期刊
FOOD CHEMISTRY
卷 120, 期 4, 页码 1058-1066出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.11.051
关键词
Bowman-Birk inhibitors; Cell proliferation; Colorectal cancer cells; Heterologous expression; Lentil; Pichia; Protease inhibitory activity
资金
- CRA-MiPAF, Project 'FAO-RGV: Implementazione Nazionale del Trattato Internazionale FAO Risorse Genetiche Vegetali', by CNR [AG.P02.004]
- Banca del DNA vegetale' [ACR2006-00706]
- Junta de Andalucia and Spanish CICYT [AGL 2007-60007/ALI]
- POR Basilicata GEL [1584/2006]
A full-length cDNA, encoding a Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor (BBI), was isolated from lentil immature seeds. The deduced amino acid sequence was longer than that of the BBI extracted from lentil seeds and contained two binding sites; the first inhibitory site inhibits trypsin whereas the second one inhibits chymotrypsin. In order to characterize this lentil BBI, a longer (complete) and its C-terminally processed (mature) form were heterologously expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris. The recombinant BBI proteins proved to be active against trypsin and chymotrypsin, showing K-i values at nanomolar levels. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed that complete BBI was composed of an array of molecular masses, whereas mature BBI showed the presence of a major peak of the expected size. The effects of mature BBI on the growth Of human colon adenocarcinoma HT29 and colonic fibroblast CCD-18Co cells were evaluated. Lentil BBI was able to inhibit the growth of such cells at concentrations higher than 19 mu M, in a concentration-dependent manner: by contrast, the CCD18-Co cells were unaffected. These data broaden our knowledge of the beneficial biological activities of naturally-occurring BBI proteins and address the need for systematic evaluation of natural variants in order to design novel strategies in preventive medicine. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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