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Liu B, Wang T, Qiu D, Yan X, Liu Y, Mergny JL, Zhang X, Monchaud D, Ju H, Zhou J. Arginine-Modified Hemin Enhances G-Quadruplex DNAzyme Peroxidase Activity for High Sensitivity Detection. Anal Chem 2024. [PMID: 39183481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c03013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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Hemin/G-quadruplex (hG4) complexes are frequently used as artificial peroxidase-like enzymatic systems (termed G4 DNAzymes) in many biosensing applications, in spite of a rather low efficiency, notably in terms of detection limits. To tackle this issue, we report herein a strategy in which hemin is chemically modified with the amino acids found in the active site of parent horseradish peroxidase (HRP), with the aim of recreating an environment conducive to high catalytic activity. When hemin is conjugated with a single arginine, it associates with G4 to create an arginine-hemin/G4 (R-hG4) DNAzyme that exhibits improved catalytic performances, characterized by kinetic analysis and DFT calculations. The practical relevance of this system was demonstrated with the implementation of biosensing assays enabling the chemiluminescent detection of G4-containing DNA and colorimetry detection of the flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1) enzyme with a high efficiency and sensitivity. Our results thus provide a guide for future enzyme engineering campaigns to create ever more efficient peroxidase-mimicking DNA-based systems.
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- Bin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Laboratoire d'Optique et Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire (ICMUB), CNRS UMR6302, Université de Bourgogne, 21078 Dijon, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Lockwood CWJ, Nash BW, Newton-Payne SE, van Wonderen JH, Whiting KPS, Connolly A, Sutton-Cook AL, Crook A, Aithal AR, Edwards MJ, Clarke TA, Sachdeva A, Butt JN. Genetic Code Expansion in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Allows Site-Specific Incorporation of Bioorthogonal Functional Groups into a c-Type Cytochrome. ACS Synth Biol 2024. [PMID: 39158169 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.4c00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
Abstract
Genetic code expansion has enabled cellular synthesis of proteins containing unique chemical functional groups to allow the understanding and modulation of biological systems and engineer new biotechnology. Here, we report the development of efficient methods for site-specific incorporation of structurally diverse noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) into proteins expressed in the electroactive bacterium Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. We demonstrate that the biosynthetic machinery for ncAA incorporation is compatible and orthogonal to the endogenous pathways of S. oneidensis MR-1 for protein synthesis, maturation of c-type cytochromes, and protein secretion. This allowed the efficient synthesis of a c-type cytochrome, MtrC, containing site-specifically incorporated ncAA in S. oneidensis MR-1 cells. We demonstrate that site-specific replacement of surface residues in MtrC with ncAAs does not influence its three-dimensional structure and redox properties. We also demonstrate that site-specifically incorporated bioorthogonal functional groups could be used for efficient site-selective labeling of MtrC with fluorophores. These synthetic biology developments pave the way to expand the chemical repertoire of designer proteins expressed in S. oneidensis MR-1.
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- Colin W J Lockwood
- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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Hardy FJ, Quesne MG, Gérard EF, Zhao J, Ortmayer M, Taylor CJ, Ali HS, Slater JW, Levy CW, Heyes DJ, Bollinger JM, de Visser SP, Green AP. Probing Ferryl Reactivity in a Nonheme Iron Oxygenase Using an Expanded Genetic Code. ACS Catal 2024; 14:11584-11590. [PMID: 39114090 PMCID: PMC11301626 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c02365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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The ability to introduce noncanonical amino acids as axial ligands in heme enzymes has provided a powerful experimental tool for studying the structure and reactivity of their FeIV=O ("ferryl") intermediates. Here, we show that a similar approach can be used to perturb the conserved Fe coordination environment of 2-oxoglutarate (2OG) dependent oxygenases, a versatile class of enzymes that employ highly-reactive ferryl intermediates to mediate challenging C-H functionalizations. Replacement of one of the cis-disposed histidine ligands in the oxygenase VioC with a less electron donating N δ-methyl-histidine (MeHis) preserves both catalytic function and reaction selectivity. Significantly, the key ferryl intermediate responsible for C-H activation can be accumulated in both the wildtype and the modified protein. In contrast to heme enzymes, where metal-oxo reactivity is extremely sensitive to the nature of the proximal ligand, the rates of C-H activation and the observed large kinetic isotope effects are only minimally affected by axial ligand replacement in VioC. This study showcases a powerful tool for modulating the coordination sphere of nonheme iron enzymes that will enhance our understanding of the factors governing their divergent activities.
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- Florence J. Hardy
- Department
of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Research
Complex at Harwell, Rutherford Appleton
Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxon OX11
0FA, U.K.
- School
of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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Birch-Price Z, Hardy FJ, Lister TM, Kohn AR, Green AP. Noncanonical Amino Acids in Biocatalysis. Chem Rev 2024; 124:8740-8786. [PMID: 38959423 PMCID: PMC11273360 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
Abstract
In recent years, powerful genetic code reprogramming methods have emerged that allow new functional components to be embedded into proteins as noncanonical amino acid (ncAA) side chains. In this review, we will illustrate how the availability of an expanded set of amino acid building blocks has opened a wealth of new opportunities in enzymology and biocatalysis research. Genetic code reprogramming has provided new insights into enzyme mechanisms by allowing introduction of new spectroscopic probes and the targeted replacement of individual atoms or functional groups. NcAAs have also been used to develop engineered biocatalysts with improved activity, selectivity, and stability, as well as enzymes with artificial regulatory elements that are responsive to external stimuli. Perhaps most ambitiously, the combination of genetic code reprogramming and laboratory evolution has given rise to new classes of enzymes that use ncAAs as key catalytic elements. With the framework for developing ncAA-containing biocatalysts now firmly established, we are optimistic that genetic code reprogramming will become a progressively more powerful tool in the armory of enzyme designers and engineers in the coming years.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology,
School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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Huang H, Yan T, Liu C, Lu Y, Wu Z, Wang X, Wang J. Genetically encoded Nδ-vinyl histidine for the evolution of enzyme catalytic center. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5714. [PMID: 38977701 PMCID: PMC11231154 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50005-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
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Genetic code expansion has emerged as a powerful tool for precisely introducing unnatural chemical structures into proteins to improve their catalytic functions. Given the high catalytic propensity of histidine in the enzyme pocket, increasing the chemical diversity of catalytic histidine could result in new characteristics of biocatalysts. Herein, we report the genetically encoded Nδ-Vinyl Histidine (δVin-H) and achieve the wild-type-like incorporation efficiency by the evolution of pyrrolysyl tRNA synthetase. As histidine usually acts as the nucleophile or the metal ligand in the catalytic center, we replace these two types of catalytic histidine to δVin-H to improve the performance of the histidine-involved catalytic center. Additionally, we further demonstrate the improvements of the hydrolysis activity of a previously reported organocatalytic esterase (the OE1.3 variant) in the acidic condition and myoglobin (Mb) catalyzed carbene transfer reactions under the aerobic condition. As histidine is one of the most frequently used residues in the enzyme catalytic center, the derivatization of the catalytic histidine by δVin-H holds a great potential to promote the performance of biocatalysts.
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- Haoran Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Chemical Biology and Omics Analysis, College of Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Chemical Biology and Omics Analysis, College of Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Chemical Biology and Omics Analysis, College of Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Chemical Biology and Omics Analysis, College of Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Chemical Biology and Omics Analysis, College of Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Chemical Biology and Omics Analysis, College of Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Chemical Biology and Omics Analysis, College of Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Yi HB, Lee S, Seo K, Kim H, Kim M, Lee HS. Cellular and Biophysical Applications of Genetic Code Expansion. Chem Rev 2024; 124:7465-7530. [PMID: 38753805 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
Abstract
Despite their diverse functions, proteins are inherently constructed from a limited set of building blocks. These compositional constraints pose significant challenges to protein research and its practical applications. Strategically manipulating the cellular protein synthesis system to incorporate novel building blocks has emerged as a critical approach for overcoming these constraints in protein research and application. In the past two decades, the field of genetic code expansion (GCE) has achieved significant advancements, enabling the integration of numerous novel functionalities into proteins across a variety of organisms. This technological evolution has paved the way for the extensive application of genetic code expansion across multiple domains, including protein imaging, the introduction of probes for protein research, analysis of protein-protein interactions, spatiotemporal control of protein function, exploration of proteome changes induced by external stimuli, and the synthesis of proteins endowed with novel functions. In this comprehensive Review, we aim to provide an overview of cellular and biophysical applications that have employed GCE technology over the past two decades.
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- Han Bin Yi
- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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Oliveira AS, Rubio J, Noble CEM, Anderson JLR, Anders J, Mulholland AJ. Fluctuation Relations to Calculate Protein Redox Potentials from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:385-395. [PMID: 38150288 PMCID: PMC10782445 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
Abstract
The tunable design of protein redox potentials promises to open a range of applications in biotechnology and catalysis. Here, we introduce a method to calculate redox potential changes by combining fluctuation relations with molecular dynamics simulations. It involves the simulation of reduced and oxidized states, followed by the instantaneous conversion between them. Energy differences introduced by the perturbations are obtained using the Kubo-Onsager approach. Using a detailed fluctuation relation coupled with Bayesian inference, these are postprocessed into estimates for the redox potentials in an efficient manner. This new method, denoted MD + CB, is tested on a de novo four-helix bundle heme protein (the m4D2 "maquette") and five designed mutants, including some mutants characterized experimentally in this work. The MD + CB approach is found to perform reliably, giving redox potential shifts with reasonably good correlation (0.85) to the experimental values for the mutants. The MD + CB approach also compares well with redox potential shift predictions using a continuum electrostatic method. The estimation method employed within the MD + CB approach is straightforwardly transferable to standard equilibrium MD simulations and holds promise for redox protein engineering and design applications.
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- A. S.
F. Oliveira
- Centre
for Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K.
- School
of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1DT, U.K.
- BrisSynBio
Synthetic Biology Research Centre, University
of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ, U.K.
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- School
of Mathematics and Physics, University of
Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, U.K.
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4
4QL, U.K.
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- School
of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1DT, U.K.
- BrisSynBio
Synthetic Biology Research Centre, University
of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ, U.K.
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- School
of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1DT, U.K.
- BrisSynBio
Synthetic Biology Research Centre, University
of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4
4QL, U.K.
- Institute
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Potsdam, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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- Centre
for Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K.
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Buller R, Lutz S, Kazlauskas RJ, Snajdrova R, Moore JC, Bornscheuer UT. From nature to industry: Harnessing enzymes for biocatalysis. Science 2023; 382:eadh8615. [PMID: 37995253 DOI: 10.1126/science.adh8615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
Abstract
Biocatalysis harnesses enzymes to make valuable products. This green technology is used in countless applications from bench scale to industrial production and allows practitioners to access complex organic molecules, often with fewer synthetic steps and reduced waste. The last decade has seen an explosion in the development of experimental and computational tools to tailor enzymatic properties, equipping enzyme engineers with the ability to create biocatalysts that perform reactions not present in nature. By using (chemo)-enzymatic synthesis routes or orchestrating intricate enzyme cascades, scientists can synthesize elaborate targets ranging from DNA and complex pharmaceuticals to starch made in vitro from CO2-derived methanol. In addition, new chemistries have emerged through the combination of biocatalysis with transition metal catalysis, photocatalysis, and electrocatalysis. This review highlights recent key developments, identifies current limitations, and provides a future prospect for this rapidly developing technology.
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- R Buller
- Competence Center for Biocatalysis, Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Codexis Incorporated, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Global Discovery Chemistry, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- MRL, Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Dept. of Biotechnology and Enzyme Catalysis, Greifswald University, Greifswald, Germany
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Hutchins GH, Noble CEM, Bunzel HA, Williams C, Dubiel P, Yadav SKN, Molinaro PM, Barringer R, Blackburn H, Hardy BJ, Parnell AE, Landau C, Race PR, Oliver TAA, Koder RL, Crump MP, Schaffitzel C, Oliveira ASF, Mulholland AJ, Anderson JLR. An expandable, modular de novo protein platform for precision redox engineering. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2306046120. [PMID: 37487099 PMCID: PMC10400981 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306046120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
Abstract
The electron-conducting circuitry of life represents an as-yet untapped resource of exquisite, nanoscale biomolecular engineering. Here, we report the characterization and structure of a de novo diheme "maquette" protein, 4D2, which we subsequently use to create an expanded, modular platform for heme protein design. A well-folded monoheme variant was created by computational redesign, which was then utilized for the experimental validation of continuum electrostatic redox potential calculations. This demonstrates how fundamental biophysical properties can be predicted and fine-tuned. 4D2 was then extended into a tetraheme helical bundle, representing a 7 nm molecular wire. Despite a molecular weight of only 24 kDa, electron cryomicroscopy illustrated a remarkable level of detail, indicating the positioning of the secondary structure and the heme cofactors. This robust, expressible, highly thermostable and readily designable modular platform presents a valuable resource for redox protein design and the future construction of artificial electron-conducting circuitry.
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- George H. Hutchins
- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, The City College of New York, New York, NY10031
- Graduate Programs of Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, New York, NY10016
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, The City College of New York, New York, NY10031
- Graduate Programs of Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, New York, NY10016
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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Taylor CJ, Hardy FJ, Burke AJ, Bednar RM, Mehl RA, Green AP, Lovelock SL. Engineering mutually orthogonal PylRS/tRNA pairs for dual encoding of functional histidine analogues. Protein Sci 2023; 32:e4640. [PMID: 37051694 PMCID: PMC10127257 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
Abstract
The availability of an expanded genetic code opens exciting new opportunities in enzyme design and engineering. In this regard histidine analogues have proven particularly versatile, serving as ligands to augment metalloenzyme function and as catalytic nucleophiles in designed enzymes. The ability to genetically encode multiple functional residues could greatly expand the range of chemistry accessible within enzyme active sites. Here, we develop mutually orthogonal translation components to selectively encode two structurally similar histidine analogues. Transplanting known mutations from a promiscuous Methanosarcina mazei pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase (MmPylRSIFGFF ) into a single domain PylRS from Methanomethylophilus alvus (MaPylRSIFGFF ) provided a variant with improved efficiency and specificity for 3-methyl-L-histidine (MeHis) incorporation. The MaPylRSIFGFF clone was further characterized using in vitro biochemical assays and x-ray crystallography. We subsequently engineered the orthogonal MmPylRS for activity and selectivity for 3-(3-pyridyl)-L-alanine (3-Pyr), which was used in combination with MaPylRSIFGFF to produce proteins containing both 3-Pyr and MeHis. Given the versatile roles played by histidine in enzyme mechanisms, we anticipate that the tools developed within this study will underpin the development of enzymes with new and enhanced functions.
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- Christopher J. Taylor
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Department of Biochemistry and BiophysicsOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- Department of Biochemistry and BiophysicsOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of ManchesterManchesterUK
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Enzymes fold into three-dimensional structures to distribute amino acid residues for catalysis, which inspired the supramolecular approach to construct enzyme-mimicking catalysts. A key concern in the development of supramolecular strategies is the ability to confine and orient functional groups to form enzyme-like active sites in artificial materials. This review introduces the design principles and construction of supramolecular nanomaterials exhibiting catalytic functions of heme-dependent enzymes, a large class of metalloproteins, which rely on a heme cofactor and spatially configured residues to catalyze diverse reactions via a complex multistep mechanism. We focus on the structure-activity relationship of the supramolecular catalysts and their applications in materials synthesis/degradation, biosensing, and therapeutics. The heme-free catalysts that catalyze reactions achieved by hemeproteins are also briefly discussed. Towards the end of the review, we discuss the outlook on the challenges related to catalyst design and future prospective, including the development of structure-resolving techniques and design concepts, with the aim of creating enzyme-mimicking materials that possess catalytic power rivaling that of natural enzymes..
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- Yuanxi Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Key Lab of Biomedical Materials of Natural Macromolecules (Ministry of Education), Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Key Lab of Biomedical Materials of Natural Macromolecules (Ministry of Education), Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Ferric heme b (= ferric protoporphyrin IX = hemin) is an important prosthetic group of different types of enzymes, including the intensively investigated and widely applied horseradish peroxidase (HRP). In HRP, hemin is present in monomeric form in a hydrophobic pocket containing among other amino acid side chains the two imidazoyl groups of His170 and His42. Both amino acids are important for the peroxidase activity of HRP as an axial ligand of hemin (proximal His170) and as an acid/base catalyst (distal His42). A key feature of the peroxidase mechanism of HRP is the initial formation of compound I under heterolytic cleavage of added hydrogen peroxide as a terminal oxidant. Investigations of free hemin dispersed in aqueous solution showed that different types of hemin dimers can form, depending on the experimental conditions, possibly resulting in hemin crystallization. Although it has been recognized already in the 1970s that hemin aggregation can be prevented in aqueous solution by using micelle-forming amphiphiles, it remains a challenge to prepare hemin-containing micellar and vesicular systems with peroxidase-like activities. Such systems are of interest as cheap HRP-mimicking catalysts for analytical and synthetic applications. Some of the key concepts on which research in this fascinating and interdisciplinary field is based are summarized, along with major accomplishments and possible directions for further improvement. A systematic analysis of the physico-chemical properties of hemin in aqueous micellar solutions and vesicular dispersions must be combined with a reliable evaluation of its catalytic activity. Future studies should show how well the molecular complexity around hemin in HRP can be mimicked by using micelles or vesicles. Because of the importance of heme b in virtually all biological systems and the fact that porphyrins and hemes can be obtained under potentially prebiotic conditions, ideas exist about the possible role of heme-containing micellar and vesicular systems in prebiotic times.
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Birch-Price Z, Taylor CJ, Ortmayer M, Green AP. Engineering enzyme activity using an expanded amino acid alphabet. Protein Eng Des Sel 2022; 36:6825271. [PMID: 36370045 PMCID: PMC9863031 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzac013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Enzyme design and engineering strategies are typically constrained by the limited size of nature's genetic alphabet, comprised of only 20 canonical amino acids. In recent years, site-selective incorporation of non-canonical amino acids (ncAAs) via an expanded genetic code has emerged as a powerful means of inserting new functional components into proteins, with hundreds of structurally diverse ncAAs now available. Here, we highlight how the emergence of an expanded repertoire of amino acids has opened new avenues in enzyme design and engineering. ncAAs have been used to probe complex biological mechanisms, augment enzyme function and, most ambitiously, embed new catalytic mechanisms into protein active sites that would be challenging to access within the constraints of nature's genetic code. We predict that the studies reviewed in this article, along with further advances in genetic code expansion technology, will establish ncAA incorporation as an increasingly important tool for biocatalysis in the coming years.
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- Zachary Birch-Price
- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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Ding Y, Perez-Ortiz G, Peate J, Barry SM. Redesigning Enzymes for Biocatalysis: Exploiting Structural Understanding for Improved Selectivity. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:908285. [PMID: 35936784 PMCID: PMC9355150 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.908285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The discovery of new enzymes, alongside the push to make chemical processes more sustainable, has resulted in increased industrial interest in the use of biocatalytic processes to produce high-value and chiral precursor chemicals. Huge strides in protein engineering methodology and in silico tools have facilitated significant progress in the discovery and production of enzymes for biocatalytic processes. However, there are significant gaps in our knowledge of the relationship between enzyme structure and function. This has demonstrated the need for improved computational methods to model mechanisms and understand structure dynamics. Here, we explore efforts to rationally modify enzymes toward changing aspects of their catalyzed chemistry. We highlight examples of enzymes where links between enzyme function and structure have been made, thus enabling rational changes to the enzyme structure to give predictable chemical outcomes. We look at future directions the field could take and the technologies that will enable it.
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Aboelnga MM. Exploring the structure function relationship of heme peroxidases: Molecular dynamics study on cytochrome c peroxidase variants. Comput Biol Med 2022; 146:105544. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The ability to design efficient enzymes from scratch would have a profound effect on chemistry, biotechnology and medicine. Rapid progress in protein engineering over the past decade makes us optimistic that this ambition is within reach. The development of artificial enzymes containing metal cofactors and noncanonical organocatalytic groups shows how protein structure can be optimized to harness the reactivity of nonproteinogenic elements. In parallel, computational methods have been used to design protein catalysts for diverse reactions on the basis of fundamental principles of transition state stabilization. Although the activities of designed catalysts have been quite low, extensive laboratory evolution has been used to generate efficient enzymes. Structural analysis of these systems has revealed the high degree of precision that will be needed to design catalysts with greater activity. To this end, emerging protein design methods, including deep learning, hold particular promise for improving model accuracy. Here we take stock of key developments in the field and highlight new opportunities for innovation that should allow us to transition beyond the current state of the art and enable the robust design of biocatalysts to address societal needs.
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Aboelnga MM. Mechanistic insights into the chemistry of compound I formation in heme peroxidases: quantum chemical investigations of cytochrome c peroxidase. RSC Adv 2022; 12:15543-15554. [PMID: 35685178 PMCID: PMC9125774 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01073a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Peroxidases are heme containing enzymes that catalyze peroxide-dependant oxidation of a variety of substrates through forming key ferryl intermediates, compounds I and II. Cytochrome c peroxidase (Ccp1) has served for decades as a chemical model toward understanding the chemical biology of this heme family of enzymes. It is known to feature a distinctive electronic behaviour for its compound I despite significant structural similarity to other peroxidases. A water-assisted mechanism has been proposed over a dry one for the formation of compound I in similar peroxidases. To better identify the viability of these mechanisms, we employed quantum chemistry calculations for the heme pocket of Ccp1 in three different spin states. We provided comparative energetic and structural results for the six possible pathways that suggest the preference of the dry mechanism energetically and structurally. The doublet state is found to be the most preferable spin state for the mechanism to proceed and for the formation of the Cpd I ferryl-intermediate irrespective of the considered dielectric constant used to represent the solvent environment. The nature of the spin state has negligible effects on the calculated structures but great impact on the energetics. Our analysis was also expanded to explain the major contribution of key residues to the peroxidase activity of Ccp1 through exploring the mechanism at various in silico generated Ccp1 variants. Overall, we provide valuable findings toward solving the current ambiguity of the exact mechanism in Ccp1, which could be applied to peroxidases with similar heme pockets. Discerning the feasibility of a no-water peroxidase mechanism in the doublet spin state irrespective of the environment surrounding the heme pocket.![]()
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- Mohamed M Aboelnga
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University New Damietta 34517 Egypt
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Cvjetan N, Kissner R, Bajuk-Bogdanović D, Ćirić-Marjanović G, Walde P. Hemin-catalyzed oxidative oligomerization of p-aminodiphenylamine (PADPA) in the presence of aqueous sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) micelles. RSC Adv 2022; 12:13154-13167. [PMID: 35520130 PMCID: PMC9063397 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra02198f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In a previous report on the enzymatic synthesis of the conductive emeraldine salt form of polyaniline (PANI-ES) in aqueous solution using PADPA (p-aminodiphenylamine) as monomer, horseradish peroxidase isoenzyme C (HRPC) was applied as a catalyst at pH = 4.3 with H2O2 as a terminal oxidant. In that work, anionic vesicles were added to the reaction mixture for (i) guiding the reaction to obtain poly(PADPA) products that resemble PANI-ES, and for (ii) preventing product precipitation (known as the “template effect”). In the work now presented, instead of native HRPC, only its prosthetic group ferric heme b (= hemin) was utilized as a catalyst, and micelles formed from SDBS (sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate) served as templates. For the elaborated optimal reaction conditions, complementary UV/vis/NIR, EPR, and Raman spectroscopy measurements clearly showed that the reaction mixture obtained after completion of the reaction contained PANI-ES-like products as dominating species, very similar to the products formed with HRPC as catalyst. HEPES (4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonate) was found to have a positive effect on the reaction rate as compared to dihydrogenphosphate. This work is the first on the template-assisted formation of PANI-ES type products under mild, environmentally friendly conditions using hemin as a cost-effective catalyst. Polyaniline emeraldine salt-type products were synthesized under mild, environmentally friendly conditions using hemin as a cost-effective catalyst, p-aminodiphenylamine (PADPA) as a monomer, and micelles formed from SDBS as templates.![]()
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- Nemanja Cvjetan
- Department of Materials, Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials, ETH Zürich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade Studentski trg 12-16 11158 Belgrade Serbia
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade Studentski trg 12-16 11158 Belgrade Serbia
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- Department of Materials, Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials, ETH Zürich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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Unravelling the Structure of the Tetrahedral Metal-Binding Site in METP3 through an Experimental and Computational Approach. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26175221. [PMID: 34500655 PMCID: PMC8434281 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26175221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Understanding the structural determinants for metal ion coordination in metalloproteins is a fundamental issue for designing metal binding sites with predetermined geometry and activity. In order to achieve this, we report in this paper the design, synthesis and metal binding properties of METP3, a homodimer made up of a small peptide, which self assembles in the presence of tetrahedrally coordinating metal ions. METP3 was obtained through a redesign approach, starting from the previously developed METP molecule. The undecapeptide sequence of METP, which dimerizes to house a Cys4 tetrahedral binding site, was redesigned in order to accommodate a Cys2His2 site. The binding properties of METP3 were determined toward different metal ions. Successful assembly of METP3 with Co(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II), in the expected 2:1 stoichiometry and tetrahedral geometry was proven by UV-visible spectroscopy. CD measurements on both the free and metal-bound forms revealed that the metal coordination drives the peptide chain to fold into a turned conformation. Finally, NMR data of the Zn(II)-METP3 complex, together with a retrostructural analysis of the Cys-X-X-His motif in metalloproteins, allowed us to define the model structure. All the results establish the suitability of the short METP sequence for accommodating tetrahedral metal binding sites, regardless of the first coordination ligands.
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Ortmayer M, Hardy FJ, Quesne MG, Fisher K, Levy C, Heyes DJ, Catlow CRA, de Visser SP, Rigby SEJ, Hay S, Green AP. A Noncanonical Tryptophan Analogue Reveals an Active Site Hydrogen Bond Controlling Ferryl Reactivity in a Heme Peroxidase. JACS AU 2021; 1:913-918. [PMID: 34337604 PMCID: PMC8317151 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00145] [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] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nature employs high-energy metal-oxo intermediates embedded within enzyme active sites to perform challenging oxidative transformations with remarkable selectivity. Understanding how different local metal-oxo coordination environments control intermediate reactivity and catalytic function is a long-standing objective. However, conducting structure-activity relationships directly in active sites has proven challenging due to the limited range of amino acid substitutions achievable within the constraints of the genetic code. Here, we use an expanded genetic code to examine the impact of hydrogen bonding interactions on ferryl heme structure and reactivity, by replacing the N-H group of the active site Trp51 of cytochrome c peroxidase by an S atom. Removal of a single hydrogen bond stabilizes the porphyrin π-cation radical state of CcP W191F compound I. In contrast, this modification leads to more basic and reactive neutral ferryl heme states, as found in CcP W191F compound II and the wild-type ferryl heme-Trp191 radical pair of compound I. This increased reactivity manifests in a >60-fold activity increase toward phenolic substrates but remarkably has negligible effects on oxidation of the biological redox partner cytc. Our data highlight how Trp51 tunes the lifetimes of key ferryl intermediates and works in synergy with the redox active Trp191 and a well-defined substrate binding site to regulate catalytic function. More broadly, this work shows how noncanonical substitutions can advance our understanding of active site features governing metal-oxo structure and reactivity.
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- Mary Ortmayer
- Department
of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Research
Complex at Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0FA, United
Kingdom
- Cardiff
University, School of Chemistry, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10
3AT, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Research
Complex at Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0FA, United
Kingdom
- Cardiff
University, School of Chemistry, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10
3AT, United Kingdom
- Kathleen
Lonsdale Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, Western Central 1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science & Manchester Institute
of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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Hagiwara S, Momotake A, Ogura T, Yanagisawa S, Suzuki A, Neya S, Yamamoto Y. Effects of Heme Electronic Structure and Local Heme Environment on Catalytic Activity of a Peroxidase-Mimicking Heme-DNAzyme. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:11206-11213. [PMID: 34289695 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The catalytic cycle of a peroxidase-mimicking heme-DNAzyme involves an iron(IV)oxo porphyrin π-cation radical intermediate known as compound I formed through heterolytic O-O bond cleavage of an Fe3+-bound hydroperoxo ligand (Fe-OOH) in compound 0, like that of a heme enzyme such as horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Peroxidase assaying of complexes composed of chemically modified hemes possessing various electron densities of the heme iron atom (ρFe) and parallel-stranded tetrameric G-quadruplex DNAs of oligonucleotides d(TTAGGG), d(TTAGGGT), and d(TTAGGGA) was performed to elucidate the effects of the heme electronic structure and local heme environment on the catalytic activity of the heme-DNAzyme. The study revealed that the DNAzyme activity is enhanced through an increase in the ρFe and general base catalysis of the adenine base adjacent to the heme, which are reminiscent of the "push" and "pull" mechanisms in the catalytic cycle of HRP, respectively, and that the activity of the heme-DNAzyme can be independently controlled through the heme electronic structure and local heme environment. These findings allow a deeper understanding of the structure-function relationship of the peroxidase-mimicking heme-DNAzyme.
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- Shota Hagiwara
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Department of Material Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, Nagaoka 940-8532, Japan
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chuoh-Inohana, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8571, Japan.,Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8571, Japan
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Pott M, Tinzl M, Hayashi T, Ota Y, Dunkelmann D, Mittl PRE, Hilvert D. Noncanonical Heme Ligands Steer Carbene Transfer Reactivity in an Artificial Metalloenzyme*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:15063-15068. [PMID: 33880851 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Changing the primary metal coordination sphere is a powerful strategy for tuning metalloprotein properties. Here we used amber stop codon suppression with engineered pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetases, including two newly evolved enzymes, to replace the proximal histidine in myoglobin with Nδ -methylhistidine, 5-thiazoylalanine, 4-thiazoylalanine and 3-(3-thienyl)alanine. In addition to tuning the heme redox potential over a >200 mV range, these noncanonical ligands modulate the protein's carbene transfer activity with ethyl diazoacetate. Variants with increased reduction potential proved superior for cyclopropanation and N-H insertion, whereas variants with reduced Eo values gave higher S-H insertion activity. Given the functional importance of histidine in many enzymes, these genetically encoded analogues could be valuable tools for probing mechanism and enabling new chemistries.
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- Moritz Pott
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zürich, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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Pott M, Tinzl M, Hayashi T, Ota Y, Dunkelmann D, Mittl PRE, Hilvert D. Noncanonical Heme Ligands Steer Carbene Transfer Reactivity in an Artificial Metalloenzyme**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Moritz Pott
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry ETH Zürich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry ETH Zürich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry ETH Zürich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry ETH Zürich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry University of Zürich 8057 Zürich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry ETH Zürich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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Pagar AD, Patil MD, Flood DT, Yoo TH, Dawson PE, Yun H. Recent Advances in Biocatalysis with Chemical Modification and Expanded Amino Acid Alphabet. Chem Rev 2021; 121:6173-6245. [PMID: 33886302 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The two main strategies for enzyme engineering, directed evolution and rational design, have found widespread applications in improving the intrinsic activities of proteins. Although numerous advances have been achieved using these ground-breaking methods, the limited chemical diversity of the biopolymers, restricted to the 20 canonical amino acids, hampers creation of novel enzymes that Nature has never made thus far. To address this, much research has been devoted to expanding the protein sequence space via chemical modifications and/or incorporation of noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs). This review provides a balanced discussion and critical evaluation of the applications, recent advances, and technical breakthroughs in biocatalysis for three approaches: (i) chemical modification of cAAs, (ii) incorporation of ncAAs, and (iii) chemical modification of incorporated ncAAs. Furthermore, the applications of these approaches and the result on the functional properties and mechanistic study of the enzymes are extensively reviewed. We also discuss the design of artificial enzymes and directed evolution strategies for enzymes with ncAAs incorporated. Finally, we discuss the current challenges and future perspectives for biocatalysis using the expanded amino acid alphabet.
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- Amol D Pagar
- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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Tinzl M, Hilvert D. Trapping Transient Protein Species by Genetic Code Expansion. Chembiochem 2020; 22:92-99. [PMID: 32810341 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nature employs a limited number of genetically encoded amino acids for the construction of functional proteins. By engineering components of the cellular translation machinery, however, it is now possible to genetically encode noncanonical building blocks with tailored electronic and structural properties. The ability to incorporate unique chemical functionality into proteins provides a powerful tool to probe mechanism and create novel function. In this minireview, we highlight several recent studies that illustrate how noncanonical amino acids have been used to capture and characterize reactive intermediates, fine-tune the catalytic properties of enzymes, and stabilize short-lived protein-protein complexes.
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- Matthias Tinzl
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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Wu Y, Wang Z, Qiao X, Li J, Shu X, Qi H. Emerging Methods for Efficient and Extensive Incorporation of Non-canonical Amino Acids Using Cell-Free Systems. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:863. [PMID: 32793583 PMCID: PMC7387428 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) has emerged as a novel protein expression platform. Especially the incorporation of non-canonical amino acids (ncAAs) has led to the development of numerous flexible methods for efficient and extensive expression of artificial proteins. Approaches were developed to eliminate the endogenous competition for ncAAs and engineer translation factors, which significantly enhanced the incorporation efficiency. Furthermore, in vitro aminoacylation methods can be conveniently combined with cell-free systems, extensively expanding the available ncAAs with novel and unique moieties. In this review, we summarize the recent progresses on the efficient and extensive incorporation of ncAAs by different strategies based on the elimination of competition by endogenous factors, translation factors engineering and extensive incorporation of novel ncAAs coupled with in vitro aminoacylation methods in CFPS. We also aim to offer new ideas to researchers working on ncAA incorporation techniques in CFPS and applications in various emerging fields.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yang Wu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, China
| | - Hao Qi
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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