Sices H J, Kristie T M
Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 4-Room 133, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Mar 17;95(6):2828-33. doi: 10.1073/pnas.95.6.2828.
Site-specific proteolysis is an important regulatory mechanism in basic cellular and viral processes. Using the protease of the HIV as a model, a genetic system has been developed for the isolation and characterization of site-specific proteases. The system utilizes the well defined bacteriophage lambda regulatory circuit where the viral repressor, cI, is specifically cleaved to initiate the lysogenic-to-lytic switch. The model system is rapid, highly specific, and demonstrates the ability to isolate and characterize enzymes of limited expression or activity. In addition, the system has a significant potential for the selection of clinically relevant mutant enzymes and in the development of anti-protease therapeutics.
位点特异性蛋白水解是基础细胞和病毒过程中的一种重要调控机制。以HIV蛋白酶为模型,已开发出一种用于分离和表征位点特异性蛋白酶的遗传系统。该系统利用了定义明确的噬菌体λ调控回路,其中病毒阻遏物cI被特异性切割以启动溶原到裂解的转换。该模型系统快速、高度特异,并展示了分离和表征低表达或低活性酶的能力。此外,该系统在选择临床相关突变酶和开发抗蛋白酶疗法方面具有巨大潜力。