Novel metalloproteases

Abstract

Aspects of the present compositions and methods relate to novel metalloproteases, polynucleotides encoding the novel metalloproteases, and compositions and methods for use thereof.

1 . A polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 60% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 and 38. 
     
     
         2 . The polypeptide of  claim 1 , wherein said polypeptide has at least 80% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 and 38. 
     
     
         3 . The polypeptide of any of  claim 1  or  2 , wherein said polypeptide has at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 and 38. 
     
     
         4 . The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said amino acid sequence is the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 and 38. 
     
     
         5 . The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said polypeptide is derived from a member of the order Bacillales. 
     
     
         6 . The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said Bacillales member is a Paenibacillaceae family member. 
     
     
         7 . The polypeptide of  claim 6 , wherein said Bacillales member is a  Paenibacillus  spp. 
     
     
         8 . The polypeptide of any of  claims 1 - 4 , wherein said polypeptide is derived from a  Planococcus  species. 
     
     
         9 . The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said polypeptide has protease activity. 
     
     
         10 . The polypeptide of  claim 9 , wherein said protease activity comprises casein hydrolysis, collagen hydrolysis, elastin hydrolysis, keratin hydrolysis, soy protein hydrolysis or corn meal protein hydrolysis. 
     
     
         11 . The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said polypeptide retains at least 50% of its maximal activity between pH 4.5 and 10. 
     
     
         12 . The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said polypeptide retains at least 50% of its maximal activity between 30° C. and 70° C. 
     
     
         13 . The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said polypeptide has cleaning activity in a detergent composition. 
     
     
         14 . The polypeptide of  claim 13 , wherein said detergent composition is an ADW detergent composition. 
     
     
         15 . The polypeptide of  claim 13 , wherein said detergent composition is a laundry detergent composition. 
     
     
         16 . The polypeptide of  claim 15 , wherein said detergent composition is a liquid laundry detergent composition. 
     
     
         17 . The polypeptide of  claim 15 , wherein said detergent composition is a powder laundry detergent composition. 
     
     
         18 . The polypeptide of  claim 13 , wherein said detergent composition comprises a bleach component. 
     
     
         19 . The polypeptide of any of the above claims, wherein said polypeptide is a recombinant polypeptide. 
     
     
         20 . A composition comprising the polypeptide of any of the above claims. 
     
     
         21 . The composition of  claim 20 , wherein said composition is a cleaning composition. 
     
     
         22 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein said composition is a detergent composition. 
     
     
         23 . The composition of  claim 22 , wherein said detergent composition is selected from the group consisting of a laundry detergent, a fabric softening detergent, a dishwashing detergent, and a hard-surface cleaning detergent. 
     
     
         24 . The composition of any of  claims 20  to  22 , wherein said composition further comprising a surfactant. 
     
     
         25 . The composition of  claim 24 , wherein said surfactant is selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, a ampholytic surfactant, a semi-polar non-ionic surfactant, and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         26 . The composition of  claim 24 , wherein said surfactant is an ionic surfactant. 
     
     
         27 . The composition of  claim 24 , wherein said surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant. 
     
     
         28 . The composition of any of  claims 20 - 27 , wherein said composition further comprises at least one calcium ion and/or zinc ion. 
     
     
         29 . The composition of any of  claims 20 - 28 , wherein said composition further comprises at least one stabilizer. 
     
     
         30 . The composition of any of  claims 20 - 29 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001 to about 0.1 weight % of said polypeptide. 
     
     
         31 . The composition of any of  claims 20 - 30 , further comprising at least one bleaching agent. 
     
     
         32 . The composition of any of  claims 20 - 31 , wherein said cleaning composition is phosphate-free. 
     
     
         33 . The composition of any of  claims 20 - 31 , wherein said cleaning composition contains phosphate. 
     
     
         34 . The composition of any of  claims 20 - 33 , further comprising at least one adjunct ingredient. 
     
     
         35 . The composition of any of  claims 20 - 34 , wherein said composition is a granular, powder, solid, bar, liquid, tablet, gel, or paste composition. 
     
     
         36 . The composition of any of  claims 20 - 35 , further comprising one or more additional enzymes or enzyme derivatives selected from the group consisting of acyl transferases, alpha-amylases, beta-amylases, alpha-galactosidases, arabinosidases, aryl esterases, beta-galactosidases, carrageenases, catalases, cellobiohydrolases, cellulases, chondroitinases, cutinases, endo-beta-1, 4-glucanases, endo-beta-mannanases, esterases, exo-mannanases, galactanases, glucoamylases, hemicellulases, hyaluronidases, keratinases, laccases, lactases, ligninases, lipases, lipoxygenases, mannanases, oxidases, pectate lyases, pectin acetyl esterases, pectinases, pentosanases, peroxidases, phenoloxidases, phosphatases, phospholipases, phytases, polygalacturonases, proteases, pullulanases, reductases, rhamnogalacturonases, beta-glucanases, tannases, transglutaminases, xylan acetyl-esterases, xylanases, xyloglucanases, and xylosidases, additional metallopotease enzymes and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         37 . The composition of any of  claims 20 - 36 , wherein said composition is formulated at a pH of from about 5.5 to about 8.5. 
     
     
         38 . A method for the pretreatment of animal feed comprising treating an animal feed pre-product with the polypeptide of any one of  claims 1 - 19 . 
     
     
         39 . A method of cleaning, comprising contacting a surface or an item with a cleaning composition comprising the polypeptide of any one of  claims 1 - 19 . 
     
     
         40 . A method of cleaning comprising contacting a surface or an item with the composition of any one of  claims 20 - 37 . 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 39  or  40 , further comprising rinsing said surface or item after contacting said surface or item, respectively, with said composition. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claims 39 - 41 , wherein said item is dishware. 
     
     
         43 . The method of any one of  claims 39 - 41 , wherein said item is fabric. 
     
     
         44 . The method of any one of  claims 39 - 43 , further comprising the step of rinsing said surface or item after contacting said surface or item with said composition. 
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 44 , further comprising the step of drying said surface or item after said rinsing of said surface or item. 
     
     
         46 . A method of cleaning a surface or item, comprising: providing the composition of any of  claims 20 - 37  and a surface or item in need of cleaning; and contacting said composition with said surface or item in need of cleaning under conditions suitable for the cleansing of said surface of said surface or item, to produce a cleansed surface or item. 
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 46 , further comprising the step of rinsing said cleansed surface or item to produce a rinsed surface or item. 
     
     
         48 . The method of any of  claim 46  or  47 , further comprising the step of drying said rinsed surface or item. 
     
     
         49 . A method for producing the polypeptide of any of  claims 1 - 19  comprising:
 a. stably transforming a host cell with an expression vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide of any of  claims 1 - 19 ; 
 b. cultivating said transformed host cell under conditions suitable for said host cell to produce said protease; and 
 c. recovering said protease. 
 
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 49 , wherein said host cell is a filamentous fungus or bacterial cell. 
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 49  or  50 , wherein said host cell is selected from  Bacillus  spp.,  Streptomyces  spp.,  Escherichia  spp.,  Aspergillus  spp.,  Trichoderma  spp.,  Pseudomonas  spp.,  Corynebacterium  spp.,  Saccharomyces  spp., or  Pichia  spp. 
     
     
         52 . The method of any one of  claims 49 - 51 , wherein said expression vector comprises a polynucleotide sequence comprising:
 a. at least 70% sequence identity to the polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and 39; or   b. being capable of hybridizing to a probe derived from the polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and 39 under conditions of intermediate to high stringency, or   c. a polynucleotide sequence complementary to a polynucleotide sequence having at least 70% sequence identity to the polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and 39.   
     
     
         53 . The method of any one of  claims 49 - 52 , wherein said vector comprises a DNA sequence coding for a native or non-naturally occurring signal peptide. 
     
     
         54 . The method of any one of  claims 49 - 53 , wherein said vector comprises a heterologous promoter and/or DNA sequence coding for a signal peptide. 
     
     
         55 . The method of any one of  claims 49 - 53 , wherein said vector comprises a homologous promoter and/or DNA sequence coding for a signal peptide. 
     
     
         56 . The method of any one of  claims 49 - 65 , wherein said host cell is cultivated in a culture media or a fermentation broth. 
     
     
         57 . A nucleic acid sequence comprising a nucleic acid sequence:
 (i) having at least 70% identity to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and 39, or   (ii) being capable of hybridizing to a probe derived from the polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and 39, under conditions of intermediate to high stringency, or   (iii) being complementary to the polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34 and 39.   
     
     
         58 . A vector comprising the nucleic acid sequence of  claim 57 . 
     
     
         59 . A host cell transformed with the vector of  claim 58 . 
     
     
         60 . The host cell of  claim 59  selected from  Bacillus  spp.,  Streptomyces  spp.,  Escherichia  spp.,  Aspergillus  spp.,  Trichoderma  spp.,  Pseudomonas  spp.,  Corynebacterium  spp.,  Saccharomyces  spp., or  Pichia  spp. 
     
     
         61 . The host cell of  claim 59  or  60 , wherein said  Bacillus  spp. is  Bacillus subtilis.    
     
     
         62 . A textile processing composition comprising the polypeptide of any one of  claims 1 - 19 . 
     
     
         63 . An animal feed composition comprising the polypeptide of any one of  claims 1 - 19 . 
     
     
         64 . A leather processing composition comprising the polypeptide of any one of  claims 1 - 19 . 
     
     
         65 . A feather processing composition comprising the polypeptide or recombinant polypeptide of any one of  claims 1 - 19 . 
     
     
         66 . A feather processing composition comprising the polypeptide or recombinant polypeptide of any one of  claims 1 - 19 . 
     
     
         67 . A corn soy protein processing composition comprising the polypeptide or recombinant polypeptide of any one of  claims 1 - 19 .