Fig. 1.
Activation of HPg by lmw-uPA. wtr-E1-HPg (100 nmol/L) was activated by lmw-uPA (0.5 nmol/L) in the presence of the chromogenic substrate, S2251 (0.6 mmol/L). The HPm generated as a function of time was detected by the liberation of p-nitroanilide from the substrate and is depicted here as the absorbance at 405 nm. The curves illustrated are for wtr-E1-HPg and for the mutant, r-[R561A]E1-HPg. The reduced DodSO4/PAGE gel insert shows the protein components present after 10 minutes of activation. The buffer was 10 mmol/L HEPES-NaOH/150 mmol/L NaOAc, pH 7.4, at 37°C.