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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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[[Image:Papain_cartoon.png|200px|left|thumb|Cartoon Peak at Papain]] | [[Image:Papain_cartoon.png|200px|left|thumb|Cartoon Peak at Papain]] | ||
<scene name='Sandbox_35/Papain/1'>Papain</scene>. Meat tenderizer. Old time home remedy for insect, jellyfish, and stingray stings<ref>[http://www.ameriden.com/products/advanced-digestive-enzyme/] Ameridan International</ref>. Who would have thought that a sulfhydryl protease from the latex of the papaya fruit, ''Carica papaya'' and ''Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis'' would have such a practical application beyond proteopedia? | <scene name='Sandbox_35/Papain/1'>Papain</scene>. Meat tenderizer. Old time home remedy for insect, jellyfish, and stingray stings<ref>[http://www.ameriden.com/products/advanced-digestive-enzyme/] Ameridan International</ref>. Who would have thought that a sulfhydryl protease from the latex of the papaya fruit, ''Carica papaya'' and ''Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis'' would have such a practical application beyond proteopedia? | ||
This protease belongs to an extended family of aminopeptidases, dipeptidyl peptidases, endopeptidases, and other enzymes having both exo- and endo-peptidase activity. The inactivated zymogen with N-terminal propeptide regions - providing stability in alkaline environments and enabling proper folding - is activated through removal of the propeptide regions. <ref>PMID: 7845226</ref><ref>PMID: 12188906</ref> The protein is primarily secreted with its pro-region enabling transport from zymogen to lysosome through membrane association. <ref>PMID: 12188906</ref> | This protease belongs to an extended family of aminopeptidases, dipeptidyl peptidases, endopeptidases, and other enzymes having both exo- and endo-peptidase activity. The inactivated zymogen with N-terminal propeptide regions - providing stability in alkaline environments and enabling proper folding - is activated through removal of the propeptide regions. <ref>PMID: 7845226</ref><ref>PMID: 12188906</ref> The protein is primarily secreted with its pro-region enabling transport from zymogen to lysosome through membrane association and mediation. <ref>PMID: 12188906</ref> | ||
===Historicity=== | |||
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Papain. Lights. Camera. Action! | Papain. Lights. Camera. Action! | ||
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Located in the cleft between its domains, the <scene name='Sandbox_35/Active_site_papain/4'>active site</scene> primarily consist of three main residues Cys 25, His 159, and Asn 175 holding resemblance to the catalytic triad of chymotrypsin <ref name="Wang">PMID: 8140097</ref><ref>PMID: 2397208</ref>. However, growing studies are showing that the mechanism behind catalysis may actually involve a double catalytic site - consisting of Cys 25- His 159- Asn 175 ''and'' Cys 25- His 159- | |||
<scene name='Sandbox_35/Active_site_papain/5'>Asp 158</scene>! It is postulated that "a two-state mechanism" takes place instead of a "single steric mechanism." <ref name="Wang" /> In addition, replacement of Asn 175 with other residues such as Ala mutants, reveals a decrease in kcat | <scene name='Sandbox_35/Active_site_papain/5'>Asp 158</scene>! It is postulated that "a two-state mechanism" takes place instead of a "single steric mechanism." <ref name="Wang" /> In addition, replacement of Asn 175 with other residues such as Ala mutants, reveals a decrease in kcat revealing less efficiency. Despite this, the rate of hydrolysis is still significantly larger than non-catalytic rates, suggesting a less essential role Asn 175 plays than originally thought. Building on these observations, alteration to the 175 side chain results in less thermal stability lending thought that Asn 175 plays a more structural rather than catalytic role. <ref>[http://www.jbc.org/content/270/28/16645.abstract] The Journal of Biological Chemistry </ref> | ||
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[[Image:Papainmech6.jpg|200px|left|thumb| General mechanism of papain catalysis<ref name="Maine">[http://chemistry.umeche.maine.edu/CHY431/Peptidase10.html] University of Maine</ref>.]] | [[Image:Papainmech6.jpg|200px|left|thumb| General mechanism of papain catalysis<ref name="Maine">[http://chemistry.umeche.maine.edu/CHY431/Peptidase10.html] University of Maine</ref>.]] | ||
Papain's catalytic mechanism is like serine proteases. Its catalytic triad of residues Cys 25- His159- Arg-175 appear to work with a fourth residue, Gln-19, suspected to be involved in oxyanion hole formation. When a peptide binds to the active site, His-159 deprotonates Cys-25 which in turn attacks the substrate carbonyl carbon. The oxyanion hole then stabilizes the resulting covalent, tetrahedral intermediate. Subsequently, nitrogen in the peptide bond is protonated by His-159 (acting as an acid). This action frees the C-terminal portion of the peptide so that it is released. The entrance of water into the active site then attacks the carbonyl carbon while it is deprotonated by His-159, resulting in another tetrahedral covalent intermediate once again stabilized through the oxyanion hole. At the end, carbonyl reformation and the Cys-25 sulfur action as the leaving group releases the N-terminal portion of the peptide. The enzyme is regenerated for the cycle to begin again. <ref name="Maine" /> | Papain's catalytic mechanism is like serine proteases. Its catalytic triad of residues Cys 25- His159- Arg-175 appear to work with a fourth residue, Gln-19, suspected to be involved in oxyanion hole formation. When a peptide binds to the active site, His-159 deprotonates Cys-25 which in turn attacks the substrate carbonyl carbon. The oxyanion hole then stabilizes the resulting covalent, tetrahedral intermediate. Subsequently, nitrogen in the peptide bond is protonated by His-159 (acting as an acid). This action frees the C-terminal portion of the peptide so that it is released. The entrance of water into the active site then attacks the carbonyl carbon while it is deprotonated by His-159, resulting in another tetrahedral covalent intermediate once again stabilized through the oxyanion hole. At the end, carbonyl reformation and the Cys-25 sulfur action as the leaving group releases the N-terminal portion of the peptide. The enzyme is regenerated for the cycle to begin again. <ref name="Maine" /> | ||
