[Objective] Prolidase is an enzyme that can hydrolyze proline or hydroxyproline residues from the C-terminal dipeptides (Xaa-Pro). A putative prolidase-encoding gene was identified in the genome ofPyrococcus yayanosii CH1 isolated from the deep sea. In this study, we characterized the enzymatic properties ofPyprol encoded byPYCH_07700in vitro, aiming to find a new prolidase. [Methods] Pyprol was heterologously expressed in the hyperthermophilic archaeonThermococcus kodakarensis TS559. The dipeptide Met-Pro was used as a substrate to test the prolidase activity of the purified recombinant protein. [Results] Pyprol showed the best performance at 100 ℃ and pH 6.0.Pyprol binding to Co2+ exhibited the maximum activity, and the optimal metal ion concentration was 1.2 mmol/L.Pyprol had catalytic activity in a wider pH range and can tolerate higher concentrations of metal ions than the prolidasePfprol fromP.furiosus.Pyprol was a piezotolerant protein with an optimal hydrostatic pressure of 40 MPa. It exhibited enhanced activities at 40, 70, and 100 ℃ under 40 MPa, compared with at the atmospheric pressure. [Conclusion] Pyprol is a novel thermostable and piezotolerant prolidase ofP.yayanosii CH1, which is an obligate piezophilic hyperthermophilic archaeon strain isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |