Tricorn protease - The core of a modular proteolytic system

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Tamura, T [1 ]
Tamura, N [1 ]
Cejka, Z [1 ]
Hegerl, R [1 ]
Lottspeich, F [1 ]
Baumeister, W [1 ]
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[1] MAX PLANCK INST BIOCHEM, D-82152 MARTINSRIED, GERMANY
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10.1126/science.274.5291.1385
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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Large macromolecular assemblies have evolved as a means of compartmentalizing reactions in organisms lacking membrane-bounded compartments. A tricorn-shaped protease was isolated from the archaeon Thermoplasma and was shown to form a multisubunit proteolytic complex. The 120-kilodalton monomer assembled to form a hexameric toroid that could assemble further into a capsid structure. Tricorn protease appeared to act as the core of a proteolytic system; when it interacted with several smaller proteins, it displayed multicatalytic activities.
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