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      Molecular cloning and heterologous expression of N-glycosidase F from Flavobacterium meningosepticum.

      The Journal of Biological Chemistry
      Amidohydrolases, genetics, isolation & purification, metabolism, Amino Acid Sequence, Base Sequence, Cloning, Molecular, methods, Erythropoietin, Escherichia coli, Flavobacterium, enzymology, Gene Library, Genes, Bacterial, Molecular Sequence Data, Oligonucleotide Probes, Peptide Fragments, Peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminyl) Asparagine Amidase, Recombinant Proteins

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          N-Glycosidase F (peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-beta-glycosaminyl)asparagine amidase; EC 3.5.1.52) catalyzes the cleavage of N-glycosidically linked carbohydrate chains between N-acetylglucosamine and asparagine. The structural gene was isolated by screening a Flavobacterium meningosepticum genomic DNA library in lambda gt10 with oligonucleotides, deduced from partial amino acid sequences of the protein. A clone with an open reading frame of 1062 bases was obtained. The amino acid sequence reveals a 42-residue-long leader peptide, which shows similarities to the endoglycosidase H-leader with respect to the cleavage site of the signal peptide, but is distinct from the ones known from other Gram-positive or -negative bacteria. The molecular weight of the native protein, derived from the DNA sequence, is in agreement with the molecular weight of the purified protein on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (35,000). Escherichia coli, transformed with a plasmid containing this DNA sequence, expresses N-glycosidase F activity. The enzyme with its natural Flavobacterium promoter and leader peptide is not secreted in E. coli but seems to be associated with cell membranes.

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