Journal of Dental Research, Vol 77, 377-386, Copyright © 1998 by International & American Associations for Dental Research Online Journals

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Purification, characterization, and cloning of enamel matrix serine proteinase 1

J. P. Simmer, M. Fukae, T. Tanabe, Y. Yamakoshi, T. Uchida, J. Xue, H. C. Margolis, M. Shimizu, B. C. DeHart, C. C. Hu and J. D. Bartlett
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry 78284-7888, USA.

The maturation of dental enamel succeeds the degradation of organic matrix. Inhibition studies have shown that this degradation is accomplished by a serine-type proteinase. To isolate and characterize cDNA clones encoding this proteinase, we used two degenerate primer approaches to amplify part of the coding region using polymerase chain-reaction (PCR). First, we purified the proteinase from porcine transition-stage enamel matrix and characterized it by partial protein sequencing. The enzyme was isolated from the neutral soluble enamel extract by successive ammonium sulfate precipitations, hydroxyapatite HPLC, reverse-phase HPLC, DEAE ion exchange, and affinity chromatography with a Benzamidine Sepharose 6B column. The intact protein and lysylendopeptidase-generated cleavage products were characterized by amino acid sequence analyses. Degenerate oligonucleotide primers encoding two of the polypeptide sequences were synthesized. In a complementary strategy, degenerate oligonucleotide primers were designed against highly conserved active-site regions of chymotrypsin-like proteinases. Both approaches yielded PCR amplification products that served as probes for screening a porcine enamel organ epithelia-specific cDNA library. The longest full-length clone is 1133 nucleotides and encodes a preproprotein of 254 amino acids. We designate this protein enamel matrix serine proteinase 1 or EMSP1. The active protein has 224 amino acids, an isotope-averaged molecular mass of 24.1 kDa, and an isoelectric point of 6.0. Multiple-tissue Northern analysis indicates that EMSP1 is a tooth-specific protein. Gelatin enzymography shows a dramatic increase in EMSP1 activity in the transition-stage enamel matrix. EMSP1 is most homologous to kallikriens and trypsins.

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