The low-molecular-weight protein tyrosine phospha-tases (PTPase) exist ubiquitously in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and play important roles in the regulation of physiological activities. We report here the expression, purification and characterization of an active and soluble PTPase from Thermus thermophilus HB27 in Escherichia coli. This PTPase has an optimum pH range of 2.8-4.8 when using p-nitrophenyl phos-phate as the substrate. The thermal inactivation results indicate a high thermal stability of this enzyme, with the optimum temperature of 75℃ for activity. It can be activated by Mn2+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Ba2+, and Ni2+, but inhibited by Zn2+, Cu2+, Cl-, and SO2-4. These results suggest that this heat-resistant PTPase may play impor-tant roles in vivo in the adaptation of the microorgan-ism to extreme temperatures and specific nutritional conditions.
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