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Zhang Q, Pan B, Yang P, Tian J, Zhou S, Xu X, Dai Y, Cheng X, Chen Y, Yang J. Engineering of methionine sulfoxide reductase A with simultaneously improved stability and activity for kinetic resolution of chiral sulfoxides. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 260:129540. [PMID: 38244733 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129540] [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] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA) has emerged as promising biocatalysts in the enantioselective kinetic resolution of racemic (rac) sulfoxides. In this study, we engineered robust MsrA variants through directed evolution, demonstrating substantial improvements of thermostability. Mechanism analysis reveals that the enhanced thermostability results from the strengthening of intracellular interactions and increase in molecular compactness. Moreover, these variants demonstrated concurrent improvements in catalytic activities, and notably, these enhancements in stability and activity collectively contributed to a significant improvement in enzyme substrate tolerance. We achieved kinetic resolution on a series of rac-sulfoxides with high enantioselectivity under initial substrate concentrations reaching up to 93.0 g/L, representing a great improvement in the aspect of the substrate concentration for biocatalytic preparation of chiral sulfoxide. Hence, the simultaneously improved thermostability, activity and substrate tolerance of MsrA represent an excellent biocatalyst for the green synthesis of optically pure sulfoxides.
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- Quan Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Organ Protection of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis & Chiral Drug Synthesis of Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China; Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis & Chiral Drug Synthesis of Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China.
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Gao L, Jiang Y, Hong K, Chen X, Wu X. Glycosylation of cellulase: a novel strategy for improving cellulase. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2024; 44:191-201. [PMID: 36592990 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2022.2144117] [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] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Protein glycosylation is the most complex posttranslational modification process. Most cellulases from filamentous fungi contain N-glycosylation and O-glycosylation. Here, we discuss the potential roles of glycosylation on the characteristics and function of cellulases. The use of certain cultivation, inducer, and alteration of engineering glycosylation pathway can enable the rational control of cellulase glycosylation. Glycosylation does not occur arbitrarily and may tend to modify the 3D structure of cellulases by using specially distributed glycans. Therefore, glycoengineering should be considered comprehensively along with the spatial structure of cellulases. Cellulase glycosylation may be an evolution phenomenon, which has been considered as an economical way for providing different functions from identical proteins. In addition to gene and transcription regulations, glycosylation may be another regulation on the protein expression level. Enhanced understanding of the potential regulatory role of cellulase glycosylation will enable synthetic biology approaches for the development of commercial cellulase.
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- Le Gao
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China
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Yan X, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Wang X, Liu Y, Cui J, Mayo KH, Zhou Y, Cui L. Preparation of β-galacto-oligosaccharides using a novel endo-1,4-β-galactanase from Penicillium oxalicum. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 254:127966. [PMID: 37944726 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127966] [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] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Endo-1,4-β-galactanase is an indispensable tool for preparing prebiotic β-galacto-oligosaccharides (β-GOS) from pectic galactan resources. In the present study, a novel endo-1,4-β-galactanase (PoβGal53) belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 53 from Penicillium oxalicum sp. 68 was cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115. Upon purification by affinity chromatography, recombinant PoβGal53 exhibited a single band on SDS-PAGE with a molecular weight of 45.0 kDa. Using potato galactan as substrate, PoβGal53 showed optimal reaction conditions of pH 4.0, 40 °C, and was thermostable, retaining >80 % activity after incubating below 45 °C for 12 h. Significantly, PoβGal53 exhibited relatively conserved substrate specificity for (1 → 4)-β-D-galactan with an activity of 6244 ± 282 U/mg. In this regard, the enzyme is in effect the most efficient endo-1,4-β-galactanase identified to date. By using PoβGal53, β-GOS monomers were prepared from potato galactan and separated using medium pressure liquid chromatography. HPAEC-PAD, MALDI-TOF-MS and ESI-MS/MS analyses demonstrated that these β-GOS species ranged from 1,4-β-D-galactobiose to 1,4-β-D-galactooctaose (DP 2-8) with high purity. This work provides not only a highly active tool for enzymatic degradation of pectic galactan, but an efficient protocol for preparing β-GOS.
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- Xuecui Yan
- Engineering Research Center of Glycoconjugates Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemistry, Biology of Changbai Mountain Natural Drugs, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Glycoconjugates Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemistry, Biology of Changbai Mountain Natural Drugs, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Glycoconjugates Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemistry, Biology of Changbai Mountain Natural Drugs, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Glycoconjugates Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemistry, Biology of Changbai Mountain Natural Drugs, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Glycoconjugates Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemistry, Biology of Changbai Mountain Natural Drugs, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Institute of innovation science & technology, Central Laboratory, Changchun Normal University, Changchun, 130031, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, University of Minnesota, 6-155 Jackson Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Engineering Research Center of Glycoconjugates Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemistry, Biology of Changbai Mountain Natural Drugs, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Glycoconjugates Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemistry, Biology of Changbai Mountain Natural Drugs, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
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Zha ZQ, You S, Hu YH, Zhang F, Chen YW, Wang J. Asn57 N-glycosylation promotes the degradation of hemicellulose by β-1,3-1,4-glucanase from Rhizopus homothallicus. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:8707-8721. [PMID: 35366731 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19959-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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N-glycosylation alters the properties of different enzymes in different ways. Rhizopus homothallicus was first described as an environmental isolate from desert soil in Guatemala. A new gene encoding glucanase RhGlu16B was identified in R. homothallicus. It had high specific activity (9673 U/mg) when barley glucan was used as a substrate, and β-glucan is hemicellulose that is abundant in nature. RhGlu16B has only one N-glycosylation site in its Ala55-Gly64 loop. It was found that N-glycosylation increased its Tm value and catalytic efficiency by 5.1 °C and 59%, respectively. Adding N-glycosylation to the same region of GH16 family glucanases TlGlu16A (from Talaromyces leycettanus) increased its thermostability and catalytic efficiency by 6.4 °C and 38%, respectively. In a verification experiment using GH16 family glucanases BisGlu16B (from Bisporus) in which N-glycosylation was removed, N-glycosylation also appeared to promote thermostability and catalytic efficiency. N-glycosylation reduced the overall root mean square deviation of the enzyme structure, creating rigidity and increasing overall thermostability. This study provided a reference for the molecular modification of GH16 family glucanases and guided the utilization of β-glucan in hemicellulose.
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- Zi-Qian Zha
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericutural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212100, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericutural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212100, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212100, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericutural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212100, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericutural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212100, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericutural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212100, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericutural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212100, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212100, People's Republic of China.
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Song W, Li Y, Tong Y, Li Y, Tao J, Rao S, Li J, Zhou J, Liu S. Improving the Catalytic Efficiency of Aspergillus fumigatus Glucoamylase toward Raw Starch by Engineering Its N-Glycosylation Sites and Saturation Mutation. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:12672-12680. [PMID: 36154122 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Raw starch glucoamylase (RSGA) can degrade the raw starch below the starch gelatinization temperature. In this study, to improve the catalytic activity of raw corn starch, N-glycosylation was introduced into the RSGA from Aspergillus fumigatus through site-directed mutation and the recombinant expression in Komagataella phaffii. Among them, the mutants G101S (N99-L100-S101) and Q113T (N111-S112-T113) increased the specific activity of raw corn starch by 1.19- and 1.21-fold, respectively. The optimal temperature of Q113T decreased from 70 to 60 °C. Notably, the combined mutant G101S/Q113T increased the specific activity toward raw starch by 1.22-fold and reduced the optimal temperature from 70 to 60 °C. Moreover, the mutant Q113M with a 1.5-fold increase in the catalytic activity was obtained via saturation mutation at site 113. Thus, the N-glycosylation site engineering is an efficient method to improve the activity of RSGA toward raw starch.
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- Weiyan Song
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd, Changchun 130033, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd, Changchun 130033, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd, Changchun 130033, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Enhancing the Thermostability of Phytase to Boiling Point by Evolution-Guided Design. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0050622. [PMID: 35546578 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00506-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The good thermostability of enzymes is an important basis for their wide application in industry. In this study, the phytase APPA from Yersinia intermedia was designed by evolution-guided design. Through the collection of homologous sequences in the NCBI database, we obtained a sequence set composed of 5,569 sequences, counted the number and locations of motif N-X-T/S, and selected the sites with high frequency in evolution as candidate sites for experiments. Based on the principle that N-glycosylation modification sites are located on the protein surface, 13 mutants were designed to optimize the number and location of N-glycosylation sites. Through experimental verification, 7 single mutants with improved thermostability were obtained. The best mutant, M14, with equal catalytic efficiency as the wild-type was obtained through combined mutation. The half-life (t1/2) value of mutant M14 was improved from 3.32 min at 65°C to 25 min of at 100°C, allowing it to withstand boiling water treatment, retaining approximately 75% initial activity after a 10-min incubation at 100°C. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis revealed that while the mutants' thermodynamic stability was nearly unchanged, their kinetic stability was greatly improved, and the combined mutant exhibited strong refolding ability. The results of a in vitro digestibility test indicated that the application effect of mutant M14 was about 4.5 times that of wild-type APPA, laying a foundation for its industrial application. IMPORTANCE Due to the harsh reaction conditions of industrial production, the relative instability of enzymes limits their application in industrial production, such as for food, pharmaceuticals, and feed. For example, the pelleting process of feed includes a brief high temperature (80 to 85°C), which requires the enzyme to have excellent thermostability. Therefore, a simple and effective method to improve the thermostability of enzymes has important practical value. In this study, we make full use of the existing homologous sequences (5,569) in the database to statistically analyze the existence frequency of N-X-T/S motifs in this large sequence space to design the phytase APPA with improved thermostability and a high hit rate (~50%). We obtained the best combination mutant, M14, that can tolerate boiling water treatment and greatly improved its kinetic stability without damaging its specific activity. Simultaneously, we proved that its performance improvement is due to its enhanced refolding ability, which comes from N-glycan modification rather than amino acid replacement. Our results provide a feasible and effective method for the modification of enzyme thermostability.
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SUN Y, CUI X, WANG Z. Characterization of a rutin-hydrolyzing enzyme with β-glucosidase activity from tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tartaricum) seeds. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.42822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Yao SUN
- Shanxi University, China; Taiyuan Institute of Technology, China
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Tian M, Yang L, Wang Z, Lv P, Fu J, Miao C, Li M, Liu T, Luo W. Improved methanol tolerance of Rhizomucor miehei lipase based on N‑glycosylation within the α-helix region and its application in biodiesel production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:237. [PMID: 34911574 PMCID: PMC8675521 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-02087-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liquid lipases are widely used to convert oil into biodiesel. Methanol-resistant lipases with high catalytic activity are the first choice for practical production. Rhizomucor miehei lipase (RML) is a single-chain α/β-type protein that is widely used in biodiesel preparation. Improving the catalytic activity and methanol tolerance of RML is necessary to realise the industrial production of biodiesel. RESULTS In this study, a semi-rational design method was used to optimise the catalytic activity and methanol tolerance of ProRML. After N-glycosylation modification of the α-helix of the mature peptide in ProRML, the resulting mutants N218, N93, N115, N260, and N183 increased enzyme activity by 66.81, 13.54, 10.33, 3.69, and 2.39 times than that of WT, respectively. The residual activities of N218 and N260 were 88.78% and 86.08% after incubation in 50% methanol for 2.5 h, respectively. In addition, the biodiesel yield of all mutants was improved when methanol was added once and reacted for 24 h with colza oil as the raw material. N260 and N218 increased the biodiesel yield from 9.49% to 88.75% and 90.46%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that optimising N-glycosylation modification in the α-helix structure is an effective strategy for improving the performance of ProRML. This study provides an effective approach to improve the design of the enzyme and the properties of lipase mutants, thereby rendering them suitable for industrial biomass conversion.
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- Miao Tian
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China.
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Gao J, Li Q, Li D. Novel Proteome and N-Glycoproteome of the Thermophilic Fungus Chaetomium thermophilum in Response to High Temperature. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:644984. [PMID: 34163440 PMCID: PMC8216556 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.644984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Thermophilic fungi are eukaryotic species that grow at high temperatures, but little is known about the underlying basis of thermophily at cell and molecular levels. Here the proteome and N-glycoproteome of Chaetomium thermophilum at varying culture temperatures (30, 50, and 55°C) were studied using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography enrichment and high-resolution liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectroscopy analysis. With respect to the proteome, the numbers of differentially expressed proteins were 1,274, 1,374, and 1,063 in T50/T30, T55/T30, and T55/T50, respectively. The upregulated proteins were involved in biological processes, such as protein folding and carbohydrate metabolism. Most downregulated proteins were involved in molecular functions, including structural constituents of the ribosome and other protein complexes. For the N-glycoproteome, the numbers of differentially expressed N-glycoproteins were 160, 176, and 128 in T50/T30, T55/T30, and T55/T50, respectively. The differential glycoproteins were mainly involved in various types of N-glycan biosynthesis, mRNA surveillance pathway, and protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum. These results indicated that an efficient protein homeostasis pathway plays an essential role in the thermophily of C. thermophilum, and N-glycosylation is involved by affecting related proteins. This is the novel study to reveal thermophilic fungi’s physiological response to high-temperature adaptation using omics analysis, facilitating the exploration of the thermophily mechanism of thermophilic fungi.
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- Jinpeng Gao
- Department of Mycology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- Department of Mycology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- Department of Mycology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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Han C, Liu Y, Liu M, Wang S, Wang Q. Improving the thermostability of a thermostable endoglucanase from Chaetomium thermophilum by engineering the conserved noncatalytic residue and N-glycosylation site. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 164:3361-3368. [PMID: 32888988 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Endoglucanases provide an attractive avenue for the bioconversion of lignocellulosic materials into fermentable sugars to supply cellulosic feedstock for biofuels and other value-added chemicals. Thermostable endoglucanases with high catalytic activity are preferred in practical processes. To improve the thermostability and activity of the thermostable β-1,4-endoglucanase CTendo45 isolated from the thermophilic fungus Chaetomium thermophilum, structure-based rational design was performed by using site-directed mutagenesis. When inactivated mutation of the unique N-glycosylation sequon (N88-E89-T90) was implemented and the conserved Y173 residue was substituted with phenylalanine, a double mutant T90A/Y173F demonstrated enzymatic activity that dramatically increased 2.12- and 1.82-fold towards CMC-Na and β-D-glucan, respectively. Additionally, T90A/Y173F exhibited extraordinary heat endurance after 300 min of incubation at elevated temperatures. This study provides a valid approach to the improvement of enzyme redesign protocols and the properties of this endoglucanase mutant distinguish it as an excellent candidate enzyme for industrial biomass conversion.
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- Chao Han
- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China.
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Effects of macromolecular crowding on the folding and aggregation of glycosylated MUC5AC. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 529:984-990. [PMID: 32819609 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.06.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of macromolecular crowding on the folding and aggregation of MUC5AC with different levels of glycosylation during refolding. METHODS Part 1:An in vitro catalytic reaction comprising the ppGalNAc T2 enzyme, uridine-5'-diphospho-N-galactosamine (UDP-GalNAc) and an 11-amino acid peptide substrate, was used to assess the enzyme activity of the ppGalNAc T2 enzyme in macromolecular crowding environment respectively with bovine serum albumin (BSA), polyethylene glycol (PEG2000), Dextran70 and Ficoll70 at different concentration and temperature. Part 2: The recombinant MUC5AC was expressed in HEK293 cells and purified by nickel column chromatography. The purified protein was treated with PNGase F, and the degree of glycosylation was analyzed by SDS-PAGE. Macromolecular crowding was simulated using PEG2000 at the concentrations of 50, 100, and 200 g/L. Deglycosylated-MUC5AC (d-MUC5AC) and glycosylated MUC5AC (g-MUC5AC) were denatured by GdnHCl and renatured by dilution in a refolding buffer. Protein aggregation was monitored continuously by absorbance reading at 488 nm using a UV spectrophotometer at 25 °C. The refolded proteins were centrifuged, the protein concentration of the supernatant was measured, and refolding yield in different refolding buffers was determined. RESULTS Enzyme activityof ppGalNAc T2 was observed to increase with increasing crowding agent concentration, with highest enzyme activity at 200 g/L. Compared with the group in the absence of crowding reagent, the refolding yield of g-MUC5AC and d-MUC5AC were reduced significantly in the presence of different concentrations of PEG2000 (200, 100, and 50 g/L). Compared with the dilute solution, aggregation increased significantly in the presence of PEG2000, especially at 200 g/L. Moreover, in the crowded reagent with the same concentration, the refolding yield of d-MUC5AC was higher than that of g-MUC5AC, whereas the degree of aggregation of d-MUC5AC was lower than that of g-MUC5AC. CONCLUSION The crowded intracellular environment reduces the refolding rate of MUC5AC and strongly induces the misfolding and aggregation of glycosylated MUC5AC.
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Liu T, Guo X, Bu Y, Zhou Y, Duan Y, Yang Q. Structural and biochemical insights into an insect gut-specific chitinase with antifungal activity. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 119:103326. [PMID: 31968227 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The antifungal activity of insect chitinase has rarely been studied. Here, we show that chitinase ChtIV, which is specifically expressed in the midgut of Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis), has antifungal activity toward phytopathogenic fungi. ChtIV exhibited high stability and mycelial hydrolytic activity in the extreme midgut environment, which has a pH of 10 and is rich in proteases. Hyper-N-glycosylation and reduced electrostatic interactions ensure the stability of ChtIV in the midgut. The structural characteristics of ChtIV are similar to two plant antifungal chitinases but distinct from an insect chitinase for cuticular chitin degradation in both the substrate-binding cleft and auxiliary binding motif. Since the phytopathogenic fungi are those that frequently invade corn, ChtIV may play a role in insect immune system and become a potential pesticide target. The crystal structures of ChtIV and its complexes with penta-N-acetylchitopentaose (a substrate) and allosamidin (an inhibitor) were obtained, which may facilitate rational design of ChtIV inhibitors as agrichemicals.
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- Tian Liu
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Software, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China; State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Yang F, Zhang X, Lu Y, Wang B, Chen X, Sun Z, Li X. Inulin catabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is affected by some key glycosylation sequons of invertase Suc2. Biotechnol Lett 2020; 42:471-479. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-020-02791-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Han C, Wang Q, Sun Y, Yang R, Liu M, Wang S, Liu Y, Zhou L, Li D. Improvement of the catalytic activity and thermostability of a hyperthermostable endoglucanase by optimizing N-glycosylation sites. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:30. [PMID: 32127917 PMCID: PMC7045587 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-1668-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endoglucanase has been extensively employed in industrial processes as a key biocatalyst for lignocellulosic biomass degradation. Thermostable endoglucanases with high catalytic activity at elevated temperatures are preferred in industrial use. To improve the activity and thermostability, site-directed mutagenesis was conducted to modify the N-glycosylation sites of the thermostable β-1,4-endoglucanase CTendo45 from Chaetomium thermophilum. RESULTS In this study, structure-based rational design was performed based on the modification of N-glycosylation sites in CTendo45. Eight single mutants and one double mutant were constructed and successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris. When the unique N-glycosylation site of N88 was eliminated, a T90A variant was active, and its specific activity towards CMC-Na and β-d-glucan was increased 1.85- and 1.64-fold, respectively. The mutant R67S with an additional N-glycosylation site of N65 showed a distinct enhancement in catalytic efficiency. Moreover, T90A and R67S were endowed with extraordinary heat endurance after 200 min of incubation at different temperatures ranging from 30 to 90 °C. Likewise, the half-lives (t 1/2) indicated that T90A and R67S exhibited improved enzyme thermostability at 80 °C and 90 °C. Notably, the double-mutant T90A/R67S possessed better hydrolysis activity and thermal stability than its single-mutant counterparts and the wild type. CONCLUSIONS This study provides initial insight into the biochemical function of N-glycosylation in thermostable endoglucanases. Moreover, the design approach to the optimization of N-glycosylation sites presents an effective and feasible strategy to improve enzymatic activity and thermostability.
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- Chao Han
- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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Ma J, Li Q, Tan H, Jiang H, Li K, Zhang L, Shi Q, Yin H. Unique N-glycosylation of a recombinant exo-inulinase from Kluyveromyces cicerisporus and its effect on enzymatic activity and thermostability. J Biol Eng 2019; 13:81. [PMID: 31737090 PMCID: PMC6844067 DOI: 10.1186/s13036-019-0215-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Inulinase can hydrolyze polyfructan into high-fructose syrups and fructoligosaccharides, which are widely used in food, the medical industry and the biorefinery of Jerusalem artichoke. In the present study, a recombinant exo-inulinase (rKcINU1), derived from Kluyveromyces cicerisporus CBS4857, was proven as an N-linked glycoprotein, and the removal of N-linked glycan chains led to reduced activity. Results Five N-glycosylation sites with variable high mannose-type oligosaccharides (Man3–9GlcNAc2) were confirmed in the rKcINU1. The structural modeling showed that all five glycosylation sites (Asn-362, Asn-370, Asn-399, Asn-467 and Asn-526) were located at the C-terminus β-sandwich domain, which has been proven to be more conducive to the occurrence of glycosylation modification than the N-terminus domain. Single-site N-glycosylation mutants with Asn substituted by Gln were obtained, and the Mut with all five N-glycosylation sites removed was constructed, which resulted in the loss of all enzyme activity. Interestingly, the N362Q led to an 18% increase in the specific activity against inulin, while a significant decrease in thermostability (2.91 °C decrease in Tm) occurred, and other single mutations resulted in the decrease in the specific activity to various extents, among which N467Q demonstrated the lowest enzyme activity. Conclusion The increased enzyme activity in N362Q, combined with thermostability testing, 3D modeling, kinetics data and secondary structure analysis, implied that the N-linked glycan chains at the Asn-362 position functioned negatively, mainly as a type of steric hindrance toward its adjacent N-glycans to bring rigidity. Meanwhile, the N-glycosylation at the other four sites positively regulated enzyme activity caused by altered substrate affinity by means of fine-tuning the β-sandwich domain configuration. This may have facilitated the capture and transfer of substrates to the enzyme active cavity, in a manner quite similar to that of carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs), i.e. the chains endowed the β-sandwich domain with the functions of CBM. This study discovered a unique C-terminal sequence which is more favorable to glycosylation, thereby casting a novel view for glycoengineering of enzymes from fungi via redesigning the amino acid sequence at the C-terminal domain, so as to optimize the enzymatic properties.
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- Junyan Ma
- 1Natural Products and Glyco-Biotechnology Research Group, Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 China.,2Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic Chemistry, Dalian University, Dalian, 116622 China
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- 2Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic Chemistry, Dalian University, Dalian, 116622 China
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- 1Natural Products and Glyco-Biotechnology Research Group, Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 China
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- 3Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 China
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- 1Natural Products and Glyco-Biotechnology Research Group, Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 China
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- 3Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 China
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- 3Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 China
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- 1Natural Products and Glyco-Biotechnology Research Group, Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 China
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Zhang Y, Min Z, Qin Y, Ye DQ, Song YY, Liu YL. Efficient Display of Aspergillus niger β-Glucosidase on Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cell Wall for Aroma Enhancement in Wine. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:5169-5176. [PMID: 30997795 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b00863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential application of cell-surface-displayed β-glucosidase (BGL) in wine aroma enhancement. Gene cassettes for the surface display of Aspergillus niger BGL were constructed using different promoters ( GPD and SED1) and glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchoring regions (Sag1, Sed1, and Cwp2). The differences in surface-display cassettes, the tolerance of the displayed BGL to typical winemaking conditions, and the hydrolysis capacity for the liberation of grape aroma glycosides were analyzed. Results revealed that simultaneous utilization of GPD promoter and Sed1 anchoring domain achieved the highest BGL activity. The displayed BGL exhibited relatively high activity at pH 3.0 and at glucose concentration below 2.5% (w/v), compared to commercial enzyme (AR 2000), but exhibited no significant difference under varying ethanol concentrations. Furthermore, the surface-displayed BGL presented better ability to release free terpenols compared to AR 2000. Therefore, a surface-display system could provide a new viable solution for enhancing wine aroma.
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- Yang Zhang
- College of Enology , Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100 , Shaanxi , People's Republic of China
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- College of Enology , Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100 , Shaanxi , People's Republic of China
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- College of Enology , Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100 , Shaanxi , People's Republic of China
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- College of Enology , Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100 , Shaanxi , People's Republic of China
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- College of Enology , Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100 , Shaanxi , People's Republic of China
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- College of Enology , Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100 , Shaanxi , People's Republic of China
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Machado VB, Maróstica de Sá J, Miranda Prado AK, Alves de Toledo K, Regasini LO, Pereira de Souza F, Caruso ÍP, Fossey MA. Biophysical and flavonoid-binding studies of the G protein ectodomain of group A human respiratory syncytial virus. Heliyon 2019; 5:e01394. [PMID: 30976680 PMCID: PMC6439273 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (hRSV) is the major causative agent of lower respiratory tract diseases in infants, young children and elderly. The membrane protein G is embedded in the viral lipid envelope and plays an adhesion function of the virus to host cells. The present study reports the production of the group A hRSV recombinant G protein ectodomain (edG) and its characterization of secondary structure and thermal unfolding by circular dichroism (CD), as well as the binding investigation of flavonoids quercetin and morin to this protein by fluorescent quenching. CD data reveal that edG is composed mostly of β-structure and its melting temperature is of 325 K. Fluorescence quenching experiments of hRSV edG show that the dissociation constants for the flavonoids binding are micromolar and the binding affinity for the edG/quercetin complex is inversely dependent on rising temperature while is directly dependent for the edG/morin interaction. The thermodynamic parameters suggest that hydrophobic contacts are important for the edG/morin association while van der Waals forces and hydrogen bonds contribute to the stabilization of the edG/quercetin complex. Thus, data reported herein may contribute to the development of new treatment strategies that prevent the viral infection by hRSV.
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- Vitor Brassolatti Machado
- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Department of Biology, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Department of Physics, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Department of Physics, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, UNESP, Department of Biology Sciences, Assis, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Department of Physics, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Department of Physics, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
- Corresponding author.
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- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
- Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, Department of Physics, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
- Corresponding author.
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