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Thomson RES, D'Cunha SA, Hayes MA, Gillam EMJ. Use of engineered cytochromes P450 for accelerating drug discovery and development. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2022; 95:195-252. [PMID: 35953156 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Numerous steps in drug development, including the generation of authentic metabolites and late-stage functionalization of candidates, necessitate the modification of often complex molecules, such as natural products. While it can be challenging to make the required regio- and stereoselective alterations to a molecule using purely chemical catalysis, enzymes can introduce changes to complex molecules with a high degree of stereo- and regioselectivity. Cytochrome P450 enzymes are biocatalysts of unequalled versatility, capable of regio- and stereoselective functionalization of unactivated CH bonds by monooxygenation. Collectively they catalyze over 60 different biotransformations on structurally and functionally diverse organic molecules, including natural products, drugs, steroids, organic acids and other lipophilic molecules. This catalytic versatility and substrate range makes them likely candidates for application as potential biocatalysts for industrial chemistry. However, several aspects of the P450 catalytic cycle and other characteristics have limited their implementation to date in industry, including: their lability at elevated temperature, in the presence of solvents, and over lengthy incubation times; the typically low efficiency with which they metabolize non-natural substrates; and their lack of specificity for a single metabolic pathway. Protein engineering by rational design or directed evolution provides a way to engineer P450s for industrial use. Here we review the progress made to date toward engineering the properties of P450s, especially eukaryotic forms, for industrial application, and including the recent expansion of their catalytic repertoire to include non-natural reactions.
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- Raine E S Thomson
- School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Compound Synthesis and Management, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden
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- School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Rosic N. Genome Mining as an Alternative Way for Screening the Marine Organisms for Their Potential to Produce UV-Absorbing Mycosporine-like Amino Acid. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20080478. [PMID: 35892946 PMCID: PMC9394291 DOI: 10.3390/md20080478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are small molecules with robust ultraviolet (UV)-absorbing capacities and a huge potential to be used as an environmentally friendly natural sunscreen. MAAs, temperature, and light-stable compounds demonstrate powerful photoprotective capacities and the ability to capture light in the UV-A and UV-B ranges without the production of damaging free radicals. The biotechnological uses of these secondary metabolites have been often limited by the small quantities restored from natural resources, variation in MAA expression profiles, and limited success in heterologous expression systems. Overcoming these obstacles requires a better understanding of MAA biosynthesis and its regulatory processes. MAAs are produced to a certain extent via a four-enzyme pathway, including genes encoding enzymes dehydroquinate synthase, enzyme O-methyltransferase, adenosine triphosphate grasp, and a nonribosomal peptide synthetase. However, there are substantial genetic discrepancies in the MAA genetic pathway in different species, suggesting further complexity of this pathway that is yet to be fully explored. In recent years, the application of genome-mining approaches allowed the identification of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) that resulted in the discovery of many new compounds from unconventional sources. This review explores the use of novel genomics tools for linking BGCs and secondary metabolites based on the available omics data, including MAAs, and evaluates the potential of using novel genome-mining tools to reveal a cryptic potential for new bioproduct screening approaches and unrevealing new MAA producers.
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- Nedeljka Rosic
- Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, QLD 4225, Australia;
- Marine Ecology Research Centre, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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Zuo R, Zhang Y, Jiang C, Hackett JC, Loria R, Bruner SD, Ding Y. Engineered P450 biocatalysts show improved activity and regio-promiscuity in aromatic nitration. Sci Rep 2017; 7:842. [PMID: 28405004 PMCID: PMC5429796 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00897-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Nitroaromatics are among the most important and commonly used chemicals but their production often suffers from multiple unsolved challenges. We have previously described the development of biocatalytic nitration processes driven by an engineered P450 TxtE fusion construct. Herein we report the creation of improved nitration biocatalysts through constructing and characterizing fusion proteins of TxtE with the reductase domain of CYP102A1 (P450BM3, BM3R). The majority of constructs contained variable linker length while one was rationally designed for optimizing protein-protein interactions. Detailed biochemical characterization identified multiple active chimeras that showed improved nitration activity, increased coupling efficiency and higher total turnover numbers compared with TxtE. Substrate promiscuity of the most active chimera was further assessed with a substrate library. Finally, a biocatalytic nitration process was developed to nitrate 4-Me-dl-Trp. The production of both 4-Me-5-NO2-l-Trp and 4-Me-7-NO2-l-Trp uncovered remarkable regio-promiscuity of nitration biocatalysts.
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- Ran Zuo
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32610, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210094, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and the Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, 23298, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32610, USA.
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Feng H, Wang HY, Zhao HY. Novel Random Mutagenesis Method for Directed Evolution. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1498:483-490. [PMID: 27709596 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6472-7_32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Directed evolution is a powerful strategy for gene mutagenesis, and has been used for protein engineering both in scientific research and in the biotechnology industry. The routine method for directed evolution was developed by Stemmer in 1994 (Stemmer, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 91, 10747-10751, 1994; Stemmer, Nature 370, 389-391, 1994). Since then, various methods have been introduced, each of which has advantages and limitations depending upon the targeted genes and procedure. In this chapter, a novel alternative directed evolution method which combines mutagenesis PCR with dITP and fragmentation by endonuclease V is described. The kanamycin resistance gene is used as a reporter gene to verify the novel method for directed evolution. This method for directed evolution has been demonstrated to be efficient, reproducible, and easy to manipulate in practice.
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- Hong Feng
- The Key Laboratory for Bio-resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, The Sichuan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, 29, Wangjiang Rd, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, China.
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- The Key Laboratory for Bio-resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, The Sichuan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, 29, Wangjiang Rd, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Bio-resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, The Sichuan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, 29, Wangjiang Rd, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, China
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Lin GH, Chen HP, Shu HY. Detoxification of Indole by an Indole-Induced Flavoprotein Oxygenase from Acinetobacter baumannii. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0138798. [PMID: 26390211 PMCID: PMC4577076 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Indole, a derivative of the amino acid tryptophan, is a toxic signaling molecule, which can inhibit bacterial growth. To overcome indole-induced toxicity, many bacteria have developed enzymatic defense systems to convert indole to non-toxic, water-insoluble indigo. We previously demonstrated that, like other aromatic compound-degrading bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii can also convert indole to indigo. However, no work has been published investigating this mechanism. Here, we have shown that the growth of wild-type A. baumannii is severely inhibited in the presence of 3.5 mM indole. However, at lower concentrations, growth is stable, implying that the bacteria may be utilizing a survival mechanism to oxidize indole. To this end, we have identified a flavoprotein oxygenase encoded by the iifC gene of A. baumannii. Further, our results suggest that expressing this recombinant oxygenase protein in Escherichia coli can drive indole oxidation to indigo in vitro. Genome analysis shows that the iif operon is exclusively present in the genomes of A. baumannii and Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. Quantitative PCR and Western blot analysis also indicate that the iif operon is activated by indole through the AraC-like transcriptional regulator IifR. Taken together, these data suggest that this species of bacteria utilizes a novel indole-detoxification mechanism that is modulated by IifC, a protein that appears to be, at least to some extent, regulated by IifR.
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- Guang-Huey Lin
- Microbial Genetics Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioscience Technology, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Wu G, Wang G, Ji J, Li Y, Gao H, Wu J, Guan W. A chimeric vacuolar Na(+)/H(+) antiporter gene evolved by DNA family shuffling confers increased salt tolerance in yeast. J Biotechnol 2015; 203:1-8. [PMID: 25784157 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 02/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The vacuolar Na(+)/H(+) antiporter plays an important role in maintaining ionic homeostasis and the osmotic balance of the cell with the environment by sequestering excessive cytoplasmic Na(+) into the vacuole. However, the relatively low Na(+)/H(+) exchange efficiency of the identified Na(+)/H(+) antiporter could limit its application in the molecular breeding of salt tolerant crops. In this study, DNA family shuffling was used to create chimeric Na(+)/H(+) antiporters with improved transport activity. Two homologous Na(+)/H(+) antiporters from halophytes Salicornia europaea (SeNHX1) and Suaeda salsa (SsNHX1) were shuffled to generate a diverse gene library. Using a high-throughput screening system of yeast complementation, a novel chimeric protein SseNHX1 carrying 12 crossover positions and 2 point mutations at amino acid level was selected. Expression of SseNHX1 in yeast mutant exhibited approximately 46% and 22% higher salt tolerance ability in yeast growth test than that of SsNHX1and SeNHX1, respectively. Measurements of the ion contents demonstrated that SseNHX1 protein in yeast cells accumulated more Na(+) and slightly more K(+) than the parental proteins did. Furthermore, this chimera also conferred increased tolerance to LiCl and a similar tolerance to hygromycin B compared with the parental proteins in yeast.
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- Guangxia Wu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China; School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China; Department of Agronomy, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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Currin A, Swainston N, Day PJ, Kell DB. Synthetic biology for the directed evolution of protein biocatalysts: navigating sequence space intelligently. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 44:1172-239. [PMID: 25503938 PMCID: PMC4349129 DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00351a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The amino acid sequence of a protein affects both its structure and its function. Thus, the ability to modify the sequence, and hence the structure and activity, of individual proteins in a systematic way, opens up many opportunities, both scientifically and (as we focus on here) for exploitation in biocatalysis. Modern methods of synthetic biology, whereby increasingly large sequences of DNA can be synthesised de novo, allow an unprecedented ability to engineer proteins with novel functions. However, the number of possible proteins is far too large to test individually, so we need means for navigating the 'search space' of possible protein sequences efficiently and reliably in order to find desirable activities and other properties. Enzymologists distinguish binding (Kd) and catalytic (kcat) steps. In a similar way, judicious strategies have blended design (for binding, specificity and active site modelling) with the more empirical methods of classical directed evolution (DE) for improving kcat (where natural evolution rarely seeks the highest values), especially with regard to residues distant from the active site and where the functional linkages underpinning enzyme dynamics are both unknown and hard to predict. Epistasis (where the 'best' amino acid at one site depends on that or those at others) is a notable feature of directed evolution. The aim of this review is to highlight some of the approaches that are being developed to allow us to use directed evolution to improve enzyme properties, often dramatically. We note that directed evolution differs in a number of ways from natural evolution, including in particular the available mechanisms and the likely selection pressures. Thus, we stress the opportunities afforded by techniques that enable one to map sequence to (structure and) activity in silico, as an effective means of modelling and exploring protein landscapes. Because known landscapes may be assessed and reasoned about as a whole, simultaneously, this offers opportunities for protein improvement not readily available to natural evolution on rapid timescales. Intelligent landscape navigation, informed by sequence-activity relationships and coupled to the emerging methods of synthetic biology, offers scope for the development of novel biocatalysts that are both highly active and robust.
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- Andrew Currin
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology , The University of Manchester , 131, Princess St , Manchester M1 7DN , UK . ; http://dbkgroup.org/; @dbkell ; Tel: +44 (0)161 306 4492
- School of Chemistry , The University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
- Centre for Synthetic Biology of Fine and Speciality Chemicals (SYNBIOCHEM) , The University of Manchester , 131, Princess St , Manchester M1 7DN , UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology , The University of Manchester , 131, Princess St , Manchester M1 7DN , UK . ; http://dbkgroup.org/; @dbkell ; Tel: +44 (0)161 306 4492
- Centre for Synthetic Biology of Fine and Speciality Chemicals (SYNBIOCHEM) , The University of Manchester , 131, Princess St , Manchester M1 7DN , UK
- School of Computer Science , The University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology , The University of Manchester , 131, Princess St , Manchester M1 7DN , UK . ; http://dbkgroup.org/; @dbkell ; Tel: +44 (0)161 306 4492
- Centre for Synthetic Biology of Fine and Speciality Chemicals (SYNBIOCHEM) , The University of Manchester , 131, Princess St , Manchester M1 7DN , UK
- Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences , The University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PT , UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology , The University of Manchester , 131, Princess St , Manchester M1 7DN , UK . ; http://dbkgroup.org/; @dbkell ; Tel: +44 (0)161 306 4492
- School of Chemistry , The University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
- Centre for Synthetic Biology of Fine and Speciality Chemicals (SYNBIOCHEM) , The University of Manchester , 131, Princess St , Manchester M1 7DN , UK
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Wang Z, Wang HY, Feng H. A simple and reproducible method for directed evolution: combination of random mutation with dITP and DNA fragmentation with endonuclease V. Mol Biotechnol 2013; 53:49-54. [PMID: 22351430 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-012-9516-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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An alternative method to combine mutagenesis PCR with dITP and fragmentation by endonuclease V for directed evolution was developed. In comparison to the routine protocol for directed evolution, dITP was used as mutation reagent in the mutagenesis PCR. Subsequently, the incorporated dITP in the PCR products could represent as being the target of endonuclease V. Finally, the mutated dsDNA was fragmented by endonuclease V and then shuffled via assembly and reamplification as is usually done. In this study, the gene encoding kanamycin resistance has been used as reporter to verify the novel method for directed evolution. However, the mutation frequency could be easily adjusted by the amount of dITP used in the mutagenesis PCR reaction. Besides, this protocol yielded the mutation types with an obvious bias to transition substitutions as the normal error-prone PCR did. Conclusively, this novel method for directed evolution has been demonstrated to be efficient, reproducible, and easy to handle in actual practice. Using this protocol, we have successfully constructed a random mutation library for the gene encoding a serine alkaline protease.
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- Zun Wang
- The Key Laboratory for Bio-resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, The Sichuan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, 29, Wangjiang Rd, Chengdu, 610064 Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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DNA shuffling of cytochromes P450 for indigoid pigment production. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CLIFTON, N.J.) 2013; 987:205-24. [PMID: 23475680 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-321-3_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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DNA family shuffling is a powerful method of directed evolution applied for the generation of novel enzymes with the aim of improving their existing features or creating completely new enzyme properties. This method of evolution in vitro requires parental sequences containing a high level of sequence similarity, such as is found in family members of cytochrome P450 enzymes. Cytochromes P450 (P450s or CYPs) are capable of catalyzing a variety of chemical reactions and generating a wide range of products including dye production (e.g., pigments indigo and indirubin). Application of the method of DNA family shuffling described here has enabled us to create novel P450 enzymes and to further extend the capacity of P450 to oxidize indole, leading to pigment formation.
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DNA family shuffling is an efficient method for creating libraries of novel enzymes, in which a high proportion of mutants exhibit correct folding and possess catalytic properties distinct from the starting material. The evolutionary arrangement of cytochromes P450 into subfamilies of enzymes with highly similar nucleotide sequences but distinct catalytic properties renders them excellent starting material for DNA family shuffling experiments. This chapter provides a general method for creating libraries of shuffled P450s from two or more related sequences and incorporates several recent improvements to previously published methods.
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- James B Y H Behrendorff
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Di Nardo G, Gilardi G. Optimization of the bacterial cytochrome P450 BM3 system for the production of human drug metabolites. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:15901-24. [PMID: 23443101 PMCID: PMC3546669 DOI: 10.3390/ijms131215901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2012] [Revised: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 11/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Drug metabolism in human liver is a process involving many different enzymes. Among them, a number of cytochromes P450 isoforms catalyze the oxidation of most of the drugs commercially available. Each P450 isoform acts on more than one drug, and one drug may be oxidized by more than one enzyme. As a result, multiple products may be obtained from the same drug, and as the metabolites can be biologically active and may cause adverse drug reactions (ADRs), the metabolic profile of a new drug has to be known before this can be commercialized. Therefore, the metabolites of a certain drug must be identified, synthesized and tested for toxicity. Their synthesis must be in sufficient quantities to be used for metabolic tests. This review focuses on the progresses done in the field of the optimization of a bacterial self-sufficient and efficient cytochrome P450, P450 BM3 from Bacillus megaterium, used for the production of metabolites of human enzymes. The progress made in the improvement of its catalytic performance towards drugs, the substitution of the costly NADPH cofactor and its immobilization and scale-up of the process for industrial application are reported.
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- Giovanna Di Nardo
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Torino, Italy; E-Mail:
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Torino, Italy; E-Mail:
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- Rudi Fasan
- Department of Chemistry,
Hutchison Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627,
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Lin GH, Chen HP, Huang JH, Liu TT, Lin TK, Wang SJ, Tseng CH, Shu HY. Identification and characterization of an indigo-producing oxygenase involved in indole 3-acetic acid utilization by Acinetobacter baumannii. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 101:881-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-012-9704-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2011] [Accepted: 01/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Oliveira GR, Silva MCM, Lucena WA, Nakasu EYT, Firmino AAP, Beneventi MA, Souza DSL, Gomes JE, de Souza JDA, Rigden DJ, Ramos HB, Soccol CR, Grossi-de-Sa MF. Improving Cry8Ka toxin activity towards the cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis). BMC Biotechnol 2011; 11:85. [PMID: 21906288 PMCID: PMC3179717 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-11-85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 09/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background The cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a serious insect-pest in the Americas, particularly in Brazil. The use of chemical or biological insect control is not effective against the cotton boll weevil because of its endophytic life style. Therefore, the use of biotechnological tools to produce insect-resistant transgenic plants represents an important strategy to reduce the damage to cotton plants caused by the boll weevil. The present study focuses on the identification of novel molecules that show improved toxicity against the cotton boll weevil. In vitro directed molecular evolution through DNA shuffling and phage display screening was applied to enhance the insecticidal activity of variants of the Cry8Ka1 protein of Bacillus thuringiensis. Results Bioassays carried out with A. grandis larvae revealed that the LC50 of the screened mutant Cry8Ka5 toxin was 3.15-fold higher than the wild-type Cry8Ka1 toxin. Homology modelling of Cry8Ka1 and the Cry8Ka5 mutant suggested that both proteins retained the typical three-domain Cry family structure. The mutated residues were located mostly in loops and appeared unlikely to interfere with molecular stability. Conclusions The improved toxicity of the Cry8Ka5 mutant obtained in this study will allow the generation of a transgenic cotton event with improved potential to control A. grandis.
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- Gustavo R Oliveira
- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, PqEB- Final W5 Norte -Brasília, DF, Brasil
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Kumar S. Engineering cytochrome P450 biocatalysts for biotechnology, medicine and bioremediation. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2010; 6:115-31. [PMID: 20064075 DOI: 10.1517/17425250903431040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD Cytochrome P450 enzymes comprise a superfamily of heme monooxygenases that are of considerable interest for the: i) synthesis of novel drugs and drug metabolites; ii) targeted cancer gene therapy; iii) biosensor design; and iv) bioremediation. However, their applications are limited because cytochrome P450, especially mammalian P450 enzymes, show a low turnover rate and stability, and require a complex source of electrons through cytochrome P450 reductase and NADPH. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW In this review, we discuss the recent progress towards the use of P450 enzymes in a variety of the above-mentioned applications. We also present alternate and cost-effective ways to perform P450-mediated reaction, especially using peroxides. Furthermore, we expand upon the current progress in P450 engineering approaches describing several recent examples that are utilized to enhance heterologous expression, stability, catalytic efficiency and utilization of alternate oxidants. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN The review provides a comprehensive knowledge in the design of P450 biocatalysts for potentially practical purposes. Finally, we provide a prospective on the future aspects of P450 engineering and its applications in biotechnology, medicine and bioremediation. TAKE HOME MESSAGE Because of its wide applications, academic and pharmaceutical researchers, environmental scientists and healthcare providers are expected to gain current knowledge and future prospects of the practical use of P450 biocatalysts.
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- Santosh Kumar
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2464 Charlotte St., Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
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Buske FA, Their R, Gillam EMJ, Bodén M. In silico characterization of protein chimeras: Relating sequence and function within the same fold. Proteins 2009; 77:111-20. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.22422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kelly RM, Dijkhuizen L, Leemhuis H. Starch and alpha-glucan acting enzymes, modulating their properties by directed evolution. J Biotechnol 2009; 140:184-93. [PMID: 19428713 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2008] [Accepted: 01/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Starch is the major food reserve in plants and forms a large part of the daily calorie intake in the human diet. Industrially, starch has become a major raw material in the production of various products including bio-ethanol, coating and anti-staling agents. The complexity and diversity of these starch based industries and the demand for high quality end products through extensive starch processing, can only be met through the use of a broad range of starch and alpha-glucan modifying enzymes. The economic importance of these enzymes is such that the starch industry has grown to be the largest market for enzymes after the detergent industry. However, as the starch based industries expand and develop the demand for more efficient enzymes leading to lower production cost and higher quality products increases. This in turn stimulates interest in modifying the properties of existing starch and alpha-glucan acting enzymes through a variety of molecular evolution strategies. Within this review we examine and discuss the directed evolution strategies applied in the modulation of specific properties of starch and alpha-glucan acting enzymes and highlight the recent developments in the field of directed evolution techniques which are likely to be implemented in the future engineering of these enzymes.
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- Ronan M Kelly
- Microbial Physiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Centre for Carbohydrate Bioprocessing, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands
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Sequence-independent construction of ordered combinatorial libraries with predefined crossover points. Biotechniques 2009; 45:523-32. [PMID: 19007337 DOI: 10.2144/000112954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Combinatorial libraries coding for mosaic enzymes with predefined crossover points constitute useful tools to address and model structure-function relationships and for functional optimization of enzymes based on multivariate statistics. The presented method, called sequence-independent generation of a chimera-ordered library (SIGNAL), allows easy shuffling of any predefined amino acid segment between two or more proteins. This method is particularly well adapted to the exchange of protein structural modules. The procedure could also be well suited to generate ordered combinatorial libraries independent of sequence similarities in a robotized manner. Sequence segments to be recombined are first extracted by PCR from a single-stranded template coding for an enzyme of interest using a biotin-avidin-based method. This technique allows the reduction of parental template contamination in the final library. Specific PCR primers allow amplification of two complementary mosaic DNA fragments, overlapping in the region to be exchanged. Fragments are finally reassembled using a fusion PCR. The process is illustrated via the construction of a set of mosaic CYP2B enzymes using this highly modular approach.
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Zhang ZG, Liu Y, Guengerich FP, Matse JH, Chen J, Wu ZL. Identification of amino acid residues involved in 4-chloroindole 3-hydroxylation by cytochrome P450 2A6 using screening of random libraries. J Biotechnol 2009; 139:12-8. [PMID: 18984015 PMCID: PMC4755720 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Revised: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 09/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 (P450) 2A6 is able to catalyze indole hydroxylation to form the blue dye indigo. The wild-type P450 2A6 enzyme was randomly mutated throughout the whole open reading frame and screened using 4-chloroindole hydroxylation, a substituted indole selected from 30 indole compounds for enhanced color development. Mutants with up to 5-fold increases of catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/K(m)) and 2-fold increases in k(cat) were selected after two rounds of screening. Important residues located both in (e.g., Thr305) and outside the active site (e.g., Ser224) were identified. The study utilized a better substrate for "indigo assay" to obtain new information on the structure-functional relationship of P450 2A6 that was not revealed by previous mutagenesis studies with this enzyme.
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- Zhi-Gang Zhang
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
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- Institute of Burns, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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Versatile capacity of shuffled cytochrome P450s for dye production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 82:203-10. [PMID: 19107474 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1812-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2008] [Revised: 11/21/2008] [Accepted: 12/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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DNA family shuffling is a relatively new method of directed evolution used to create novel enzymes in order to improve their existing properties or to develop new features. This method of evolution in vitro has one basic requirement: a high similarity of initial parental sequences. Cytochrome P450 enzymes are relatively well conserved in their amino acid sequences. Members of the same family can have more than 40% of sequence identity at the protein level and are therefore good candidates for DNA family shuffling. These xenobiotic-metabolising enzymes have an ability to metabolise a wide range of chemicals and produce a variety of products including blue pigments such as indigo. By applying the specifically designed DNA family shuffling approach, catalytic properties of cytochrome P450 enzymes were further extended in the chimeric progeny to include a new range of blue colour formations. This mini-review evokes the possibility of exploiting directed evolution of cytochrome P450s and the novel enzymes created by DNA family shuffling for the production of new dyes.
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Bershtein S, Tawfik DS. Advances in laboratory evolution of enzymes. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2008; 12:151-8. [PMID: 18284924 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2007] [Revised: 01/17/2008] [Accepted: 01/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We address recent developments in the area of laboratory, or directed evolution, with a focus on enzymes and on new methodologies of generic potential. We survey three main areas: (i) library making techniques, including the application of computational and rational methods for library design; (ii) screening and selection techniques, including recent applications of enzyme screening by FACS (fluorescence activated cell sorter); (iii) new approaches for performing directed evolution, and in particular, the application of 'neutral drifts' (libraries generated by rounds of mutation and selection for the enzyme's original function) and of consensus mutations to generate highly evolvable starting points for directed evolution.
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- Shimon Bershtein
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Huang W, Johnston WA, Hayes MA, De Voss JJ, Gillam EMJ. A shuffled CYP2C library with a high degree of structural integrity and functional versatility. Arch Biochem Biophys 2007; 467:193-205. [PMID: 17904094 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2007.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2007] [Revised: 08/06/2007] [Accepted: 08/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes involved in mammalian xenobiotic metabolism are attractive targets for the engineering of biocatalysts since they have broad and overlapping substrate and reaction substrate specificities. In this report, a library of chimeric mutants was prepared from CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C18 and CYP2C19 by DNA family shuffling. Twelve randomly selected clones were fully sequenced and showed 9+/-2 crossovers and 1.5+/-0.5 spontaneous mutations per approximately 1.5kbp open reading frame. CYP hemoprotein expression was observed in 50% (microaerobic culture) to 54% (aerobic culture) of clones. The functional diversity of the library was assessed using three luminogenic substrates, diclofenac and indole as probe substrates. A random sample of 26 clones revealed two clones with activity towards luciferin ME, one towards luciferin H and five towards diclofenac 4'-hydroxylation. One mutant showed activity towards all three substrates. Of 96 clones screened on solid media, one showed elevated indigo production compared to the parental forms. Turnover rates for luciferin ME and H metabolism by CYP2C9 and mutants were at least one order of magnitude higher in experiments with membranes compared to whole cells, consistent with impaired product egress from cells. Apparent K(m) values were increased in whole cell incubations with luciferin H suggesting impaired access of the substrate to the active site of the enzymes in whole cells. Finally screening with a panel of CYP2C ligands using CYP2C9 or active mutants revealed different patterns of inhibition and heteroactivation of metabolism of luciferin analogs.
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- Weiliang Huang
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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Johnston WA, Huang W, De Voss JJ, Hayes MA, Gillam EMJ. A Shuffled CYP1A Library Shows Both Structural Integrity and Functional Diversity. Drug Metab Dispos 2007; 35:2177-85. [PMID: 17823232 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.107.017939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) that mediate mammalian xenobiotic metabolism are highly versatile monooxygenases, which show wide and overlapping substrate ranges but generally poor catalytic rates. Re-engineering of these P450s may enable the development of useful biocatalysts for industrial applications. In the current study, restriction enzyme-mediated DNA family shuffling was used to create a library from human CYP1A1 and CYP1A2. Among sequenced clones (four randomly selected and eight functional clones), 5.9 +/- 2.3 crossovers and 1.5 +/- 1.5 spontaneous mutations (mean +/- S.D.) were detected per mutant. A high level of structural integrity as well as diverse functionality were found, with 53% of clones expressed at significant levels (>50 nM P450 hemoprotein) and 23% of clones showing activity on one or more of the following compounds: luciferin 6'-chloroethyl ether (luciferin-CEE), luciferin 6'-methyl ether (luciferin-ME), 6'-deoxyluciferin (luciferin-H), the ethylene glycol ester of luciferin 6'-methyl ether, 7-ethoxyresorufin, and p-nitrophenol (PNP). Different activity profiles were seen with higher specific activity on individual compounds (e.g., clone 22; 9 times the CYP1A1 specific activity toward luciferin-CEE), novel activities (e.g., clone 35; activity toward luciferin-H and PNP), and broadening of substrate range observed in particular clones (e.g., clone 9; activity toward both selective substrates luciferin-ME and luciferin-CEE as well as toward luciferin-H and PNP). In summary, forms were found with distinct and novel activity profiles, despite the relatively small number of mutants examined. In addition, the whole-cell metabolic assays described here provide simple, high-throughput methods useful for screening larger libraries.
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- Wayne A Johnston
- Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia
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