The present invention provides novel Micrococcineae spp serine proteases
having multiple substitutions. In particular, the present invention
provides serine proteases having multiple substitutions, DNA encoding
these proteases, vectors comprising the DNA encoding the proteases, host
cells transformed with the vector DNA, and enzymes produced by the host
cells. The present invention also provides cleaning compositions (e.g.,
detergent compositions), animal feed compositions, and textile and
leather processing compositions comprising these serine protease
variants. In particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention
provides mutant (i.e., variant) proteases derived from the wild-type
proteases described herein. These variant proteases also find use in
numerous applications.