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Characterization of the major laccase isoenzyme from and regulation of its synthesis by metal ions

aThe GenBank accession numbers for the and genes reported in this paper are AF414807 and AF414808, respectively.

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The major laccase isoenzyme LAP2 secreted by the white-rot basidiomycete in response to high copper concentrations was purified to apparent electrophoretic homogeneity using anion-exchange chromatography and gel filtration. The monomeric protein has a molecular mass of 65 kDa, of which 18% is glycosylation, and a pI value of 26. The pH optima of the laccase depend on the substrates oxidized and show bell-shaped pH activity profiles with an optimum of 3–45 for phenolic substrates such as 2,6-dimethoxyphenol or syringaldazine, while the non-phenolic substrates ABTS [2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)] and ferrocyanide show a monotonic pH profile with a rate increasing with decreasing pH. The catalytic efficiencies / determined for some of its substrates were 48×10, 47×10, 20×10 and 7×10 M s for ABTS, syringaldazine, ferrocyanide and oxygen, respectively. Furthermore, the gene encoding the purified laccase was cloned and its nucleotide sequence determined. The gene consists of 1997 bp, with the coding sequence interrupted by eight introns and flanked by an upstream region in which putative CAAT, TATA, MRE and CreA consensus sequences were identified. Based on Northern analysis containing total RNA from both induced and uninduced cultures, expression of is highly induced by copper, which is also corroborated by an increase in laccase activity in response to copper. A stimulating effect of various other heavy metal ions on laccase synthesis was also observed. In addition to induction, a second regulatory mechanism seems to be repression of transcription by glucose.

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Keyword(s): 2,6-DMP, 2,6-dimethoxyphenol , ABTS, 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate) , copper , HSE, heat-shock element , induction , ligninolytic enzymes , MRE, metal-responsive element , polyphenol oxidase , STRE, stress-responsive element and white-rot fungus
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Characterization of the major laccase isoenzyme from Trametes pubescens and regulation of its synthesis by metal ionsaaThe GenBank accession numbers for the lap2 and lap1a genes reported in this paper are AF414807 and AF414808, respectively.
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