The ribosomal serine proteinase, cathepsin R. Occurrence in rat-liver ribosomes in a cryptic form - PubMed

The ribosomal serine proteinase, cathepsin R. Occurrence in rat-liver ribosomes in a cryptic form

J Langner et al. Eur J Biochem. 1982.

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Abstract

Ribosomes have been shown to contain a proteolytic activity, characterized as an endopeptidase with serine in the active center. The enzyme has been given the name cathepsin R, following the recommendations of Barrett et al. (in a publication from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York) for naming new proteinases. The present paper contains evidence that cathepsin R in rat liver ribosomes is present in a cryptic form. Upon dissociation of ribosomes to subunits (and to minor extent also by 0.5 M KC1 washes), the cryptic proteinase is released. Activation of the released cathepsin R is effected by equilibration with 2 M NaC1/0.05 M sodium acetate, pH 4.8. The molecular weight of free cathepsin R is 25 000-30 000.

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