[en] Bacillus subtilis PBP4a belongs to the class-C1 PBPs characterized by two internal additional domains of unknown function. Seven lysine residues (K) are protruding from domain II. Four of them have been mutated in glutamine residues (Q). Both proteins (WT and Mut4KQ PBP4a) have been produced without signal peptide in E. coli and their sub-cellular localizations determined by measuring the DD-carboxypeptidase activities in the different compartments (cytoplasmic vs membrane attached proteins). In order to detect a possible influence of the PBP4a domain III in the localization of the protein, its encoding sequence has been cloned into pET-28b-BlaP, a vector allowing the production of WT BlaP β-lactamase or BlaP/DIII chimeric protein (with domain III inserted in a permissive loop of BlaP). The nitrocefin hydrolysis activities of BlaP or BlaP/DIII have been measured in the different cellular compartments.
Research center :
Centre for Protein Engineering
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Vanden Broeck, Arnaud ; Université de Liège - ULiège > 2e an. master bioch. & biol. moléc. & cell., fin. appr.