Cloning and Expression of a Novel Protease with Fibrinolytic Activity from Arenicola cristata

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cDNA of a novel protease, designated as AFEI, was cloned from digestive tract of Arenicola cristata by RACE. The cDNA of AFEIcomprised 897bp and an open reading frame that encoded polypeptides of 264 amino acid residues. AFEIshowed similarity to serine protease family and contained the conserved catalytic amino acid residues. The gene encoding the active form of AFEIwas expressed in E.coli and the purified recombinant protein could dissolve an artificial fibrin plate with plasminogen, which indicated the recombinant protein might be a plasminogen activator for thrombosis therapy.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 998-999)

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210-213

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July 2014

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