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Only some human organs, including the liver, are capable of very weak self-regeneration. Some marine echinoderms are very useful for studying the self-regeneration processes of organs and tissues. For example, sea cucumbers Eupentacta fraudatrix (holothurians) demonstrate complete restoration of all organs and the body within several weeks after their division into two parts. Therefore, these cucumbers are a prospective model for studying the general mechanisms of self-regeneration. However, there is no data available yet concerning biomolecules of holothurians, which can stimulate the processes of organ and whole-body regeneration. Investigation of these restoration mechanisms is very important for modern medicine and biology because it can help to understand which hormones, nucleic acids, proteins, enzymes, or complexes play an essential role in self-regeneration. It is possible that stable, polyfunctional, high-molecular-weight protein complexes play an essential role in these processes. It has recently been shown that sea cucumbers Eupentacta fraudatrix contain a very stable multiprotein complex of about 2000 kDa. The first analysis of possible enzymatic activities of a stable protein complex was carried out in this work, revealing that the complex possesses several protease and DNase activities. The complex metalloprotease is activated by several metal ions (Zn2+ &gt; Mn2+ &gt; Mg2+). The relative contribution of metalloproteases (~63.4%), serine-like protease (~30.5%), and thiol protease (~6.1%) to the total protease activity of the complex was estimated. Metal-independent proteases of the complex hydrolyze proteins at trypsin-specific sites (after Lys and Arg). The complex contains both metal-dependent and metal-independent DNases. Mg2+, Mn2+, and Co2+ ions were found to strongly increase the DNase activity of the complex.

Protease and DNase Activities of a Very Stable High-Molecular-Mass Multiprotein Complex from Sea Cucumber Eupentacta fraudatrix