 .mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O were mixed in a 200 .mu.l PCR tube, which
was then subsequently incubated in a Peltier Thermal Cycler
(BioRad) at desired temperatures (i.e. 20-90.degree. C.) for 5 min.
After the incubation, 5 .mu.l of diluted enzyme (50 ppm) or
H.sub.2O (the blank control) was added to the substrate mixture,
and the reaction was carried out in the Peltier Thermal Cycle for
10 min at different temperatures. To terminate the reaction, each
assay mixture was transferred to a 96-MTP containing 100 .mu.l of
5% TCA per well. Subsequent centrifugation and absorbance
measurement were performed as described in Example 7.3. The
activity was reported as the relative activity, where the activity
at the optimal temperature was set to be 100%. The tested
temperatures are 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90.degree. C. Each
value was the mean of duplicate assays (the value varies no more
than 5%). The data in FIG. 7.4 suggests that PhuPro1 showed an
optimal temperature at 60.degree. C., and retained greater than 70%
of its maximum activity between 45 and 65.degree. C.
Example 7.6
Cleaning Performance of Metalloprotease PhuPro1
[0438] The cleaning performance of PhuPro1 was tested using PA-S-38
(egg yolk, with pigment, aged by heating) microswatches
(CFT-Vlaardingen, The Netherlands) at pH 6 and 8 using a model
automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent. Prior to the reaction,
purified protease samples were diluted with a dilution solution
containing 10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2, 0.005% TWEEN.RTM. 80 and
10% propylene glycol to the desired concentrations. The reactions
were performed in AT detergent with 100 ppm water hardness
(Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1) (detergent composition shown in Table
7.1). To initiate the reaction, 180 .mu.l of the AT detergent
buffered at pH 6 or pH 8 was added to a 96-MTP placed with PA-S-38
microswatches, followed by the addition of 20 .mu.l of diluted
enzymes (or the dilution solution as the blank control). The 96-MTP
was sealed and incubated in an incubator/shaker for 30 min at
50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm. After incubation, 100 .mu.l of wash
liquid from each well was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its
absorbance was measured at 405 nm (referred here as the "Initial
performance") using a spectrophotometer. The remaining wash liquid
in the 96-MTP was discarded and the microswatches were rinsed once
with 200 .mu.l water. Following the addition of 180 .mu.l of 0.1 M
CAPS buffer (pH 10), the second incubation was carried out in the
incubator/shaker at 50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm for 10 min. One
hundred microliters of the resulting wash liquid was transferred to
a new 96-MTP, and its absorbance measured at 405 nm (referred here
as the "Wash-off"). The sum of two absorbance measurements
("Initial performance" plus "Wash-off") gives the "Total
performance", which measures the protease activity on the model
stain; and Net A.sub.405 was subsequently calculated by subtracting
the A.sub.405 of the "Total performance" of the blank control from
that of the enzyme. Dose response in cleaning the PA-S-38
microswatches at pH 6 and pH 8 in AT detergent for PhuPro1 is shown
in FIGS. 7.5A and 7.5B.
TABLE-US-00059 TABLE 7.1 Composition of AT detergent Concentration
Ingredient (mg/ml) MGDA (methylglycinediacetic acid) 0.143 Sodium
citrate 1.86 Citric acid* varies Plurafac .RTM. LF 18B (a non-ionic
surfactant) 0.029 Bismuthcitrate 0.006 Bayhibit .RTM. S
(Phosphonobutantricarboxylic 0.006 acid sodium salt) Acusol .TM.
587 (a calcium polyphosphate 0.029 inhibitor) PEG 6000 0.043 PEG
1500 0.1 *The pH of the AT formula detergent is adjusted to the
desired value (pH 6 or 8) by the addition of 0.9M citric acid.
Example 7.7
Comparison of PhuPro1 to Other Proteases
A. Identification of Homologous Proteases
[0439] Homologs were identified by a BLAST search (Altschul et al.,
Nucleic Acids Res, 25:3389-402, 1997) against the NCBI
non-redundant protein database and the Genome Quest Patent database
with search parameters set to default values. The predicted mature
protein amino acid sequence for PhuPro1 (SEQ ID NO: 33) was used as
the query sequence. Percent identity (PID) for both search sets is
defined as the number of identical residues divided by the number
of aligned residues in the pairwise alignment. Tables 7.2A and 7.2B
provide a list of sequences with the percent identity to PhuPro1.
The length in Table 7.2 refers to the entire sequence length of the
homologous proteases.
TABLE-US-00060 TABLE 7.2A List of sequences with percent identity
to PhuPro1 protein identified from the NCBI non-redundant protein
database Accession # PID to PhuPro1 Organism Length P00800 55
Bacillus thermoproteolyticus 548 AAB02774.1 55 Geobacillus
stearothermophilus 552 EJS73098.1 56 Bacillus cereus BAG2X1-3 566
BAD60997.1 56 Bacillus megaterium 562 ZP_04216147.1 57 Bacillus
cereus Rock3-44 566 YP_893436.1 56 Bacillus thuringiensis str. Al
Hakam 566 ZP_08640523.1 58 Brevibacillus laterosporus 564
ZP_09069194.1 59 Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae B-3650 502
YP_002770810.1 60 Brevibacillus brevis 528 ZP_08511445.1 61
Paenibacillus sp. HGF7 525 P43263 61 Brevibacillus brevis 527
ZP_09775365.1 62 Paenibacillus sp. Aloe-11 580 ZP_09077634.1 66
Paenibacillus elgii B69 524 P29148 68 NPRE_PAEPO 590 ZP_09775364.1
69 Paenibacillus sp. Aloe-11 593 ZP_10241030.1 69 Paenibacillus
peoriae KCTC 3763 593 YP_005073223.1 69 Paenibacillus terrae
HPL-003 591
TABLE-US-00061 TABLE 7.2B List of sequences with percent identity
to PhuPro1 protein identified from the Genome Quest Patent database
PID to Patent ID # PhuPro1 Organism Length WO2012110562-0003 56.23
Geobacillus stearothermophilus 319 US6518054-0001 56.55 Bacillus
sp. 319 JP2002272453-0002 56.69 Bacillus megaterium 562
US20090123467-0184 56.73 Bacillus anthracis 566 US6103512-0003
56.87 319 EP0867512-0002 56.96 316 WO2012110562-0005 57.1 Bacillus
cereus 320 WO2012110563-0005 58.06 Bacillus cereus 320
US20120107907-0187 68.44 Bacillus polymyxa 302
B. Alignment of Homologous Protease Sequences
[0440] The amino acid sequence of predicted mature PhuPro1 (SEQ ID
NO: 33) protein was aligned with Proteinase T (P00800, Bacillus
thermoproteolyticus), and protease from Paenibacillus terrae
HPL-003 (YP 005073223.1) using CLUSTALW software (Thompson et al.,
Nucleic Acids Research, 22:4673-4680, 1994) with the default
parameters. FIG. 7.6 shows the alignment of PhuPro1 with these
protease sequences.
C. Phylogenetic Tree
[0441] A phylogenetic tree for full length sequence of PhuPro1 (SEQ
ID NO: 2) was built using sequences of representative homologs from
Table 2A and the Neighbor Joining method (NJ) (Saitou, N.; and Nei,
M. (1987). The neighbor-joining method: a new method for
reconstructing Guide Trees. MolBiol.Evol. 4, 406-425). The NJ
method works on a matrix of distances between all pairs of
sequences to be analyzed. These distances are related to the degree
of divergence between the sequences. The phylodendron-phylogenetic
tree printer software
(http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/treeapp/treeprint-form.html) was used
to display the phylogenetic tree shown in FIG. 7.7.
Example 7.8
Terg-o-Tometer Performance Evaluation of PhuPro1
[0442] The wash performance of PhuPro1 was tested in a laundry
detergent application using a Terg-o-Tometer (Instrument Marketing
Services, Inc, Fairfield, N.J.). The performance evaluation was
conducted at 32.degree. C. and 16.degree. C. The soil load
consisted of two of each of the following stain swatches: EMPA116
Blood, Milk, Ink on cotton (Test materials AG, St. Gallen,
Switzerland), EMPA117 Blood, Milk, Ink on polycotton (Test
materials AG, St. Gallen, Switzerland), EMPA112 Cocoa on cotton
(Test materials AG, St. Gallen, Switzerland), and CFT C-10 Pigment,
Oil, and Milk content on cotton (Center for Testmaterials BV,
Vlaardingen, Netherlands), plus extra white interlock knit fabric
to bring the total fabric load to 40 g per beaker of the
Terg-o-Tometer, which was filled with 1 L of deionized water. The
water hardness was adjusted to 6 grains per gallon, and the pH in
the beaker was buffered with 5 mM HEPES, pH 8.2. Heat inactivated
Tide Regular HDL (Proctor & Gamble), a commercial liquid
detergent purchased in a local US supermarket, was used at 0.8 g/L.
The detergent was inactivated before use by treatment at 92.degree.
C. in a water bath for 2-3 hours followed by cooling to room
temperature. Heat inactivation of commercial detergents serves to
destroy the activity of enzymatic components while retaining the
properties of the non-enzymatic components. Enzyme activity in the
heat inactivated detergent was measured using the Suc-AAPF-pNA
assay for measuring protease activity. The Purafect.RTM. Prime HA,
(Genencor Int'l) and PhuPro1 proteases were each added to final
concentrations of 1 ppm. A control sample with no enzyme was
included. The wash time was 12 minutes. After the wash treatment,
all swatches were rinsed for 3 minutes and machine-dried at low
heat.
[0443] Four of each type of swatch were measured before and after
treatment by optical reflectance using a Tristimulus Minolta Meter
CR-400. The difference in the L, a, b values was converted to total
color difference (dE), as defined by the CIE-LAB color space.
Cleaning of the stains is expressed as percent stain removal index
(% SRI) by taking a ratio between the color difference before and
after washing, and comparing it to the difference of unwashed soils
(before wash) to unsoiled fabric, and averaging the eight values
obtained by reading two different regions of each washed swatch.
Cleaning performances of PhuPro1 and Purafect.RTM. Prime HA
proteases at 32.degree. C. are shown in Tables 7.8A and FIG. 7.8A
and at 16.degree. C. are shown in Table 7.8B and FIG. 7.8B.
TABLE-US-00062 TABLE 7.8A Cleaning performance of PhuPro1 at
32.degree. C. EMPA-116 EMPA-117 Purafect Prime Purafect Prime HA
PhuPro1 HA PhuPro1 Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI Average
95CI ppm % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI enzyme
(dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] 0 0.25 0.02 0.25 0.02
0.19 0.02 0.19 0.02 0.2 0.31 0.02 0.31 0.01 0.31 0.03 0.32 0.04 0.5
0.34 0.02 0.33 0.03 0.34 0.02 0.37 0.02 1 0.35 0.03 0.36 0.02 0.38
0.03 0.42 0.03 1.5 0.36 0.02 0.37 0.03 0.35 0.03 0.43 0.03 EMPA-112
CFT C-10 Purafect Prime Purafect Prime HA PhuPro1 HA PhuPro1
Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI ppm % SRI [%
SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI enzyme (dE) (dE)] (dE)
(dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] 0 0.15 0.03 0.15 0.03 0.07 0.01 0.07
0.01 0.2 0.17 0.04 0.14 0.02 0.11 0.01 0.15 0.01 0.5 0.19 0.02 0.19
0.04 0.13 0.01 0.16 0.03 1 0.20 0.03 0.22 0.03 0.17 0.01 0.17 0.01
1.5 0.24 0.03 0.25 0.04 0.17 0.02 0.20 0.02
TABLE-US-00063 TABLE 7.8B Cleaning performance of PhuPro1 at
16.degree. C. EMPA-116 EMPA-117 Purafect Prime Purafect Prime HA
PhuPro1 HA PhuPro1 Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI Average
95CI ppm % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI enzyme
(dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] 0 0.14 0.02 0.14 0.02 0
12 0.01 0 12 0.01 0.2 0.19 0.02 0.17 0.03 0.17 0.02 0.14 0.03 0.5
0.22 0.03 0.28 0.04 0.20 0.03 0.22 0.01 1 0.24 0.02 0.26 0.02 0.20
0.01 0.24 0.04 1.5 0.23 0.03 0.26 0.03 0.23 0.02 0.25 0.02 EMPA-112
CFT C-10 Purafect Prime Purafect Prime HA PhuPro1 HA PhuPro1
Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95CI Average 95I ppm % SRI [% SRI
% SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI % SRI [% SRI enzyme (dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)]
(dE) (dE)] (dE) (dE)] 0 0.09 0.03 0.09 0.03 0.07 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.2
0.07 0.01 0.09 0.02 0.08 0.02 0.06 0.01 0.5 0.11 0.02 0.12 0.03
0.10 0.01 0.09 0.01 1 0.11 0.02 0.12 0.02 0.13 0.01 0.15 0.01 1.5
0.13 0.03 0.19 0.03 0.13 0.01 0.11 0.01
Example 8.1
Cloning of Paenibacillus amylolyticus Metalloprotease PamPro1
[0444] A strain (DSM11747) of Paenibacillus amylolyticus was
selected as a potential source of enzymes which may be useful in
various industrial applications. Genomic DNA for sequencing was
obtained by first growing the strain on Heart Infusion agar plates
(Difco) at 37.degree. C. for 24 hr. Cell material was scraped from
the plates and used to prepare genomic DNA with the ZF
Fungal/Bacterial DNA miniprep kit from Zymo (Cat No. D6005). The
genomic DNA was used for genome sequencing. The entire genome of
the Paenibacillus amylolyticus strain was sequenced by BaseClear
(Leiden, The Netherlands) using the Illumina's next generation
sequencing technology. After assembly of the data, contigs were
annotated by BioXpr (Namur, Belgium). One of the genes identified
after annotation in Paenibacillus amylolyticus encodes a
metalloprotease and the sequence of this gene, called PamPro1, is
provided in SEQ ID NO: 36. The corresponding protein encoded by the
PamPro1 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 37. At the N-terminus, the
protein has a signal peptide with a length of 25 amino acids as
predicted by SignalP version 4.0 (Nordahl Petersen et al. (2011)
Nature Methods, 8:785-786). The presence of a signal sequence
suggests that PamPro1 is a secreted enzyme. The propeptide region
was predicted based on protein sequence alignment with the
Paenibacillus polymyxa Npr protein (Takekawa et al. (1991) Journal
of Bacteriology, 173 (21): 6820-6825). The predicted mature region
of PamPro1 protein is shown in SEQ ID NO: 3.
[0445] The nucleotide sequence of the PamPro1 gene isolated from
Paenibacillus amylolyticus is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 36. The
sequence encoding the predicted native signal peptide is shown in
italics:
TABLE-US-00064 ATGAAATTCGCCAAAGTTATGCCAACAATTCTTGGAGGAGCTCTTTTGCTC
GCTTCCGTATCCTCTGCTACTGCAGCTCCAGTGTCTGATCAATCCATTCCA
CTTCAGGCCCCTTATGCCTCTGAGGGGGGTATTCCATTGAACAGTGGAACA
GATGACACTATCTTTAATTATCTTGGACAGCAGGAACAATTTCTGAATTCC
GATGTGAAATCCCAGCTCAAAATTGTCAAAAGAAACACAGATACATCTGGC
GTAAGACACTTCCGCCTGAAACAGTATATTAAAGGTATCCCGGTTTATGGT
GCAGAACAGACGGTCCACCTGGACAAAACCGGAGCCGTGAGCTCCGCACTT
GGCGATCTTCCACCGATTGAAGAGCAGGCCATTCCGAATGATGGTGTAGCC
GAGATCAGCGGAGAAGACGCGATCCAGATTGCAACCGAAGAAGCAACCTCC
CGGATTGGAGAGCTTGGTGCCGCGGAAATCACGCCTCAAGCTGAATTGAAC
ATCTATCATCATGAAGAAGATGGTCAGACATATCTGGTTTACATTACGGAA
GTAAACGTACTGGAACCTGCCCCTCTACGGACCAAATATTTCATTAACGCA
GTGGATGGCAGTATCGTATCCCAGTTTGACCTCATTAACTTCGCTACTGGA
ACAGGTACAGGTGTACTCGGTGATACCAAAACCCTGACAACCACCCAATCC
GGCAGCACCTTCCAACTGAAAGACACCACTCGTGGCAATGGCATCCAAACG
TATACGGCAAACAATGGCTCCTCACTGCCTGGTAGCTTGCTTACAGATTCG
GATAATGTATGGACCGATCGTGCAGGTGTAGATGCTCATGCTCATGCCGCT
GCTACGTATGATTTCTACAAAAACAAATTCAACCGTAACGGTATTAATGGT
AACGGATTGTTGATCAGATCAACCGTGCACTACGGCTCCAATTACAATAAC
GCCTTCTGGAACGGGGCACAGATTGTCTTTGGTGACGGAGATGGAACGATG
TTCCGATCCCTGTCTGGTGATCTGGATGTTGTGGGTCATGAATTGACGCAT
GGTGTTATTGAATATACAGCCAATCTGGAATATCGCAATGAACCAGGTGCA
CTCAATGAAGCCTTTGCCGATATTTTCGGTAATACGATCCAAAGCAAAAAC
TGGCTGCTCGGTGATGATATCTACACACCTAACACTCCAGGAGATGCGCTG
CGCTCCCTCTCCAACCCTACATTGTATGGTCAACCTGACAAATACAGCGAT
CGCTACACAGGCTCACAGGACAACGGCGGTGTCCATATCAACAGTGGTATC
ATCAATAAAGCCTATTTCCTTGCTGCTCAAGGCGGAACACATAATGGTGTG
ACTGTTACCGGAATCGGCCGGGATAAAGCGATCCAGATTTTCTACAGCACA
CTGGTGAACTACCTGACACCAACGTCCAAATTTGCCGCTGCCAAAACAGCT
ACCATTCAAGCAGCCAAAGATCTGTACGGAGCAACTTCCGCTGAAGCTACT
GCTATTACCAAAGCATATCAAGCTGTAGGCCTG
[0446] The amino acid sequence of the PamPro1 precursor protein is
set forth as SEQ ID NO: 37. The predicted signal sequence is shown
in italics, and the predicted propeptide is shown in underlined
text:
TABLE-US-00065 MKFAKVMPTILGGALLLASVSSATAAPVSDQSIPLQAPYASEGGIPLNSGT
DDTIFNYLGQQEQFLNSDVKSQLKIVKRNTDTSGVRHFRLKQYIKGIPVYG
AEQTVHLDKTGAVSSALGDLPPIEEQAIPNDGVAEISGEDAIQIATEEATS
RIGELGAAEITPQAELNIYHHEEDGQTYLVYITEVNVLEPAPLRTKYFINA
VDGSIVSQFDLINFATGTGTGVLGDTKTLTTTQSGSTFQLKDTTRGNGIQT
YTANNGSSLPGSLLTDSDNVWTDRAGVDAHAHAAATYDFYKNKFNRNGING
NGLLIRSTVHYGSNYNNAFWNGAQIVFGDGDGTMFRSLSGDLDVVGHELTH
GVIEYTANLEYRNEPGALNEAFADIFGNTIQSKNWLLGDDIYTPNTPGDAL
RSLSNPTLYGQPDKYSDRYTGSQDNGGVHINSGIINKAYFLAAQGGTHNGV
TVTGIGRDKAIQIFYSTLVNYLTPTSKFAAAKTATIQAAKDLYGATSAEAT AITKAYQAVGL
[0447] The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature form of
PamPro1 is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 38:
TABLE-US-00066 ATGTGTGVLGDTKTLTTTQSGSTFQLKDTTRGNGIQTYTANNGSSLPGSLL
TDSDNVWTDRAGVDAHAHAAATYDFYKNKFNRNGINGNGLLIRSTVHYGSN
YNNAFWNGAQIVFGDGDGTMFRSLSGDLDVVGHELTHGVIEYTANLEYRNE
PGALNEAFADIFGNTIQSKNWLLGDDIYTPNTPGDALRSLSNPTLYGQPDK
YSDRYTGSQDNGGVHINSGIINKAYFLAAQGGTHNGVTVTGIGRDKAIQIF
YSTLVNYLTPTSKFAAAKTATIQAAKDLYGATSAEATAITKAYQAVGL
Example 8.2
Expression of Paenibacillus amylolyticus Metalloprotease
PamPro1
[0448] The DNA sequence of the propeptide-mature form of PamPro1
was synthesized and inserted into the Bacillus subtilis expression
vector p2JM103BBI (Vogtentanz, Protein Expr Purif, 55:40-52, 2007)
by Generay (Shanghai, China), resulting in plasmid
pGX146(AprE-PamPro1) (FIG. 1). Ligation of this gene encoding the
PamPro1 protein into the digested vector resulted in the addition
of three codons (Ala-Gly-Lys) between the 3' end of the B. subtilis
AprE signal sequence and the 5' end of the predicted PamPro1 native
propeptide. The gene has an alternative start codon (GTG). The
resulting plasmid shown in FIG. 8.1, labeled pGX146(AprE-PamPro1)
contains an AprE promoter, an AprE signal sequence used to direct
target protein secretion in B. subtilis, and the synthetic
nucleotide sequence encoding the predicted propeptide and mature
regions of PamPro1 (SEQ ID NO: 39). The translation product of the
synthetic AprE-PamPro1 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 40.
[0449] The pGX146(AprE-PamPro1) plasmid was then transformed into
B. subtilis cells (degU.sup.Hy 32, .DELTA.scoC) and the transformed
cells were spread on Luria Agar plates supplemented with 5 ppm
Chloramphenicol and 1.2% skim milk (Cat #232100, Difco). Colonies
with the largest clear halos on the plates were selected and
subjected to fermentation in a 250 ml shake flask with MBD medium
(a MOPS based defined medium, supplemented with additional 5 mM
CaCl.sub.2).
[0450] The broth from the shake flasks was concentrated and
buffer-exchanged into the loading buffer containing 20 mM Tris-HCl
(pH 8.5), 1 mM CaCl.sub.2 and 10% propylene glycol using a VivaFlow
200 ultra filtration device (Sartorius Stedim). After filtering,
this sample was applied to an 80 ml Q Sepharose High Performance
column pre-equilibrated with the loading buffer above; and the
active flow-through fractions were collected and concentrated. The
sample was loaded onto a 320 ml Superdex 75 gel filtration column
pre-equilibrated with the loading buffer described above containing
0.15 M NaCl. The corresponding active purified protein fractions
were further pooled and concentrated via 10K Amicon Ultra for
further analyses.
[0451] The nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PamPro1 gene in
plasmid pGX146(AprE-PamPro1) is depicted in SEQ ID NO: 39. The
sequence encoding the three residue addition (AGK) is shown in
bold:
TABLE-US-00067 GTGAGAAGCAAAAAATTGTGGATCAGCTTGTTGTTTGCGTTAACGTTAATC
TTTACGATGGCGTTCAGCAACATGAGCGCGCAGGCTGCTGGAAAAGCTCCG
GTTAGCGACCAGTCAATCCCTCTTCAAGCACCGTATGCCAGCGAAGGAGGC
ATTCCGCTTAACAGCGGCACGGACGACACGATTTTCAATTACCTGGGCCAA
CAGGAGCAGTTCCTGAACAGCGACGTCAAGAGCCAGCTGAAGATCGTCAAA
AGAAACACAGACACATCAGGCGTGAGACACTTCAGACTGAAGCAATACATC
AAGGGCATCCCGGTTTATGGCGCTGAACAAACGGTTCACCTGGACAAAACA
GGCGCAGTTTCATCAGCACTGGGAGATCTGCCGCCGATTGAAGAGCAAGCA
ATCCCGAATGATGGAGTTGCGGAAATTAGCGGCGAGGATGCAATCCAAATC
GCGACGGAGGAGGCTACATCAAGAATTGGAGAACTTGGCGCAGCGGAGATT
ACACCGCAGGCTGAACTGAACATCTATCACCATGAGGAAGACGGCCAGACG
TACCTGGTTTACATTACGGAAGTGAACGTGCTGGAACCGGCACCTCTGAGA
ACAAAGTACTTTATCAACGCGGTTGACGGCAGCATCGTCTCACAGTTCGAC
CTGATTAACTTCGCCACGGGAACAGGAACGGGCGTTCTTGGAGACACAAAG
ACGCTGACGACGACGCAGTCAGGCAGCACATTCCAGCTGAAGGACACAACA
AGAGGCAACGGCATCCAAACGTACACGGCGAACAATGGATCATCACTGCCG
GGCTCACTGCTGACGGATTCAGATAACGTGTGGACGGATAGAGCTGGCGTT
GACGCGCATGCTCACGCTGCTGCGACGTACGACTTCTACAAGAACAAGTTC
AACAGAAACGGCATTAACGGAAATGGCCTGCTGATCAGAAGCACGGTGCAT
TATGGCTCAAACTACAACAACGCTTTTTGGAACGGCGCACAGATCGTGTTT
GGCGACGGCGATGGCACAATGTTTAGAAGCCTGTCAGGAGACCTGGATGTG
GTGGGCCACGAACTGACGCACGGCGTGATCGAGTATACGGCGAACCTTGAA
TATAGAAACGAGCCGGGAGCACTGAATGAGGCGTTCGCGGACATTTTCGGC
AACACAATCCAGAGCAAAAACTGGCTGCTGGGCGACGATATCTATACACCG
AACACACCGGGCGATGCACTGAGATCACTGTCAAATCCGACGCTGTATGGC
CAACCGGATAAGTACTCAGACAGATATACGGGCAGCCAAGACAATGGCGGC
GTTCACATCAACTCAGGCATCATCAACAAGGCTTACTTCCTTGCGGCCCAA
GGAGGAACACATAACGGCGTTACAGTTACAGGCATTGGCAGAGACAAGGCG
ATCCAGATCTTTTACAGCACGCTGGTGAACTACCTGACACCTACGTCAAAG
TTTGCCGCAGCGAAAACAGCAACAATTCAGGCGGCTAAAGACCTGTACGGA
GCGACATCAGCCGAGGCCACAGCAATTACAAAAGCATATCAAGCAGTTGGC CTTTAA
[0452] The amino acid sequence of the PamPro1 precursor protein
expressed from plasmid pGX146(AprE-PamPro1) is depicted in SEQ ID
NO: 40. The predicted signal sequence is shown in italics, the
three residue addition (AGK) is shown in bold, and the predicted
pro-peptide is shown in underlined text.
TABLE-US-00068 MRSKKLWISLLFALTLIFTMAFSNMSAQAAGKAPVSDQSIPLQAPYASEGG
IPLNSGTDDTIFNYLGQQEQFLNSDVKSQLKIVKRNTDTSGVRHFRLKQYI
KGIPVYGAEQTVHLDKTGAVSSALGDLPPIEEQAIPNDGVAEISGEDAIQI
ATEEATSRIGELGAAEITPQAELNIYHHEEDGQTYLVYITEVNVLEPAPLR
TKYFINAVDGSIVSQFDLINFATGTGTGVLGDTKTLTTTQSGSTFQLKDTT
RGNGIQTYTANNGSSLPGSLLTDSDNVWTDRAGVDAHAHAAATYDFYKNKE
NRNGINGNGLLIRSTVHYGSNYNNAFWNGAQIVFGDGDGTMFRSLSGDLDV
VGHELTHGVIEYTANLEYRNEPGALNEAFADIFGNTIQSKNWLLGDDIYTP
NTPGDALRSLSNPTLYGQPDKYSDRYTGSQDNGGVHINSGIINKAYFLAAQ
GGTHNGVTVTGIGRDKAIQIFYSTLVNYLTPTSKFAAAKTATIQAAKDLYG
ATSAEATAITKAYQAVGL
Example 8.3
Proteolytic Activity of Metalloprotease PamPro1
[0453] The proteolytic activity of purified metalloprotease PamPro1
was measured in 50 mM Tris (pH 7), using azo-casein (Cat #74H7165,
Megazyme) as a substrate. Prior to the reaction, the enzyme was
diluted with Milli-Q water (Millipore) to specific concentrations.
The azo-casein was dissolved in 100 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) to a
final concentration of 1.5% (w/v). To initiate the reaction, 50
.mu.l of the diluted enzyme (or Milli-Q H.sub.2O alone as the blank
control) was added to the non-binding 96-well Microtiter Plate
(96-MTP) (Corning Life Sciences, #3641) placed on ice, followed by
the addition of 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein. After sealing the
96-MTP, the reaction was carried out in a Thermomixer (Eppendorf)
at 40.degree. C. and 650 rpm for 10 min. The reaction was
terminated by adding 100 .mu.l of 5% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA).
Following equilibration (5 min at the room temperature) and
subsequent centrifugation (2000 g for 10 min at 4.degree. C.), 120
.mu.l supernatant was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and absorbance
of the supernatant was measured at 440 nm (A.sub.440) using a
SpectraMax 190. Net A.sub.440 was calculated by subtracting the
A.sub.440 of the blank control from that of enzyme, and then
plotted against different protein concentrations (from 1.25 ppm to
40 ppm). Each value was the mean of triplicate assays. The
proteolytic activity is shown as Net A.sub.44o. The proteolytic
assay with azo-casein as the substrate (shown in FIG. 8.2)
indicates that PamPro1 is an active protease.
Example 8.4
pH Profiles of Metalloprotease PamPro1
[0454] With azo-casein as the substrate, the pH profiles of
metalloprotease PamPro1 were studied in 12.5 mM
acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with different pH values
(ranging from pH 4 to 11). To initiate the assay, 50 .mu.l of 25 mM
acetate/Bis-Tris/HEPES/CHES buffer with a specific pH was first
mixed with 2 .mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O diluted enzyme (125 ppm) in a
96-MTP placed on ice, followed by the addition of 48 .mu.l of 1.5%
(w/v) azo-casein prepared in H2O. The reaction was performed and
analyzed as described in Example 8.3. Enzyme activity at each pH
was reported as the relative activity, where the activity at the
optimal pH was set to be 100%. The pH values tested were 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Each value was the mean of triplicate assays.
As shown in FIG. 8.3, the optimal pH of PamPro1 is about 8, with
greater than 70% of maximal activity retained between 7 and
9.5.
Example 8.5
Temperature Profile of Metalloprotease PamPro1
[0455] The temperature profile of metalloprotease PamPro1 was
analyzed in 50 mM Tris buffer (pH 7) using the azo-casein assays.
The enzyme sample and azo-casein substrate were prepared as in
Example 8.3. Prior to the reaction, 50 .mu.l of 1.5% azo-casein and
45 .mu.l Milli-Q H.sub.2O were mixed in a 200 .mu.l PCR tube, which
was then subsequently incubated in a Peltier Thermal Cycler
(BioRad) at desired temperatures (i.e. 20-90.degree. C.) for 5 min.
After the incubation, 5 .mu.l of diluted enzyme (50 ppm) or
H.sub.2O (the blank control) was added to the substrate mixture,
and the reaction was carried out in the Peltier Thermal Cycle for
10 min at different temperatures. To terminate the reaction, each
assay mixture was transferred to a 96-MTP containing 100 .mu.l of
5% TCA per well. Subsequent centrifugation and absorbance
measurement were performed as described in Example 8.3. The
activity was reported as the relative activity, where the activity
at the optimal temperature was set to be 100%. The tested
temperatures are 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90.degree. C. Each
value was the mean of duplicate assays (the value varies no more
than 5%). The data in FIG. 8.4 suggest that PamPro1 showed an
optimal temperature at about 50.degree. C., and retained greater
than 70% of its maximum activity between 45 and 55.degree. C.
Example 8.6
Cleaning Performance of Metalloprotease PamPro1
[0456] The cleaning performance of PamPro1 was tested using PA-S-38
(egg yolk, with pigment, aged by heating) microswatches
(CFT-Vlaardingen, The Netherlands) at pH 6 and 8 using a model
automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent. Prior to the reaction,
purified protease samples were diluted with a dilution solution
containing 10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl.sub.2, 0.005% TWEEN.RTM. 80 and
10% propylene glycol to the desired concentrations. The reactions
were performed in AT detergent with 100 ppm water hardness
(Ca.sup.2+:Mg.sup.2+=3:1) (detergent composition shown in Table
8.1). To initiate the reaction, 180 .mu.l of the AT detergent
buffered at pH 6 or pH 8 was added to a 96-MTP placed with PA-S-38
microswatches, followed by the addition of 20 .mu.l of diluted
enzymes (or the dilution solution as the blank control). The 96-MTP
was sealed and incubated in an incubator/shaker for 30 min at
50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm. After incubation, 100 .mu.l of wash
liquid from each well was transferred to a new 96-MTP, and its
absorbance was measured at 405 nm (referred here as the "Initial
performance") using a spectrophotometer. The remaining wash liquid
in the 96-MTP was discarded and the microswatches were rinsed once
with 200 .mu.l water. Following the addition of 180 .mu.l of 0.1 M
CAPS buffer (pH 10), the second incubation was carried out in the
incubator/shaker at 50.degree. C. and 1150 rpm for 10 min. One
hundred microliters of the resulting wash liquid was transferred to
a new 96-MTP, and its absorbance measured at 405 nm (referred here
as the "Wash-off"). The sum of two absorbance measurements
("Initial performance" plus "Wash-off") gives the "Total
performance", which measures the protease activity on the model
stain; and Net A.sub.405 was subsequently calculated by subtracting
the A.sub.405 of the "Total performance" of the blank control from
that of the enzyme. Dose response in cleaning the PA-S-38
microswatches at pH 6 and pH 8 in AT dish detergent for PamPro1 is
shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B.
TABLE-US-00069 TABLE 8.1 Composition of AT dish detergent formula
with bleach Ingredient Concentration (mg/ml) MGDA
(methylglycinediacetic acid) 0.143 Sodium citrate 1.86 Citric acid*
varies PAP (peracid N,N- 0.057 phthaloylaminoperoxycaproic acid)
Plurafac .RTM. LF 18B (a non-ionic surfactant) 0.029 Bismuthcitrate
0.006 Bayhibit .RTM. S (Phosphonobutantricarboxylic 0.006 acid
sodium salt) Acusol .TM. 587 (a calcium polyphosphate 0.029
inhibitor) PEG 6000 0.043 PEG 1500 0.1 *The pH of the AT formula
detergent is adjusted to the desired value (pH 6 or 8) by the
addition of 0.9M citric acid.
Example 8.7
Comparison of PamPro1 to Other Proteases
A. Identification of Homologous Proteases
[0457] Homologs were identified by a BLAST search (Altschul et al.,
Nucleic Acids Res, 25:3389-402, 1997) against the NCBI
non-redundant protein database and the Genome Quest Patent database
with search parameters set to default values. The predicted mature
protein amino acid sequence for PamPro1 (SEQ ID NO: 38) was used as
the query sequence. Percent identity (PID) for both search sets is
defined as the number of identical residues divided by the number
of aligned residues in the pairwise alignment. Tables 8.2A and 8.2B
provide a list of sequences with the percent identity to PamPro1.
The length in Table 8.2 refers to the entire sequence length of the
homologous proteases.
TABLE-US-00070 TABLE 8.2A List of sequences with percent identity
to PamPro1 protein identified from the NCBI non-redundant protein
database PID to Accession # PamPro1 Organism Length P23384 56
Bacillus caldolyticus 544 P00800 56 Bacillus thermoproteolyticus
548 ZP_08640523.1 57 Brevibacillus laterosporus 564 LMG 15441
BAA06144.1 57 Lactobacillus sp. 566 YP_003872180.1 58 Paenibacillus
polymyxa E681 587 ZP_04149724.1 59 Bacillus pseudomycoides 566 DSM
12442 EJR46541.1 60 Bacillus cereus VD107 566 YP_001373863.1 60
Bacillus cytotoxicus NVH 391-98 565 ZP_10738945.1 61 Brevibacillus
sp. CF112 528 YP_004646155.1 61 Paenibacillus mucilaginosus 525
KNP414 ZP_02326602.1 62 Paenibacillus larvae subsp. 520 larvae
BRL-230010 P43263 63 Brevibacillus brevis 527 ZP_09775365.1 64
Paenibacillus sp. Aloe-11 580 ZP_09077634.1 65 Paenibacillus elgii
B69 529 ZP_09071078.1 68 Paenibacillus larvae subsp. 529 larvae
B-3650 ZP_08511445.1 69 Paenibacillus sp. HGF7 525 YP_005073223.1
70 Paenibacillus terrae HPL-003 591 YP_003948511.1 71 Paenibacillus
polymyxa SC2 592 ZP_10241030.1 71 Paenibacillus peoriae KCTC 3763
593
TABLE-US-00071 TABLE 8.2B List of sequences with percent identity
to PamPro1 protein identified from the Genome Quest Patent database
PID to Patent # PamPro1 Organism Length US7335504-0030 56.63
Bacillus thermoproteolyticus 316 US20120107907-0184 56.91 Bacillus
caldoyticus 319 JP2006124323-0003 56.96 Bacillus
thermoproteolyticus 316 JP1993199872-0001 56.96 Bacillus sp. 316
JP1997000255-0001 56.96 empty 548 US6518054-0001 57.23 Bacillus sp.
319 US20120107907-0176 57.23 Bacillus stearothermophilis 548
US8114656-0183 57.28 Bacillus stearothermophilis 316
US20120009651-0002 57.28 Geobacillus 548 caldoproteolyticus
JP2011103791-0020 57.28 Geobacillus 552 stearothermophilus
WO2012110562-0006 57.88 Bacillus megaterium 320 EP2390321-0178
57.88 Bacillus thuringiensis 566 US6518054-0002 57.93 Bacillus sp.
316 WO2012110562-0007 58.25 Bacillus cereus 320 JP1995184649-0001
58.52 Lactobacillus sp. 566 EP2178896-0184 58.52 Bacillus anthracis
566 EP2390321-0195 59.55 Bacillus cereus 317 WO2012110563-0005
59.87 Bacillus cereus 320 US20080293610-0186 63.25 Bacillus brevis
304 JP2005229807-0018 71.19 Paenibacillus polymyxa 566
US8114656-0187 71.43 Bacillus polymyxa 302
B. Alignment of Homologous Protease Sequences
[0458] The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature PamPro1 (SEQ
ID NO: 38) was aligned with thermolysin (P00800, Bacillus
thermoproteolyticus), and protease from Paenibacillus peoriae KCTC
3763 (YP 005073223.1) using CLUSTALW software (Thompson et al.,
Nucleic Acids Research, 22:4673-4680, 1994) with the default
parameters. FIG. 8.6 shows the alignment of PamPro1 with these
protease sequences.
C. Phylogenetic Tree
[0459] A phylogenetic tree for full length sequences of PamPro1
(SEQ ID NO: 37) was built using sequences of representative
homologs from Table 8.2A and the Neighbor Joining method (NJ)
(Saitou, N.; and Nei, M. (1987). The neighbor-joining method: a new
method for reconstructing Guide Trees. MolBiol.Evol. 4, 406-425).
The NJ method works on a matrix of distances between all pairs of
sequences to be analyzed. These distances are related to the degree
of divergence between the sequences. The phylodendron-phylogenetic
tree printer software
(http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/treeapp/treeprint-form.html) was used
to display the phylogenetic tree shown in FIG. 8.7.
Example 9
Comparison of the Various Paenibacillus Metalloproteases with Other
Bacterial Metalloprotease Homologs
A. Alignment of Homologous Protease Sequences
[0460] The amino acid sequence of the predicted mature sequences
for the Paenibacillus proteases described in Examples 1.1 to 8.7
were aligned with related bacterial metalloproteases using CLUSTALW
software (Thompson et al., Nucleic Acids Research, 22:4673-4680,
1994) with the default parameters. FIG. 9.1 shows the alignment of
the various Paenibacillus metalloproteases with other bacterial
metalloprotease homologs.
B. Phylogenetic Tree
[0461] A phylogenetic tree for full length sequences of the
metalloproteases aligned in FIG. 9.1 was created using the Neighbor
Joining method (NJ) (Saitou, N.; and Nei, M. (1987). The
neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing Guide
Trees. MolBiol.Evol. 4, 406-425). The NJ method works on a matrix
of distances between all pairs of sequences to be analyzed. These
distances are related to the degree of divergence between the
sequences. The phylodendron-phylogenetic tree printer software
(http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/treeapp/treeprint-form.html) was used
to display the phylogenetic tree shown in FIG. 9.2, where one can
observe the clustering of the sequences from Paenibacillus
genus.
[0462] While preferred embodiments of the present invention have
been shown and described herein, it will be obvious to those
skilled in the art that such embodiments are provided by way of
example only. Numerous variations, changes, and substitutions will
now occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the
invention. It should be understood that various alternatives to the
embodiments of the invention described herein can be employed in
practicing the invention. It is intended that the following claims
define the scope of the invention and that methods and structures
within the scope of these claims and their equivalents be covered
thereby.
Sequence CWU 1
1
6811785DNAPaenibacillus sp.misc_feature(1)..(1785)nucleotide
sequence of the PspPro3 gene isolated from Paenibacillus sp.
1atgttaatga aaaaagtatg ggtttcgctt cttggaggag cgatgttatt agggtctgta
60gcgtctggtg catcagcagc ggagagttcc gtttcggggc cggctcagct tacgccaacc
120ttccatgccg aacaatggaa agcaccttca tcggtatcgg gtgatgacat
cgtatggagc 180tatttaaatc ggcaaaagaa aacgttgctg ggtacggaca
gcaccagtgt ccgtgatcaa 240ttccgtatcg tagatcgcac aagcgacaaa
tccggcgtga gccattatcg gctgaagcaa 300tatgtaaacg gaattcccgt
atatggagct gaacagacca ttcatgtggg caaatccggt 360gaagtgacct
cttatctggg agccgtgatt actgaggatc agcaagaaga agctacgcaa
420ggtacaactc cgaaaatcag cgcttctgaa gcggtccata ccgcatatca
ggaggcagct 480acacgggttc aagccctccc tacctccgat gatacgattt
ctaaagatgc ggaggagcca 540agcagtgtaa gcaaagacac ttactccgaa
gcagctaaca acggaaaaac gagttctgtt 600gaaaaggaca agctcagcct
tgagaaagcg gctgacctga aagatagcaa aattgaagcg 660gtggaggcag
agccaaactc cattgccaaa atcgccaacc tgcagcctga ggtagatcct
720aaagccgaac tatatttcta tgcgaagggc gatgcattgc agctggttta
tgtgactgag 780gttaatattt tgcagcctgc gccgctgcgt acacgctaca
tcattgacgc caatgatggc 840aaaatcgtat cccagtatga catcattaat
gaagcgacag gcacaggcaa aggtgtactc 900ggtgatacca aaacattcaa
cactactgct tccggcagca gctaccagtt aagagatacg 960actcgcggga
atggaatcgt gacttacacg gcctccaacc gtcaaagcat cccaggtacg
1020atcctgaccg atgccgataa cgtatggaat gatccagccg gcgtggatgc
ccacgcttat 1080gcagccaaaa cctatgatta ttataaggaa aagttcaatc
gcaacagcat tgacggacga 1140ggcctgcagc tccgttcgac agttcattac
ggcaatcgtt acaacaacgc cttctggaac 1200ggctcccaaa tgacttatgg
agacggagac ggcaccacat ttatcgcttt tagcggtgat 1260ccggatgtag
ttggtcatga actcacacac ggtgttacgg agtatacttc caatttggaa
1320tattacggag aatccggtgc gttgaacgag gccttctcgg acatcatcgg
caatgacatc 1380cagcgtaaaa actggcttgt aggcgatgat atttacacgc
cacgcattgc gggtgatgca 1440cttcgttcta tgtccaatcc tacgctgtac
gatcaaccgg atcactattc gaacttgtac 1500agaggcagct ccgataacgg
cggcgttcat acgaacagcg gtattataaa taaagcctat 1560tatctgttgg
cacaaggcgg caccttccat ggtgtaactg tcaatgggat tggccgcgat
1620gcagcggttc aaatttacta cagcgccttt acgaactacc tgacttcttc
ttctgacttc 1680tccaatgcac gtgatgccgt tgtacaagcg gcaaaagatc
tctacggcgc gagctcggca 1740caagctaccg cagcagccaa atcttttgat
gctgtaggcg ttaac 17852595PRTPaenibacillus
sp.misc_feature(1)..(595)amino acid sequence of the PspPro3
precursor protein 2Met Leu Met Lys Lys Val Trp Val Ser Leu Leu Gly
Gly Ala Met Leu1 5 10 15Leu Gly Ser Val Ala Ser Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala
Glu Ser Ser Val Ser 20 25 30Gly Pro Ala Gln Leu Thr Pro Thr Phe His
Ala Glu Gln Trp Lys Ala 35 40 45Pro Ser Ser Val Ser Gly Asp Asp Ile
Val Trp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Arg 50 55 60Gln Lys Lys Thr Leu Leu Gly Thr
Asp Ser Thr Ser Val Arg Asp Gln65 70 75 80Phe Arg Ile Val Asp Arg
Thr Ser Asp Lys Ser Gly Val Ser His Tyr 85 90 95Arg Leu Lys Gln Tyr
Val Asn Gly Ile Pro Val Tyr Gly Ala Glu Gln 100 105 110Thr Ile His
Val Gly Lys Ser Gly Glu Val Thr Ser Tyr Leu Gly Ala 115 120 125Val
Ile Thr Glu Asp Gln Gln Glu Glu Ala Thr Gln Gly Thr Thr Pro 130 135
140Lys Ile Ser Ala Ser Glu Ala Val His Thr Ala Tyr Gln Glu Ala
Ala145 150 155 160Thr Arg Val Gln Ala Leu Pro Thr Ser Asp Asp Thr
Ile Ser Lys Asp 165 170 175Ala Glu Glu Pro Ser Ser Val Ser Lys Asp
Thr Tyr Ser Glu Ala Ala 180 185 190Asn Asn Gly Lys Thr Ser Ser Val
Glu Lys Asp Lys Leu Ser Leu Glu 195 200 205Lys Ala Ala Asp Leu Lys
Asp Ser Lys Ile Glu Ala Val Glu Ala Glu 210 215 220Pro Asn Ser Ile
Ala Lys Ile Ala Asn Leu Gln Pro Glu Val Asp Pro225 230 235 240Lys
Ala Glu Leu Tyr Phe Tyr Ala Lys Gly Asp Ala Leu Gln Leu Val 245 250
255Tyr Val Thr Glu Val Asn Ile Leu Gln Pro Ala Pro Leu Arg Thr Arg
260 265 270Tyr Ile Ile Asp Ala Asn Asp Gly Lys Ile Val Ser Gln Tyr
Asp Ile 275 280 285Ile Asn Glu Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu
Gly Asp Thr Lys 290 295 300Thr Phe Asn Thr Thr Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser
Tyr Gln Leu Arg Asp Thr305 310 315 320Thr Arg Gly Asn Gly Ile Val
Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Gln Ser 325 330 335Ile Pro Gly Thr Ile
Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro 340 345 350Ala Gly Val
Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr 355 360 365Lys
Glu Lys Phe Asn Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Leu Gln Leu 370 375
380Arg Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly Asn Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp
Asn385 390 395 400Gly Ser Gln Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr
Thr Phe Ile Ala 405 410 415Phe Ser Gly Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His
Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val 420 425 430Thr Glu Tyr Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu
Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu 435 440 445Asn Glu Ala Phe Ser Asp
Ile Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg Lys Asn 450 455 460Trp Leu Val Gly
Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Arg Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala465 470 475 480Leu
Arg Ser Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asp Gln Pro Asp His Tyr 485 490
495Ser Asn Leu Tyr Arg Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn
500 505 510Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly
Gly Thr 515 520 525Phe His Gly Val Thr Val Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp
Ala Ala Val Gln 530 535 540Ile Tyr Tyr Ser Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu
Thr Ser Ser Ser Asp Phe545 550 555 560Ser Asn Ala Arg Asp Ala Val
Val Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly 565 570 575Ala Ser Ser Ala Gln
Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val 580 585 590Gly Val Asn
5953304PRTPaenibacillus sp.misc_feature(1)..(304)amino acid
sequence of the predicted mature form of PspPro3 3Ala Thr Gly Thr
Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Thr Phe Asn1 5 10 15Thr Thr Ala
Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Leu Arg Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly 20 25 30Asn Gly
Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Gln Ser Ile Pro Gly 35 40 45Thr
Ile Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro Ala Gly Val 50 55
60Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Glu Lys65
70 75 80Phe Asn Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Leu Gln Leu Arg Ser
Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr Gly Asn Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly
Ser Gln 100 105 110Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr Thr Phe Ile
Ala Phe Ser Gly 115 120 125Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr
His Gly Val Thr Glu Tyr 130 135 140Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly
Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala145 150 155 160Phe Ser Asp Ile Ile
Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg Lys Asn Trp Leu Val 165 170 175Gly Asp Asp
Ile Tyr Thr Pro Arg Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser 180 185 190Met
Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asp Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Asn Leu 195 200
205Tyr Arg Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile
210 215 220Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr Phe
His Gly225 230 235 240Val Thr Val Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp Ala Ala
Val Gln Ile Tyr Tyr 245 250 255Ser Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Ser
Ser Ser Asp Phe Ser Asn Ala 260 265 270Arg Asp Ala Val Val Gln Ala
Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Ser Ser 275 280 285Ala Gln Ala Thr Ala
Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly Val Asn 290 295
30041803DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic nucleotide sequence of the
synthesized PspPro3 gene in plasmid pGX085(AprE- PspPro3)
4gtgagaagca aaaaattgtg gatcagcttg ttgtttgcgt taacgttaat ctttacgatg
60gcgttcagca acatgagcgc gcaggctgct ggaaaagcag aatcatcagt gtcaggaccg
120gctcagctta cgccgacgtt tcatgcagag cagtggaaag caccgagcag
cgttagcgga 180gatgacatcg tgtggagcta cctgaacaga cagaagaaaa
cgcttcttgg cacggacagc 240acgagcgtca gagaccagtt cagaatcgtg
gatagaacaa gcgacaaaag cggcgtcagc 300cattatagac tgaagcagta
tgtgaacgga atcccggttt atggcgcaga acaaacaatc 360catgtcggaa
agagcggcga agttacgagc tatctgggcg cggttattac agaggaccag
420caagaggagg ctacacaagg cacgacaccg aaaatttcag catcagaggc
agttcatacg 480gcctaccaag aagctgcaac gagagttcaa gccctgccta
cgtcagatga tacaatcagc 540aaagacgctg aggaacctag ctcagttagc
aaggacacgt atagcgaagc cgcgaacaat 600ggcaagacgt caagcgtgga
aaaagacaag ctttcactgg agaaggccgc tgatctgaaa 660gactcaaaga
tcgaggctgt ggaagcggaa ccgaatagca ttgcaaagat tgccaacctg
720caaccggagg tggacccgaa ggcggagctg tatttctacg ctaaaggcga
tgcactgcaa 780ctggtttacg tcacggaggt taacatcctg cagccggcac
cgcttagaac gagatacatc 840attgacgcga acgacggcaa gatcgtgagc
cagtacgaca ttatcaacga ggccacggga 900acgggcaagg gagtccttgg
cgacacgaag acattcaata caacggcctc aggctcatca 960taccagctga
gagacacgac gagaggcaac ggaatcgtca cgtacacggc tagcaataga
1020cagagcattc cgggcacaat ccttacggac gcagacaatg tgtggaatga
cccggcaggc 1080gtggacgcac atgcctacgc agcgaagacg tacgactact
acaaggagaa gttcaacaga 1140aacagcatcg acggaagagg actgcaactt
agaagcacgg tgcattacgg caacagatac 1200aacaacgctt tctggaacgg
cagccaaatg acgtatggag acggcgatgg aacaacgttt 1260atcgcattct
caggcgaccc tgacgttgtg ggacatgaac tgacgcatgg agtcacagaa
1320tacacgagca atctggagta ttacggagaa tcaggcgcac ttaatgaggc
cttcagcgac 1380atcatcggaa acgacatcca gagaaagaac tggctggttg
gcgatgatat ctacacgccg 1440agaattgcgg gcgacgcgct gagatcaatg
agcaacccta cgctgtacga tcagccggat 1500cattacagca acctgtatag
aggctcaagc gataatggcg gcgtgcatac aaacagcggc 1560atcatcaaca
aagcctatta tctgctggcg caaggcggca cattccatgg cgttacagtt
1620aatggcattg gcagagacgc agccgtgcag atctactaca gcgcattcac
gaattacctg 1680acatcaagca gcgacttttc aaatgcaaga gatgcagtgg
tgcaggcggc taaagacctt 1740tatggagctt caagcgctca ggccacagct
gcggcaaaaa gcttcgacgc ggttggagtg 1800aat 18035601PRTArtificial
SequenceSynthetic amino acid sequence of the PspPro3 precursor
protein expressed from plasmid pGX085(AprE- PspPro3) 5Met Arg Ser
Lys Lys Leu Trp Ile Ser Leu Leu Phe Ala Leu Thr Leu1 5 10 15Ile Phe
Thr Met Ala Phe Ser Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ala Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30Ala
Glu Ser Ser Val Ser Gly Pro Ala Gln Leu Thr Pro Thr Phe His 35 40
45Ala Glu Gln Trp Lys Ala Pro Ser Ser Val Ser Gly Asp Asp Ile Val
50 55 60Trp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Arg Gln Lys Lys Thr Leu Leu Gly Thr Asp
Ser65 70 75 80Thr Ser Val Arg Asp Gln Phe Arg Ile Val Asp Arg Thr
Ser Asp Lys 85 90 95Ser Gly Val Ser His Tyr Arg Leu Lys Gln Tyr Val
Asn Gly Ile Pro 100 105 110Val Tyr Gly Ala Glu Gln Thr Ile His Val
Gly Lys Ser Gly Glu Val 115 120 125Thr Ser Tyr Leu Gly Ala Val Ile
Thr Glu Asp Gln Gln Glu Glu Ala 130 135 140Thr Gln Gly Thr Thr Pro
Lys Ile Ser Ala Ser Glu Ala Val His Thr145 150 155 160Ala Tyr Gln
Glu Ala Ala Thr Arg Val Gln Ala Leu Pro Thr Ser Asp 165 170 175Asp
Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Ala Glu Glu Pro Ser Ser Val Ser Lys Asp 180 185
190Thr Tyr Ser Glu Ala Ala Asn Asn Gly Lys Thr Ser Ser Val Glu Lys
195 200 205Asp Lys Leu Ser Leu Glu Lys Ala Ala Asp Leu Lys Asp Ser
Lys Ile 210 215 220Glu Ala Val Glu Ala Glu Pro Asn Ser Ile Ala Lys
Ile Ala Asn Leu225 230 235 240Gln Pro Glu Val Asp Pro Lys Ala Glu
Leu Tyr Phe Tyr Ala Lys Gly 245 250 255Asp Ala Leu Gln Leu Val Tyr
Val Thr Glu Val Asn Ile Leu Gln Pro 260 265 270Ala Pro Leu Arg Thr
Arg Tyr Ile Ile Asp Ala Asn Asp Gly Lys Ile 275 280 285Val Ser Gln
Tyr Asp Ile Ile Asn Glu Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly 290 295 300Val
Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Thr Phe Asn Thr Thr Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser305 310
315 320Tyr Gln Leu Arg Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr
Thr 325 330 335Ala Ser Asn Arg Gln Ser Ile Pro Gly Thr Ile Leu Thr
Asp Ala Asp 340 345 350Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro Ala Gly Val Asp Ala
His Ala Tyr Ala Ala 355 360 365Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Glu Lys
Phe Asn Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp 370 375 380Gly Arg Gly Leu Gln Leu Arg
Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly Asn Arg Tyr385 390 395 400Asn Asn Ala Phe
Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp 405 410 415Gly Thr
Thr Phe Ile Ala Phe Ser Gly Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His 420 425
430Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr Glu Tyr Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr
435 440 445Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ile Ile
Gly Asn 450 455 460Asp Ile Gln Arg Lys Asn Trp Leu Val Gly Asp Asp
Ile Tyr Thr Pro465 470 475 480Arg Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser
Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr 485 490 495Asp Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser
Asn Leu Tyr Arg Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn 500 505 510Gly Gly Val His Thr
Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu 515 520 525Leu Ala Gln
Gly Gly Thr Phe His Gly Val Thr Val Asn Gly Ile Gly 530 535 540Arg
Asp Ala Ala Val Gln Ile Tyr Tyr Ser Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu545 550
555 560Thr Ser Ser Ser Asp Phe Ser Asn Ala Arg Asp Ala Val Val Gln
Ala 565 570 575Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Ser Ser Ala Gln Ala Thr
Ala Ala Ala 580 585 590Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly Val Asn 595
60061770DNAPaenibacillus sp.misc_feature(1)..(1770)nucleotide
sequence of the PspPro2 gene isolated from Paenibacillus sp.
6atgaaaaaag tatgggtttc acttcttgga ggagcgatgt tattaggggc tgtagcacca
60ggtgcatcag cagcagagca ttctgttcct gatcctactc agctaacacc gacctttcac
120gccgagcaat ggaaggctcc ttccacggta accggcgaca atattgtatg
gagctatttg 180aatcgacaaa agaaaacctt attgaataca gacagcacca
gtgtgcgtga tcagttccgc 240atcattgatc gtacaagcga caaatccggt
gcaagccatt atcggctcaa gcaatatgta 300aacgggatcc ccgtatatgg
ggctgaacag accattcatg tgaacaacgc cggtaaagta 360acctcttatt
tgggtgctgt catttcagag gatcagcagc aagacgcgac cgaagatacc
420actccaaaaa tcagcgcgac tgaagccgtt tataccgcat atgcagaagc
cgctgcccgg 480attcaatcct tcccttccat caatgatagt ctttctgagg
ctagtgagga acaagggagt 540gagaatcaag gcaatgagat tcaaaacatt
gggattaaaa gcagtgtaag taatgacact 600tacgcagagg cgcataacaa
cgtactttta acccccgttg accaagcaga gcaaagttac 660attgccaaaa
ttgctaatct ggagccaagt gtagagccca aagcagaatt atacatctat
720ccagatggtg agactacacg actggtttat gtaacagagg ttaatattct
tgaacctgcg 780cctctgcgca cacgctactt cattgatgcg aaaaccggca
aaatcgtatt ccagtatgac 840atcctcaacc acgcaacagg caccggccgc
ggcgtggatg gcaaaacaaa atcatttacg 900actacagctt caggcaaccg
gtatcagttg aaagacacga ctcgcagcaa tggaatcgtg 960acttacaccg
ctggcaatcg ccagacgacg ccaggtacga ttttgaccga tacagataat
1020gtatgggagg accctgcggc tgttgatgcc catgcctacg ccattaaaac
ctatgactat 1080tataagaata aattcggtcg cgacagtatt gatggacgtg
gcatgcaaat tcgttcgaca 1140gtccattacg gcaaaaaata taacaatgcc
ttctggaacg gctcgcaaat gacctacgga 1200gacggagacg ggtccacatt
taccttcttc agcggcgatc ccgatgtcgt ggggcatgag 1260ctcacccacg
gcgtcaccga gttcacctcc aatttggagt attatggtga gtccggtgca
1320ttgaacgaag ccttctcgga tattatcggt aatgatatag atggcaccag
ttggcttctt 1380ggcgacggca tttatacgcc taatattcca ggcgacgctc
tgcgttccct gtccgatcct 1440acacgattcg gccagccgga tcactactcc
aatttctatc cggaccccaa caatgatgat 1500gaaggcggag tccatacgaa
cagcggtatt atcaacaaag cctattattt gctggcacaa 1560ggcggtacgt
cccatggtgt aacggtaact
ggtatcggac gcgaagcggc tgtattcatt 1620tactacaatg cctttaccaa
ctatttgacc tctacctcca acttctctaa cgcacgcgct 1680gctgttatac
aggcagccaa ggatttttat ggtgctgatt cgctggcagt aaccagtgct
1740attcaatcct ttgatgcggt aggaatcaaa 17707590PRTPaenibacillus
sp.misc_feature(1)..(590)amino acid sequence of the PspPro2
precursor protein 7Met Lys Lys Val Trp Val Ser Leu Leu Gly Gly Ala
Met Leu Leu Gly1 5 10 15Ala Val Ala Pro Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Glu His
Ser Val Pro Asp Pro 20 25 30Thr Gln Leu Thr Pro Thr Phe His Ala Glu
Gln Trp Lys Ala Pro Ser 35 40 45Thr Val Thr Gly Asp Asn Ile Val Trp
Ser Tyr Leu Asn Arg Gln Lys 50 55 60Lys Thr Leu Leu Asn Thr Asp Ser
Thr Ser Val Arg Asp Gln Phe Arg65 70 75 80Ile Ile Asp Arg Thr Ser
Asp Lys Ser Gly Ala Ser His Tyr Arg Leu 85 90 95Lys Gln Tyr Val Asn
Gly Ile Pro Val Tyr Gly Ala Glu Gln Thr Ile 100 105 110His Val Asn
Asn Ala Gly Lys Val Thr Ser Tyr Leu Gly Ala Val Ile 115 120 125Ser
Glu Asp Gln Gln Gln Asp Ala Thr Glu Asp Thr Thr Pro Lys Ile 130 135
140Ser Ala Thr Glu Ala Val Tyr Thr Ala Tyr Ala Glu Ala Ala Ala
Arg145 150 155 160Ile Gln Ser Phe Pro Ser Ile Asn Asp Ser Leu Ser
Glu Ala Ser Glu 165 170 175Glu Gln Gly Ser Glu Asn Gln Gly Asn Glu
Ile Gln Asn Ile Gly Ile 180 185 190Lys Ser Ser Val Ser Asn Asp Thr
Tyr Ala Glu Ala His Asn Asn Val 195 200 205Leu Leu Thr Pro Val Asp
Gln Ala Glu Gln Ser Tyr Ile Ala Lys Ile 210 215 220Ala Asn Leu Glu
Pro Ser Val Glu Pro Lys Ala Glu Leu Tyr Ile Tyr225 230 235 240Pro
Asp Gly Glu Thr Thr Arg Leu Val Tyr Val Thr Glu Val Asn Ile 245 250
255Leu Glu Pro Ala Pro Leu Arg Thr Arg Tyr Phe Ile Asp Ala Lys Thr
260 265 270Gly Lys Ile Val Phe Gln Tyr Asp Ile Leu Asn His Ala Thr
Gly Thr 275 280 285Gly Arg Gly Val Asp Gly Lys Thr Lys Ser Phe Thr
Thr Thr Ala Ser 290 295 300Gly Asn Arg Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr
Arg Ser Asn Gly Ile Val305 310 315 320Thr Tyr Thr Ala Gly Asn Arg
Gln Thr Thr Pro Gly Thr Ile Leu Thr 325 330 335Asp Thr Asp Asn Val
Trp Glu Asp Pro Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Ala 340 345 350Tyr Ala Ile
Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys Phe Gly Arg Asp 355 360 365Ser
Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Met Gln Ile Arg Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly 370 375
380Lys Lys Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln Met Thr Tyr
Gly385 390 395 400Asp Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Phe Thr Phe Phe Ser Gly
Asp Pro Asp Val 405 410 415Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr
Glu Phe Thr Ser Asn Leu 420 425 430Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala
Leu Asn Glu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ile 435 440 445Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Asp
Gly Thr Ser Trp Leu Leu Gly Asp Gly Ile 450 455 460Tyr Thr Pro Asn
Ile Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Asp Pro465 470 475 480Thr
Arg Phe Gly Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Asn Phe Tyr Pro Asp Pro 485 490
495Asn Asn Asp Asp Glu Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn
500 505 510Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr Ser His Gly
Val Thr 515 520 525Val Thr Gly Ile Gly Arg Glu Ala Ala Val Phe Ile
Tyr Tyr Asn Ala 530 535 540Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn
Phe Ser Asn Ala Arg Ala545 550 555 560Ala Val Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys
Asp Phe Tyr Gly Ala Asp Ser Leu Ala 565 570 575Val Thr Ser Ala Ile
Gln Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly Ile Lys 580 585 5908306PRTPaenibacillus
sp.misc_feature(1)..(306)amino acid sequence of the predicted
mature form of PspPro2 8Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Arg Gly Val Asp Gly Lys
Thr Lys Ser Phe Thr1 5 10 15Thr Thr Ala Ser Gly Asn Arg Tyr Gln Leu
Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Ser 20 25 30Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Gly
Asn Arg Gln Thr Thr Pro Gly 35 40 45Thr Ile Leu Thr Asp Thr Asp Asn
Val Trp Glu Asp Pro Ala Ala Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ile
Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys65 70 75 80Phe Gly Arg Asp Ser
Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Met Gln Ile Arg Ser Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr Gly
Lys Lys Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln 100 105 110Met Thr
Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Phe Thr Phe Phe Ser Gly 115 120
125Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr Glu Phe
130 135 140Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn
Glu Ala145 150 155 160Phe Ser Asp Ile Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Asp Gly
Thr Ser Trp Leu Leu 165 170 175Gly Asp Gly Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Ile
Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser 180 185 190Leu Ser Asp Pro Thr Arg Phe
Gly Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Asn Phe 195 200 205Tyr Pro Asp Pro Asn
Asn Asp Asp Glu Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser 210 215 220Gly Ile Ile
Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr Ser225 230 235
240His Gly Val Thr Val Thr Gly Ile Gly Arg Glu Ala Ala Val Phe Ile
245 250 255Tyr Tyr Asn Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn
Phe Ser 260 265 270Asn Ala Arg Ala Ala Val Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp
Phe Tyr Gly Ala 275 280 285Asp Ser Leu Ala Val Thr Ser Ala Ile Gln
Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly 290 295 300Ile Lys30591794DNAArtificial
SequenceSynthetic nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PspPro2
gene in plasmid pGX084 (AprE-PspPro2) 9gtgagaagca aaaaattgtg
gatcagcttg ttgtttgcgt taacgttaat ctttacgatg 60gcgttcagca acatgagcgc
gcaggctgct ggaaaagcag agcattcagt tcctgacccg 120acgcaactta
caccgacatt tcatgctgag cagtggaagg caccgagcac ggtcacgggc
180gacaacatcg tgtggagcta cctgaacaga cagaaaaaga cgctgctgaa
cacggactca 240acgagcgtga gagaccagtt cagaatcatc gacagaacga
gcgacaagtc aggcgcgtca 300cattatagac tgaagcagta cgtgaacggc
atcccggtct acggagccga gcaaacgatc 360catgtgaata atgcgggcaa
agttacatca tacctgggcg ccgtcatctc agaagaccag 420cagcaagatg
caacggagga tacaacaccg aagatcagcg ccacagaagc ggtctatacg
480gcttacgccg aagcggctgc aagaatccag agcttcccgt caattaatga
cagcctgagc 540gaagcatcag aggaacaagg cagcgagaac cagggcaatg
aaatccaaaa catcggcatc 600aagagcagcg tgtcaaacga cacgtatgcg
gaggctcata acaacgttct gctgacaccg 660gtcgatcagg ccgaacagag
ctatattgca aagatcgcga atctggagcc gtcagtcgag 720ccgaaggccg
agctgtatat ctatccggac ggcgagacga cgagactggt gtacgttacg
780gaggtcaaca tccttgagcc tgcgccgctg agaacaagat actttatcga
cgccaagacg 840ggcaagatcg tgtttcagta cgatatcctg aaccatgcga
cgggaacagg cagaggcgtg 900gacggcaaaa caaaatcatt cacgacaacg
gcaagcggca acagatacca gctgaaggac 960acaacaagat caaatggcat
cgtcacatac acggccggaa atagacagac gacgccggga 1020acgattctga
cggatacaga taacgtgtgg gaagatccgg cagcagttga tgcacatgca
1080tacgcgatca agacgtacga ctactacaag aacaaattcg gaagagattc
aatcgatgga 1140agaggcatgc aaatcagatc aacggttcat tatggcaaaa
agtacaacaa tgccttctgg 1200aacggcagcc aaatgacata cggcgatgga
gacggctcaa cgtttacatt cttttcaggc 1260gacccggacg tcgtcggcca
tgaactgacg catggcgtta cagagttcac gagcaacctg 1320gagtattacg
gcgaatcagg cgcactgaat gaggctttca gcgacatcat tggcaacgac
1380attgatggca catcatggct gcttggcgac ggcatttaca cacctaacat
tccgggcgat 1440gcactgagaa gcctgtcaga ccctacgaga ttcggccaac
ctgaccatta cagcaacttc 1500tacccggatc ctaataacga tgatgagggc
ggagtgcata cgaacagcgg cattatcaac 1560aaagcgtact atctgctggc
acaaggcgga acgtcacatg gagtgacggt gacaggaatc 1620ggcagagagg
cggcagtgtt tatctactac aacgccttca caaactacct gacgagcacg
1680tcaaatttca gcaacgctag agcggcggtc atccaggcag caaaggactt
ttatggagca 1740gactcactgg cagttacgtc agcaattcag tcattcgacg
cagttggaat taag 179410598PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic amino acid
sequence of the PspPro2 precursor protein expressed from plasmid
pGX084(AprE-PspPro2) 10Met Arg Ser Lys Lys Leu Trp Ile Ser Leu Leu
Phe Ala Leu Thr Leu1 5 10 15Ile Phe Thr Met Ala Phe Ser Asn Met Ser
Ala Gln Ala Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30Ala Glu His Ser Val Pro Asp Pro Thr
Gln Leu Thr Pro Thr Phe His 35 40 45Ala Glu Gln Trp Lys Ala Pro Ser
Thr Val Thr Gly Asp Asn Ile Val 50 55 60Trp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Arg Gln
Lys Lys Thr Leu Leu Asn Thr Asp Ser65 70 75 80Thr Ser Val Arg Asp
Gln Phe Arg Ile Ile Asp Arg Thr Ser Asp Lys 85 90 95Ser Gly Ala Ser
His Tyr Arg Leu Lys Gln Tyr Val Asn Gly Ile Pro 100 105 110Val Tyr
Gly Ala Glu Gln Thr Ile His Val Asn Asn Ala Gly Lys Val 115 120
125Thr Ser Tyr Leu Gly Ala Val Ile Ser Glu Asp Gln Gln Gln Asp Ala
130 135 140Thr Glu Asp Thr Thr Pro Lys Ile Ser Ala Thr Glu Ala Val
Tyr Thr145 150 155 160Ala Tyr Ala Glu Ala Ala Ala Arg Ile Gln Ser
Phe Pro Ser Ile Asn 165 170 175Asp Ser Leu Ser Glu Ala Ser Glu Glu
Gln Gly Ser Glu Asn Gln Gly 180 185 190Asn Glu Ile Gln Asn Ile Gly
Ile Lys Ser Ser Val Ser Asn Asp Thr 195 200 205Tyr Ala Glu Ala His
Asn Asn Val Leu Leu Thr Pro Val Asp Gln Ala 210 215 220Glu Gln Ser
Tyr Ile Ala Lys Ile Ala Asn Leu Glu Pro Ser Val Glu225 230 235
240Pro Lys Ala Glu Leu Tyr Ile Tyr Pro Asp Gly Glu Thr Thr Arg Leu
245 250 255Val Tyr Val Thr Glu Val Asn Ile Leu Glu Pro Ala Pro Leu
Arg Thr 260 265 270Arg Tyr Phe Ile Asp Ala Lys Thr Gly Lys Ile Val
Phe Gln Tyr Asp 275 280 285Ile Leu Asn His Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Arg
Gly Val Asp Gly Lys Thr 290 295 300Lys Ser Phe Thr Thr Thr Ala Ser
Gly Asn Arg Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp305 310 315 320Thr Thr Arg Ser Asn
Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Gly Asn Arg Gln 325 330 335Thr Thr Pro
Gly Thr Ile Leu Thr Asp Thr Asp Asn Val Trp Glu Asp 340 345 350Pro
Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ile Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr 355 360
365Tyr Lys Asn Lys Phe Gly Arg Asp Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Met Gln
370 375 380Ile Arg Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly Lys Lys Tyr Asn Asn Ala
Phe Trp385 390 395 400Asn Gly Ser Gln Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp
Gly Ser Thr Phe Thr 405 410 415Phe Phe Ser Gly Asp Pro Asp Val Val
Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly 420 425 430Val Thr Glu Phe Thr Ser Asn
Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala 435 440 445Leu Asn Glu Ala Phe
Ser Asp Ile Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Asp Gly Thr 450 455 460Ser Trp Leu
Leu Gly Asp Gly Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Ile Pro Gly Asp465 470 475
480Ala Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Asp Pro Thr Arg Phe Gly Gln Pro Asp His
485 490 495Tyr Ser Asn Phe Tyr Pro Asp Pro Asn Asn Asp Asp Glu Gly
Gly Val 500 505 510His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr
Leu Leu Ala Gln 515 520 525Gly Gly Thr Ser His Gly Val Thr Val Thr
Gly Ile Gly Arg Glu Ala 530 535 540Ala Val Phe Ile Tyr Tyr Asn Ala
Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr545 550 555 560Ser Asn Phe Ser Asn
Ala Arg Ala Ala Val Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp 565 570 575Phe Tyr Gly
Ala Asp Ser Leu Ala Val Thr Ser Ala Ile Gln Ser Phe 580 585 590Asp
Ala Val Gly Ile Lys 595111599DNAPaenibacillus
humicusmisc_feature(1)..(1599)nucleotide sequence of the PhuPro2
gene isolated from Paenibacillus humicus 11atgaaaaaaa tgattcctac
tctgctcggt accgtattgc tgctttcttc cgcttccgct 60gtcgctgctg aatcgccaag
cctcggagcg gccggaactc ccggggtcag cgtcgtgaac 120aatcagctcg
tgactcaatt catcgaggct tccaaggatg ccaagattgt cccgggctct
180tccgaggata aaatctgggc tttccttgaa ggccagcaag caaagctggg
tgtatccgca 240gcggatgtaa aaacctcgtt cctgatccag aagaaggaag
tcgatccgac ttcgggcgtc 300gagcatttcc gcctgcagca atatgtgaat
ggcatcccgg tatatggcgg tgaccaaacc 360attcacatcg acaaggccgg
ccaggttacg tcgttcgtag gagctgttct gccggctcaa 420aatcaaatca
cggcaaaatc cagcgtacca gccataagcg catccgacgc tctggctatc
480gcggcgaagg aagccagttc ccgcatcggc gagctgggag cacaggagaa
gactccgtcg 540gctcagctgt acgtatatcc ggaaggcaac gggtcgcgtc
tcgtctacca gacggaagtg 600aatgtgcttg agccgcagcc tctgcgcacc
cgctatctta tcgatgcggc cgacggccat 660atcgtgcagc agtacgatct
gatcgagacg gcgaccggtt cgggcacggg cgtgctgggc 720gacaataaga
cgttccagac gactctttcc ggcagcacgt accagctgaa agacaccact
780cgcggcaacg gcatctacac ctacacagcc agcaatcgga ccacgattcc
gggcacgctg 840ctgacggacg ccgacaacgt atggacggat ggagccgccg
tcgatgccca tacttatgcc 900ggaaaagtat atgatttcta caaaacgaag
ttcggacgca acagcctcga cggcaacggc 960ctgctgatcc gttcctcggt
ccactacagc agcaggtaca acaatgcctt ctggaacggc 1020acccagattg
tattcggcga cggcgacggc tcgacgttca ttccgctgtc gggcgatctc
1080gacgtggtcg gccatgagct gtcccacgga gtcatcgagt acacgtccaa
ccttcaatac 1140ctcaatgaat ccggcgcgct gaacgagtcc tatgccgacg
tcctcggcaa ctcgatccag 1200gcgaaaaact ggcttatcgg cgacgatgtc
tatacgcctg gcatctccgg agatgctctc 1260cgttccatgt ccaacccgac
gctttacggg cagccggaca actatgccaa ccgctatacg 1320ggatcttccg
acaacggcgg cgttcatacg aacagcggca tcacgaacaa agcgttctac
1380ctgctcgccc aaggcggcac ccagaacggc gttaccgtcg ccggcatcgg
gcgcgacgca 1440gccgtgaaca ttttctacaa cacagtggcc tattacctta
cttccacttc caacttcgcc 1500gcggcgaaga acgcctcgat ccaggcagcc
aaagacctgt acggaacggg ctcctcttat 1560gtcacctcgg tgaccaatgc
attcagagcc gtaggcctg 159912533PRTPaenibacillus
humicusmisc_feature(1)..(533)amino acid sequence of the PhuPro2
precursor protein 12Met Lys Lys Met Ile Pro Thr Leu Leu Gly Thr Val
Leu Leu Leu Ser1 5 10 15Ser Ala Ser Ala Val Ala Ala Glu Ser Pro Ser
Leu Gly Ala Ala Gly 20 25 30Thr Pro Gly Val Ser Val Val Asn Asn Gln
Leu Val Thr Gln Phe Ile 35 40 45Glu Ala Ser Lys Asp Ala Lys Ile Val
Pro Gly Ser Ser Glu Asp Lys 50 55 60Ile Trp Ala Phe Leu Glu Gly Gln
Gln Ala Lys Leu Gly Val Ser Ala65 70 75 80Ala Asp Val Lys Thr Ser
Phe Leu Ile Gln Lys Lys Glu Val Asp Pro 85 90 95Thr Ser Gly Val Glu
His Phe Arg Leu Gln Gln Tyr Val Asn Gly Ile 100 105 110Pro Val Tyr
Gly Gly Asp Gln Thr Ile His Ile Asp Lys Ala Gly Gln 115 120 125Val
Thr Ser Phe Val Gly Ala Val Leu Pro Ala Gln Asn Gln Ile Thr 130 135
140Ala Lys Ser Ser Val Pro Ala Ile Ser Ala Ser Asp Ala Leu Ala
Ile145 150 155 160Ala Ala Lys Glu Ala Ser Ser Arg Ile Gly Glu Leu
Gly Ala Gln Glu 165 170 175Lys Thr Pro Ser Ala Gln Leu Tyr Val Tyr
Pro Glu Gly Asn Gly Ser 180 185 190Arg Leu Val Tyr Gln Thr Glu Val
Asn Val Leu Glu Pro Gln Pro Leu 195 200 205Arg Thr Arg Tyr Leu Ile
Asp Ala Ala Asp Gly His Ile Val Gln Gln 210 215 220Tyr Asp Leu Ile
Glu Thr Ala Thr Gly Ser Gly Thr Gly Val Leu Gly225 230 235 240Asp
Asn Lys Thr Phe Gln Thr Thr Leu Ser Gly Ser Thr Tyr Gln Leu 245 250
255Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly Asn Gly Ile Tyr Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn
260 265 270Arg Thr Thr Ile Pro
Gly Thr Leu Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp 275 280 285Thr Asp Gly
Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Thr Tyr Ala Gly Lys Val Tyr 290 295 300Asp
Phe Tyr Lys Thr Lys Phe Gly Arg Asn Ser Leu Asp Gly Asn Gly305 310
315 320Leu Leu Ile Arg Ser Ser Val His Tyr Ser Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn
Ala 325 330 335Phe Trp Asn Gly Thr Gln Ile Val Phe Gly Asp Gly Asp
Gly Ser Thr 340 345 350Phe Ile Pro Leu Ser Gly Asp Leu Asp Val Val
Gly His Glu Leu Ser 355 360 365His Gly Val Ile Glu Tyr Thr Ser Asn
Leu Gln Tyr Leu Asn Glu Ser 370 375 380Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser Tyr
Ala Asp Val Leu Gly Asn Ser Ile Gln385 390 395 400Ala Lys Asn Trp
Leu Ile Gly Asp Asp Val Tyr Thr Pro Gly Ile Ser 405 410 415Gly Asp
Ala Leu Arg Ser Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Gly Gln Pro 420 425
430Asp Asn Tyr Ala Asn Arg Tyr Thr Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val
435 440 445His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile Thr Asn Lys Ala Phe Tyr Leu Leu
Ala Gln 450 455 460Gly Gly Thr Gln Asn Gly Val Thr Val Ala Gly Ile
Gly Arg Asp Ala465 470 475 480Ala Val Asn Ile Phe Tyr Asn Thr Val
Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr 485 490 495Ser Asn Phe Ala Ala Ala Lys
Asn Ala Ser Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp 500 505 510Leu Tyr Gly Thr Gly
Ser Ser Tyr Val Thr Ser Val Thr Asn Ala Phe 515 520 525Arg Ala Val
Gly Leu 53013303PRTPaenibacillus humicusmisc_feature(1)..(303)amino
acid sequence of the predicted mature form of PhuPro2 13Ala Thr Gly
Ser Gly Thr Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Asn Lys Thr Phe Gln1 5 10 15Thr Thr
Leu Ser Gly Ser Thr Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly 20 25 30Asn
Gly Ile Tyr Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Thr Thr Ile Pro Gly 35 40
45Thr Leu Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Thr Asp Gly Ala Ala Val
50 55 60Asp Ala His Thr Tyr Ala Gly Lys Val Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Lys Thr
Lys65 70 75 80Phe Gly Arg Asn Ser Leu Asp Gly Asn Gly Leu Leu Ile
Arg Ser Ser 85 90 95Val His Tyr Ser Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp
Asn Gly Thr Gln 100 105 110Ile Val Phe Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr
Phe Ile Pro Leu Ser Gly 115 120 125Asp Leu Asp Val Val Gly His Glu
Leu Ser His Gly Val Ile Glu Tyr 130 135 140Thr Ser Asn Leu Gln Tyr
Leu Asn Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser145 150 155 160Tyr Ala Asp
Val Leu Gly Asn Ser Ile Gln Ala Lys Asn Trp Leu Ile 165 170 175Gly
Asp Asp Val Tyr Thr Pro Gly Ile Ser Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser 180 185
190Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Gly Gln Pro Asp Asn Tyr Ala Asn Arg
195 200 205Tyr Thr Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser
Gly Ile 210 215 220Thr Asn Lys Ala Phe Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly
Thr Gln Asn Gly225 230 235 240Val Thr Val Ala Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp
Ala Ala Val Asn Ile Phe Tyr 245 250 255Asn Thr Val Ala Tyr Tyr Leu
Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe Ala Ala Ala 260 265 270Lys Asn Ala Ser Ile
Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Thr Gly Ser 275 280 285Ser Tyr Val
Thr Ser Val Thr Asn Ala Phe Arg Ala Val Gly Leu 290 295
300141629DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic nucleotide sequence of the
synthesized PhuPro2 gene in plasmid pGX150(AprE- PhuPro2)
14gtgagaagca aaaaattgtg gatcagcttg ttgtttgcgt taacgttaat ctttacgatg
60gcgttcagca acatgagcgc gcaggctgct ggaaaagaat caccgagcct tggcgctgca
120ggaacaccgg gcgttagcgt tgtgaataac caactggtca cgcagttcat
cgaagcatca 180aaagacgcga aaattgtccc tggatcaagc gaagataaga
tttgggcatt tctggaaggc 240cagcaagcaa agcttggcgt ctcagctgcc
gacgtgaaga cgagcttcct gatccagaag 300aaggaggttg acccgacatc
aggcgttgag cactttagac tgcaacagta cgtcaacggc 360atcccggttt
atggaggcga tcaaacaatc catattgata aggcaggcca ggtcacatca
420ttcgtcggag ctgtcctgcc ggctcagaac caaattacag caaaatcatc
agttccggca 480atttcagcct cagacgctct ggcaatcgct gccaaggagg
caagctcaag aattggcgaa 540ctgggcgcac aagaaaagac accgagcgcc
caactttatg tctatccgga gggcaacgga 600agcagactgg tgtaccagac
agaggtcaat gttctggagc cgcaaccgct gagaacgaga 660taccttatcg
atgctgcgga tggccacatt gttcagcaat acgacctgat tgagacagca
720acaggaagcg gaacgggcgt gctgggcgac aacaagacgt ttcagacaac
acttagcggc 780agcacgtacc aacttaagga cacgacgaga ggcaatggca
tttacacgta cacggcctca 840aacagaacga caatcccagg cacactgctg
acggatgcag acaatgtttg gacggacggc 900gcagcagttg acgcacacac
gtacgccggc aaggtgtacg acttttacaa gacgaagttc 960ggcagaaaca
gccttgatgg aaatggactg ctgatcagaa gcagcgtcca ctacagcagc
1020agatacaata acgccttctg gaacggcaca caaatcgtct ttggcgatgg
agacggatca 1080acattcatcc cgctgtcagg cgacctggac gttgtgggcc
acgagctgag ccacggcgtc 1140atcgagtaca cgagcaacct gcagtacctg
aatgaaagcg gcgcactgaa cgagtcatat 1200gctgatgtgc ttggcaatag
catccaggcc aagaactggc ttatcggaga cgacgtctac 1260acacctggca
tcagcggcga tgctctgaga agcatgagca atcctacact ttacggccaa
1320ccggacaact acgcgaatag atatacgggc agcagcgaca atggcggcgt
tcatacaaac 1380tcaggcatca cgaacaaggc gttctacctg ctggcacagg
gaggcacgca aaacggcgtt 1440acagttgcgg gcattggcag agatgcggcc
gtcaacatct tctacaacac agtcgcctac 1500tacctgacga gcacgtcaaa
cttcgcagcg gcaaagaacg catcaattca agcagcaaag 1560gatctgtacg
gaacaggcag ctcatatgtc acgtcagtta cgaatgcgtt tagagccgtc
1620ggcctttaa 162915542PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic amino acid
sequence of the PhuPro2 precursor protein expressed from plasmid
pGX150(AprE- PhuPro2) 15Met Arg Ser Lys Lys Leu Trp Ile Ser Leu Leu
Phe Ala Leu Thr Leu1 5 10 15Ile Phe Thr Met Ala Phe Ser Asn Met Ser
Ala Gln Ala Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30Glu Ser Pro Ser Leu Gly Ala Ala Gly
Thr Pro Gly Val Ser Val Val 35 40 45Asn Asn Gln Leu Val Thr Gln Phe
Ile Glu Ala Ser Lys Asp Ala Lys 50 55 60Ile Val Pro Gly Ser Ser Glu
Asp Lys Ile Trp Ala Phe Leu Glu Gly65 70 75 80Gln Gln Ala Lys Leu
Gly Val Ser Ala Ala Asp Val Lys Thr Ser Phe 85 90 95Leu Ile Gln Lys
Lys Glu Val Asp Pro Thr Ser Gly Val Glu His Phe 100 105 110Arg Leu
Gln Gln Tyr Val Asn Gly Ile Pro Val Tyr Gly Gly Asp Gln 115 120
125Thr Ile His Ile Asp Lys Ala Gly Gln Val Thr Ser Phe Val Gly Ala
130 135 140Val Leu Pro Ala Gln Asn Gln Ile Thr Ala Lys Ser Ser Val
Pro Ala145 150 155 160Ile Ser Ala Ser Asp Ala Leu Ala Ile Ala Ala
Lys Glu Ala Ser Ser 165 170 175Arg Ile Gly Glu Leu Gly Ala Gln Glu
Lys Thr Pro Ser Ala Gln Leu 180 185 190Tyr Val Tyr Pro Glu Gly Asn
Gly Ser Arg Leu Val Tyr Gln Thr Glu 195 200 205Val Asn Val Leu Glu
Pro Gln Pro Leu Arg Thr Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp 210 215 220Ala Ala Asp
Gly His Ile Val Gln Gln Tyr Asp Leu Ile Glu Thr Ala225 230 235
240Thr Gly Ser Gly Thr Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Asn Lys Thr Phe Gln Thr
245 250 255Thr Leu Ser Gly Ser Thr Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg
Gly Asn 260 265 270Gly Ile Tyr Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Thr Thr
Ile Pro Gly Thr 275 280 285Leu Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Thr
Asp Gly Ala Ala Val Asp 290 295 300Ala His Thr Tyr Ala Gly Lys Val
Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Lys Thr Lys Phe305 310 315 320Gly Arg Asn Ser Leu
Asp Gly Asn Gly Leu Leu Ile Arg Ser Ser Val 325 330 335His Tyr Ser
Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Thr Gln Ile 340 345 350Val
Phe Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Phe Ile Pro Leu Ser Gly Asp 355 360
365Leu Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Ser His Gly Val Ile Glu Tyr Thr
370 375 380Ser Asn Leu Gln Tyr Leu Asn Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu
Ser Tyr385 390 395 400Ala Asp Val Leu Gly Asn Ser Ile Gln Ala Lys
Asn Trp Leu Ile Gly 405 410 415Asp Asp Val Tyr Thr Pro Gly Ile Ser
Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met 420 425 430Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Gly
Gln Pro Asp Asn Tyr Ala Asn Arg Tyr 435 440 445Thr Gly Ser Ser Asp
Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile Thr 450 455 460Asn Lys Ala
Phe Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr Gln Asn Gly Val465 470 475
480Thr Val Ala Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp Ala Ala Val Asn Ile Phe Tyr Asn
485 490 495Thr Val Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe Ala Ala
Ala Lys 500 505 510Asn Ala Ser Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly
Thr Gly Ser Ser 515 520 525Tyr Val Thr Ser Val Thr Asn Ala Phe Arg
Ala Val Gly Leu 530 535 540161581DNAPaenibacillus
ehimensismisc_feature(1)..(1581)nucleotide sequence of the PehPro1
gene isolated from Paenibacillus ehimensis 16atgttaaaag tatgggcatc
gattattaca ggagcatttt tgctcgggag cgtgcaaggg 60gtgcaagctg ctccacaaga
tcaagctgct cccttcggag gattcacccc tcaattgatt 120accggggaaa
gctggagtgc gccgcaagga gtatcgggag aggaaaaaat ctggaagtat
180ctcgaatcca agcaggaaag cttccaaatc ggccaaaccg ttgatctgaa
aaagcaattg 240aaaattatcg gccaaacgac cgacgagaaa acgggaacca
cgcattaccg tctacagcag 300tatgtgggag gcgtccccgt atacggcggc
gtacaaacga tccatgtcaa caaagaagga 360caagttacct cgctgatcgg
cagcctgctt cccgaccagc agcagcaagt ttcgaaaagc 420ttgaattcgc
aaatcagcga agcgcaagcc atcgccgtgg cccagaaaga taccgaggcc
480gccgtcggca agctgggtga accgcaaaag acaccggaag cggatctgta
cgtttattta 540cacaacggac aaccggtcct cgcttatgtg accgaggtta
acgttctcga accggaggca 600atccggacgc gctacttcat cagcgccgaa
gacggcagca ttttattcaa gtacgacatc 660ctcgctcacg ctacaggtac
cggaaaaggc gtgctcggag atacgaaatc gttcacgacc 720acgcaatccg
gctccactta tcaattgaag gatacgacgc gcgggcaagg tatcgtcact
780tacagcgctg gcaaccggtc ctctctgccg ggaacgctgc tcaccagctc
cagcaatatt 840tggaacgacg gcgcggcggt cgatgcgcat gcctataccg
ccaaagtgta cgattactat 900aaaaacaaat ttggccgcaa cagcattgac
ggcaacggct tccagcttaa atcgaccgtg 960cactattcct ccagatacaa
caacgccttc tggaacggtg tgcaaatggt gtacggcgac 1020ggcgacggcg
taaccttcat tccgttctcc gccgatccgg acgtcatcgg ccacgaattg
1080acccacggcg ttacggaaca tacggccggc ctggaatact acggcgaatc
cggagcgctg 1140aacgaatcga tctccgatat tatcggcaac gcgatcgacg
gcaaaaactg gctgatcggc 1200gacttgattt atacgccgaa tactcccggg
gacgccctcc gctctatgga gaaccccaag 1260ctgtataacc aacccgaccg
ctatcaagac cgctatacgg gaccttccga taacggcggc 1320gtgcatatta
acagcggtat caacaacaaa gccttctacc tgatcgccca aggcggcacg
1380cactatggcg tcaccgtgaa cgggatcgga cgcgatgcgg ctgtgcaaat
tttctatgac 1440gccctcatca attacctgac tccaacttcg aacttctcgg
cgatgcgcgc agcagccatt 1500caagcggcaa ccgacctgta cggagcgaat
tcttctcaag taaacgctgt caaaaaagcg 1560tatactgccg tcggcgtgaa c
158117527PRTPaenibacillus ehimensismisc_feature(1)..(527)amino acid
sequence of the PehPro1 precursor protein 17Met Leu Lys Val Trp Ala
Ser Ile Ile Thr Gly Ala Phe Leu Leu Gly1 5 10 15Ser Val Gln Gly Val
Gln Ala Ala Pro Gln Asp Gln Ala Ala Pro Phe 20 25 30Gly Gly Phe Thr
Pro Gln Leu Ile Thr Gly Glu Ser Trp Ser Ala Pro 35 40 45Gln Gly Val
Ser Gly Glu Glu Lys Ile Trp Lys Tyr Leu Glu Ser Lys 50 55 60Gln Glu
Ser Phe Gln Ile Gly Gln Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Lys Gln Leu65 70 75
80Lys Ile Ile Gly Gln Thr Thr Asp Glu Lys Thr Gly Thr Thr His Tyr
85 90 95Arg Leu Gln Gln Tyr Val Gly Gly Val Pro Val Tyr Gly Gly Val
Gln 100 105 110Thr Ile His Val Asn Lys Glu Gly Gln Val Thr Ser Leu
Ile Gly Ser 115 120 125Leu Leu Pro Asp Gln Gln Gln Gln Val Ser Lys
Ser Leu Asn Ser Gln 130 135 140Ile Ser Glu Ala Gln Ala Ile Ala Val
Ala Gln Lys Asp Thr Glu Ala145 150 155 160Ala Val Gly Lys Leu Gly
Glu Pro Gln Lys Thr Pro Glu Ala Asp Leu 165 170 175Tyr Val Tyr Leu
His Asn Gly Gln Pro Val Leu Ala Tyr Val Thr Glu 180 185 190Val Asn
Val Leu Glu Pro Glu Ala Ile Arg Thr Arg Tyr Phe Ile Ser 195 200
205Ala Glu Asp Gly Ser Ile Leu Phe Lys Tyr Asp Ile Leu Ala His Ala
210 215 220Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Ser Phe
Thr Thr225 230 235 240Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser Thr Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp
Thr Thr Arg Gly Gln 245 250 255Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Ser Ala Gly Asn
Arg Ser Ser Leu Pro Gly Thr 260 265 270Leu Leu Thr Ser Ser Ser Asn
Ile Trp Asn Asp Gly Ala Ala Val Asp 275 280 285Ala His Ala Tyr Thr
Ala Lys Val Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys Phe 290 295 300Gly Arg Asn
Ser Ile Asp Gly Asn Gly Phe Gln Leu Lys Ser Thr Val305 310 315
320His Tyr Ser Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Val Gln Met
325 330 335Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Val Thr Phe Ile Pro Phe Ser
Ala Asp 340 345 350Pro Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val
Thr Glu His Thr 355 360 365Ala Gly Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly
Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser Ile 370 375 380Ser Asp Ile Ile Gly Asn Ala Ile
Asp Gly Lys Asn Trp Leu Ile Gly385 390 395 400Asp Leu Ile Tyr Thr
Pro Asn Thr Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met 405 410 415Glu Asn Pro
Lys Leu Tyr Asn Gln Pro Asp Arg Tyr Gln Asp Arg Tyr 420 425 430Thr
Gly Pro Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Ile Asn Ser Gly Ile Asn 435 440
445Asn Lys Ala Phe Tyr Leu Ile Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr His Tyr Gly Val
450 455 460Thr Val Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp Ala Ala Val Gln Ile Phe
Tyr Asp465 470 475 480Ala Leu Ile Asn Tyr Leu Thr Pro Thr Ser Asn
Phe Ser Ala Met Arg 485 490 495Ala Ala Ala Ile Gln Ala Ala Thr Asp
Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser Ser 500 505 510Gln Val Asn Ala Val Lys Lys
Ala Tyr Thr Ala Val Gly Val Asn 515 520 52518304PRTPaenibacillus
ehimensismisc_feature(1)..(304)amino acid sequence of the predicted
mature form of PehPro1 18Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly
Asp Thr Lys Ser Phe Thr1 5 10 15Thr Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser Thr Tyr Gln
Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly 20 25 30Gln Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Ser Ala
Gly Asn Arg Ser Ser Leu Pro Gly 35 40 45Thr Leu Leu Thr Ser Ser Ser
Asn Ile Trp Asn Asp Gly Ala Ala Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Thr
Ala Lys Val Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys65 70 75 80Phe Gly Arg Asn
Ser Ile Asp Gly Asn Gly Phe Gln Leu Lys Ser Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr
Ser Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Val Gln 100 105 110Met
Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Val Thr Phe Ile Pro Phe Ser Ala 115 120
125Asp Pro Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr Glu His
130 135 140Thr Ala Gly Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn
Glu Ser145 150 155 160Ile Ser Asp Ile Ile Gly Asn Ala Ile Asp Gly
Lys Asn Trp Leu Ile 165 170 175Gly Asp Leu Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Thr
Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser 180 185
190Met Glu Asn Pro Lys Leu Tyr Asn Gln Pro Asp Arg Tyr Gln Asp Arg
195 200 205Tyr Thr Gly Pro Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Ile Asn Ser
Gly Ile 210 215 220Asn Asn Lys Ala Phe Tyr Leu Ile Ala Gln Gly Gly
Thr His Tyr Gly225 230 235 240Val Thr Val Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp
Ala Ala Val Gln Ile Phe Tyr 245 250 255Asp Ala Leu Ile Asn Tyr Leu
Thr Pro Thr Ser Asn Phe Ser Ala Met 260 265 270Arg Ala Ala Ala Ile
Gln Ala Ala Thr Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser 275 280 285Ser Gln Val
Asn Ala Val Lys Lys Ala Tyr Thr Ala Val Gly Val Asn 290 295
300191611DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic nucleotide sequence of the
synthesized PehPro1 gene in plasmid pGX148(AprE- PehPro1)
19gtgagaagca aaaaattgtg gatcagcttg ttgtttgcgt taacgttaat ctttacgatg
60gcgttcagca acatgagcgc gcaggctgct ggaaaagcac ctcaagatca ggcagcacct
120tttggaggct ttacaccgca acttatcaca ggcgaatcat ggtcagcacc
gcagggcgtt 180tcaggcgagg aaaagatctg gaagtacctt gagagcaagc
aggagtcatt tcaaatcggc 240cagacagtcg acctgaaaaa gcaactgaag
atcatcggcc aaacaacgga cgaaaagacg 300ggcacgacgc attatagact
gcaacaatat gttggcggcg tgccggttta tggaggcgtg 360caaacaatcc
acgtgaacaa ggaaggacag gtcacgtcac tgatcggcag cctgctgccg
420gatcagcagc aacaagtctc aaagagcctg aactcacaaa ttagcgaggc
acaagcgatt 480gcagttgcac aaaaggacac ggaagcagct gtcggcaagc
tgggcgaacc gcaaaaaaca 540cctgaggctg acctttacgt ctacctgcat
aacggccagc cggtccttgc gtacgttacg 600gaagttaacg tgctggagcc
ggaggccatc agaacgagat acttcattag cgcggaggat 660ggaagcattc
tgtttaagta cgatattctt gctcacgcga caggcacagg caagggcgtc
720cttggcgaca caaaaagctt cacgacaacg cagagcggat caacgtacca
gctgaaagat 780acaacaagag gacaaggcat cgttacgtat tcagcgggca
atagatcaag cctgccgggc 840acactgctga catcaagctc aaacatttgg
aatgacggcg cagcagttga tgcccatgcg 900tacacagcca aggtgtacga
ctactataag aacaagtttg gcagaaatag catcgacgga 960aatggatttc
aacttaaatc aacggtgcac tactcatcaa gatataacaa tgcgttttgg
1020aacggagtgc agatggtcta cggagacggc gacggcgtga catttattcc
gtttagcgcc 1080gacccggacg tgattggaca tgaactgaca catggagtga
cagagcatac ggcgggactg 1140gaatattacg gcgaaagcgg cgcactgaac
gaaagcatct cagacattat tggaaacgca 1200atcgatggca aaaactggct
gattggcgat ctgatttata cgccgaatac accgggcgat 1260gcactgagat
caatggagaa tccgaagctg tacaaccaac cggacagata ccaagataga
1320tacacaggac cgtcagacaa cggcggagtc catatcaaca gcggaatcaa
taacaaagcc 1380ttttacctga tcgcccaagg cggaacgcac tatggcgtta
cagtcaatgg catcggaaga 1440gatgccgcag ttcagatttt ctatgacgcg
ctgatcaact atctgacgcc tacaagcaat 1500ttctcagcaa tgagagccgc
agcaatccaa gcagccacgg atctgtatgg agccaattca 1560tcacaagtta
atgctgttaa gaaggcttat acggcagtgg gagttaacta a
161120536PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic amino acid sequence of the
PehPro1 precursor protein expressed from plasmid pGX148(AprE-
PehPro1) 20Met Arg Ser Lys Lys Leu Trp Ile Ser Leu Leu Phe Ala Leu
Thr Leu1 5 10 15Ile Phe Thr Met Ala Phe Ser Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ala
Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30Ala Pro Gln Asp Gln Ala Ala Pro Phe Gly Gly Phe
Thr Pro Gln Leu 35 40 45Ile Thr Gly Glu Ser Trp Ser Ala Pro Gln Gly
Val Ser Gly Glu Glu 50 55 60Lys Ile Trp Lys Tyr Leu Glu Ser Lys Gln
Glu Ser Phe Gln Ile Gly65 70 75 80Gln Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Lys Gln
Leu Lys Ile Ile Gly Gln Thr Thr 85 90 95Asp Glu Lys Thr Gly Thr Thr
His Tyr Arg Leu Gln Gln Tyr Val Gly 100 105 110Gly Val Pro Val Tyr
Gly Gly Val Gln Thr Ile His Val Asn Lys Glu 115 120 125Gly Gln Val
Thr Ser Leu Ile Gly Ser Leu Leu Pro Asp Gln Gln Gln 130 135 140Gln
Val Ser Lys Ser Leu Asn Ser Gln Ile Ser Glu Ala Gln Ala Ile145 150
155 160Ala Val Ala Gln Lys Asp Thr Glu Ala Ala Val Gly Lys Leu Gly
Glu 165 170 175Pro Gln Lys Thr Pro Glu Ala Asp Leu Tyr Val Tyr Leu
His Asn Gly 180 185 190Gln Pro Val Leu Ala Tyr Val Thr Glu Val Asn
Val Leu Glu Pro Glu 195 200 205Ala Ile Arg Thr Arg Tyr Phe Ile Ser
Ala Glu Asp Gly Ser Ile Leu 210 215 220Phe Lys Tyr Asp Ile Leu Ala
His Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val225 230 235 240Leu Gly Asp Thr
Lys Ser Phe Thr Thr Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser Thr Tyr 245 250 255Gln Leu
Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly Gln Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Ser Ala 260 265
270Gly Asn Arg Ser Ser Leu Pro Gly Thr Leu Leu Thr Ser Ser Ser Asn
275 280 285Ile Trp Asn Asp Gly Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Thr
Ala Lys 290 295 300Val Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys Phe Gly Arg Asn
Ser Ile Asp Gly305 310 315 320Asn Gly Phe Gln Leu Lys Ser Thr Val
His Tyr Ser Ser Arg Tyr Asn 325 330 335Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Val
Gln Met Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly 340 345 350Val Thr Phe Ile Pro
Phe Ser Ala Asp Pro Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu 355 360 365Leu Thr His
Gly Val Thr Glu His Thr Ala Gly Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly 370 375 380Glu
Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser Ile Ser Asp Ile Ile Gly Asn Ala385 390
395 400Ile Asp Gly Lys Asn Trp Leu Ile Gly Asp Leu Ile Tyr Thr Pro
Asn 405 410 415Thr Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met Glu Asn Pro Lys
Leu Tyr Asn 420 425 430Gln Pro Asp Arg Tyr Gln Asp Arg Tyr Thr Gly
Pro Ser Asp Asn Gly 435 440 445Gly Val His Ile Asn Ser Gly Ile Asn
Asn Lys Ala Phe Tyr Leu Ile 450 455 460Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr His Tyr
Gly Val Thr Val Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg465 470 475 480Asp Ala Ala Val
Gln Ile Phe Tyr Asp Ala Leu Ile Asn Tyr Leu Thr 485 490 495Pro Thr
Ser Asn Phe Ser Ala Met Arg Ala Ala Ala Ile Gln Ala Ala 500 505
510Thr Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser Ser Gln Val Asn Ala Val Lys Lys
515 520 525Ala Tyr Thr Ala Val Gly Val Asn 530
535211563DNAPaenibacillus
barcinonensismisc_feature(1)..(1563)nucleotide sequence of the
PbaPro1 gene isolated from Paenibacillus barcinonensis 21atgaaattga
ccaaaattat gccaacaatt cttgcaggag ctcttttgct cacatccctg 60tcctctgcag
cagcaatgcc gttatctgac tcatccattc catttgaggg cccctacacc
120tccgaggaga gtattctgtt gaacaacaac ccggacgaaa tgatttataa
ttttcttgca 180caacaagagc aatttctgaa tgccgacgtc aaaggacagc
tcaaaatcat taaacgcaac 240acagacactt ccggcatcag acactttcgt
ctgaagcaat acatcaaagg tgttccggtt 300tacggcgcag aacaaacgat
ccatctggac aagaacggag ctgtaacttc cgcactcggc 360gatcttccgc
caattgaaga acaggctgtt ccgaatgatg gcgttcccgc aatcagtgca
420gacgatgcca tccgtgccgc cgagaatgaa gccacctccc gtcttggaga
gcttggcgca 480ccagagcttg agccaaaggc cgaattaaac atttatcatc
atgaagatga cggacaaacc 540tacctcgttt acattacgga agttaacgtg
cttgagcctt ccccgctacg gaccaaatat 600tttattaacg cccttgatgg
aagcatcgta tctcaatacg atattatcaa ctttgccaca 660ggcaccggta
caggcgtgca tggtgatacc aaaacactga cgacaactca atccggcagc
720acctatcagc tgaaagatac aactcgtgga aaaggcattc aaacctatac
tgcgaacaat 780cgctcctcgc ttccaggcag cttgtctacc agttccaata
acgtatggac agaccgtgca 840gctgtagatg cgcacgccta tgctgccgcc
acatatgact tctacaaaaa caaattcaat 900cgcaacggca ttgacggaaa
cgggctgttg attcgctcta cagtgcatta tggctccaac 960tataaaaacg
ccttctggaa cggagcacag attgtctatg gagatggcga tggcatcgag
1020ttcggtccct tctccggtga tctcgatgtt gtcggacatg aattgacaca
cggggtgatt 1080gaatatacag ccaatctcga atatcgcaat gagccgggtg
ctttaaacga agcttttgcc 1140gacattatgg ggaacaccat cgaaagcaaa
aactggctgc ttggcgacgg aatctatact 1200ccaaacattc caggtgatgc
cctgcgctcg ttatccgacc ctacgctgta taaccagcct 1260gacaaataca
gtgatcgcta cactggctct caggataatg gcggtgtgca tatcaacagc
1320gggatcatta acaaagcata ttatcttgca gcccaaggcg gtactcataa
cggggtaacc 1380gttagcggca tcggccggga taaagcagta cgtattttct
atagcacgct ggtgaactac 1440ctgacgccaa cctccaaatt tgcagcagcc
aaaacagcga caattcaggc agccaaggac 1500ctgtacggtg ccaattccgc
tgaagctacg gcaatcacca aagcttatca agcggtaggt 1560ttg
156322521PRTPaenibacillus barcinonensismisc_feature(1)..(521)amino
acid sequence of the PbaPro1 precursor protein 22Met Lys Leu Thr
Lys Ile Met Pro Thr Ile Leu Ala Gly Ala Leu Leu1 5 10 15Leu Thr Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Met Pro Leu Ser Asp Ser Ser 20 25 30Ile Pro
Phe Glu Gly Pro Tyr Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ile Leu Leu Asn 35 40 45Asn
Asn Pro Asp Glu Met Ile Tyr Asn Phe Leu Ala Gln Gln Glu Gln 50 55
60Phe Leu Asn Ala Asp Val Lys Gly Gln Leu Lys Ile Ile Lys Arg Asn65
70 75 80Thr Asp Thr Ser Gly Ile Arg His Phe Arg Leu Lys Gln Tyr Ile
Lys 85 90 95Gly Val Pro Val Tyr Gly Ala Glu Gln Thr Ile His Leu Asp
Lys Asn 100 105 110Gly Ala Val Thr Ser Ala Leu Gly Asp Leu Pro Pro
Ile Glu Glu Gln 115 120 125Ala Val Pro Asn Asp Gly Val Pro Ala Ile
Ser Ala Asp Asp Ala Ile 130 135 140Arg Ala Ala Glu Asn Glu Ala Thr
Ser Arg Leu Gly Glu Leu Gly Ala145 150 155 160Pro Glu Leu Glu Pro
Lys Ala Glu Leu Asn Ile Tyr His His Glu Asp 165 170 175Asp Gly Gln
Thr Tyr Leu Val Tyr Ile Thr Glu Val Asn Val Leu Glu 180 185 190Pro
Ser Pro Leu Arg Thr Lys Tyr Phe Ile Asn Ala Leu Asp Gly Ser 195 200
205Ile Val Ser Gln Tyr Asp Ile Ile Asn Phe Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Thr
210 215 220Gly Val His Gly Asp Thr Lys Thr Leu Thr Thr Thr Gln Ser
Gly Ser225 230 235 240Thr Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly Lys
Gly Ile Gln Thr Tyr 245 250 255Thr Ala Asn Asn Arg Ser Ser Leu Pro
Gly Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser Ser 260 265 270Asn Asn Val Trp Thr Asp Arg
Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala 275 280 285Ala Ala Thr Tyr Asp
Phe Tyr Lys Asn Lys Phe Asn Arg Asn Gly Ile 290 295 300Asp Gly Asn
Gly Leu Leu Ile Arg Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly Ser Asn305 310 315
320Tyr Lys Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ala Gln Ile Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly
325 330 335Asp Gly Ile Glu Phe Gly Pro Phe Ser Gly Asp Leu Asp Val
Val Gly 340 345 350His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Ile Glu Tyr Thr Ala
Asn Leu Glu Tyr 355 360 365Arg Asn Glu Pro Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala
Phe Ala Asp Ile Met Gly 370 375 380Asn Thr Ile Glu Ser Lys Asn Trp
Leu Leu Gly Asp Gly Ile Tyr Thr385 390 395 400Pro Asn Ile Pro Gly
Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Asp Pro Thr Leu 405 410 415Tyr Asn Gln
Pro Asp Lys Tyr Ser Asp Arg Tyr Thr Gly Ser Gln Asp 420 425 430Asn
Gly Gly Val His Ile Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr 435 440
445Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr His Asn Gly Val Thr Val Ser Gly Ile
450 455 460Gly Arg Asp Lys Ala Val Arg Ile Phe Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val
Asn Tyr465 470 475 480Leu Thr Pro Thr Ser Lys Phe Ala Ala Ala Lys
Thr Ala Thr Ile Gln 485 490 495Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn
Ser Ala Glu Ala Thr Ala Ile 500 505 510Thr Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ala Val
Gly Leu 515 52023303PRTPaenibacillus
barcinonensismisc_feature(1)..(303)amino acid sequence of the
predicted mature form of PbaPro1 23Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Thr Gly Val
His Gly Asp Thr Lys Thr Leu Thr1 5 10 15Thr Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser Thr
Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly 20 25 30Lys Gly Ile Gln Thr Tyr
Thr Ala Asn Asn Arg Ser Ser Leu Pro Gly 35 40 45Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser
Ser Asn Asn Val Trp Thr Asp Arg Ala Ala Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala
Tyr Ala Ala Ala Thr Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Lys Asn Lys65 70 75 80Phe Asn
Arg Asn Gly Ile Asp Gly Asn Gly Leu Leu Ile Arg Ser Thr 85 90 95Val
His Tyr Gly Ser Asn Tyr Lys Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ala Gln 100 105
110Ile Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ile Glu Phe Gly Pro Phe Ser Gly
115 120 125Asp Leu Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Ile
Glu Tyr 130 135 140Thr Ala Asn Leu Glu Tyr Arg Asn Glu Pro Gly Ala
Leu Asn Glu Ala145 150 155 160Phe Ala Asp Ile Met Gly Asn Thr Ile
Glu Ser Lys Asn Trp Leu Leu 165 170 175Gly Asp Gly Ile Tyr Thr Pro
Asn Ile Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser 180 185 190Leu Ser Asp Pro Thr
Leu Tyr Asn Gln Pro Asp Lys Tyr Ser Asp Arg 195 200 205Tyr Thr Gly
Ser Gln Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Ile Asn Ser Gly Ile 210 215 220Ile
Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr His Asn Gly225 230
235 240Val Thr Val Ser Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp Lys Ala Val Arg Ile Phe
Tyr 245 250 255Ser Thr Leu Val Asn Tyr Leu Thr Pro Thr Ser Lys Phe
Ala Ala Ala 260 265 270Lys Thr Ala Thr Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu
Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser 275 280 285Ala Glu Ala Thr Ala Ile Thr Lys Ala
Tyr Gln Ala Val Gly Leu 290 295 300241587DNAArtificial
SequenceSynthetic nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PbaPro1
gene in plasmid pGX147(AprE- PbaPro1) 24gtgagaagca aaaaattgtg
gatcagcttg ttgtttgcgt taacgttaat ctttacgatg 60gcgttcagca acatgagcgc
gcaggctgct ggaaaaatgc ctctgtcaga cagcagcatt 120ccgtttgagg
gcccgtacac atcagaagaa agcatcctgc tgaacaacaa cccggacgag
180atgatctaca atttcctggc acagcaggag cagttcctga acgcagacgt
gaagggccag 240ctgaaaatca tcaaaagaaa cacagacacg agcggcatca
gacacttcag actgaagcag 300tacatcaagg gcgtcccggt ttacggcgct
gagcagacaa tccacctgga caaaaatggc 360gcagtgacga gcgcacttgg
agatctgccg ccgattgaag agcaagcagt cccgaacgat 420ggcgttccgg
cgattagcgc tgatgacgct atcagagccg cggaaaacga agcgacgtca
480agactgggag aacttggcgc accggaactt gaaccgaagg cggaactgaa
catctatcac 540cacgaagacg atggacagac gtacctggtg tacatcacgg
aggtgaatgt gctggagccg 600tcaccgctga gaacaaaata cttcatcaat
gcgctggatg gcagcatcgt tagccaatac 660gacatcatta acttcgccac
aggcacgggc acaggcgttc atggcgacac aaaaacgctt 720acgacaacac
agtcaggctc aacgtaccag ctgaaagaca caacaagagg caagggcatc
780cagacgtata cagccaataa cagaagctca cttccgggct cactgtcaac
aagcagcaat 840aatgtctgga cggacagagc tgcagtggac gcgcacgcgt
atgctgcggc cacgtacgac 900ttctacaaga acaagttcaa cagaaacggc
attgatggca acggcctgct tattagaagc 960acggtccact acggctcaaa
ctacaagaat gcgttttgga acggcgccca aattgtttat 1020ggcgatggag
acggcatcga gttcggacct tttagcggcg acctggatgt ggtcggacat
1080gaactgacgc acggcgttat cgagtatacg gcgaatctgg aatacagaaa
tgaaccgggc 1140gctctgaatg aggccttcgc ggatatcatg ggcaacacaa
ttgagagcaa aaactggctt 1200ctgggcgacg gaatctacac gccgaacatt
ccgggagatg cactgagatc actgagcgac 1260cctacgctgt acaaccagcc
ggacaaatac agcgacagat acacgggatc acaggacaat 1320ggcggcgtcc
atattaactc aggcatcatc aacaaagcgt attatctggc agctcaaggc
1380ggcacgcata atggcgtcac agttagcgga atcggcagag acaaggccgt
cagaattttc 1440tactcaacgc tggtgaacta cctgacaccg acaagcaagt
ttgcagccgc caaaacagcc 1500acgattcagg cagcaaagga cctgtacgga
gcgaactcag cagaggccac agcgattacg 1560aaggcttatc aagccgtggg actgtaa
158725528PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic amino acid sequence of the
PbaPro1 precursor protein expressed from plasmid
pGX147(AprE-PbaPro1) 25Met Arg Ser Lys Lys Leu Trp Ile Ser Leu Leu
Phe Ala Leu Thr Leu1 5 10 15Ile Phe Thr Met Ala Phe Ser Asn Met Ser
Ala Gln Ala Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30Met Pro Leu Ser Asp Ser Ser Ile Pro
Phe Glu Gly Pro Tyr Thr Ser 35 40 45Glu Glu Ser Ile Leu Leu Asn Asn
Asn Pro Asp Glu Met Ile Tyr
Asn 50 55 60Phe Leu Ala Gln Gln Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Ala Asp Val Lys
Gly Gln65 70 75 80Leu Lys Ile Ile Lys Arg Asn Thr Asp Thr Ser Gly
Ile Arg His Phe 85 90 95Arg Leu Lys Gln Tyr Ile Lys Gly Val Pro Val
Tyr Gly Ala Glu Gln 100 105 110Thr Ile His Leu Asp Lys Asn Gly Ala
Val Thr Ser Ala Leu Gly Asp 115 120 125Leu Pro Pro Ile Glu Glu Gln
Ala Val Pro Asn Asp Gly Val Pro Ala 130 135 140Ile Ser Ala Asp Asp
Ala Ile Arg Ala Ala Glu Asn Glu Ala Thr Ser145 150 155 160Arg Leu
Gly Glu Leu Gly Ala Pro Glu Leu Glu Pro Lys Ala Glu Leu 165 170
175Asn Ile Tyr His His Glu Asp Asp Gly Gln Thr Tyr Leu Val Tyr Ile
180 185 190Thr Glu Val Asn Val Leu Glu Pro Ser Pro Leu Arg Thr Lys
Tyr Phe 195 200 205Ile Asn Ala Leu Asp Gly Ser Ile Val Ser Gln Tyr
Asp Ile Ile Asn 210 215 220Phe Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Thr Gly Val His
Gly Asp Thr Lys Thr Leu225 230 235 240Thr Thr Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser
Thr Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg 245 250 255Gly Lys Gly Ile Gln
Thr Tyr Thr Ala Asn Asn Arg Ser Ser Leu Pro 260 265 270Gly Ser Leu
Ser Thr Ser Ser Asn Asn Val Trp Thr Asp Arg Ala Ala 275 280 285Val
Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Ala Thr Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Lys Asn 290 295
300Lys Phe Asn Arg Asn Gly Ile Asp Gly Asn Gly Leu Leu Ile Arg
Ser305 310 315 320Thr Val His Tyr Gly Ser Asn Tyr Lys Asn Ala Phe
Trp Asn Gly Ala 325 330 335Gln Ile Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ile
Glu Phe Gly Pro Phe Ser 340 345 350Gly Asp Leu Asp Val Val Gly His
Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Ile Glu 355 360 365Tyr Thr Ala Asn Leu Glu
Tyr Arg Asn Glu Pro Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu 370 375 380Ala Phe Ala Asp
Ile Met Gly Asn Thr Ile Glu Ser Lys Asn Trp Leu385 390 395 400Leu
Gly Asp Gly Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Ile Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg 405 410
415Ser Leu Ser Asp Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asn Gln Pro Asp Lys Tyr Ser Asp
420 425 430Arg Tyr Thr Gly Ser Gln Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Ile Asn
Ser Gly 435 440 445Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly
Gly Thr His Asn 450 455 460Gly Val Thr Val Ser Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp
Lys Ala Val Arg Ile Phe465 470 475 480Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Asn Tyr
Leu Thr Pro Thr Ser Lys Phe Ala Ala 485 490 495Ala Lys Thr Ala Thr
Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn 500 505 510Ser Ala Glu
Ala Thr Ala Ile Thr Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ala Val Gly Leu 515 520
525261779DNAPaenibacillus polymyxa
SC2misc_feature(1)..(1779)nucleotide sequence of the PpoPro1 gene
identified from NCBI database 26atgaaaaaag tatgggtttc gcttcttgga
ggagctatgt tattagggtc tgtcgcgtct 60ggtgcatctg cggagagttc cgtttcgggg
ccagctcagc ttacaccgac cttccacgcc 120gagcaatgga aagcacctac
ctcggtatcg ggggatgaca ttgtatggag ctatttaaat 180cgacaaaaga
aatcgttgct gggtgtggat agctccagtg tacgtgaaca attccgaatc
240gttgatcgca caagcgacaa atccggtgta agccattatc gactgaagca
gtatgtaaac 300ggaattcccg tgtatggagc tgaacaaact attcatgtgg
gcaaatctgg tgaggtcacc 360tcttacttag gagcggtggt taatgaggat
cagcaggcag aagctacgca aggtacaact 420ccaaaaatca gcgcttctga
agcggtctac accgcatata aagaagcagc tgcacggatt 480gaagccctcc
ctacctccga cgatactatt tctaaagacg ctgaggagcc aagcagtgta
540agtaaagata cttacgccga agcagctaac aacgaaaaaa cgctttctgt
tgataaggac 600gagctgagtc ttgatcaggc atctgtcctg aaagatagca
aaattgaagc agtggaacca 660gaaaaaagtt ccattgccaa aatcgctaat
ctgcagcctg aagtagatcc taaagcagaa 720ctctactact accctaaggg
ggatgacctg ctgctggttt atgtaacaga agttaatgtt 780ttagaacctg
ccccactgcg tacccgctac attattgatg ccaatgacgg cagcatcgta
840ttccagtatg acatcattaa tgaagcgaca ggcacaggta aaggtgtgct
tggtgattcc 900aaatcgttca ctactaccgc ttccggcagt agctaccagt
taaaagatac aacacgcggt 960aacggaatcg tgacttacac ggcctccaac
cgtcaaagca tcccaggtac cattttgaca 1020gatgccgata atgtatggaa
tgatccagct ggtgtggacg cccatgcgta tgctgctaaa 1080acctatgatt
actataaagc caaatttgga cgcaacagca ttgacggacg cggtctgcaa
1140cttcgttcga cggtccatta cggtagtcgc tacaacaatg ccttctggaa
cggctcccaa 1200atgacttatg gagatggaga tggtagcaca tttatcgcct
tcagcgggga ccccgatgta 1260gtaggacatg aacttacgca tggtgtcaca
gagtatactt cgaatttgga atattacgga 1320gagtccggcg cattgaatga
agctttctca gacgttatcg ggaatgacat tcagcgcaaa 1380aactggcttg
taggcgatga tatttacacg ccaaacattg caggcgatgc ccttcgctca
1440atgtccaatc caaccctgta cgatcaacca gatcactatt ccaacctgta
cagaggcagc 1500tccgataacg gcggtgttca caccaacagc ggtattatca
ataaagctta ctacttgtta 1560gcacaaggtg gtaatttcca tggcgtaact
gtaaatggaa ttggccgtga tgcagcggtg 1620caaatttact acagtgcctt
tacgaactac ctgacttctt cttccgactt ctccaacgca 1680cgtgctgctg
tgatccaagc cgcaaaagat ctgtacgggg cgaactcagc agaagcaact
1740gcagctgcca agtcttttga cgctgtaggc gtaaactaa
177927592PRTPaenibacillus polymyxa SC2misc_feature(1)..(592)amino
acid sequence of the PpoPro1 precursor protein 27Met Lys Lys Val
Trp Val Ser Leu Leu Gly Gly Ala Met Leu Leu Gly1 5 10 15Ser Val Ala
Ser Gly Ala Ser Ala Glu Ser Ser Val Ser Gly Pro Ala 20 25 30Gln Leu
Thr Pro Thr Phe His Ala Glu Gln Trp Lys Ala Pro Thr Ser 35 40 45Val
Ser Gly Asp Asp Ile Val Trp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Arg Gln Lys Lys 50 55
60Ser Leu Leu Gly Val Asp Ser Ser Ser Val Arg Glu Gln Phe Arg Ile65
70 75 80Val Asp Arg Thr Ser Asp Lys Ser Gly Val Ser His Tyr Arg Leu
Lys 85 90 95Gln Tyr Val Asn Gly Ile Pro Val Tyr Gly Ala Glu Gln Thr
Ile His 100 105 110Val Gly Lys Ser Gly Glu Val Thr Ser Tyr Leu Gly
Ala Val Val Asn 115 120 125Glu Asp Gln Gln Ala Glu Ala Thr Gln Gly
Thr Thr Pro Lys Ile Ser 130 135 140Ala Ser Glu Ala Val Tyr Thr Ala
Tyr Lys Glu Ala Ala Ala Arg Ile145 150 155 160Glu Ala Leu Pro Thr
Ser Asp Asp Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Ala Glu Glu 165 170 175Pro Ser Ser
Val Ser Lys Asp Thr Tyr Ala Glu Ala Ala Asn Asn Glu 180 185 190Lys
Thr Leu Ser Val Asp Lys Asp Glu Leu Ser Leu Asp Gln Ala Ser 195 200
205Val Leu Lys Asp Ser Lys Ile Glu Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Lys Ser Ser
210 215 220Ile Ala Lys Ile Ala Asn Leu Gln Pro Glu Val Asp Pro Lys
Ala Glu225 230 235 240Leu Tyr Tyr Tyr Pro Lys Gly Asp Asp Leu Leu
Leu Val Tyr Val Thr 245 250 255Glu Val Asn Val Leu Glu Pro Ala Pro
Leu Arg Thr Arg Tyr Ile Ile 260 265 270Asp Ala Asn Asp Gly Ser Ile
Val Phe Gln Tyr Asp Ile Ile Asn Glu 275 280 285Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly
Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Ser Lys Ser Phe Thr 290 295 300Thr Thr Ala
Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly305 310 315
320Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Gln Ser Ile Pro Gly
325 330 335Thr Ile Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro Ala
Gly Val 340 345 350Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr
Tyr Lys Ala Lys 355 360 365Phe Gly Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly
Leu Gln Leu Arg Ser Thr 370 375 380Val His Tyr Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn
Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln385 390 395 400Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp
Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Phe Ile Ala Phe Ser Gly 405 410 415Asp Pro Asp
Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr Glu Tyr 420 425 430Thr
Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala 435 440
445Phe Ser Asp Val Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg Lys Asn Trp Leu Val
450 455 460Gly Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu
Arg Ser465 470 475 480Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asp Gln Pro Asp
His Tyr Ser Asn Leu 485 490 495Tyr Arg Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly
Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile 500 505 510Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu
Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly Asn Phe His Gly 515 520 525Val Thr Val Asn Gly
Ile Gly Arg Asp Ala Ala Val Gln Ile Tyr Tyr 530 535 540Ser Ala Phe
Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Ser Ser Ser Asp Phe Ser Asn Ala545 550 555
560Arg Ala Ala Val Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser
565 570 575Ala Glu Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly
Val Asn 580 585 59028304PRTPaenibacillus polymyxa
SC2misc_feature(1)..(304)amino acid sequence of the predicted
mature form of PpoPro1 28Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly
Asp Ser Lys Ser Phe Thr1 5 10 15Thr Thr Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln
Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly 20 25 30Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala
Ser Asn Arg Gln Ser Ile Pro Gly 35 40 45Thr Ile Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp
Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro Ala Gly Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala
Ala Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Ala Lys65 70 75 80Phe Gly Arg Asn
Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Leu Gln Leu Arg Ser Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr
Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln 100 105 110Met
Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Phe Ile Ala Phe Ser Gly 115 120
125Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr Glu Tyr
130 135 140Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn
Glu Ala145 150 155 160Phe Ser Asp Val Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg
Lys Asn Trp Leu Val 165 170 175Gly Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Ile
Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser 180 185 190Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr
Asp Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Asn Leu 195 200 205Tyr Arg Gly Ser Ser
Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile 210 215 220Ile Asn Lys
Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly Asn Phe His Gly225 230 235
240Val Thr Val Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp Ala Ala Val Gln Ile Tyr Tyr
245 250 255Ser Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Ser Ser Ser Asp Phe Ser
Asn Ala 260 265 270Arg Ala Ala Val Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr
Gly Ala Asn Ser 275 280 285Ala Glu Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe
Asp Ala Val Gly Val Asn 290 295 300291800DNAArtificial
SequenceSynthetic nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PpoPro1
gene in plasmid pGX138(AprE-PpoPro1) 29gtgagaagca aaaaattgtg
gatcagcttg ttgtttgcgt taacgttaat ctttacgatg 60gcgttcagca acatgagcgc
gcaggctgct ggaaaagaat catcagtgtc aggaccggct 120cagcttacac
cgacatttca cgcagaacaa tggaaggctc cgacgtcagt ttcaggagac
180gacatcgtgt ggagctacct gaatagacag aagaaaagcc tgctgggagt
ggatagcagc 240agcgtcagag agcagttcag aatcgttgac agaacgagcg
acaaaagcgg agtcagccat 300tatagactga agcagtacgt gaatggcatc
ccggtttatg gcgcagagca gacaattcat 360gttggcaaga gcggagaagt
cacaagctat ctgggcgctg tggtcaatga agatcaacaa 420gccgaggcta
cacagggaac aacgccgaaa attagcgcct cagaggcagt ctacacggcg
480tacaaagaag cggctgcaag aatcgaagcc ctgccgacat cagacgatac
aatttcaaaa 540gatgcggagg agccgagctc agttagcaag gatacatacg
cggaagccgc aaacaatgag 600aaaacactga gcgtggacaa ggacgagctg
tcacttgatc aggctagcgt ccttaaagac 660agcaagatcg aggccgttga
gcctgaaaag tcatcaattg cgaaaatcgc caatctgcaa 720cctgaagtcg
acccgaaggc ggaactgtac tactacccga aaggcgatga cctgcttctg
780gtgtacgtca cggaagtgaa cgtcctggaa ccggcaccgc tgagaacaag
atacatcatc 840gacgcgaacg acggaagcat cgtcttccag tatgacatta
tcaacgaagc aacgggaacg 900ggcaaaggcg ttcttggaga ctcaaagagc
ttcacgacaa cggcttcagg aagcagctac 960cagctgaaag acacgacgag
aggaaacgga atcgtcacat atacggcgtc aaacagacaa 1020agcatccctg
gcacaatcct gacggatgct gacaacgttt ggaatgatcc ggctggcgtg
1080gatgcccatg cttatgcggc aaaaacgtat gactattaca aggcgaagtt
cggcagaaat 1140tcaatcgatg gcagaggact gcagcttaga agcacggtgc
actacggatc aagatataac 1200aatgccttct ggaacggcag ccagatgaca
tacggagacg gagatggaag cacatttatt 1260gcattcagcg gcgaccctga
tgtggttggc catgagctga cgcatggcgt tacagaatat 1320acgagcaatc
ttgaatacta cggcgagtca ggcgctctga acgaggcatt tagcgatgtt
1380atcggcaatg acatccagag aaaaaactgg ctggtgggcg acgatattta
cacgcctaat 1440atcgctggcg atgcccttag atcaatgtca aacccgacgc
tgtatgatca gcctgaccac 1500tactcaaacc tgtatagagg ctcatcagat
aacggaggcg tccatacgaa tagcggcatc 1560attaacaagg catattatct
tctggcccag ggcggcaatt ttcatggagt gacggttaat 1620ggaattggaa
gagacgcagc cgtccaaatc tactacagcg ctttcacgaa ctaccttaca
1680tcaagctcag actttagcaa tgccagagct gctgttatcc aggcagcgaa
ggatctttac 1740ggcgccaact cagccgaagc tacggccgca gctaaatcat
ttgatgcagt gggcgttaat 180030600PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic
amino acid sequence of the PpoPro1 precursor protein expressed from
plasmid pGX138(AprE-PpoPro1) 30Met Arg Ser Lys Lys Leu Trp Ile Ser
Leu Leu Phe Ala Leu Thr Leu1 5 10 15Ile Phe Thr Met Ala Phe Ser Asn
Met Ser Ala Gln Ala Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30Glu Ser Ser Val Ser Gly Pro
Ala Gln Leu Thr Pro Thr Phe His Ala 35 40 45Glu Gln Trp Lys Ala Pro
Thr Ser Val Ser Gly Asp Asp Ile Val Trp 50 55 60Ser Tyr Leu Asn Arg
Gln Lys Lys Ser Leu Leu Gly Val Asp Ser Ser65 70 75 80Ser Val Arg
Glu Gln Phe Arg Ile Val Asp Arg Thr Ser Asp Lys Ser 85 90 95Gly Val
Ser His Tyr Arg Leu Lys Gln Tyr Val Asn Gly Ile Pro Val 100 105
110Tyr Gly Ala Glu Gln Thr Ile His Val Gly Lys Ser Gly Glu Val Thr
115 120 125Ser Tyr Leu Gly Ala Val Val Asn Glu Asp Gln Gln Ala Glu
Ala Thr 130 135 140Gln Gly Thr Thr Pro Lys Ile Ser Ala Ser Glu Ala
Val Tyr Thr Ala145 150 155 160Tyr Lys Glu Ala Ala Ala Arg Ile Glu
Ala Leu Pro Thr Ser Asp Asp 165 170 175Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Ala Glu
Glu Pro Ser Ser Val Ser Lys Asp Thr 180 185 190Tyr Ala Glu Ala Ala
Asn Asn Glu Lys Thr Leu Ser Val Asp Lys Asp 195 200 205Glu Leu Ser
Leu Asp Gln Ala Ser Val Leu Lys Asp Ser Lys Ile Glu 210 215 220Ala
Val Glu Pro Glu Lys Ser Ser Ile Ala Lys Ile Ala Asn Leu Gln225 230
235 240Pro Glu Val Asp Pro Lys Ala Glu Leu Tyr Tyr Tyr Pro Lys Gly
Asp 245 250 255Asp Leu Leu Leu Val Tyr Val Thr Glu Val Asn Val Leu
Glu Pro Ala 260 265 270Pro Leu Arg Thr Arg Tyr Ile Ile Asp Ala Asn
Asp Gly Ser Ile Val 275 280 285Phe Gln Tyr Asp Ile Ile Asn Glu Ala
Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val 290 295 300Leu Gly Asp Ser Lys Ser Phe
Thr Thr Thr Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr305 310 315 320Gln Leu Lys Asp
Thr Thr Arg Gly Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala 325 330 335Ser Asn
Arg Gln Ser Ile Pro Gly Thr Ile Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn 340 345
350Val Trp Asn Asp Pro Ala Gly Val Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys
355 360 365Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Ala Lys Phe Gly Arg Asn Ser Ile
Asp Gly 370 375 380Arg Gly Leu Gln Leu Arg Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly
Ser Arg Tyr Asn385 390 395 400Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln Met
Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly 405 410 415Ser Thr Phe Ile Ala Phe
Ser
Gly Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His Glu 420 425 430Leu Thr His Gly Val
Thr Glu Tyr Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly 435 440 445Glu Ser Gly
Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala Phe Ser Asp Val Ile Gly Asn Asp 450 455 460Ile
Gln Arg Lys Asn Trp Leu Val Gly Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn465 470
475 480Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr
Asp 485 490 495Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Asn Leu Tyr Arg Gly Ser Ser
Asp Asn Gly 500 505 510Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys
Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu 515 520 525Ala Gln Gly Gly Asn Phe His Gly Val
Thr Val Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg 530 535 540Asp Ala Ala Val Gln Ile Tyr
Tyr Ser Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr545 550 555 560Ser Ser Ser Asp
Phe Ser Asn Ala Arg Ala Ala Val Ile Gln Ala Ala 565 570 575Lys Asp
Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser Ala Glu Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys 580 585
590Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly Val Asn 595 600311641DNAPaenibacillus
hunanensismisc_feature(1)..(1641)nucleotide sequence of the PhuPro1
gene isolated from Paenibacillus hunanensis 31ttgaaaaaaa cagttggtct
tttacttgca ggtagcttgc tcgttggtgc tacaacgtcc 60gctttcgcag cagaagcaaa
tgatctggca ccactcggtg attacacgcc aaaattgatt 120acgcaagcaa
caggcatcac tggcgctagt ggcgatgcta aagtatggaa gttcctggag
180aagcaaaaac gtaccatcgt aaccgatgat gcagcttctg ctgatgtgaa
ggaattgttt 240gagatcacaa aacgtcaatc cgattctcaa accggtacag
agcactatcg cctgaaccaa 300acctttaaag gcatcccagt ctatggcgca
gagcaaacac tgcactttga caaatccggc 360aatgtatctc tgtacatggg
tcaggttgtt gaggatgtgt ccgctaaact ggaagcttcc 420gattccaaaa
aaggcgtaac tgaggatgta tacgcttcgg atacgaaaaa tgatctggta
480acaccagaaa tcagcgcttc tcaagccatc tcgattgctg aaaaggatgc
agcttccaaa 540atcggctccc tcggcgaagc acaaaaaacg ccagaagcga
agctgtatat ctacgctcct 600gaggatcaag cagcacgtct ggcttatgtg
acagaagtaa acgtactgga gccatctccg 660ctgcgtactc gctattttgt
agatgcaaaa acaggttcga tcctgttcca atatgatctg 720attgagcatg
caacaggtac aggtaaaggg gtactgggtg ataccaagtc cttcactgta
780ggtacttccg gttcttccta tgtgatgact gatagcacgc gtggaaaagg
tatccaaacc 840tacacggcgt ctaaccgcac atcactgcca ggtagcactg
taacgagcag cagcagcaca 900tttaacgatc cagcatctgt cgatgcccat
gcgtatgcac aaaaagtata tgatttctac 960aaatccaact ttaaccgcaa
cagcatcgac ggtaatggtc tggctatccg ctccactacg 1020cactattcca
cacgttataa caatgcgttc tggaatggtt cccaaatggt atacggtgat
1080ggcgatggtt cgcaattcat cgcattctcc ggcgaccttg acgtagtagg
tcacgagctg 1140acacacggtg taaccgagta cacagcgaac ctggaatact
atggtcaatc cggtgcactg 1200aacgaatcca tttcggatat ctttggtaac
acaatcgaag gtaaaaactg gatggtaggc 1260gatgcgatct acacaccagg
cgtatccggc gatgctcttc gctacatgga tgatccaaca 1320aaaggtggac
aaccagcgcg tatggcagat tacaacaaca caagcgctga taatggcggt
1380gtacacacaa acagtggtat cccgaataaa gcatactact tgctggcaca
gggtggcaca 1440tttggcggtg taaatgtaac aggtatcggt cgctcgcaag
cgatccagat cgtttaccgt 1500gcactaacat actacctgac atccacatct
aacttctcga actaccgttc tgcaatggtg 1560caagcatcta cagacctgta
cggtgcaaac tctacacaaa caacagcggt gaaaaactcg 1620ctgagcgcag
taggcattaa c 164132547PRTPaenibacillus
hunanensismisc_feature(1)..(547)amino acid sequence of the PhuPro1
precursor protein 32Met Lys Lys Thr Val Gly Leu Leu Leu Ala Gly Ser
Leu Leu Val Gly1 5 10 15Ala Thr Thr Ser Ala Phe Ala Ala Glu Ala Asn
Asp Leu Ala Pro Leu 20 25 30Gly Asp Tyr Thr Pro Lys Leu Ile Thr Gln
Ala Thr Gly Ile Thr Gly 35 40 45Ala Ser Gly Asp Ala Lys Val Trp Lys
Phe Leu Glu Lys Gln Lys Arg 50 55 60Thr Ile Val Thr Asp Asp Ala Ala
Ser Ala Asp Val Lys Glu Leu Phe65 70 75 80Glu Ile Thr Lys Arg Gln
Ser Asp Ser Gln Thr Gly Thr Glu His Tyr 85 90 95Arg Leu Asn Gln Thr
Phe Lys Gly Ile Pro Val Tyr Gly Ala Glu Gln 100 105 110Thr Leu His
Phe Asp Lys Ser Gly Asn Val Ser Leu Tyr Met Gly Gln 115 120 125Val
Val Glu Asp Val Ser Ala Lys Leu Glu Ala Ser Asp Ser Lys Lys 130 135
140Gly Val Thr Glu Asp Val Tyr Ala Ser Asp Thr Lys Asn Asp Leu
Val145 150 155 160Thr Pro Glu Ile Ser Ala Ser Gln Ala Ile Ser Ile
Ala Glu Lys Asp 165 170 175Ala Ala Ser Lys Ile Gly Ser Leu Gly Glu
Ala Gln Lys Thr Pro Glu 180 185 190Ala Lys Leu Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Pro
Glu Asp Gln Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala 195 200 205Tyr Val Thr Glu Val Asn
Val Leu Glu Pro Ser Pro Leu Arg Thr Arg 210 215 220Tyr Phe Val Asp
Ala Lys Thr Gly Ser Ile Leu Phe Gln Tyr Asp Leu225 230 235 240Ile
Glu His Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys 245 250
255Ser Phe Thr Val Gly Thr Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Val Met Thr Asp Ser
260 265 270Thr Arg Gly Lys Gly Ile Gln Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg
Thr Ser 275 280 285Leu Pro Gly Ser Thr Val Thr Ser Ser Ser Ser Thr
Phe Asn Asp Pro 290 295 300Ala Ser Val Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Gln
Lys Val Tyr Asp Phe Tyr305 310 315 320Lys Ser Asn Phe Asn Arg Asn
Ser Ile Asp Gly Asn Gly Leu Ala Ile 325 330 335Arg Ser Thr Thr His
Tyr Ser Thr Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn 340 345 350Gly Ser Gln
Met Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ser Gln Phe Ile Ala 355 360 365Phe
Ser Gly Asp Leu Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val 370 375
380Thr Glu Tyr Thr Ala Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Gln Ser Gly Ala
Leu385 390 395 400Asn Glu Ser Ile Ser Asp Ile Phe Gly Asn Thr Ile
Glu Gly Lys Asn 405 410 415Trp Met Val Gly Asp Ala Ile Tyr Thr Pro
Gly Val Ser Gly Asp Ala 420 425 430Leu Arg Tyr Met Asp Asp Pro Thr
Lys Gly Gly Gln Pro Ala Arg Met 435 440 445Ala Asp Tyr Asn Asn Thr
Ser Ala Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn 450 455 460Ser Gly Ile Pro
Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr465 470 475 480Phe
Gly Gly Val Asn Val Thr Gly Ile Gly Arg Ser Gln Ala Ile Gln 485 490
495Ile Val Tyr Arg Ala Leu Thr Tyr Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe
500 505 510Ser Asn Tyr Arg Ser Ala Met Val Gln Ala Ser Thr Asp Leu
Tyr Gly 515 520 525Ala Asn Ser Thr Gln Thr Thr Ala Val Lys Asn Ser
Leu Ser Ala Val 530 535 540Gly Ile Asn54533304PRTPaenibacillus
hunanensismisc_feature(1)..(304)amino acid sequence of the
predicted mature form of PhuPro1 33Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val
Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Ser Phe Thr1 5 10 15Val Gly Thr Ser Gly Ser Ser
Tyr Val Met Thr Asp Ser Thr Arg Gly 20 25 30Lys Gly Ile Gln Thr Tyr
Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Thr Ser Leu Pro Gly 35 40 45Ser Thr Val Thr Ser
Ser Ser Ser Thr Phe Asn Asp Pro Ala Ser Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala
Tyr Ala Gln Lys Val Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Lys Ser Asn65 70 75 80Phe Asn
Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp Gly Asn Gly Leu Ala Ile Arg Ser Thr 85 90 95Thr
His Tyr Ser Thr Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln 100 105
110Met Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ser Gln Phe Ile Ala Phe Ser Gly
115 120 125Asp Leu Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr
Glu Tyr 130 135 140Thr Ala Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Gln Ser Gly Ala
Leu Asn Glu Ser145 150 155 160Ile Ser Asp Ile Phe Gly Asn Thr Ile
Glu Gly Lys Asn Trp Met Val 165 170 175Gly Asp Ala Ile Tyr Thr Pro
Gly Val Ser Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Tyr 180 185 190Met Asp Asp Pro Thr
Lys Gly Gly Gln Pro Ala Arg Met Ala Asp Tyr 195 200 205Asn Asn Thr
Ser Ala Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile 210 215 220Pro
Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr Phe Gly Gly225 230
235 240Val Asn Val Thr Gly Ile Gly Arg Ser Gln Ala Ile Gln Ile Val
Tyr 245 250 255Arg Ala Leu Thr Tyr Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe
Ser Asn Tyr 260 265 270Arg Ser Ala Met Val Gln Ala Ser Thr Asp Leu
Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser 275 280 285Thr Gln Thr Thr Ala Val Lys Asn Ser
Leu Ser Ala Val Gly Ile Asn 290 295 300341671DNAArtificial
SequenceSynthetic nucleotide sequence of the synthesized PhuPro1
gene in plasmid pGX149(AprE- PhuPro1) 34gtgagaagca aaaaattgtg
gatcagcttg ttgtttgcgt taacgttaat ctttacgatg 60gcgttcagca acatgagcgc
gcaggctgct ggaaaagcag aagctaatga tcttgccccg 120cttggcgatt
atacaccgaa gcttattaca caggcaacgg gaattacagg cgcatcaggc
180gatgcgaagg tgtggaagtt cctggagaag cagaagagaa cgattgtcac
ggacgacgcc 240gcaagcgcgg atgtcaagga gctgttcgag atcacgaaga
gacagagcga tagccagacg 300ggaacggagc attacagact gaaccagacg
ttcaagggca ttccggtcta cggagctgaa 360caaacgctgc attttgataa
aagcggcaac gtctcactgt acatgggcca agtcgttgag 420gacgttagcg
ccaaacttga ggctagcgac agcaagaaag gcgtcacaga agatgtctac
480gcgtcagaca cgaaaaacga cctggttaca ccggaaatct cagcttcaca
ggccatctca 540attgcagaga aagacgcagc gtcaaaaatc ggctcactgg
gcgaggctca gaaaacgccg 600gaggcgaaac tttacatcta cgcccctgag
gaccaggctg cgagactggc ttacgtgaca 660gaagttaatg tgctggagcc
gtcaccgctt agaacgagat atttcgtgga cgcaaagacg 720ggcagcattc
tgtttcagta cgatcttatc gaacacgcga caggcacagg aaagggagtt
780ctgggagaca caaaaagctt cacggttggc acgtcaggca gcagctacgt
gatgacagac 840agcacgagag gcaagggcat tcaaacgtat acagcgagca
acagaacaag cctgccggga 900agcacagtca cgagctcatc atcaacgttt
aatgacccgg cctcagtgga tgctcacgca 960tacgcgcaga aagtgtacga
cttctacaaa agcaacttca atagaaacag catcgacgga 1020aacggccttg
cgatcagaag cacgacgcac tacagcacaa gatacaacaa cgccttctgg
1080aacggcagcc aaatggttta cggcgatggc gacggatcac agtttatcgc
atttagcgga 1140gacctggacg tcgttggcca tgagctgaca catggcgtta
cggagtacac agcaaacctg 1200gaatactatg gccagtcagg cgcccttaac
gagagcatca gcgacatttt tggcaatacg 1260atcgaaggaa agaactggat
ggtcggcgac gcaatctaca caccgggcgt ttcaggcgat 1320gcactgagat
atatggacga cccgacaaag ggcggacagc cggccagaat ggcggattac
1380aataatacgt cagcagataa cggcggcgtg catacaaata gcggcatccc
taacaaagca 1440tattacctgc ttgcgcaagg aggaacattt ggcggcgtga
atgttacggg cattggcaga 1500tcacaagcga ttcagatcgt ttacagagcg
ctgacgtact accttacgag cacgagcaat 1560tttagcaact acagaagcgc
aatggtgcag gcaagcacgg atctgtatgg cgcaaattca 1620acacaaacga
cggcggtcaa gaatagcctt tcagcagtgg gcattaacta a
167135556PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic amino acid sequence of the
PhuPro1 precursor protein expressed from plasmid pGX149(AprE-
PhuPro1) 35Met Arg Ser Lys Lys Leu Trp Ile Ser Leu Leu Phe Ala Leu
Thr Leu1 5 10 15Ile Phe Thr Met Ala Phe Ser Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ala
Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30Ala Glu Ala Asn Asp Leu Ala Pro Leu Gly Asp Tyr
Thr Pro Lys Leu 35 40 45Ile Thr Gln Ala Thr Gly Ile Thr Gly Ala Ser
Gly Asp Ala Lys Val 50 55 60Trp Lys Phe Leu Glu Lys Gln Lys Arg Thr
Ile Val Thr Asp Asp Ala65 70 75 80Ala Ser Ala Asp Val Lys Glu Leu
Phe Glu Ile Thr Lys Arg Gln Ser 85 90 95Asp Ser Gln Thr Gly Thr Glu
His Tyr Arg Leu Asn Gln Thr Phe Lys 100 105 110Gly Ile Pro Val Tyr
Gly Ala Glu Gln Thr Leu His Phe Asp Lys Ser 115 120 125Gly Asn Val
Ser Leu Tyr Met Gly Gln Val Val Glu Asp Val Ser Ala 130 135 140Lys
Leu Glu Ala Ser Asp Ser Lys Lys Gly Val Thr Glu Asp Val Tyr145 150
155 160Ala Ser Asp Thr Lys Asn Asp Leu Val Thr Pro Glu Ile Ser Ala
Ser 165 170 175Gln Ala Ile Ser Ile Ala Glu Lys Asp Ala Ala Ser Lys
Ile Gly Ser 180 185 190Leu Gly Glu Ala Gln Lys Thr Pro Glu Ala Lys
Leu Tyr Ile Tyr Ala 195 200 205Pro Glu Asp Gln Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala
Tyr Val Thr Glu Val Asn Val 210 215 220Leu Glu Pro Ser Pro Leu Arg
Thr Arg Tyr Phe Val Asp Ala Lys Thr225 230 235 240Gly Ser Ile Leu
Phe Gln Tyr Asp Leu Ile Glu His Ala Thr Gly Thr 245 250 255Gly Lys
Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Ser Phe Thr Val Gly Thr Ser 260 265
270Gly Ser Ser Tyr Val Met Thr Asp Ser Thr Arg Gly Lys Gly Ile Gln
275 280 285Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Thr Ser Leu Pro Gly Ser Thr
Val Thr 290 295 300Ser Ser Ser Ser Thr Phe Asn Asp Pro Ala Ser Val
Asp Ala His Ala305 310 315 320Tyr Ala Gln Lys Val Tyr Asp Phe Tyr
Lys Ser Asn Phe Asn Arg Asn 325 330 335Ser Ile Asp Gly Asn Gly Leu
Ala Ile Arg Ser Thr Thr His Tyr Ser 340 345 350Thr Arg Tyr Asn Asn
Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln Met Val Tyr Gly 355 360 365Asp Gly Asp
Gly Ser Gln Phe Ile Ala Phe Ser Gly Asp Leu Asp Val 370 375 380Val
Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr Glu Tyr Thr Ala Asn Leu385 390
395 400Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Gln Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser Ile Ser Asp
Ile 405 410 415Phe Gly Asn Thr Ile Glu Gly Lys Asn Trp Met Val Gly
Asp Ala Ile 420 425 430Tyr Thr Pro Gly Val Ser Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg
Tyr Met Asp Asp Pro 435 440 445Thr Lys Gly Gly Gln Pro Ala Arg Met
Ala Asp Tyr Asn Asn Thr Ser 450 455 460Ala Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His
Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile Pro Asn Lys Ala465 470 475 480Tyr Tyr Leu Leu
Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr Phe Gly Gly Val Asn Val Thr 485 490 495Gly Ile
Gly Arg Ser Gln Ala Ile Gln Ile Val Tyr Arg Ala Leu Thr 500 505
510Tyr Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe Ser Asn Tyr Arg Ser Ala Met
515 520 525Val Gln Ala Ser Thr Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser Thr Gln
Thr Thr 530 535 540Ala Val Lys Asn Ser Leu Ser Ala Val Gly Ile
Asn545 550 555361563DNAPaenibacillus
amylolyticusmisc_feature(1)..(1563)nucleotide sequence of the
PamPro1 gene isolated from Paenibacillus amylolyticus 36atgaaattcg
ccaaagttat gccaacaatt cttggaggag ctcttttgct cgcttccgta 60tcctctgcta
ctgcagctcc agtgtctgat caatccattc cacttcaggc cccttatgcc
120tctgaggggg gtattccatt gaacagtgga acagatgaca ctatctttaa
ttatcttgga 180cagcaggaac aatttctgaa ttccgatgtg aaatcccagc
tcaaaattgt caaaagaaac 240acagatacat ctggcgtaag acacttccgc
ctgaaacagt atattaaagg tatcccggtt 300tatggtgcag aacagacggt
ccacctggac aaaaccggag ccgtgagctc cgcacttggc 360gatcttccac
cgattgaaga gcaggccatt ccgaatgatg gtgtagccga gatcagcgga
420gaagacgcga tccagattgc aaccgaagaa gcaacctccc ggattggaga
gcttggtgcc 480gcggaaatca cgcctcaagc tgaattgaac atctatcatc
atgaagaaga tggtcagaca 540tatctggttt acattacgga agtaaacgta
ctggaacctg cccctctacg gaccaaatat 600ttcattaacg cagtggatgg
cagtatcgta tcccagtttg acctcattaa cttcgctact 660ggaacaggta
caggtgtact cggtgatacc aaaaccctga caaccaccca atccggcagc
720accttccaac tgaaagacac cactcgtggc aatggcatcc aaacgtatac
ggcaaacaat 780ggctcctcac tgcctggtag cttgcttaca gattcggata
atgtatggac cgatcgtgca 840ggtgtagatg ctcatgctca tgccgctgct
acgtatgatt tctacaaaaa caaattcaac 900cgtaacggta ttaatggtaa
cggattgttg atcagatcaa ccgtgcacta cggctccaat 960tacaataacg
ccttctggaa cggggcacag attgtctttg gtgacggaga tggaacgatg
1020ttccgatccc tgtctggtga tctggatgtt gtgggtcatg aattgacgca
tggtgttatt 1080gaatatacag ccaatctgga atatcgcaat gaaccaggtg
cactcaatga agcctttgcc 1140gatattttcg gtaatacgat ccaaagcaaa
aactggctgc tcggtgatga tatctacaca 1200cctaacactc caggagatgc
gctgcgctcc ctctccaacc ctacattgta tggtcaacct 1260gacaaataca
gcgatcgcta cacaggctca caggacaacg gcggtgtcca tatcaacagt
1320ggtatcatca
ataaagccta tttccttgct gctcaaggcg gaacacataa tggtgtgact
1380gttaccggaa tcggccggga taaagcgatc cagattttct acagcacact
ggtgaactac 1440ctgacaccaa cgtccaaatt tgccgctgcc aaaacagcta
ccattcaagc agccaaagat 1500ctgtacggag caacttccgc tgaagctact
gctattacca aagcatatca agctgtaggc 1560ctg 156337521PRTPaenibacillus
amylolyticusmisc_feature(1)..(521)amino acid sequence of the
PamPro1 precursor protein 37Met Lys Phe Ala Lys Val Met Pro Thr Ile
Leu Gly Gly Ala Leu Leu1 5 10 15Leu Ala Ser Val Ser Ser Ala Thr Ala
Ala Pro Val Ser Asp Gln Ser 20 25 30Ile Pro Leu Gln Ala Pro Tyr Ala
Ser Glu Gly Gly Ile Pro Leu Asn 35 40 45Ser Gly Thr Asp Asp Thr Ile
Phe Asn Tyr Leu Gly Gln Gln Glu Gln 50 55 60Phe Leu Asn Ser Asp Val
Lys Ser Gln Leu Lys Ile Val Lys Arg Asn65 70 75 80Thr Asp Thr Ser
Gly Val Arg His Phe Arg Leu Lys Gln Tyr Ile Lys 85 90 95Gly Ile Pro
Val Tyr Gly Ala Glu Gln Thr Val His Leu Asp Lys Thr 100 105 110Gly
Ala Val Ser Ser Ala Leu Gly Asp Leu Pro Pro Ile Glu Glu Gln 115 120
125Ala Ile Pro Asn Asp Gly Val Ala Glu Ile Ser Gly Glu Asp Ala Ile
130 135 140Gln Ile Ala Thr Glu Glu Ala Thr Ser Arg Ile Gly Glu Leu
Gly Ala145 150 155 160Ala Glu Ile Thr Pro Gln Ala Glu Leu Asn Ile
Tyr His His Glu Glu 165 170 175Asp Gly Gln Thr Tyr Leu Val Tyr Ile
Thr Glu Val Asn Val Leu Glu 180 185 190Pro Ala Pro Leu Arg Thr Lys
Tyr Phe Ile Asn Ala Val Asp Gly Ser 195 200 205Ile Val Ser Gln Phe
Asp Leu Ile Asn Phe Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Thr 210 215 220Gly Val Leu
Gly Asp Thr Lys Thr Leu Thr Thr Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser225 230 235
240Thr Phe Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly Asn Gly Ile Gln Thr Tyr
245 250 255Thr Ala Asn Asn Gly Ser Ser Leu Pro Gly Ser Leu Leu Thr
Asp Ser 260 265 270Asp Asn Val Trp Thr Asp Arg Ala Gly Val Asp Ala
His Ala His Ala 275 280 285Ala Ala Thr Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Lys Asn Lys
Phe Asn Arg Asn Gly Ile 290 295 300Asn Gly Asn Gly Leu Leu Ile Arg
Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly Ser Asn305 310 315 320Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe
Trp Asn Gly Ala Gln Ile Val Phe Gly Asp Gly 325 330 335Asp Gly Thr
Met Phe Arg Ser Leu Ser Gly Asp Leu Asp Val Val Gly 340 345 350His
Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Ile Glu Tyr Thr Ala Asn Leu Glu Tyr 355 360
365Arg Asn Glu Pro Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala Phe Ala Asp Ile Phe Gly
370 375 380Asn Thr Ile Gln Ser Lys Asn Trp Leu Leu Gly Asp Asp Ile
Tyr Thr385 390 395 400Pro Asn Thr Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Leu
Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu 405 410 415Tyr Gly Gln Pro Asp Lys Tyr Ser Asp
Arg Tyr Thr Gly Ser Gln Asp 420 425 430Asn Gly Gly Val His Ile Asn
Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Phe 435 440 445Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly
Gly Thr His Asn Gly Val Thr Val Thr Gly Ile 450 455 460Gly Arg Asp
Lys Ala Ile Gln Ile Phe Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Asn Tyr465 470 475
480Leu Thr Pro Thr Ser Lys Phe Ala Ala Ala Lys Thr Ala Thr Ile Gln
485 490 495Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Thr Ser Ala Glu Ala Thr
Ala Ile 500 505 510Thr Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ala Val Gly Leu 515
52038303PRTPaenibacillus amylolyticusmisc_feature(1)..(303)amino
acid sequence of the predicted mature form of PamPro1 38Ala Thr Gly
Thr Gly Thr Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Thr Leu Thr1 5 10 15Thr Thr
Gln Ser Gly Ser Thr Phe Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly 20 25 30Asn
Gly Ile Gln Thr Tyr Thr Ala Asn Asn Gly Ser Ser Leu Pro Gly 35 40
45Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Ser Asp Asn Val Trp Thr Asp Arg Ala Gly Val
50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala His Ala Ala Ala Thr Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Lys Asn
Lys65 70 75 80Phe Asn Arg Asn Gly Ile Asn Gly Asn Gly Leu Leu Ile
Arg Ser Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr Gly Ser Asn Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp
Asn Gly Ala Gln 100 105 110Ile Val Phe Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr Met
Phe Arg Ser Leu Ser Gly 115 120 125Asp Leu Asp Val Val Gly His Glu
Leu Thr His Gly Val Ile Glu Tyr 130 135 140Thr Ala Asn Leu Glu Tyr
Arg Asn Glu Pro Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala145 150 155 160Phe Ala Asp
Ile Phe Gly Asn Thr Ile Gln Ser Lys Asn Trp Leu Leu 165 170 175Gly
Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Thr Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser 180 185
190Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Gly Gln Pro Asp Lys Tyr Ser Asp Arg
195 200 205Tyr Thr Gly Ser Gln Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Ile Asn Ser
Gly Ile 210 215 220Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Phe Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly Gly
Thr His Asn Gly225 230 235 240Val Thr Val Thr Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp
Lys Ala Ile Gln Ile Phe Tyr 245 250 255Ser Thr Leu Val Asn Tyr Leu
Thr Pro Thr Ser Lys Phe Ala Ala Ala 260 265 270Lys Thr Ala Thr Ile
Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Thr Ser 275 280 285Ala Glu Ala
Thr Ala Ile Thr Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ala Val Gly Leu 290 295
300391587DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic nucleotide sequence of the
synthesized PamPro1 gene in plasmid pGX146(AprE- PamPro1)
39gtgagaagca aaaaattgtg gatcagcttg ttgtttgcgt taacgttaat ctttacgatg
60gcgttcagca acatgagcgc gcaggctgct ggaaaagctc cggttagcga ccagtcaatc
120cctcttcaag caccgtatgc cagcgaagga ggcattccgc ttaacagcgg
cacggacgac 180acgattttca attacctggg ccaacaggag cagttcctga
acagcgacgt caagagccag 240ctgaagatcg tcaaaagaaa cacagacaca
tcaggcgtga gacacttcag actgaagcaa 300tacatcaagg gcatcccggt
ttatggcgct gaacaaacgg ttcacctgga caaaacaggc 360gcagtttcat
cagcactggg agatctgccg ccgattgaag agcaagcaat cccgaatgat
420ggagttgcgg aaattagcgg cgaggatgca atccaaatcg cgacggagga
ggctacatca 480agaattggag aacttggcgc agcggagatt acaccgcagg
ctgaactgaa catctatcac 540catgaggaag acggccagac gtacctggtt
tacattacgg aagtgaacgt gctggaaccg 600gcacctctga gaacaaagta
ctttatcaac gcggttgacg gcagcatcgt ctcacagttc 660gacctgatta
acttcgccac gggaacagga acgggcgttc ttggagacac aaagacgctg
720acgacgacgc agtcaggcag cacattccag ctgaaggaca caacaagagg
caacggcatc 780caaacgtaca cggcgaacaa tggatcatca ctgccgggct
cactgctgac ggattcagat 840aacgtgtgga cggatagagc tggcgttgac
gcgcatgctc acgctgctgc gacgtacgac 900ttctacaaga acaagttcaa
cagaaacggc attaacggaa atggcctgct gatcagaagc 960acggtgcatt
atggctcaaa ctacaacaac gctttttgga acggcgcaca gatcgtgttt
1020ggcgacggcg atggcacaat gtttagaagc ctgtcaggag acctggatgt
ggtgggccac 1080gaactgacgc acggcgtgat cgagtatacg gcgaaccttg
aatatagaaa cgagccggga 1140gcactgaatg aggcgttcgc ggacattttc
ggcaacacaa tccagagcaa aaactggctg 1200ctgggcgacg atatctatac
accgaacaca ccgggcgatg cactgagatc actgtcaaat 1260ccgacgctgt
atggccaacc ggataagtac tcagacagat atacgggcag ccaagacaat
1320ggcggcgttc acatcaactc aggcatcatc aacaaggctt acttccttgc
ggcccaagga 1380ggaacacata acggcgttac agttacaggc attggcagag
acaaggcgat ccagatcttt 1440tacagcacgc tggtgaacta cctgacacct
acgtcaaagt ttgccgcagc gaaaacagca 1500acaattcagg cggctaaaga
cctgtacgga gcgacatcag ccgaggccac agcaattaca 1560aaagcatatc
aagcagttgg cctttaa 158740528PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic amino
acid sequence of the PamPro1 precursor protein expressed from
plasmid pGX146(AprE- PamPro1) 40Met Arg Ser Lys Lys Leu Trp Ile Ser
Leu Leu Phe Ala Leu Thr Leu1 5 10 15Ile Phe Thr Met Ala Phe Ser Asn
Met Ser Ala Gln Ala Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30Ala Pro Val Ser Asp Gln Ser
Ile Pro Leu Gln Ala Pro Tyr Ala Ser 35 40 45Glu Gly Gly Ile Pro Leu
Asn Ser Gly Thr Asp Asp Thr Ile Phe Asn 50 55 60Tyr Leu Gly Gln Gln
Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Ser Asp Val Lys Ser Gln65 70 75 80Leu Lys Ile
Val Lys Arg Asn Thr Asp Thr Ser Gly Val Arg His Phe 85 90 95Arg Leu
Lys Gln Tyr Ile Lys Gly Ile Pro Val Tyr Gly Ala Glu Gln 100 105
110Thr Val His Leu Asp Lys Thr Gly Ala Val Ser Ser Ala Leu Gly Asp
115 120 125Leu Pro Pro Ile Glu Glu Gln Ala Ile Pro Asn Asp Gly Val
Ala Glu 130 135 140Ile Ser Gly Glu Asp Ala Ile Gln Ile Ala Thr Glu
Glu Ala Thr Ser145 150 155 160Arg Ile Gly Glu Leu Gly Ala Ala Glu
Ile Thr Pro Gln Ala Glu Leu 165 170 175Asn Ile Tyr His His Glu Glu
Asp Gly Gln Thr Tyr Leu Val Tyr Ile 180 185 190Thr Glu Val Asn Val
Leu Glu Pro Ala Pro Leu Arg Thr Lys Tyr Phe 195 200 205Ile Asn Ala
Val Asp Gly Ser Ile Val Ser Gln Phe Asp Leu Ile Asn 210 215 220Phe
Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Thr Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Thr Leu225 230
235 240Thr Thr Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser Thr Phe Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr
Arg 245 250 255Gly Asn Gly Ile Gln Thr Tyr Thr Ala Asn Asn Gly Ser
Ser Leu Pro 260 265 270Gly Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Ser Asp Asn Val Trp
Thr Asp Arg Ala Gly 275 280 285Val Asp Ala His Ala His Ala Ala Ala
Thr Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Lys Asn 290 295 300Lys Phe Asn Arg Asn Gly Ile
Asn Gly Asn Gly Leu Leu Ile Arg Ser305 310 315 320Thr Val His Tyr
Gly Ser Asn Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ala 325 330 335Gln Ile
Val Phe Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr Met Phe Arg Ser Leu Ser 340 345
350Gly Asp Leu Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Ile Glu
355 360 365Tyr Thr Ala Asn Leu Glu Tyr Arg Asn Glu Pro Gly Ala Leu
Asn Glu 370 375 380Ala Phe Ala Asp Ile Phe Gly Asn Thr Ile Gln Ser
Lys Asn Trp Leu385 390 395 400Leu Gly Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn
Thr Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg 405 410 415Ser Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu
Tyr Gly Gln Pro Asp Lys Tyr Ser Asp 420 425 430Arg Tyr Thr Gly Ser
Gln Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Ile Asn Ser Gly 435 440 445Ile Ile Asn
Lys Ala Tyr Phe Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr His Asn 450 455 460Gly
Val Thr Val Thr Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp Lys Ala Ile Gln Ile Phe465 470
475 480Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Asn Tyr Leu Thr Pro Thr Ser Lys Phe Ala
Ala 485 490 495Ala Lys Thr Ala Thr Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr
Gly Ala Thr 500 505 510Ser Ala Glu Ala Thr Ala Ile Thr Lys Ala Tyr
Gln Ala Val Gly Leu 515 520 525415PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic
peptidemisc_feature(3)..(4)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino
acid 41His Glu Xaa Xaa His1 5425PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic
peptidemisc_feature(3)..(4)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino
acid 42His Asp Xaa Xaa His1 5434PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic
peptideMOD_RES(1)..(1)Succinyl at 5'-endMOD_RES(4)..(4)Para
nitroanilide (pNA) at 3'-end 43Ala Ala Pro
Phe144306PRTPaenibacillus
sp.misc_feature(1)..(306)Paenibacillus_sp_Aloe-11 44Asn Glu Ala Thr
Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Thr1 5 10 15Phe Asn Thr
Thr Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Leu Arg Asp Thr Thr 20 25 30Arg Gly
Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Gln Ser Ile 35 40 45Pro
Gly Thr Ile Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro Ala 50 55
60Gly Val Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys65
70 75 80Glu Lys Phe Asn Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Leu Gln Leu
Arg 85 90 95Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly Asn Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp
Asn Gly 100 105 110Ser Gln Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr Thr
Phe Ile Ala Phe 115 120 125Ser Gly Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His Glu
Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr 130 135 140Glu Tyr Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr
Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn145 150 155 160Glu Ala Phe Ser Asp
Ile Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg Lys Asn Trp 165 170 175Leu Val Gly
Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Arg Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu 180 185 190Arg
Ser Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asp Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser 195 200
205Asn Leu Tyr Arg Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser
210 215 220Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly
Thr Phe225 230 235 240His Gly Val Thr Val Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp
Ala Ala Val Gln Ile 245 250 255Tyr Tyr Ser Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu
Thr Ser Ser Ser Asp Phe Ser 260 265 270Asn Ala Arg Asp Ala Val Val
Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala 275 280 285Ser Ser Ala Gln Ala
Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly 290 295 300Val
Asn30545316PRTB.
thermoproteolyticusmisc_feature(1)..(316)B_thermoproteolyticus_P00800
45Ile Thr Gly Thr Ser Thr Val Gly Val Gly Arg Gly Val Leu Gly Asp1
5 10 15Gln Lys Asn Ile Asn Thr Thr Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Tyr Leu Gln
Asp 20 25 30Asn Thr Arg Gly Asn Gly Ile Phe Thr Tyr Asp Ala Lys Tyr
Arg Thr 35 40 45Thr Leu Pro Gly Ser Leu Trp Ala Asp Ala Asp Asn Gln
Phe Phe Ala 50 55 60Ser Tyr Asp Ala Pro Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr Tyr
Ala Gly Val Thr65 70 75 80Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Val His Asn Arg
Leu Ser Tyr Asp Gly Asn 85 90 95Asn Ala Ala Ile Arg Ser Ser Val His
Tyr Ser Gln Gly Tyr Asn Asn 100 105 110Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln
Met Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Gln 115 120 125Thr Phe Ile Pro Leu
Ser Gly Gly Ile Asp Val Val Ala His Glu Leu 130 135 140Thr His Ala
Val Thr Asp Tyr Thr Ala Gly Leu Ile Tyr Gln Asn Glu145 150 155
160Ser Gly Ala Ile Asn Glu Ala Ile Ser Asp Ile Phe Gly Thr Leu Val
165 170 175Glu Phe Tyr Ala Asn Lys Asn Pro Asp Trp Glu Ile Gly Glu
Asp Val 180 185 190Tyr Thr Pro Gly Ile Ser Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser
Met Ser Asp Pro 195 200 205Ala Lys Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr Ser
Lys Arg Tyr Thr Gly Thr 210 215 220Gln Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Ile
Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala225 230 235 240Ala Tyr Leu Ile Ser
Gln Gly Gly Thr His Tyr Gly Val Ser Val Val 245 250 255Gly Ile Gly
Arg Asp Lys Leu Gly Lys Ile Phe Tyr Arg Ala Leu Thr 260 265 270Gln
Tyr Leu Thr Pro Thr Ser Asn Phe Ser Gln Leu Arg Ala Ala Ala 275 280
285Val Gln Ser Ala Thr Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ser Thr Ser Gln Glu Val Ala
290 295 300Ser Val Lys Gln Ala Phe Asp Ala Val Gly Val Lys305 310
31546306PRTPaenibacillus sp.
Aloe-11misc_feature(1)..(306)ZP_09775365.1_P_sp_Aloe-11 46Ala Thr
Gly Thr
Gly Arg Gly Val Asp Gly Lys Thr Lys Ser Phe Thr1 5 10 15Thr Thr Ala
Ser Gly Asn Arg Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Ser 20 25 30Asn Gly
Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Gly Asn Arg Gln Thr Thr Pro Gly 35 40 45Thr
Ile Leu Thr Asp Thr Asp Asn Val Trp Glu Asp Pro Ala Ala Val 50 55
60Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ile Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys65
70 75 80Phe Gly Arg Asp Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Met Gln Ile Arg Ser
Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr Gly Lys Lys Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly
Ser Gln 100 105 110Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Phe Thr
Phe Phe Ser Gly 115 120 125Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr
His Gly Val Thr Glu Phe 130 135 140Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly
Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala145 150 155 160Phe Ser Asp Ile Ile
Gly Asn Asp Ile Asp Gly Thr Ser Trp Leu Leu 165 170 175Gly Asp Gly
Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Ile Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser 180 185 190Leu
Ser Asp Pro Thr Arg Phe Gly Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Asn Phe 195 200
205Tyr Pro Asp Pro Asn Asn Asp Asp Glu Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser
210 215 220Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly
Thr Ser225 230 235 240His Gly Val Thr Val Thr Gly Ile Gly Arg Glu
Ala Ala Val Phe Ile 245 250 255Tyr Tyr Asn Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu
Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe Ser 260 265 270Asn Ala Arg Ala Ala Val Ile
Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Phe Tyr Gly Ala 275 280 285Asp Ser Leu Ala Val
Thr Ser Ala Ile Gln Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly 290 295 300Ile
Lys30547304PRTP.
terraemisc_feature(1)..(304)P_terrae_HPL-003_YP_005073223. 47Ala
Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn1 5 10
15Thr Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly
20 25 30Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Gln Thr Ile Pro
Gly 35 40 45Thr Leu Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro Ala
Gly Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr
Lys Asp Lys65 70 75 80Phe Gly Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Leu
Gln Leu Arg Ser Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala
Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln 100 105 110Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly
Thr Thr Phe Ile Ala Phe Ser Gly 115 120 125Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly
His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr Glu Tyr 130 135 140Thr Ser Asn Leu
Asp Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser145 150 155 160Phe
Ser Asp Ile Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg Lys Asn Trp Leu Val 165 170
175Gly Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Ser Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser
180 185 190Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asp Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser
Asn Leu 195 200 205Tyr Lys Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr
Asn Ser Gly Ile 210 215 220Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln
Gly Gly Thr Phe His Asn225 230 235 240Val Thr Val Ser Gly Ile Gly
Arg Asp Ala Ala Val Gln Ile Tyr Tyr 245 250 255Ser Ala Phe Thr Asn
Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe Ser Asn Thr 260 265 270Arg Ala Ala
Val Val Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser 275 280 285Ala
Gln Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly Val Asn 290 295
30048301PRTPaenibacillus
elgiimisc_feature(1)..(301)Paenibacillus_elgii_B69_ZP_090 48Ala Thr
Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Ser Phe Thr1 5 10 15Thr
Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly 20 25
30Gln Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Ser Ala Gly Asn Arg Thr Ser Leu Pro Gly
35 40 45Ser Leu Leu Thr Ser Thr Asn Asn Ile Trp Asn Asp Gly Ser Ala
Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Thr Gly Lys Val Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys
Asn Lys65 70 75 80Phe Gly Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp Gly Asn Gly Leu Gln
Leu Lys Ser Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr Ser Thr Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe
Trp Asn Gly Val Gln 100 105 110Met Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Val
Thr Phe Arg Ser Phe Pro Ala 115 120 125Asp Pro Asp Val Ile Gly His
Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr Glu Ser 130 135 140Thr Ala Gly Leu Glu
Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser145 150 155 160Ile Ser
Asp Ile Phe Gly Asn Ala Ile Glu Gly Lys Asn Trp Leu Ile 165 170
175Gly Asp Leu Ile Thr Leu Asn Ala Gly Ala Leu Arg Ser Met Glu Asn
180 185 190Pro Lys Leu Tyr Arg Gln Pro Asp Arg Tyr Gln Asp Arg Tyr
Thr Gly 195 200 205Pro Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly
Ile Asn Asn Lys 210 215 220Ala Phe His Leu Ile Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr
His Tyr Gly Val Thr Val225 230 235 240Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg Ser Ala
Ala Glu Gln Ile Phe Tyr Asp Ala Leu 245 250 255Thr His Tyr Leu Thr
Pro Thr Ser Asn Phe Ser Ala Ile Arg Ala Ala 260 265 270Ala Ile Gln
Ala Ala Thr Asp Ser Phe Gly Ala Asn Ser Ser Gln Val 275 280 285Asp
Ala Val Lys Lys Ala Tyr Asn Ala Val Gly Val Asn 290 295
30049306PRTPaenibacillus polymyxa
SC2misc_feature(1)..(306)P_polymyxa_SC2 49Asn Glu Ala Thr Gly Thr
Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Ser Lys Ser1 5 10 15Phe Thr Thr Thr Ala
Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr 20 25 30Arg Gly Asn Gly
Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Gln Ser Ile 35 40 45Pro Gly Thr
Ile Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro Ala 50 55 60Gly Val
Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys65 70 75
80Ala Lys Phe Gly Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Leu Gln Leu Arg
85 90 95Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn
Gly 100 105 110Ser Gln Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Phe
Ile Ala Phe 115 120 125Ser Gly Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu
Thr His Gly Val Thr 130 135 140Glu Tyr Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr
Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn145 150 155 160Glu Ala Phe Ser Asp Val
Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg Lys Asn Trp 165 170 175Leu Val Gly Asp
Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu 180 185 190Arg Ser
Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asp Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser 195 200
205Asn Leu Tyr Arg Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser
210 215 220Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly
Asn Phe225 230 235 240His Gly Val Thr Val Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp
Ala Ala Val Gln Ile 245 250 255Tyr Tyr Ser Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu
Thr Ser Ser Ser Asp Phe Ser 260 265 270Asn Ala Arg Ala Ala Val Ile
Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala 275 280 285Asn Ser Ala Glu Ala
Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly 290 295 300Val
Asn30550306PRTPaenibacillus polymyxa
SC2misc_feature(1)..(306)P_polymyxa_SC2_YP_003948511.1 50Asn Glu
Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Ser Lys Ser1 5 10 15Phe
Thr Thr Thr Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr 20 25
30Arg Gly Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Gln Ser Ile
35 40 45Pro Gly Thr Ile Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro
Ala 50 55 60Gly Val Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr
Tyr Lys65 70 75 80Ala Lys Phe Gly Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly
Leu Gln Leu Arg 85 90 95Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn
Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly 100 105 110Ser Gln Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp
Gly Ser Thr Phe Ile Ala Phe 115 120 125Ser Gly Asp Pro Asp Val Val
Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr 130 135 140Glu Tyr Thr Ser Asn
Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn145 150 155 160Glu Ala
Phe Ser Asp Val Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg Lys Asn Trp 165 170
175Leu Val Gly Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu
180 185 190Arg Ser Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asp Gln Pro Asp His
Tyr Ser 195 200 205Asn Leu Tyr Arg Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val
His Thr Asn Ser 210 215 220Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu
Ala Gln Gly Gly Asn Phe225 230 235 240His Gly Val Thr Val Asn Gly
Ile Gly Arg Asp Ala Ala Val Gln Ile 245 250 255Tyr Tyr Ser Ala Phe
Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Ser Ser Ser Asp Phe Ser 260 265 270Asn Ala Arg
Ala Ala Val Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala 275 280 285Asn
Ser Ala Glu Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly 290 295
300Val Asn30551304PRTP.
terraemisc_feature(1)..(304)P_terrae_HPL-003_YP_005073223 51Ala Thr
Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn1 5 10 15Thr
Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly 20 25
30Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Gln Thr Ile Pro Gly
35 40 45Thr Leu Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro Ala Gly
Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys
Asp Lys65 70 75 80Phe Gly Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Leu Gln
Leu Arg Ser Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe
Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln 100 105 110Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr
Thr Phe Ile Ala Phe Ser Gly 115 120 125Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His
Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr Glu Tyr 130 135 140Thr Ser Asn Leu Asp
Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser145 150 155 160Phe Ser
Asp Ile Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg Lys Asn Trp Leu Val 165 170
175Gly Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Ser Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser
180 185 190Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asp Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser
Asn Leu 195 200 205Tyr Lys Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr
Asn Ser Gly Ile 210 215 220Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln
Gly Gly Thr Phe His Asn225 230 235 240Val Thr Val Ser Gly Ile Gly
Arg Asp Ala Ala Val Gln Ile Tyr Tyr 245 250 255Ser Ala Phe Thr Asn
Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe Ser Asn Thr 260 265 270Arg Ala Ala
Val Val Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser 275 280 285Ala
Gln Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly Val Asn 290 295
30052309PRTP. peoriaemisc_feature(1)..(309)P_peoriae_KCTC 52Asp Ile
Ile Asn Glu Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp1 5 10 15Thr
Lys Ser Phe Thr Thr Thr Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Leu Arg 20 25
30Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg
35 40 45Gln Ser Ile Pro Gly Thr Ile Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp
Asn 50 55 60Asp Pro Ala Gly Val Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr
Tyr Asp65 70 75 80Tyr Tyr Lys Glu Lys Phe Asn Arg Asn Ser Ile Asp
Gly Arg Gly Leu 85 90 95Gln Leu Arg Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly Asn Arg
Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe 100 105 110Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln Met Thr Tyr Gly
Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr Thr Phe 115 120 125Ile Ala Phe Ser Gly Asp Pro
Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr His 130 135 140Gly Val Thr Glu Tyr
Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly145 150 155 160Ala Leu
Asn Glu Ser Phe Ser Asp Ile Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg 165 170
175Lys Asn Trp Leu Val Gly Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Arg Ile Ala Gly
180 185 190Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asp Gln
Pro Asp 195 200 205His Tyr Ser Asn Leu Tyr Arg Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn
Gly Gly Val His 210 215 220Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr
Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly225 230 235 240Gly Thr Phe His Gly Val Thr
Val Asn Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp Ala Ala 245 250 255Val Gln Ile Tyr Tyr
Ser Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Ser Ser Ser 260 265 270Asp Phe Ser
Asn Ala Arg Asp Ala Val Val Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu 275 280 285Tyr
Gly Ala Ser Ser Ala Gln Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys Ala Phe Asp 290 295
300Ala Val Gly Val Asn30553316PRTBacillus
thermoproteolyticusmisc_feature(1)..(316)1KEI.A 53Ile Thr Gly Thr
Ser Thr Val Gly Val Gly Arg Gly Val Leu Gly Asp1 5 10 15Gln Lys Asn
Ile Asn Thr Thr Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Tyr Leu Gln Asp 20 25 30Asn Thr
Arg Gly Asn Gly Ile Phe Thr Tyr Asp Ala Lys Tyr Arg Thr 35 40 45Thr
Leu Pro Gly Ser Leu Trp Ala Asp Ala Asp Asn Gln Phe Phe Ala 50 55
60Ser Tyr Asp Ala Pro Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr Tyr Ala Gly Val Thr65
70 75 80Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Val His Asn Arg Leu Ser Tyr Asp Gly
Asn 85 90 95Asn Ala Ala Ile Arg Ser Ser Val His Tyr Ser Gln Gly Tyr
Asn Asn 100 105 110Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln Met Val Tyr Gly Asp
Gly Asp Gly Gln 115 120 125Thr Phe Ile Pro Leu Ser Gly Gly Ile Asp
Val Val Ala His Glu Leu 130 135 140Thr His Ala Val Thr Asp Tyr Thr
Ala Gly Leu Ile Tyr Gln Asn Glu145 150 155 160Ser Gly Ala Ile Asn
Glu Ala Ile Ser Asp Ile Phe Gly Thr Leu Val 165 170 175Glu Phe Tyr
Ala Asn Lys Asn Pro Asp Trp Glu Ile Gly Glu Asp Val 180 185 190Tyr
Thr Pro Gly Ile Ser Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Met Ser Asp Pro 195 200
205Ala Lys Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Lys Arg Tyr Thr Gly Thr
210 215 220Gln Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Ile Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn
Lys Ala225 230 235 240Ala Tyr Leu Ile Ser Gln Gly Gly Thr His Tyr
Gly Val Ser Val Val 245 250 255Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp Lys Leu Gly Lys
Ile Phe Tyr Arg Ala Leu Thr 260
265 270Gln Tyr Leu Thr Pro Thr Ser Asn Phe Ser Gln Leu Arg Ala Ala
Ala 275 280 285Val Gln Ser Ala Thr Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ser Thr Ser Gln
Glu Val Ala 290 295 300Ser Val Lys Gln Ala Phe Asp Ala Val Gly Val
Lys305 310 31554316PRTB.
caldolyticusmisc_feature(1)..(316)B_caldolyticus_AAA22623.1 54Thr
Ser Thr Val Gly Val Gly Arg Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Gln Lys Tyr1 5 10
15Ile Asn Thr Thr Tyr Ser Ser Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Tyr Tyr Leu Gln Asp
20 25 30Asn Thr Arg Gly Ser Gly Ile Phe Thr Tyr Asp Gly Arg Asn Arg
Thr 35 40 45Val Leu Pro Gly Ser Leu Trp Ala Asp Gly Asp Asn Gln Phe
Phe Ala 50 55 60Ser Tyr Asp Ala Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr Tyr Ala
Gly Val Val65 70 75 80Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Val His Gly Arg Leu
Ser Tyr Asp Gly Ser 85 90 95Asn Ala Ala Ile Arg Ser Thr Val His Tyr
Gly Arg Gly Tyr Asn Asn 100 105 110Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln Met
Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Gln 115 120 125Thr Phe Leu Pro Phe Ser
Gly Gly Ile Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu 130 135 140Thr His Ala Val
Thr Asp Tyr Thr Ala Gly Leu Val Tyr Gln Asn Glu145 150 155 160Ser
Gly Ala Ile Asn Glu Ala Met Ser Asp Ile Phe Gly Thr Leu Val 165 170
175Glu Phe Tyr Ala Asn Arg Asn Pro Asp Trp Glu Ile Gly Glu Asp Ile
180 185 190Tyr Thr Pro Gly Val Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met Ser
Asp Pro 195 200 205Ala Lys Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Lys Arg
Tyr Thr Gly Thr 210 215 220Gln Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser
Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala225 230 235 240Ala Tyr Leu Leu Ser Gln Gly
Gly Val His Tyr Gly Val Ser Val Thr 245 250 255Gly Ile Gly Arg Asp
Lys Met Gly Lys Ile Phe Tyr Arg Ala Leu Val 260 265 270Tyr Tyr Leu
Thr Pro Thr Ser Asn Phe Ser Gln Leu Arg Ala Ala Cys 275 280 285Val
Gln Ala Ala Ala Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ser Thr Ser Gln Glu Val Asn 290 295
300Ser Val Lys Gln Ala Phe Asn Ala Val Gly Val Tyr305 310
31555292PRTB. anthracismisc_feature(1)..(292)B_anthracis_NP843132.1
55Val Thr Gly Thr Asn Ala Val Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp1
5 10 15Thr Lys Ser Leu Asn Thr Thr Leu Ser Ala Ser Ser Tyr Tyr Leu
Gln 20 25 30Asp Asn Thr Arg Gly Ala Thr Ile Phe Thr Tyr Asp Ala Lys
Asn Arg 35 40 45Ser Thr Leu Pro Gly Thr Leu Trp Val Asp Ala Asp Asn
Val Phe Asn 50 55 60Ala Ala Tyr Asp Ala Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr
Tyr Ala Gly Arg65 70 75 80Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Ala Thr Phe Asn
Arg Asn Ser Ile Asn Asp 85 90 95Ala Gly Ala Pro Leu Lys Ser Thr Val
His Tyr Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn 100 105 110Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser
Gln Met Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly 115 120 125Val Thr Phe Thr Ser
Leu Ser Gly Gly Ile Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu 130 135 140Leu Thr His
Ala Val Thr Glu Tyr Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile Tyr Gln Asn145 150 155
160Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Ser Asp Val Phe Gly Thr Leu
165 170 175Val Glu Tyr Tyr Asp Asn Arg Asn Pro Asp Trp Glu Ile Gly
Glu Asp 180 185 190Ile Tyr Thr Pro Gly Lys Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg
Ser Met Ser Asp 195 200 205Pro Thr Lys Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr
Ser Lys Arg Tyr Thr Gly 210 215 220Thr Gly Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His
Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys225 230 235 240Ala Ala Tyr Leu Leu
Ala Asn Gly Gly Thr His Tyr Gly Val Thr Val 245 250 255Asn Gly Ile
Gly Lys Asp Lys Val Gly Ala Ile Tyr Tyr Arg Ala Asn 260 265 270Thr
Gln Tyr Phe Thr Gln Ser Thr Thr Phe Ser Gln Ala Arg Ala Gly 275 280
285Leu Val Gln Ala 29056317PRTB.
thuringiensismisc_feature(1)..(317)B_thuringiensis_YP893436.1 56Val
Thr Gly Thr Asn Ala Val Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp1 5 10
15Thr Lys Ser Leu Asn Thr Thr Leu Ser Ala Ser Ser Tyr Tyr Leu Gln
20 25 30Asp Asn Thr Arg Gly Ala Thr Ile Phe Thr Tyr Asp Ala Lys Asn
Arg 35 40 45Ser Thr Leu Pro Gly Thr Leu Trp Val Asp Ala Asp Asn Val
Phe Asn 50 55 60Ala Ala Tyr Asp Ala Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr Tyr
Ala Gly Lys65 70 75 80Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Ala Thr Phe Asn Arg
Asn Ser Ile Asn Asp 85 90 95Ala Gly Ala Pro Leu Lys Ser Thr Val His
Tyr Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn 100 105 110Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln
Met Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly 115 120 125Val Thr Phe Thr Ser Leu
Ser Gly Gly Ile Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu 130 135 140Leu Thr His Ala
Val Thr Glu Tyr Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile Tyr Gln Asn145 150 155 160Glu
Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Ser Asp Val Phe Gly Thr Leu 165 170
175Val Glu Phe Tyr Asp Asn Arg Asn Pro Asp Trp Glu Ile Gly Glu Asp
180 185 190Ile Tyr Thr Pro Gly Lys Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met
Ser Asp 195 200 205Pro Thr Lys Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Lys
Arg Tyr Thr Gly 210 215 220Thr Gly Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn
Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys225 230 235 240Ala Ala Tyr Leu Leu Ala Asn
Gly Gly Thr His Tyr Gly Val Thr Val 245 250 255Asn Gly Ile Gly Lys
Asp Lys Val Gly Ala Ile Tyr Tyr Arg Ala Asn 260 265 270Thr Gln Tyr
Phe Thr Gln Ser Thr Thr Phe Ser Gln Ala Arg Ala Gly 275 280 285Leu
Val Gln Ala Ala Thr Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Ser Ser Ala Glu Val 290 295
300Ala Ala Val Lys Gln Ser Tyr Ser Ala Val Gly Val Asn305 310
31557314PRTB. cereusmisc_feature(1)..(314)B_cereus_ZP04310163.1
57Thr Asn Ala Val Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Ser1
5 10 15Leu Asn Thr Thr Leu Ser Ala Ser Ser Tyr Tyr Leu Gln Asp Asn
Thr 20 25 30Arg Gly Ala Thr Ile Phe Thr Tyr Asp Ala Lys Asn Arg Ser
Thr Leu 35 40 45Pro Gly Thr Leu Trp Val Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Phe Asn
Ala Ala Tyr 50 55 60Asp Ala Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr Tyr Ala Gly
Lys Thr Tyr Asp65 70 75 80Tyr Tyr Lys Ala Thr Phe Asn Arg Asn Ser
Ile Asn Asp Ala Gly Ala 85 90 95Pro Leu Lys Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly
Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe 100 105 110Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln Met Val
Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Val Thr Phe 115 120 125Thr Ser Leu Ser Gly
Gly Ile Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu Leu Thr His 130 135 140Ala Val Thr
Glu Tyr Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile Tyr Gln Asn Glu Ser Gly145 150 155
160Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Ser Asp Val Phe Gly Thr Leu Val Glu Phe
165 170 175Tyr Asp Asn Arg Asn Pro Asp Trp Glu Ile Gly Glu Asp Ile
Tyr Thr 180 185 190Pro Gly Lys Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met Ser
Asp Pro Thr Lys 195 200 205Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Lys Arg
Tyr Thr Gly Thr Gly Asp 210 215 220Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser
Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Ala Tyr225 230 235 240Leu Leu Ala Asn Gly
Gly Thr His Tyr Gly Val Thr Val Asn Gly Ile 245 250 255Gly Lys Asp
Lys Val Gly Ala Ile Tyr Tyr Arg Ala Asn Thr Gln Tyr 260 265 270Phe
Thr Gln Ser Thr Thr Phe Ser Gln Ala Arg Ala Gly Leu Val Gln 275 280
285Ala Ala Ala Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Ser Ser Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Val
290 295 300Lys Gln Ser Tyr Ser Ala Val Gly Val Asn305
31058317PRTLactobacillus
sp.misc_feature(1)..(317)Lactobacillus_sp_BAA06144.1 58Val Thr Gly
Thr Asn Ala Val Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp1 5 10 15Thr Lys
Ser Leu Asn Thr Thr Leu Ser Ala Ser Ser Tyr Tyr Leu Gln 20 25 30Asp
Asn Thr Arg Gly Ala Thr Ile Phe Thr Tyr Asp Ala Lys Asn Arg 35 40
45Ser Thr Leu Pro Gly Thr Leu Trp Val Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Phe Asn
50 55 60Ala Ala Tyr Asp Ala Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr Tyr Ala Gly
Lys65 70 75 80Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Ala Thr Phe Asn Arg Asn Ser
Ile Asn Asp 85 90 95Ala Gly Ala Pro Leu Lys Ser Thr Val His Tyr Gly
Ser Lys Tyr Asn 100 105 110Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln Met Val
Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly 115 120 125Val Thr Phe Thr Ser Leu Ser Gly
Gly Ile Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu 130 135 140Leu Thr His Ala Val Thr
Glu Tyr Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile Tyr Gln Asn145 150 155 160Glu Ser Gly
Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Ser Asp Val Phe Gly Thr Leu 165 170 175Val
Glu Tyr Tyr Asp Asn Arg Asn Pro Asp Trp Glu Ile Gly Glu Asp 180 185
190Ile Tyr Thr Pro Gly Lys Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met Ser Asp
195 200 205Pro Thr Lys Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Lys Arg Tyr
Thr Gly 210 215 220Thr Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly
Ile Ile Asn Lys225 230 235 240Ala Ala Tyr Leu Leu Ala Asn Gly Gly
Thr His Tyr Gly Val Thr Val 245 250 255Asn Gly Ile Gly Lys Asp Lys
Val Gly Ala Ile Tyr Tyr Arg Ala Asn 260 265 270Thr Gln Tyr Phe Thr
Gln Ser Thr Thr Phe Ser Gln Ala Arg Ala Gly 275 280 285Leu Val Gln
Ala Ala Ala Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Ser Ser Ala Glu Val 290 295 300Ala
Ala Val Lys Gln Ser Tyr Ser Ala Val Gly Val Asn305 310
31559317PRTBacillus thermoproteolyticusmisc_feature(1)..(317)1NPC.A
59Val Thr Gly Thr Asn Lys Val Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp1
5 10 15Thr Lys Ser Leu Asn Thr Thr Leu Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Tyr Leu
Gln 20 25 30Asp Asn Thr Arg Gly Ala Thr Ile Phe Thr Tyr Asp Ala Lys
Asn Arg 35 40 45Ser Thr Leu Pro Gly Thr Leu Trp Ala Asp Ala Asp Asn
Val Phe Asn 50 55 60Ala Ala Tyr Asp Ala Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr
Tyr Ala Gly Lys65 70 75 80Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Ala Thr Phe Asn
Arg Asn Ser Ile Asn Asp 85 90 95Ala Gly Ala Pro Leu Lys Ser Thr Val
His Tyr Gly Ser Asn Tyr Asn 100 105 110Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser
Gln Met Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly 115 120 125Val Thr Phe Thr Ser
Leu Ser Gly Gly Ile Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu 130 135 140Leu Thr His
Ala Val Thr Glu Asn Ser Ser Asn Leu Ile Tyr Gln Asn145 150 155
160Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Ser Asp Ile Phe Gly Thr Leu
165 170 175Val Glu Phe Tyr Asp Asn Arg Asn Pro Asp Trp Glu Ile Gly
Glu Asp 180 185 190Ile Tyr Thr Pro Gly Lys Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg
Ser Met Ser Asp 195 200 205Pro Thr Lys Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr
Ser Lys Arg Tyr Thr Gly 210 215 220Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His
Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys225 230 235 240Gln Ala Tyr Leu Leu
Ala Asn Gly Gly Thr His Tyr Gly Val Thr Val 245 250 255Thr Gly Ile
Gly Lys Asp Lys Leu Gly Ala Ile Tyr Tyr Arg Ala Asn 260 265 270Thr
Gln Tyr Phe Thr Gln Ser Thr Thr Phe Ser Gln Ala Arg Ala Gly 275 280
285Ala Val Gln Ala Ala Ala Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser Ala Glu Val
290 295 300Ala Ala Val Lys Gln Ser Phe Ser Ala Val Gly Val Asn305
310 31560317PRTB.
cytotoxicusmisc_feature(1)..(317)B_cytotoxicus_YP001373863.1 60Val
Thr Gly Thr Asn Ala Val Gly Thr Gly Thr Gly Val Leu Gly Asp1 5 10
15Lys Lys Ser Ile Asn Thr Thr Leu Ser Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Leu Gln
20 25 30Asp Asn Thr Arg Gly Ala Gln Ile Phe Thr Tyr Asp Ala Lys Asn
Arg 35 40 45Ser Ser Leu Pro Gly Thr Leu Trp Ala Asp Val Asp Asn Ala
Phe His 50 55 60Ala Lys Tyr Asp Ala Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr Tyr
Ala Gly Val65 70 75 80Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Thr Phe Asn Arg
Asn Ser Ile Asn Asp 85 90 95Ala Gly Ala Ala Leu Lys Ser Thr Val His
Tyr Gly Ser Asn Tyr Asn 100 105 110Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln
Met Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly 115 120 125Val Thr Phe Thr Ser Leu
Ser Gly Gly Ile Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu 130 135 140Leu Thr His Ala
Val Thr Glu Tyr Ser Ser Asn Leu Ile Tyr Gln Tyr145 150 155 160Glu
Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Ser Asp Ile Phe Gly Thr Leu 165 170
175Val Glu Tyr Tyr Asp Asn Arg Asn Pro Asp Trp Glu Ile Gly Glu Asp
180 185 190Ile Tyr Thr Pro Gly Lys Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met
Ser Asp 195 200 205Pro Thr Lys Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Lys
Arg Tyr Thr Gly 210 215 220Ser Gly Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn
Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys225 230 235 240Ala Ala Tyr Leu Leu Ala Asn
Gly Gly Thr His Tyr Gly Val Thr Val 245 250 255Asn Gly Ile Gly Lys
Asp Lys Val Gly Ala Ile Tyr Tyr Arg Ala Asn 260 265 270Thr Gln Tyr
Phe Thr Gln Ser Thr Thr Phe Ser Gln Ala Arg Ala Gly 275 280 285Leu
Val Gln Ala Ala Ala Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser Ala Glu Val 290 295
300Thr Ala Val Lys Gln Ser Tyr Asp Ala Val Gly Val Lys305 310
31561314PRTB.
megateriummisc_feature(1)..(314)B_megaterium_YP005495105.1 61Thr
Asn Ala Ile Gly Ser Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Ser1 5 10
15Leu Lys Thr Thr Leu Ser Gly Ser Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Gln Asp Asn Thr
20 25 30Arg Gly Ala Thr Ile Tyr Thr Tyr Asp Ala Lys Asn Arg Thr Ser
Leu 35 40 45Pro Gly Thr Leu Trp Ala Asp Thr Asp Asn Thr Tyr Asn Ala
Thr Arg 50 55 60Asp Ala Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr Tyr Ala Gly Val
Thr Tyr Asp65 70 75 80Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys Phe Asn Arg Asn Ser Tyr
Asp Asn Ala Gly Ala 85 90 95Pro Leu Lys Ser Thr Val His Tyr Ser Ser
Gly Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe 100 105 110Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln Met Val Tyr
Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr Thr Phe 115 120 125Val Pro Leu Ser Gly Gly
Leu Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu Leu Thr His 130 135 140Ala Val Thr Glu
Arg Ser Ser Asn Leu Ile Tyr Gln Tyr Glu Ser Gly145 150 155 160Ala
Leu
Asn Glu Ala Ile Ser Asp Ile Phe Gly Thr Leu Val Glu Tyr 165 170
175Tyr Asp Asn Arg Asn Pro Asp Trp Glu Ile Gly Glu Asp Ile Tyr Thr
180 185 190Pro Gly Thr Ser Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser Met Ser Asn Pro
Ala Lys 195 200 205Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Lys Arg Tyr Thr
Gly Ser Ser Asp 210 215 220Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile
Ile Asn Lys Ala Ala Tyr225 230 235 240Leu Leu Ala Asn Gly Gly Thr
His Tyr Gly Val Thr Val Thr Gly Ile 245 250 255Gly Gly Asp Lys Leu
Gly Lys Ile Tyr Tyr Arg Ala Asn Thr Leu Tyr 260 265 270Phe Thr Gln
Ser Thr Thr Phe Ser Gln Ala Arg Ala Gly Leu Val Gln 275 280 285Ala
Ala Ala Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ser Gly Ser Gln Glu Val Ile Ser Val 290 295
300Gly Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly Val Gln305 31062322PRTBacillus
sp. SG-1misc_feature(1)..(322)B_sp_SG-1_ZP01858398.1 62Val Ser Gly
Thr Asp Gln Val Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp1 5 10 15Thr Lys
Ser Leu Asn Thr Thr Leu Ser Asn Gly Thr Tyr Tyr Leu Gln 20 25 30Asp
Asn Thr Arg Gly Gly Gly Ile Met Thr Tyr Asp Met Lys Asn Arg 35 40
45Thr Phe Phe Pro Gln Phe Tyr Leu Pro Gly Ser Leu Trp Ser Asp Ala
50 55 60Asp Asn Val Tyr Asn Gln Ala Tyr Asp Ala Ala Ala Val Asp Ala
His65 70 75 80Tyr Phe Ala Gly Ala Thr Phe Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asp Val
Phe Gly Arg 85 90 95Asn Ser Tyr Asp Asn Lys Gly Thr Thr Ile Gln Ser
Ser Val His Tyr 100 105 110Ser Lys Asn Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn
Gly Ser Gln Met Val Tyr 115 120 125Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr Thr Phe
Ile Pro Leu Ser Gly Gly Leu Asp 130 135 140Val Val Ala His Glu Leu
Thr His Ala Val Thr Asp Thr Ser Ser Asp145 150 155 160Leu Val Tyr
Gln Asn Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Ser Asp 165 170 175Ile
Phe Gly Thr Leu Val Glu Tyr His Glu Asn His Asn Pro Asp Phe 180 185
190Glu Ile Gly Glu Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Thr Pro Asn Asp Ala Leu
195 200 205Arg Ser Met Ser Asp Pro Ala Lys Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His
Tyr Ser 210 215 220Val Arg Tyr Thr Gly Thr Gln Asp Asn Gly Gly Val
His Ile Asn Ser225 230 235 240Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Gln Ala Tyr Leu
Leu Ser Glu Gly Gly Thr His 245 250 255Tyr Gly Val Asn Val Thr Gly
Ile Gly Arg Glu Lys Leu Gly Glu Ile 260 265 270Tyr Tyr Arg Met Asn
Thr Val Tyr Leu Thr Ala Ser Ser Thr Phe Ser 275 280 285Gln Ala Arg
Ser Ala Ala Val Gln Ala Ala Ser Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ser 290 295 300Asn
Ser Pro Glu Val Gln Ser Val Asn Gln Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly305 310
315 320Ile Asn63306PRTPaenibacillus
peoriaemisc_feature(1)..(306)PpePro1 63Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Arg Gly
Val Asp Gly Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Thr1 5 10 15Thr Thr Ala Ser Gly Asn
Gly Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Ser 20 25 30Asn Gly Ile Val Thr
Tyr Thr Ala Asn Asn Arg Gln Thr Thr Pro Gly 35 40 45Thr Ile Met Thr
Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro Ala Ala Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His
Ala Tyr Ala Ile Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys65 70 75 80Phe
Gly Arg Asp Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Met Gln Ile Arg Ser Thr 85 90
95Val His Tyr Gly Lys Lys Tyr Val Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln
100 105 110Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Phe Thr Phe Phe
Ser Gly 115 120 125Asp Pro Asp Val Val Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly
Val Thr Glu Phe 130 135 140Thr Ser Asn Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser
Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala145 150 155 160Phe Ser Asp Ile Ile Gly Asn
Asp Ile Asp Gly Ala Asn Trp Leu Leu 165 170 175Gly Asp Gly Ile Tyr
Thr Pro Gly Ile Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser 180 185 190Leu Ser Asp
Pro Thr Arg Phe Gly Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Asn Phe 195 200 205Tyr
Pro Asp Pro Asn Asn Asp Asp Glu Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser 210 215
220Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr
Ser225 230 235 240His Gly Val Lys Val Thr Gly Ile Gly Arg Glu Ala
Ala Val Phe Ile 245 250 255Tyr Tyr Asn Ala Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr
Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe Ser 260 265 270Asn Ala Arg Ala Ala Val Ile Gln
Ala Ala Lys Asp Phe Tyr Gly Ala 275 280 285Asp Ser Leu Ala Val Thr
Ser Ala Ile Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly 290 295 300Ile
Lys30564304PRTPaenibacillus polymyxamisc_feature(1)..(304)PpoPro2
64Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Ser Phe Thr1
5 10 15Thr Thr Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg
Gly 20 25 30Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ser Asn Arg Gln Ser Ile
Pro Gly 35 40 45Thr Leu Leu Thr Asp Ala Asp Asn Val Trp Asn Asp Pro
Ala Gly Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala Tyr Ala Ala Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr
Tyr Lys Ser Lys65 70 75 80Phe Gly Arg Asp Ser Val Asp Gly Arg Gly
Leu Gln Leu Arg Ser Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn
Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln 100 105 110Met Thr Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp
Gly Ser Thr Phe Ile Ala Phe Ser Gly 115 120 125Asp Pro Asp Val Val
Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly Val Thr Glu Tyr 130 135 140Thr Ser Asn
Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gly Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala145 150 155
160Phe Ser Asp Val Ile Gly Asn Asp Ile Gln Arg Lys Asn Trp Leu Val
165 170 175Gly Asp Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Asn Ile Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu
Arg Ser 180 185 190Met Ser Asn Pro Thr Leu Tyr Asp Gln Pro Asp His
Tyr Ser Asn Leu 195 200 205Tyr Lys Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Gly Gly Val
His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile 210 215 220Ile Asn Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Leu
Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr Phe His Gly225 230 235 240Val Ala Val Asn Gly
Ile Gly Arg Asp Ala Ala Val Gln Ile Tyr Tyr 245 250 255Ser Ala Phe
Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Ser Ser Ser Asp Phe Ser Asn Ala 260 265 270Arg
Ala Ala Val Ile Gln Ala Ala Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ala Asn Ser 275 280
285Ala Glu Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe Asp Ala Val Gly Val Asn
290 295 30065303PRTPaenibacillus
terraemisc_feature(1)..(303)PtePro1 65Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Val Gly
Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Thr Phe Thr1 5 10 15Thr Thr Gln Ser Gly Thr
Gln Tyr Val Met Gln Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly 20 25 30Gly Gly Ile Val Thr
Tyr Ser Ala Gly Asn Thr Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly 35 40 45Thr Leu Met Arg
Asp Thr Asp Asn Val Trp Thr Asp Pro Ala Ala Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His
Ala Tyr Ala Ala Val Val Tyr Asp Tyr Phe Lys Asn Asn65 70 75 80Phe
Asn Arg Asp Ser Leu Asp Gly Arg Gly Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Thr 85 90
95Val His Tyr Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala Phe Trp Asn Gly Thr Gln
100 105 110Ile Ala Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr Thr Phe Arg Ala Phe
Ser Gly 115 120 125Asp Leu Asp Val Ile Gly His Glu Leu Thr His Gly
Ile Thr Glu Lys 130 135 140Thr Ala Gly Leu Ile Tyr Gln Gly Glu Ser
Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser145 150 155 160Ile Ser Asp Val Phe Gly Asn
Thr Ile Gln Gly Lys Asn Trp Leu Ile 165 170 175Gly Asp Asp Ile Tyr
Thr Pro Ser Ile Pro Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser 180 185 190Met Glu Asn
Pro Thr Leu Phe Asn Gln Pro Asp His Tyr Ser Asn Ile 195 200 205Tyr
Arg Gly Ser Asp Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile 210 215
220Pro Asn Lys Ala Phe Tyr Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Gly Thr His Arg
Gly225 230 235 240Val Ser Val Thr Gly Ile Gly Arg Gly Asp Ala Ala
Lys Ile Val Tyr 245 250 255Lys Ala Leu Thr Tyr Tyr Leu Thr Ser Thr
Ser Asn Phe Ala Ala Met 260 265 270Arg Gln Ala Ala Ile Ser Ser Ala
Thr Asp Leu Phe Gly Ala Asn Ser 275 280 285Ala Gln Val Asn Ser Val
Lys Ala Ala Tyr Ala Ala Val Gly Ile 290 295
30066304PRTBrevibacillus brevismisc_feature(1)..(304)BbrPro1 66Val
Thr Ala Thr Gly Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Asp Thr Lys Gln Phe Glu1 5 10
15Thr Thr Lys Gln Gly Ser Thr Tyr Met Leu Lys Asp Thr Thr Arg Gly
20 25 30Lys Gly Ile Glu Thr Tyr Thr Ala Asn Asn Arg Thr Ser Leu Pro
Gly 35 40 45Thr Leu Met Thr Asp Ser Asp Asn Tyr Trp Thr Asp Gly Ala
Ala Val 50 55 60Asp Ala His Ala His Ala Gln Lys Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Phe
Arg Asn Val65 70 75 80His Asn Arg Asn Ser Tyr Asp Gly Asn Gly Ala
Val Ile Arg Ser Thr 85 90 95Val His Tyr Ser Thr Arg Tyr Asn Asn Ala
Phe Trp Asn Gly Ser Gln 100 105 110Met Val Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly
Thr Thr Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser Gly 115 120 125Gly Leu Asp Val Val Ala
His Glu Leu Thr His Ala Val Thr Glu Arg 130 135 140Thr Ala Gly Leu
Val Tyr Gln Asn Glu Ser Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser145 150 155 160Met
Ser Asp Ile Phe Gly Ala Met Val Asp Asn Asp Asp Trp Leu Met 165 170
175Gly Glu Asp Ile Tyr Thr Pro Gly Arg Ser Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Ser
180 185 190Leu Gln Asp Pro Ala Ala Tyr Gly Asp Pro Asp His Tyr Ser
Lys Arg 195 200 205Tyr Thr Gly Ser Gln Asp Asn Gly Gly Val His Thr
Asn Ser Gly Ile 210 215 220Asn Asn Lys Ala Ala Tyr Leu Leu Ala Glu
Gly Gly Thr His Tyr Gly225 230 235 240Val Arg Val Asn Gly Ile Gly
Arg Thr Asp Thr Ala Lys Ile Tyr Tyr 245 250 255His Ala Leu Thr His
Tyr Leu Thr Pro Tyr Ser Asn Phe Ser Ala Met 260 265 270Arg Arg Ala
Ala Val Leu Ser Ala Thr Asp Leu Phe Gly Ala Asn Ser 275 280 285Arg
Gln Val Gln Ala Val Asn Ala Ala Tyr Asp Ala Val Gly Val Lys 290 295
30067300PRTBacillus subtilismisc_feature(1)..(300)NprE 67Ala Ala
Thr Thr Gly Thr Gly Thr Thr Leu Lys Gly Lys Thr Val Ser1 5 10 15Leu
Asn Ile Ser Ser Glu Ser Gly Lys Tyr Val Leu Arg Asp Leu Ser 20 25
30Lys Pro Thr Gly Thr Gln Ile Ile Thr Tyr Asp Leu Gln Asn Arg Glu
35 40 45Tyr Asn Leu Pro Gly Thr Leu Val Ser Ser Thr Thr Asn Gln Phe
Thr 50 55 60Thr Ser Ser Gln Arg Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr Asn Leu
Gly Lys65 70 75 80Val Tyr Asp Tyr Phe Tyr Gln Lys Phe Asn Arg Asn
Ser Tyr Asp Asn 85 90 95Lys Gly Gly Lys Ile Val Ser Ser Val His Tyr
Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn 100 105 110Asn Ala Ala Trp Ile Gly Asp Gln Met
Ile Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly 115 120 125Ser Phe Phe Ser Pro Leu Ser
Gly Ser Met Asp Val Thr Ala His Glu 130 135 140Met Thr His Gly Val
Thr Gln Glu Thr Ala Asn Leu Asn Tyr Glu Asn145 150 155 160Gln Pro
Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser Phe Ser Asp Val Phe Gly Tyr Phe 165 170
175Asn Asp Thr Glu Asp Trp Asp Ile Gly Glu Asp Ile Thr Val Ser Gln
180 185 190Pro Ala Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Lys Tyr Gly Gln
Pro Asp 195 200 205Asn Phe Lys Asn Tyr Lys Asn Leu Pro Asn Thr Asp
Ala Gly Asp Tyr 210 215 220Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly Ile Pro
Asn Lys Ala Ala Tyr Asn225 230 235 240Thr Ile Thr Lys Ile Gly Val
Asn Lys Ala Glu Gln Ile Tyr Tyr Arg 245 250 255Ala Leu Thr Val Tyr
Leu Thr Pro Ser Ser Thr Phe Lys Asp Ala Lys 260 265 270Ala Ala Leu
Ile Gln Ser Ala Arg Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ser Gln Asp Ala 275 280 285Ala
Ser Val Glu Ala Ala Trp Asn Ala Val Gly Leu 290 295
30068300PRTBacillus subtilismisc_feature(1)..(300)NprE_variant
68Ala Ala Thr Thr Gly Thr Gly Thr Thr Leu Lys Gly Lys Thr Val Ser1
5 10 15Leu Asn Ile Ser Ser Glu Ser Gly Lys Tyr Val Leu Arg Asp Leu
Ser 20 25 30Lys Pro Thr Gly Thr Gln Ile Ile Thr Tyr Asp Leu Gln Asn
Arg Glu 35 40 45Tyr Asn Leu Pro Gly Thr Leu Val Ser Ser Thr Thr Asn
Gln Phe Thr 50 55 60Thr Ser Ser Gln Arg Ala Ala Val Asp Ala His Tyr
Asn Leu Gly Lys65 70 75 80Val Tyr Asp Tyr Phe Tyr Gln Lys Phe Asn
Arg Asn Ser Tyr Asp Asn 85 90 95Lys Gly Gly Lys Ile Val Ser Ser Val
His Tyr Gly Ser Arg Tyr Asn 100 105 110Asn Ala Ala Trp Ile Gly Asp
Gln Met Ile Tyr Gly Asp Gly Asp Gly 115 120 125Ile Leu Phe Ser Pro
Leu Ser Gly Ser Leu Asp Val Thr Ala His Glu 130 135 140Met Thr His
Gly Val Thr Gln Glu Thr Ala Asn Leu Asn Tyr Glu Asn145 150 155
160Gln Pro Gly Ala Leu Asn Glu Ser Phe Ser Asp Val Phe Gly Tyr Phe
165 170 175Asn Asp Thr Glu Asp Trp Asp Ile Gly Glu Asp Ile Thr Ile
Ser Gln 180 185 190Pro Ala Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Lys Tyr
Gly Gln Pro Asp 195 200 205Asn Phe Lys Asn Tyr Lys Asn Leu Pro Asn
Thr Pro Ala Gly Asp Tyr 210 215 220Gly Gly Val His Thr Asn Ser Gly
Ile Pro Asn Lys Ala Ala Tyr Asn225 230 235 240Thr Ile Thr Lys Ile
Gly Val Asn Lys Ala Glu Gln Ile Tyr Tyr Arg 245 250 255Ala Leu Thr
Val Tyr Leu Thr Pro Ser Ser Thr Phe Lys Asp Ala Lys 260 265 270Ala
Ala Leu Ile Gln Ser Ala Arg Asp Leu Tyr Gly Ser Gln Asp Ala 275 280
285Ala Ser Val Glu Ala Ala Trp Asn Ala Val Gly Leu 290 295 300
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