Structural and Functional Analyses of a Strong Chitin-Binding Protein-1 (SCBP-1) from the Exoskeleton of the Crayfish <i>Procambarus clarkii</i>

• SUZUKI Michio

  Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

• SUGISAKA-NOBAYASHI Arisa

  Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

• KOGURE Toshihiro

  Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

• NAGASAWA Hiromichi

  Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Structural and Functional Analyses of a Strong Chitin-Binding Protein-1 (SCBP-1) from the Exoskeleton of the Crayfish Procambarus clarkii

Abstract

The organic matrices in the exoskeleton of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii are classified into three groups depending on solubility; acid soluble, acid insoluble-SDS/dithiothreitol (DTT) soluble, and acid insoluble-SDS/DTT insoluble fractions. In our previous studies, Casp-1 and -2 were identified in the acid soluble fraction, and CAP-1 and -2 were identified in the acid insoluble-SDS/DTT soluble fraction. In this study, acid insoluble-SDS/DTT insoluble materials were digested with proteases and the resulting peptides were purified and sequenced. Based on the sequences, a cDNA encoding this protein was cloned. The whole primary sequence of the matrix protein named strong chitin-binding protein-1 (SCBP-1), was deduced. SCBP-1 consisted of 155 amino acid residues and had a Rebers-Riddiford consensus sequence for chitin binding. A recombinant protein of SCBP-N corresponding to the N-terminal part of SCBP-1 showed no chitin-binding ability, while SCBP-C corresponding to the C-terminal part of SCBP-1, showed weak affinity to chitin. These results suggest that the primary sequence of SCBP-1 does not have strong chitin-binding ability. Therefore, SCBP-1 probably binds covalently to chitin through a particular residue contained in the peptide part that was not obtained by protease digestion.

Journal

• Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

  Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 77 (2), 361-368, 2013

  Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry

Keywords

• calcification
• chitin-binding protein
• crayfish
• matrix protein

Details

• CRID: 1390282681456810880
• NII Article ID: 10031164741
• NII Book ID: AA10824164
• DOI: 10.1271/bbb.120787
• COI: 1:STN:280:DC%2BC3szmsFKrug%3D%3D
• ISSN: 13476947
• ISSN: 09168451
• NDL BIB ID: 024295541
• PubMed: 23391933
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I024295541
• Text Lang: en
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