Lys-N is a metalloendopeptidase found in the mushroom Grifola frondosa that cleaves proteins on the amino side of lysine residues.
Mass spectrometry
Lys-N is becoming a popular protease used for protein digestion in proteomics experiments. The combination Lys-N proteolytic peptides and mass spectrometry sequencing with ETD creates tandem mass spectra composed mostly of amino terminal peptide fragment ions. This fragmentation pattern facilitates the applicability of these spectra for de novo peptide sequencing.
See also
References
- Nonaka T, Hashimoto Y, Takio K (July 1998). "Kinetic characterization of lysine-specific metalloendopeptidases from Grifola frondosa and Pleurotus ostreatus fruiting bodies". Journal of Biochemistry. 124 (1): 157–62. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022074. PMID 9644258.
- RCSB Protein Data Bank - RCSB PDB - 1G12 Structure Summary
- ^ Taouatas N, Drugan MM, Heck AJ, Mohammed S (May 2008). "Straightforward ladder sequencing of peptides using a Lys-N metalloendopeptidase". Nature Methods. 5 (5): 405–7. doi:10.1038/nmeth.1204. PMID 18425140. S2CID 28504546.
External links
- The MEROPS online database for peptidases and their inhibitors: M35.004
- Coverage on Genomeweb
- Enzyme entry at SWISS-PROT
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