A preincubation at pH 2. However, heat denaturation significantly affected the cleavage, most likely due to partly denaturing the protein, which would open target sites for more efficient cleavage. We also observed a reduced cleavage of the linker region for both trypsin and chymotrypsin, possibly due to denaturation of the protein may have resulted in shielding of the open structure of the linker region.
The ration between enzyme and target was approximately times for trypsin, times for chymotrypsin, and 25 for pancreatic elastase. These values were chosen based on the activity against the linker region in initial experiments to obtain the best discriminating concentrations for the assay. This gives also indications to the overall activity of the different enzymes indicating considerably higher activity, per molar basis, of trypsin and chymotrypsin compared to pancreatic elastase and pepsin.
Cleavage of 2xTrx substrates by chymotrypsin, pancreatic elastase, and trypsin at pH 7. Three different substrates, one each for the three different pancreatic serine proteases were used to determine the difference in cleavage efficiency of linear and tightly folded substrates by these enzymes.
A Cleavage by trypsin, B cleavage by chymotrypsin, and C cleavage by pancreatic elastase. The linker regions were very efficiently cleaved after 15 min, whereas the tightly folded Trx domains were almost untouched even after min, both in the absence of pre-treatment and after a short pH drop to pH 2.
However, the heat denaturation seems to give a substantial improvement in the cleavage also of the Trx domains by chymotrypsin and elastase but only a minor effect on the cleavage by trypsin. To show the specificity in target selection of the three enzymes we analyzed their cleavage of a panel of 2xTrx substrates with different P1 residues.
To confirm the correct cleavage sites within the linker region between the two Trx molecules all three enzymes were analyzed with a panel of 2xTrx substrates with different P1 residues.
As can be seen from the figure trypsin only cleaves the substrate with a centrally positioned Arg and not the chymase nor the elastase substrates Figure 3A. Similarly, chymotrypsin only cleaves the substrate with a centrally positioned aromatic amino acid Figure 3B.
In contrast, the pancreatic elastase was found to be more unrestrictive and also cleave at other amino acids than only the classical aliphatic residues, Val, Ile, and Ala or in the region of the linker close to the Trx sequences Figure 3C. Cleavage of 2xTrx substrates by chymotrypsin, pancreatic elastase and trypsin at pH 7. As shown in A trypsin only cleaves the substrate with a positively charged Arg in the P1 position and as shown in B chymotrypsin only cleaves a substrate with an aromatic amino acid in the P1 position.
In contrast and as shown in C pancreatic elastase is less discriminative and cleaves also substrates lacking the classical aliphatic amino acids, Val, Ile, and Ala and probably also in parts of the linker region close to the Trx sequences.
The cleavage of BSA and ovalbumin by chymotrypsin and by a mix of all three pancreatic serine proteases, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and pancreatic elastase was analyzed after different pretreatments of the substrate. The left panels of Figure 4A and B shows the cleavage without any pretreatment.
BSA and ovalbumin were quite resistant to cleavage by chymotrypsin and even resistant to cleavage by a mix of all three enzymes Figure 4A and B. Almost no effect on cleavage was seen after a pretreatment at low pH but a marked effect was seen after heat denaturation, similar to what was observed with the 2xTrx substrates Figure 2. Cleavage of BSA and ovalbumin by chymotrypsin, pancreatic elastase, and trypsin at pH 7.
Folded proteins were found to be relatively resistant to cleavage by the pancreatic serine proteases, even by a mix of all three of them Figures 2 and 4. In contrast, pepsin and the cleavage at low pH seemed to be extremely efficient in the digestion of both linear and tightly folded structures Figure 1. Pretreatment of the substrates by lowering the pH, which would occur if the food passes through the stomach before entering the duodenum, did also not seems to induce a significant opening of the structure for more efficient digestion by the pancreatic serine proteases.
In contrast, heat treatment was relatively efficient in making the substrates more accessible for these enzymes. Both of these findings stand to reason; food digestion at low pH, and by an enzyme that has its optimum at this low pH, is very common among multicellular organisms, indicating that it has been an evolutionary successful strategy for food uptake.
Heat denaturation of food has also been claimed to have been a major step in human development, to be able to better absorb the nutrients of protein-rich food and thereby a key factor in the development of a large and energy dependent brain Carmody et al. What is then the role of the pancreatic serine proteases and the carboxy-peptidases if pepsin does the major work in protein digestion?
Amino acid and peptide transporters of the small intestine have been found to only take up peptides of a size of four amino acids or smaller, and even the size of four amino acids is less efficiently absorbed compared to shorter peptides making the subsequent cleavage of small peptides generated by pepsin into very short peptides or single amino acids very important. It is therefore possible that the major function of the pancreatic proteases is to complete the job performed by pepsin.
The need for multiple primary specificities and a combination of endo- and exopeptidases does seem logical. We would need an array of different primary specificities to cleave these small peptides where some may not contain a positively charged amino acid and thereby not cleaved by trypsin. Some would not contain an aromatic amino acid and thereby not cleaved by chymotrypsin and some would not contain an aliphatic amino acid and thereby not cleaved by the elastase.
However, by a combination of these three, and together with the exopeptidases, most peptides would be suitable targets for one or more of these enzymes. The final step is then carried out by membrane-bound brush border peptidases of the intestinal mucosa and cytoplasmic proteases of the epithelial cells. The brush border enzymes are a number of integral membrane proteins that convert the small peptides to single amino acids or very small peptides Goodman ; Hooton et al.
The free amino acids or the very short peptides are then imported into the epithelial cells by sodium-dependent amino acid transporters, one each for basic, acidic, and neutral amino acids Goodman ; Spanier and Rohm These transporters bind the amino acids only after also binding sodium. Following binding of both sodium and peptide, the transporter goes through a conformational change and pumps in both the sodium and the amino acid into the cytoplasm of the enterocyte.
Following uptake of the di- and tripeptides, these peptides are further digested by cytoplasmic proteases within the enterocyte. The free amino acids are then transported into the blood by another transporter that sits at the basolateral membrane of the enterocyte.
This transporter does not need a sodium gradient. Only a very small number of the peptides enter the blood. In conclusion, pepsin, which was very efficient in cleaving even tightly folded proteins, seems to very important for the initial step in the absorption of food proteins and to be an evolutionary old and successful strategy for food uptake Janiak The possibility to act at a low denaturing pH appeared to be important for efficient cleavage of the otherwise tightly folded proteins, which seemed to be difficult to access by the pancreatic enzymes.
This pattern is very similar to what we previously observed for the hematopoietic serine proteases, which were highly dependent on accessibility of the potential cleavage sites for efficient cleavage Fu et al. The pancreatic enzymes may therefore have a major function to perform the second step in the digestion of the food proteins by reducing the size of the peptides generated by pepsin.
Both hematopoietic and pancreatic endopeptidases thereby seem to show many similarities concerning the effect of folding on the efficiency of substrate cleavage. As a third and fourth step, the brush border enzymes and the cytoplasmic proteases of the enterocytes finish the sequence by cleaving the small peptides into single amino acids for final transport into the blood.
We could also show that some proteins are remarkable resistant to the cleavage by pepsin at pH 1. However, we could also see that after heat treatment ovalbumin was relatively efficiently cleaved by a combination of the pancreatic enzymes indicating that the combination of the different digestive enzymes, pepsin and the pancreatic enzymes, are of importance for the cleavage of the majority of proteins of the food.
It is also important to say that although pepsin is very efficient in cleaving tightly folded proteins and that an acidic environment and proteases that are able to act efficiently at this low pH persons with complete gastrectomy can live a relatively normal life indicating pepsin hydrolysis is not absolutely necessary for survival and that a combination of the pancreatic enzymes can be sufficient when acting together for our survival Goodman Chymotrypsin and trypsin were dissolved with PBS, while pepsin was dissolved with 0.
A new type of recombinant substrate was used to study the importance of folding on the cleavage of dietary proteins. Two copies of the E. Between the two Trx molecules, a nine amino acid region was inserted with a sequence susceptible for cleavage by trypsin, chymotrypsin, or elastase respectively.
For purification a His 6 -tag was also inserted in the C-terminal. The sequences of the individual clones were verified after cloning by sequencing of both DNA strands.
The plasmids were then transformed into the E. IPTG was then added to a final concentration of 1 mM. After incubation, the bacteria were pelleted by centrifugation at rpm for 12 min. The lysate was centrifuged at 13, rpm for 3 min and the supernatant was transferred to a new tube.
Based on gel intensity the ratio between pepsin and target molecule seems to be close to 1—10 which is a slightly higher value compared to the value of the enzyme concentration given by the distributing company.
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission. These include:. Elastase and fat.
Elastase is an enzyme that breaks down protein. Low levels of elastase or high levels of fat in your stool mean that you may have a problem with your pancreas. Pancreatic function. Your provider will stimulate your pancreas to make fluid. Then your provider will collect it from your small intestine.
Test results may vary depending on your age, gender, health history, the method used for the test, and other things. Your test results may not mean you have a problem. Ask your healthcare provider what your test results mean for you. Abnormal levels of trypsin or chymotrypsin mean that your pancreas isn't working properly. This test is done with a stool sample.
Your healthcare provider may ask you to collect a single stool sample or all of your bowel movements during a hour period. Check that the sample does not contain urine or toilet tissue. You don't need to prepare for this test. Updated January 22, Shah D, Mital K.
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