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Urbániková Ľ, Janeček Š. Trehalose synthases from the subfamily GH13_16 involved in α-glucan biosynthesis - a focus on their maltokinase domain. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 268:131680. [PMID: 38641282 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131680] [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: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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The subfamily GH13_16 trehalose synthase (TreS) converts maltose to trehalose and vice versa. Typically, it consists of three domains, but it may contain a C-terminal extension exhibiting clear sequence features of a maltokinase (MaK). The present in silico study was focused on collection of naturally fused TreS-MaKs and their subsequent detailed bioinformatics analysis. Hence a set of total 3354 unique sequences was compared consisting of 1900 single TreSs, 1426 fused TreS-MaKs and 28 single MaKs. Fused TreS-MaKs were divided into five groups, namely with a standard MaK, with mutations in the maltose-binding site, of the catalytic nucleophile, of the general acid/base and of both catalytic residues. Sequence logos bearing the best conserved sequence regions were prepared for both TreSs and MaKs in an effort to find unique sequence features. In addition, linkers connecting the TreS and MaK parts in the fused enzymes were analysed. This analysis revealed that MaKs in fused enzymes have an extended N-terminal regions compared to single MaKs. Finally, the evolutionary relationships were demonstrated by phylogenetic trees of TreS parts from single TreSs and fused TreS-MaKs from the same organism as well as of single TreSs existing in multiple isoforms in the same organism.
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- Ľubica Urbániková
- Laboratory of Protein Evolution, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84551 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Protein Evolution, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84551 Bratislava, Slovakia; Institute of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, SK-91701 Trnava, Slovakia.
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Stancanelli E, Liu W, Su G, Padagala V, Liu J. Developing a solid-phase method for the enzymatic synthesis of heparan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate backbones. Glycobiology 2024; 34:cwad093. [PMID: 37995272 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwad093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite the recent progress on the solution-phase enzymatic synthesis of heparan sulfate (HS) and chondroitin sulfate (CS), solid-phase enzymatic synthesis has not been fully investigated. Here, we describe the solid-phase enzymatic synthesis of HS and CS backbone oligosaccharides using specialized linkers. We demonstrate the use of immobilized HS linker to synthesize CS, and the use of immobilized CS linker to synthesize HS. The linkers were then digested with chondroitin ABCase and heparin lyases, respectively, to obtain the products. Our findings uncover a potential approach for accelerating the synthesis of structurally homogeneous HS and CS oligosaccharides.
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- Eduardo Stancanelli
- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Druggability of Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Golou district, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, PR China
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- Glycan Therapeutics, LLC Research and Development, Suite #103, 617 Hutton Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, United States
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- Glycan Therapeutics, LLC Research and Development, Suite #103, 617 Hutton Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, United States
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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Garg A, González-Foutel NS, Gielnik MB, Kjaergaard M. Design of functional intrinsically disordered proteins. Protein Eng Des Sel 2024; 37:gzae004. [PMID: 38431892 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzae004] [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: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Many proteins do not fold into a fixed three-dimensional structure, but rather function in a highly disordered state. These intrinsically disordered proteins pose a unique challenge to protein engineering and design: How can proteins be designed de novo if not by tailoring their structure? Here, we will review the nascent field of design of intrinsically disordered proteins with focus on applications in biotechnology and medicine. The design goals should not necessarily be the same as for de novo design of folded proteins as disordered proteins have unique functional strengths and limitations. We focus on functions where intrinsically disordered proteins are uniquely suited including disordered linkers, desiccation chaperones, sensors of the chemical environment, delivery of pharmaceuticals, and constituents of biomolecular condensates. Design of functional intrinsically disordered proteins relies on a combination of computational tools and heuristics gleaned from sequence-function studies. There are few cases where intrinsically disordered proteins have made it into industrial applications. However, we argue that disordered proteins can perform many roles currently performed by organic polymers, and that these proteins might be more designable due to their modularity.
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- Ankush Garg
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Gollan M, Black G, Munoz-Munoz J. A computational approach to optimising laccase-mediated polyethylene oxidation through carbohydrate-binding module fusion. BMC Biotechnol 2023; 23:18. [PMID: 37415113 PMCID: PMC10324223 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-023-00787-5] [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: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Plastic pollution is a major global concern to the health and wellbeing of all terrestrial and marine life. However, no sustainable method for waste management is currently viable. This study addresses the optimisation of microbial enzymatic polyethylene oxidation through rational engineering of laccases with carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) domains. An explorative bioinformatic approach was taken for high-throughput screening of candidate laccases and CBM domains, representing an exemplar workflow for future engineering research. Molecular docking simulated polyethylene binding whilst a deep-learning algorithm predicted catalytic activity. Protein properties were examined to interpret the mechanisms behind laccase-polyethylene binding. The incorporation of flexible GGGGS(x3) hinges were found to improve putative polyethylene binding of laccases. Whilst CBM1 family domains were predicted to bind polyethylene, they were suggested to detriment laccase-polyethylene associations. In contrast, CBM2 domains reported improved polyethylene binding and may thus optimise laccase oxidation. Interactions between CBM domains, linkers, and polyethylene hydrocarbons were heavily reliant on hydrophobicity. Preliminary polyethylene oxidation is considered a necessity for consequent microbial uptake and assimilation. However, slow oxidation and depolymerisation rates inhibit the large-scale industrial implementation of bioremediation within waste management systems. The optimised polyethylene oxidation of CBM2-engineered laccases represents a significant advancement towards a sustainable method of complete plastic breakdown. Results of this study offer a rapid, accessible workflow for further research into exoenzyme optimisation whilst elucidating mechanisms behind the laccase-polyethylene interaction.
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- Michael Gollan
- Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
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Sidar A, Voshol GP, Vijgenboom E, Punt PJ. Novel Design of an α-Amylase with an N-Terminal CBM20 in Aspergillus niger Improves Binding and Processing of a Broad Range of Starches. Molecules 2023; 28:5033. [PMID: 37446690 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28135033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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In the starch processing industry including the food and pharmaceutical industries, α-amylase is an important enzyme that hydrolyses the α-1,4 glycosidic bonds in starch, producing shorter maltooligosaccharides. In plants, starch molecules are organised in granules that are very compact and rigid. The level of starch granule rigidity affects resistance towards enzymatic hydrolysis, resulting in inefficient starch degradation by industrially available α-amylases. In an approach to enhance starch hydrolysis, the domain architecture of a Glycoside Hydrolase (GH) family 13 α-amylase from Aspergillus niger was engineered. In all fungal GH13 α-amylases that carry a carbohydrate binding domain (CBM), these modules are of the CBM20 family and are located at the C-terminus of the α-amylase domain. To explore the role of the domain order, a new GH13 gene encoding an N-terminal CBM20 domain was designed and found to be fully functional. The starch binding capacity and enzymatic activity of N-terminal CBM20 α-amylase was found to be superior to that of native GH13 without CBM20. Based on the kinetic parameters, the engineered N-terminal CBM20 variant displayed surpassing activity rates compared to the C-terminal CBM20 version for the degradation on a wide range of starches, including the more resistant raw potato starch for which it exhibits a two-fold higher Vmax underscoring the potential of domain engineering for these carbohydrate active enzymes.
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- Andika Sidar
- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Food and Agricultural Product Technology, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
- GenomeScan, 2333 BZ Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
- Ginkgo Bioworks, 3704 HE Zeist, The Netherlands
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Zhang L, Laurent CVF, Schwaiger L, Wang L, Ma S, Ludwig R. Interdomain Linker of the Bioelecrocatalyst Cellobiose Dehydrogenase Governs the Electron Transfer. ACS Catal 2023; 13:8195-8205. [PMID: 37342832 PMCID: PMC10278072 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c02116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Direct bioelectrocatalysis applied in biosensors, biofuel cells, and bioelectrosynthesis is based on an efficient electron transfer between enzymes and electrodes in the absence of redox mediators. Some oxidoreductases are capable of direct electron transfer (DET), while others achieve the enzyme to electrode electron transfer (ET) by employing an electron-transferring domain. Cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) is the most-studied multidomain bioelectrocatalyst and features a catalytic flavodehydrogenase domain and a mobile, electron-transferring cytochrome domain connected by a flexible linker. The ET to the physiological redox partner lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase or, ex vivo, electrodes depends on the flexibility of the electron transferring domain and its connecting linker, but the regulatory mechanism is little understood. Studying the linker sequences of currently characterized CDH classes we observed that the inner, mobile linker sequence is flanked by two outer linker regions that are in close contact with the adjacent domain. A function-based definition of the linker region in CDH is proposed and has been verified by rationally designed variants of Neurospora crassa CDH. The effect of linker length and its domain attachment on electron transfer rates has been determined by biochemical and electrochemical methods, while distances between the domains of CDH variants were computed. This study elucidates the regulatory mechanism of the interdomain linker on electron transfer by determining the minimum linker length, observing the effects of elongated linkers, and testing the covalent stabilization of a linker part to the flavodehydrogenase domain. The evolutionary guided, rational design of the interdomain linker provides a strategy to optimize electron transfer rates in multidomain enzymes and maximize their bioelectrocatalytic performance.
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- Lan Zhang
- Department
of Food Science and Technology, Biocatalysis and Biosensing Laboratory, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
(BOKU), Vienna, Muthgasse 18, Vienna 1190, Austria
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P. Laurent
- Department
of Food Science and Technology, Biocatalysis and Biosensing Laboratory, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
(BOKU), Vienna, Muthgasse 18, Vienna 1190, Austria
- Institute
of Molecular Modeling and Simulation, Department of Material Sciences
and Process Engineering, University of Natural
Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Muthgasse 18, Vienna 1190, Austria
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- Department
of Food Science and Technology, Biocatalysis and Biosensing Laboratory, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
(BOKU), Vienna, Muthgasse 18, Vienna 1190, Austria
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- State
Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72/N2, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Department
of Food Science and Technology, Biocatalysis and Biosensing Laboratory, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
(BOKU), Vienna, Muthgasse 18, Vienna 1190, Austria
- State
Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72/N2, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Department
of Food Science and Technology, Biocatalysis and Biosensing Laboratory, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
(BOKU), Vienna, Muthgasse 18, Vienna 1190, Austria
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Berto GL, Mattos BD, Velasco J, Zhao B, Segato F, Rojas OJ, Arantes V. Endoglucanase effects on energy consumption in mechanical fibrillation of cellulose fibers into nanocelluloses. Int J Biol Macromol 2023:125002. [PMID: 37217053 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Enzymatic processing is seen as a promising means of moving toward environment-friendly industrial processes such as the use of endoglucanase (EG) enzyme in the production of nanocellulose. However, the properties that make EG pretreatment effective in the isolation of fibrillated cellulose remain a subject of debate. To address this issue, we considered EGs from four glycosyl hydrolase (GH) families (5, 6, 7 and 12) and investigated the roles of the tri-dimensional structures and catalytic features depending on the presence of a carbohydrate binding module (CBM). By using eucalyptus Kraft wood fibers, we produced cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) using mild enzymatic pretreatment followed by disc ultra-refining. Compared with the control (in the absence of pretreatment), the GH5 and GH12 enzymes (CBM free) reduced the fibrillation energy by approximately 15 %. The most efficient energy reduction, 25 and 32 %, was achieved with GH5 and GH6 linked to CBM, respectively. They improved the rheological properties of the CNF suspensions (noting that neither of these EGs released soluble products). Interestingly, while the hydrolytic activity was significant (released soluble products), GH7-CBM did not lead to a reduction in fibrillation energy. Hence, the large molecular weight and wide cleft of GH7-CBM led to soluble sugar release but contributed little to fibrillation. Our findings suggest that the improved fibrillation observed upon EG pretreatment is not a consequence of hydrolytic activity or release of products but mostly related to efficient adsorption on the substrate and modification of the surface viscoelastic (amorphogenesis).
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- Gabriela L Berto
- Department of Biotechnology, Lorena School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Lorena, SP 12602-810, Brazil; Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland.
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lorena School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Lorena, SP 12602-810, Brazil
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lorena School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Lorena, SP 12602-810, Brazil
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland; Bioproducts Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lorena School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Lorena, SP 12602-810, Brazil.
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Effect of multimodularity and spatial organization of glycoside hydrolases on catalysis. Essays Biochem 2023; 67:629-638. [PMID: 36866571 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20220167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
Abstract
The wide diversity among the carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) reflects the equally broad versatility in terms of composition and chemicals bonds found in the plant cell wall polymers on which they are active. This diversity is also expressed through the various strategies developed to circumvent the recalcitrance of these substrates to biological degradation. Glycoside hydrolases (GHs) are the most abundant of the CAZymes and are expressed as isolated catalytic modules or in association with carbohydrate-binding module (CBM), acting in synergism within complex arrays of enzymes. This multimodularity can be even more complex. The cellulosome presents a scaffold protein immobilized to the outer membrane of some microorganisms on which enzymes are grafted to prevent their dispersion and increase catalytic synergism. In polysaccharide utilization loci (PUL), GHs are also distributed across the membranes of some bacteria to co-ordinate the deconstruction of polysaccharides and the internalization of metabolizable carbohydrates. Although the study and characterization of these enzymatic activities need to take into account the entirety of this complex organization-in particular because of the dynamics involved in it-technical problems limit the present study to isolated enzymes. However, these enzymatic complexes also have a spatiotemporal organization, whose still neglected aspect must be considered. In the present review, the different levels of multimodularity that can occur in GHs will be reviewed, from its simplest forms to the most complex. In addition, attempts to characterize or study the effect on catalytic activity of the spatial organization within GHs will be addressed.
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Wu X, Shi Z, Tian W, Liu M, Huang S, Liu X, Yin H, Wang L. A thermostable and CBM2-linked GH10 xylanase from Thermobifida fusca for paper bleaching. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:939550. [PMID: 36091429 PMCID: PMC9459120 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.939550] [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: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Xylanases have the potential to be used as bio-deinking and bio-bleaching materials and their application will decrease the consumption of the chlorine-based chemicals currently used for this purpose. However, xylanases with specific properties could act effectively, such as having significant thermostability and alkali resistance, etc. In this study, we found that TfXyl10A, a xylanase from Thermobifida fusca, was greatly induced to transcript by microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) substrate. Biochemical characterization showed that TfXyl10A is optimally effective at temperature of 80 °C and pH of 9.0. After removing the carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) and linker regions, the optimum temperature of TfXyl10A-CD was reduced by 10°C (to 70°C), at which the enzyme’s temperature tolerance was also weakened. While truncating only the CBM domain (TfXyl10AdC) had no significant effect on its thermostability. Importantly, polysaccharide-binding experiment showed that the auxiliary domain CBM2 could specifically bind to cellulose substrates, which endowed xylanase TfXyl10A with the ability to degrade xylan surrounding cellulose. These results indicated that TfXyl10A might be an excellent candidate in bio-bleaching processes of paper industry. In addition, the features of active-site architecture of TfXyl10A in GH10 family were further analyzed. By mutating each residue at the -2 and -1 subsites to alanine, the binding force and enzyme activity of mutants were observably decreased. Interestingly, the mutant E51A, locating at the distal -3 subsite, exhibited 90% increase in relative activity compared with wild-type (WT) enzyme TfXyl10A-CD (the catalytic domain of TfXyl110A). This study explored the function of a GH10 xylanase containing a CBM2 domain and the contribution of amino acids in active-site architecture to catalytic activity. The results obtained provide guidance for the rational design of xylanases for industrial applications under high heat and alkali-based operating conditions, such as paper bleaching.
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- Xiuyun Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Qingdao, China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Hua Yin, ; Lushan Wang,
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Hua Yin, ; Lushan Wang,
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Sharma A, Balda S, Capalash N, Sharma P. Engineering multifunctional enzymes for agro-biomass utilization. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 347:126706. [PMID: 35033642 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Lignocellulosic biomass is a plentiful renewable resource that can be converted into a wide range of high-value-added industrial products. However, the complexity of its structural integrity is one of the major constraints and requires combinations of different fibrolytic enzymes for the cost-effective, industrially and environmentally feasible transformation. An interesting approach is constructing multifunctional enzymes, either in a single polypeptide or by joining multiple domains with linkers and performing diverse reactions simultaneously, in a single host. The production of such chimera proteins multiplies the advantages of different enzymatic reactions in a single setup, in lesser time, at lower production cost and with desirable and improved catalytic activities. This review embodies the various domain-tailoring and extracellular secretion strategies, possible solutions to their challenges, and efforts to experimentally connect different catalytic activities in a single host, as well as their applications.
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- Aarjoo Sharma
- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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The Linker Region Promotes Activity and Binding Efficiency of Modular LPMO towards Polymeric Substrate. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0269721. [PMID: 35080440 PMCID: PMC8791183 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02697-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) mediate oxidative degradation of plant polysaccharides. The genes encoding LPMOs are most commonly arranged with one catalytic domain, while a few are found tethered to additional noncatalytic units, i.e., cellulase linker and carbohydrate-binding module (CBM). The presence of CBM is known to facilitate catalysis by directing the enzymes toward cellulosic polymer, while the role of linkers is poorly understood. Based on limited experimental evidence, linkers are believed to serve merely as flexible spacers between the structured domains. Thus, this study aims to unravel the role of the linker regions present in LPMO sequences. For this, we analyzed the genome of Botrytis cinerea and found 9 genes encoding cellulose lytic monooxygenases (AA9 family), of which BcAA9C was overexpressed in cellulose-inducible conditions. We designed variants of flLPMO (full-length enzyme) with truncation of either linker or CBM to examine the role of linker in activity, binding, and thermal stability of the associated monooxygenase. Biochemical assays predicted that the deletion of linker does not impact the potential of flLPMO for catalyzing the oxidation of Amplex Red, but that it does have a major influence on the capability of flLPMO to degrade recalcitrant polysaccharide substrate. Langmuir isotherm and SEM analysis demonstrated that linker domain aids in polysaccharide binding during flLPMO-mediated deconstruction of plant cell wall. Interestingly, linker domain was also found to contribute toward the thermostability of flLPMO. Overall, our study reveals that linker is not merely a spacer, but plays a key role in LPMO-mediated biomass fibrillation; these findings are broadly applicable to other polysaccharide-degrading enzymes. IMPORTANCE The polysaccharide-disintegrating carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) are often found with multimodular architecture, where the catalytic domain is connected to an accessory CBM domain with the help of a flexible linker region. So far, the linker has been understood merely as a flexible spacer between the two domains. Therefore, the current study is designed to determine the role of linker in polysaccharide fibrillation. To conceive this study, we have selected LPMO as a model enzyme, as it is not only an industrially relevant enzyme but it also harbors a catalytic domain, linker region, and CBM domain. The present study highlighted the crucial and indispensable role of the linker region in mediating polysaccharide disintegration. Considering its role in binding, thermostability, and activity toward polysaccharide substrate, we propose linker as a potential candidate for future CAZyme engineering.
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Yusof NA, Masnoddin M, Charles J, Thien YQ, Nasib FN, Wong CMVL, Abdul Murad AM, Mahadi NM, Bharudin I. Can heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) serve as biomarkers in Antarctica for future ocean acidification, warming and salinity stress? Polar Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-022-03006-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AbstractThe Antarctic Peninsula is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth. Elevated sea water temperatures cause glacier and sea ice melting. When icebergs melt into the ocean, it “freshens” the saltwater around them, reducing its salinity. The oceans absorb excess anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) causing decline in ocean pH, a process known as ocean acidification. Many marine organisms are specifically affected by ocean warming, freshening and acidification. Due to the sensitivity of Antarctica to global warming, using biomarkers is the best way for scientists to predict more accurately future climate change and provide useful information or ecological risk assessments. The 70-kilodalton (kDa) heat shock protein (HSP70) chaperones have been used as biomarkers of stress in temperate and tropical environments. The induction of the HSP70 genes (Hsp70) that alter intracellular proteins in living organisms is a signal triggered by environmental temperature changes. Induction of Hsp70 has been observed both in eukaryotes and in prokaryotes as response to environmental stressors including increased and decreased temperature, salinity, pH and the combined effects of changes in temperature, acidification and salinity stress. Generally, HSP70s play critical roles in numerous complex processes of metabolism; their synthesis can usually be increased or decreased during stressful conditions. However, there is a question as to whether HSP70s may serve as excellent biomarkers in the Antarctic considering the long residence time of Antarctic organisms in a cold polar environment which appears to have greatly modified the response of heat responding transcriptional systems. This review provides insight into the vital roles of HSP70 that make them ideal candidates as biomarkers for identifying resistance and resilience in response to abiotic stressors associated with climate change, which are the effects of ocean warming, freshening and acidification in Antarctic organisms.
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Patel DK, Menon DV, Patel DH, Dave G. Linkers: A synergistic way for the synthesis of chimeric proteins. Protein Expr Purif 2021; 191:106012. [PMID: 34767950 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2021.106012] [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: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In the cell, the protein domains are attached with the short oligopeptide, commonly known as linker peptide. Besides bridging, the linker assists in the domain-domain interaction and protein folding into the peculiar conformations. Linkers allow or control the movement of protein domains in the dynamic cellular environment. The recent advances in the recombinant DNA technology enable the construction of multiple gene constructs in an open reading frame. The express sequences can work in a cascade to cater for myriad functions. This trend has given momentum to incorporating bridge sequences (linker) that essentially separates the independent domains. According to the cellular need, the bridging partner can be spaced at a secure gap or requires attaching or interacting physically. The flexible or rigid linker can help to achieve such conformations in chimeric fusion proteins. The linker can improve solubility, proteolytic resistance and stability of such fusion proteins. Recently, linker aided protein switches and antibody-drug conjugates are gaining the attention of researchers worldwide. Here, we thoroughly reviewed the types of the linker, strategies for linker engineering and the composition of a linker.
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- Dharti Keyur Patel
- PD Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, CHARUSAT, Changa, 388421, Gujarat, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, NCBS, Bangalore, 560065, India
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- Charotar Institute of Paramedical Sciences, CHARUSAT, Changa, 388421, Gujarat, India
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- PD Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, CHARUSAT, Changa, 388421, Gujarat, India.
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Clerc I, Sagar A, Barducci A, Sibille N, Bernadó P, Cortés J. The diversity of molecular interactions involving intrinsically disordered proteins: A molecular modeling perspective. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2021; 19:3817-3828. [PMID: 34285781 PMCID: PMC8273358 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2021.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and Regions (IDPs/IDRs) are key components of a multitude of biological processes. Conformational malleability enables IDPs/IDRs to perform very specialized functions that cannot be accomplished by globular proteins. The functional role for most of these proteins is related to the recognition of other biomolecules to regulate biological processes or as a part of signaling pathways. Depending on the extent of disorder, the number of interacting sites and the type of partner, very different architectures for the resulting assemblies are possible. More recently, molecular condensates with liquid-like properties composed of multiple copies of IDPs and nucleic acids have been proven to regulate key processes in eukaryotic cells. The structural and kinetic details of disordered biomolecular complexes are difficult to unveil experimentally due to their inherent conformational heterogeneity. Computational approaches, alone or in combination with experimental data, have emerged as unavoidable tools to understand the functional mechanisms of this elusive type of assemblies. The level of description used, all-atom or coarse-grained, strongly depends on the size of the molecular systems and on the timescale of the investigated mechanism. In this mini-review, we describe the most relevant architectures found for molecular interactions involving IDPs/IDRs and the computational strategies applied for their investigation.
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- Ilinka Clerc
- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Centre de Biochimie Structurale, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, France
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- Centre de Biochimie Structurale, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, France
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- Centre de Biochimie Structurale, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, France
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- Centre de Biochimie Structurale, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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Nguyen KHV, Dao TK, Nguyen HD, Nguyen KH, Nguyen TQ, Nguyen TT, Nguyen TMP, Truong NH, Do TH. Some characters of bacterial cellulases in goats' rumen elucidated by metagenomic DNA analysis and the role of fibronectin 3 module for endoglucanase function. Anim Biosci 2021; 34:867-879. [PMID: 32882773 PMCID: PMC8100471 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.20.0115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Objective Fibronectin 3 (FN3) and immunoglobulin like modules (Ig) are usually collocated beside modular cellulase catalytic domains. However, very few researches have investigated the role of these modules. In a previous study, we have sequenced and analyzed bacterial metagenomic DNA in Vietnamese goats’ rumen and found that cellulase-producing bacteria and cellulase families were dominant. In this study, the properties of modular cellulases and the role of a FN3 in unique endoglucanase belonging to glycosyl hydorlase (GH) family 5 were determined. Methods Based on Pfam analysis, the cellulases sequences containing FN3, Ig modules were extracted from 297 complete open reading frames (ORFs). The alkaline, thermostability, tertiary structure of deduced enzymes were predicted by AcalPred, TBI software, Phyre2 and Swiss models. Then, whole and truncated forms of a selected gene were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified by His-tag affinity column for assessment of FN3 ability to enhance enzyme activity, solubility and conformation. Results From 297 complete ORFs coding for cellulases, 148 sequences containing FN3, Ig were identified. Mostly FN3 appeared in 90.9% beta-glucosidases belonging to glycosyl hydrolase family 3 (GH3) and situated downstream of catalytic domains. The Ig was found upstream of 100% endoglucanase GH9. Rarely FN3 was seen to be situated downstream of X domain and upstream of catalytic domain endoglucanase GH5. Whole enzyme (called XFN3GH5 based on modular structure) and truncate forms FN3, XFN3, FN3GH5, GH5 were cloned in pET22b (+) and pET22SUMO to be expressed in single and fusion forms with a small ubiquitin-related modifier partner (S). The FN3, SFN3 increased GH5 solubility in FN3GH5, SFN3GH5. The SFN3 partly served for GH5 conformation in SFN3GH5, increased modules interaction and enzyme-soluble substrate affinity to enhance SXFN3GH5, SFN3GH5 activities in mixtures. Both SFN3 and SXFN3 did not anchor enzyme on filter paper but exfoliate and separate cellulose chains on filter paper for enzyme hydrolysis. Conclusion Based on these findings, the presence of FN3 module in certain cellulases was confirmed and it assisted for enzyme conformation and activity in both soluble and insoluble substrate.
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Jafari D, Malih S, Gomari MM, Safari M, Jafari R, Farajollahi MM. Designing a chimeric subunit vaccine for influenza virus, based on HA2, M2e and CTxB: a bioinformatics study. BMC Mol Cell Biol 2020; 21:89. [PMID: 33276715 PMCID: PMC7716444 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-020-00334-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Type A influenza viruses are contagious and even life-threatening if left untreated. So far, no broadly protective vaccine is available due to rapid antigenic changes and emergence of new subtypes of influenza virus. In this study, we exploited bioinformatics tools in order to design a subunit chimeric vaccine from the antigenic and highly conserved regions of HA and M2 proteins of H7N9 subtype of influenza virus. We used mucosal adjuvant candidates, including CTxB, STxB, ASP-1, and LTB to stimulate mucosal immunity and analyzed the combination of HA2, M2e, and the adjuvant. Furthermore, to improve the antigen function and to maintain their three-dimensional structure, 12 different linkers including six rigid linkers and six flexible linkers were used. The 3D structure model was generated using a combination of homology and ab initio modeling methods and the molecular dynamics of the model were analyzed, either. Results Analysis of different adjuvants showed that using CtxB as an adjuvant, results in higher overall vaccine stability and higher half-life among four adjuvant candidates. Fusion of antigens and the CTxB in the form of M2e-linker-CTxB-linker-HA2 has the most stability and half life compared to other combination forms. Furthermore, the KPKPKP rigid linker showed the best result for this candidate vaccine among 12 analyzed linkers. The changes in the vaccine 3D structure made by linker insertion found to be negligible, however, although small, the linker insertion between the antigens causes the structure to change slightly. Eventually, using predictive tools such as Ellipro, NetMHCpan I and II, CD4episcore, CTLpred, BepiPred and other epitope analyzing tools, we analyzed the conformational and linear epitopes of the vaccine. The solubility, proteasome cleavage sites, peptidase and potential chemical cutters, codon optimization, post translational modification were also carried out on the final vaccine. Conclusions It is concluded that M2e-Linker-CTxB-Linker-HA2 combination of chimeric vaccine retains its 3D structure and antigenicity when KPKPKP used as linker and CTxB used as adjuvant. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12860-020-00334-6.
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- Davod Jafari
- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Hemmat Highway, Tehran, Iran. .,Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Hemmat Highway, Tehran, Iran.
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Singh S, Kumar K, Nath P, Goyal A. Role of glycine 256 residue in improving the catalytic efficiency of mutant endoglucanase of family 5 glycoside hydrolase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SS35. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 117:2668-2682. [PMID: 32484905 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wild-type, BaGH5-WT and mutant, BaGH5-UV2 (aspartate residue mutated to glycine), endoglucanases belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 5 (GH5), from wild-type, and UV2 mutant strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SS35, respectively, were earlier cloned in pHTP0 cloning vector. In this study, genes encoding BaGH5-WT or BaGH5-UV2 were cloned into pET28a(+) expression-vector and expressed in Escherichia coli BL-21(DE3)pLysS cells. BaGH5-UV2 showed 10-fold (43.6 U/mg) higher specific activity against carboxymethylcellulose sodium salt (CMC-Na), higher optimal temperature by 10°C at 65°C, and 22-fold higher catalytic efficiency against CMC-Na, than BaGH5-WT. BaGH5-UV2 showed stability in wider acidic pH range (5.0-7.0) unlike BaGH5-WT in narrow basic pH range (7.0-7.5). BaGH5-UV2 displayed a mutation, Asp256Gly in L11 loop, connecting β6 -sheet with α6 -helix, near active site toward the domain surface of (α/β)8 -TIM barrel fold. Molecular dynamics simulation studies showed more stable structure, accessibility of substrate for a catalytic site, and increased flexibility of loop L11 of BaGH5-UV2 than the wild type, suggesting enhanced catalysis by BaGH5-UV2. Molecular docking analysis displayed enhanced hydrogen bond interactions of cello-oligosaccharides with BaGH5-UV2, unlike BaGH5-WT. Thus, Gly256 residue of loop L11 plays an important role in enhancing catalytic efficiency, and pH stability of GH5 endoglucanase. Therefore, these results help in protein engineering of GH5 endoglucanase for improved biochemical properties.
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- Shweta Singh
- Carbohydrate Enzyme Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India.,DBT PAN-IIT Centre for Bioenergy, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Carbohydrate Enzyme Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Carbohydrate Enzyme Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India.,DBT PAN-IIT Centre for Bioenergy, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Carbohydrate Enzyme Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India.,DBT PAN-IIT Centre for Bioenergy, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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Ernst HA, Mosbech C, Langkilde AE, Westh P, Meyer AS, Agger JW, Larsen S. The structural basis of fungal glucuronoyl esterase activity on natural substrates. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1026. [PMID: 32094331 PMCID: PMC7039992 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14833-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Structural and functional studies were conducted of the glucuronoyl esterase (GE) from Cerrena unicolor (CuGE), an enzyme catalyzing cleavage of lignin-carbohydrate ester bonds. CuGE is an α/β-hydrolase belonging to carbohydrate esterase family 15 (CE15). The enzyme is modular, comprised of a catalytic and a carbohydrate-binding domain. SAXS data show CuGE as an elongated rigid molecule where the two domains are connected by a rigid linker. Detailed structural information of the catalytic domain in its apo- and inactivated form and complexes with aldouronic acids reveal well-defined binding of the 4-O-methyl-a-D-glucuronoyl moiety, not influenced by the nature of the attached xylo-oligosaccharide. Structural and sequence comparisons within CE15 enzymes reveal two distinct structural subgroups. CuGE belongs to the group of fungal CE15-B enzymes with an open and flat substrate-binding site. The interactions between CuGE and its natural substrates are explained and rationalized by the structural results, microscale thermophoresis and isothermal calorimetry.
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- Heidi A Ernst
- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads 221, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads 221, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads 221, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads 221, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
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Meng D, Wang J, You C. The properties of the linker in a mini-scaffoldin influence the catalytic efficiency of scaffoldin-mediated enzyme complexes. Enzyme Microb Technol 2020; 133:109460. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2019.109460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 10/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Molecular recognition of ubiquitin and Lys63-linked diubiquitin by STAM2 UIM-SH3 dual domain: the effect of its linker length and flexibility. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14645. [PMID: 31601934 PMCID: PMC6787221 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51182-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Multidomain proteins represent a broad spectrum of the protein landscape and are involved in various interactions. They could be considered as modular building blocks assembled in distinct fashion and connected by linkers of varying lengths and sequences. Due to their intrinsic flexibility, these linkers provide proteins a subtle way to modulate interactions and explore a wide range of conformational space. In the present study, we are seeking to understand the effect of the flexibility and dynamics of the linker involved in the STAM2 UIM-SH3 dual domain protein with respect to molecular recognition. We have engineered several constructs of UIM-SH3 with different length linkers or domain deletion. By means of SAXS and NMR experiments, we have shown that the modification of the linker modifies the flexibility and the dynamics of UIM-SH3. Indeed, the global tumbling of both the UIM and SH3 domain is different but not independent from each other while the length of the linker has an impact on the ps-ns time scale dynamics of the respective domains. Finally, the modification of the flexibility and dynamics of the linker has a drastic effect on the interaction of UIM-SH3 with Lys63-linked diubiquitin with a roughly eight-time weaker dissociation constant.
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The Link That Binds: The Linker of Hsp70 as a Helm of the Protein's Function. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9100543. [PMID: 31569820 PMCID: PMC6843406 DOI: 10.3390/biom9100543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The heat shock 70 (Hsp70) family of molecular chaperones plays a central role in maintaining cellular proteostasis. Structurally, Hsp70s are composed of an N-terminal nucleotide binding domain (NBD) which exhibits ATPase activity, and a C-terminal substrate binding domain (SBD). The binding of ATP at the NBD and its subsequent hydrolysis influences the substrate binding affinity of the SBD through allostery. Similarly, peptide binding at the C-terminal SBD stimulates ATP hydrolysis by the N-terminal NBD. Interdomain communication between the NBD and SBD is facilitated by a conserved linker segment. Hsp70s form two main subgroups. Canonical Hsp70 members generally suppress protein aggregation and are also capable of refolding misfolded proteins. Hsp110 members are characterized by an extended lid segment and their function tends to be largely restricted to suppression of protein aggregation. In addition, the latter serve as nucleotide exchange factors (NEFs) of canonical Hsp70s. The linker of the Hsp110 family is less conserved compared to that of the canonical Hsp70 group. In addition, the linker plays a crucial role in defining the functional features of these two groups of Hsp70. Generally, the linker of Hsp70 is quite small and varies in size from seven to thirteen residues. Due to its small size, any sequence variation that Hsp70 exhibits in this motif has a major and unique influence on the function of the protein. Based on sequence data, we observed that canonical Hsp70s possess a linker that is distinct from similar segments present in Hsp110 proteins. In addition, Hsp110 linker motifs from various genera are distinct suggesting that their unique features regulate the flexibility with which the NBD and SBD of these proteins communicate via allostery. The Hsp70 linker modulates various structure-function features of Hsp70 such as its global conformation, affinity for peptide substrate and interaction with co-chaperones. The current review discusses how the unique features of the Hsp70 linker accounts for the functional specialization of this group of molecular chaperones.
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Ge J, Remesh SG, Hammel M, Pan S, Mahan AD, Wang S, Wang X. Functional Relevance of Interleukin-1 Receptor Inter-domain Flexibility for Cytokine Binding and Signaling. Structure 2019; 27:1296-1307.e5. [PMID: 31257107 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The interleukin 1 (IL-1) receptor family, whose members contain three immunoglobulin-like domains (D1-D3) in the extracellular region, is responsible for transmitting pleiotropic signals of IL-1 cytokines. The inter-domain flexibility of IL-1 receptors and its functional roles have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we used small-angle X-ray scattering to show that ligand-binding primary receptors and co-receptors in the family all have inherent inter-domain flexibility due to the D2/D3 linker. Variants of the IL-1RAcP and IL-18Rβ co-receptors with mutated D2/D3 linkers cannot form a cytokine-receptor complex and mediate signaling. Our analysis further revealed that these mutated co-receptors exhibited a changed conformational ensemble, suggesting that loss of function is due to the alteration of receptor dynamics. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the D2/D3 linker is a critical functional determinant of IL-1 receptor and underscore the important roles of the inter-domain flexibility in cytokine/receptor binding and signaling.
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- Jiwan Ge
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Protein Science, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Protein Science, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Janssen Bio Therapeutics, Janssen R&D, LLC, Spring House, PA 19477, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Protein Science, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Sharma K, Fontes CMGA, Najmudin S, Goyal A. Molecular organization and protein stability of the Clostridium thermocellum glucuronoxylan endo-β-1,4-xylanase of family 30 glycoside hydrolase in solution. J Struct Biol 2019; 206:335-344. [PMID: 30959107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Glucuronoxylan-β-1,4-xylanohydrolase from Clostridium thermocellum (CtXynGH30) hydrolyzes β-1,4-xylosidic linkages in 4-O-Methyl-D-glucuronoxylan. CtXynGH30 comprises an N-terminal catalytic domain, CtXyn30A, joined by a typical linker sequence to a family 6 carbohydrate-binding module, termed CtCBM6. ITC, mass spectrometric and enzyme activity analyses of CtXyn30A:CtCBM6 (1:1 M ratio), CtXyn30A and CtXynGH30 showed that the linker peptide plays a key role in connecting and orienting CtXyn30A and CtCBM6 modules resulting in the enhanced activity of CtXynGH30. To visualize the disposition of the two protein domains of CtXynGH30, SAXS analysis revealed that CtXynGH30 is monomeric and has a boot-shaped molecular envelope in solution with a Dmax of 18 nm and Rg of 3.6 nm. Kratky plot displayed the protein in a fully folded and flexible state. The ab initio derived dummy atom model of CtXynGH30 superposed well with the modelled structure.
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- Kedar Sharma
- Carbohydrate Enzyme Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- CIISA-Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIISA-Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Carbohydrate Enzyme Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India.
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Cloning, expression, and characterization of novel GH5 endoglucanases from Thermobifida alba AHK119. J Biosci Bioeng 2019; 127:554-562. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2018.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Kahn A, Moraïs S, Galanopoulou AP, Chung D, Sarai NS, Hengge N, Hatzinikolaou DG, Himmel ME, Bomble YJ, Bayer EA. Creation of a functional hyperthermostable designer cellulosome. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:44. [PMID: 30858881 PMCID: PMC6394049 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1386-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Renewable energy has become a field of high interest over the past decade, and production of biofuels from cellulosic substrates has a particularly high potential as an alternative source of energy. Industrial deconstruction of biomass, however, is an onerous, exothermic process, the cost of which could be decreased significantly by use of hyperthermophilic enzymes. An efficient way of breaking down cellulosic substrates can also be achieved by highly efficient enzymatic complexes called cellulosomes. The modular architecture of these multi-enzyme complexes results in substrate targeting and proximity-based synergy among the resident enzymes. However, cellulosomes have not been observed in hyperthermophilic bacteria. RESULTS Here, we report the design and function of a novel hyperthermostable "designer cellulosome" system, which is stable and active at 75 °C. Enzymes from Caldicellulosiruptor bescii, a highly cellulolytic hyperthermophilic anaerobic bacterium, were selected and successfully converted to the cellulosomal mode by grafting onto them divergent dockerin modules that can be inserted in a precise manner into a thermostable chimaeric scaffoldin by virtue of their matching cohesins. Three pairs of cohesins and dockerins, selected from thermophilic microbes, were examined for their stability at extreme temperatures and were determined stable at 75 °C for at least 72 h. The resultant hyperthermostable cellulosome complex exhibited the highest levels of enzymatic activity on microcrystalline cellulose at 75 °C, compared to those of previously reported designer cellulosome systems and the native cellulosome from Clostridium thermocellum. CONCLUSION The functional hyperthermophilic platform fulfills the appropriate physico-chemical properties required for exothermic processes. This system can thus be adapted for other types of thermostable enzyme systems and could serve as a basis for a variety of cellulolytic and non-cellulolytic industrial objectives at high temperatures.
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- Amaranta Kahn
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Rehovot, Israel
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8499000 Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Microbiology Group, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou Campus, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO USA
- Present Address: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO USA
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- Microbiology Group, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou Campus, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Rehovot, Israel
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Wang Z, Zhang T, Long L, Ding S. Altering the linker in processive GH5 endoglucanase 1 modulates lignin binding and catalytic properties. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:332. [PMID: 30568732 PMCID: PMC6297974 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1333-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The non-productive adsorption of cellulases onto lignin in biomass is a key issue for the biofuel process economy. It would be helpful to reduce the inhibitory effect of lignin on enzymatic hydrolysis by engineering weak lignin-binding cellulases. Cellulase linkers are highly divergent in their lengths, compositions, and glycosylations. Numerous studies have revealed that linkers can facilitate optimal interactions between structured domains. Recently, efforts have focused on the contributions and mechanisms of carbohydrate-binding modules and catalytic domains that affect lignin affinity and processivity of cellulases, but our understanding of the effects of the linker regions on lignin adsorption and processivity of GH5 processive endoglucanases is still limited. RESULTS Eight GH5 endoglucanase 1 variants of varying length, flexibility, and sequence in the linker region were constructed. Their characteristics were then compared to the wild-type enzyme (EG1). Remarkably, significant differences in the lignin adsorption profiles and processivities were observed for EG1 and other variants. Our studies suggest that either the length or the specific amino acid composition of the linker has a prominent influence on the lignin-binding affinity of the enzymes. Comparatively, the processivity may depend primarily on the length of the linker and less so on the specific amino acid composition. EG1-ApCel5A, a variant with better performance in enzymatic hydrolysis in the presence of lignin, was obtained by replacing a longer, flexible linker. In total, up to between 28.2 and 30.1% more reducing sugars were generated from filter paper by EG1-ApCel5A in the presence of lignin compared to EG1. CONCLUSIONS Our results highlight the relevance of the linker region in the lignin adsorption and processivity of a processive endoglucanase. Our findings suggest that the linker region may be used as a target for the design of more active and weaker lignin-binding cellulases.
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- Zhen Wang
- The Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Key Lab for the Chemistry & Utilization of Agricultural and Forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 Jiangsu China
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- The Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Key Lab for the Chemistry & Utilization of Agricultural and Forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 Jiangsu China
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- The Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Key Lab for the Chemistry & Utilization of Agricultural and Forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 Jiangsu China
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- The Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Key Lab for the Chemistry & Utilization of Agricultural and Forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 Jiangsu China
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Penumutchu S, Chiu LY, Meagher JL, Hansen AL, Stuckey JA, Tolbert BS. Differential Conformational Dynamics Encoded by the Linker between Quasi RNA Recognition Motifs of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein H. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:11661-11673. [PMID: 30122033 PMCID: PMC6648666 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Members of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) F/H family are multipurpose RNA binding proteins that participate in most stages of RNA metabolism. Despite having similar RNA sequence preferences, hnRNP F/H proteins function in overlapping and, in some cases, distinct cellular processes. The domain organization of hnRNP F/H proteins is modular, consisting of N-terminal tandem quasi-RNA recognition motifs (F/HqRRM1,2) and a third C-terminal qRRM3 embedded between glycine-rich repeats. The tandem qRRMs are connected through a 10-residue linker, with several amino acids strictly conserved between hnRNP H and F. A significant difference occurs at position 105 of the linker, where hnRNP H contains a proline and hnRNP F an alanine. To investigate the influence of P105 on the conformational properties of hnRNP H, we probed the structural dynamics of its HqRRM1,2 domain with X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, and small-angle X-ray scattering. The collective results best describe that HqRRM1,2 exists in a conformational equilibrium between compact and extended structures. The compact structure displays an electropositive surface formed at the qRRM1-qRRM2 interface. Comparison of NMR relaxation parameters, including Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) relaxation dispersion, between HqRRM1,2 and FqRRM1,2 indicates that FqRRM1,2 primarily adopts a more extended and flexible conformation. Introducing the P105A mutation into HqRRM1,2 alters its conformational dynamics to favor an extended structure. Thus, our work demonstrates that the linker compositions confer different structural properties between hnRNP F/H family members that might contribute to their functional diversity.
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- Srinivasa
R. Penumutchu
- Department
of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Life
Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Campus
Chemical Instrument Center, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Life
Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States,
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Guerriero G, Sergeant K, Legay S, Hausman JF, Cauchie HM, Ahmad I, Siddiqui KS. Novel Insights from Comparative In Silico Analysis of Green Microalgal Cellulases. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E1782. [PMID: 29914107 PMCID: PMC6032398 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The assumption that cellulose degradation and assimilation can only be carried out by heterotrophic organisms was shattered in 2012 when it was discovered that the unicellular green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Cr), can utilize cellulose for growth under CO₂-limiting conditions. Publications of genomes/transcriptomes of the colonial microalgae, Gonium pectorale (Gp) and Volvox carteri (Vc), between 2010⁻2016 prompted us to look for cellulase genes in these algae and to compare them to cellulases from bacteria, fungi, lower/higher plants, and invertebrate metazoans. Interestingly, algal catalytic domains (CDs), belonging to the family GH9, clustered separately and showed the highest (33⁻42%) and lowest (17⁻36%) sequence identity with respect to cellulases from invertebrate metazoans and bacteria, respectively, whereas the identity with cellulases from plants was only 27⁻33%. Based on comparative multiple alignments and homology models, the domain arrangement and active-site architecture of algal cellulases are described in detail. It was found that all algal cellulases are modular, consisting of putative novel cysteine-rich carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) and proline/serine-(PS) rich linkers. Two genes were found to encode a protein with a putative Ig-like domain and a cellulase with an unknown domain, respectively. A feature observed in one cellulase homolog from Gp and shared by a spinach cellulase is the existence of two CDs separated by linkers and with a C-terminal CBM. Dockerin and Fn-3-like domains, typically found in bacterial cellulases, are absent in algal enzymes. The targeted gene expression analysis shows that two Gp cellulases consisting, respectively, of a single and two CDs were upregulated upon filter paper addition to the medium.
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- Gea Guerriero
- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg.
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg.
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg.
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg.
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg.
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- Life Sciences Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
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- Life Sciences Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
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Hezaveh S, Zeng AP, Jandt U. Full Enzyme Complex Simulation: Interactions in Human Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex. J Chem Inf Model 2018; 58:362-369. [PMID: 29298056 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) is a large macromolecular machine consisting of dozens of interacting enzymes that are connected and regulated by highly flexible domains, also called swinging arms. The overall structure and function of these domains and how they organize the complex function have not been elucidated in detail to date. This lack of structural and dynamic understanding is frequently observed in multidomain enzymatic complexes. Here we present the first full and dynamic structural model of full human PDC (hPDC), including binding of the linking arms to the surrounding E1 and E3 enzymes via their binding domains with variable stoichiometries. All of the linking domains were modeled at atomistic and coarse-grained levels, and the latter was parametrized to reproduce the same properties of those from the atomistic model. The radii of gyration of the wild-type full complex and functional trimeric subunits were in agreement with available experimental data. Furthermore, the E1 and E3 population effect on the overall structure of the full complex was studied. The results indicated that decreasing the number of E1s increases the flexibility of the now nonoccupied arms. Furthermore, their flexibility depends on the presence of other E1s and E3s in the vicinity, even if they are associated with other arms. As one consequence, the radius of gyration decreases with decreasing number of E1s. This effect also provides an indication of the optimal configuration of E1 and E3 on the basis of the assumption that a certain stability of the enymatic cloud is necessary to avoid free metabolic diffusion of intermediates (metabolic channeling). Our approach and results open a window for future enzyme engineering in a more effective way by evaluating the effect of different linker arm lengths, flexibilities, and combinations of mutations on the activity of other complex enzymes that involve flexible domains, including for example processive enzymes.
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- Samira Hezaveh
- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology , Denickestr. 15, 21071 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology , Denickestr. 15, 21071 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology , Denickestr. 15, 21071 Hamburg, Germany
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Costa MGS, Silva YF, Batista PR. Computational engineering of cellulase Cel9A-68 functional motions through mutations in its linker region. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:7643-7652. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07073j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cellulase collective motions design through linker mutations leads to the enhancement of protein flexibility and function.
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- M. G. S. Costa
- Programa de Computação Científica (PROCC)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
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- Programa de Computação Científica (PROCC)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
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- Programa de Computação Científica (PROCC)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
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Steiner D, Merz FW, Sonderegger I, Gulotti-Georgieva M, Villemagne D, Phillips DJ, Forrer P, Stumpp MT, Zitt C, Binz HK. Half-life extension using serum albumin-binding DARPin® domains. Protein Eng Des Sel 2017; 30:583-591. [PMID: 29088432 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzx022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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A long systemic half-life is key for therapeutic proteins. To that end we have generated serum albumin-binding designed ankyrin repeat domains. These domains bind serum albumin of different species with nanomolar affinities, and have significantly improved pharmacokinetic properties both in mouse and cynomolgus monkey compared to non-serum albumin-binding DARPin® domains. In addition, they exhibit high thermal stability and long storage stability, which is an essential feature for their use in drug development. Covalently linking a serum albumin-binding DARPin® domain to domains with other target specificities results in improvements of multiple orders of magnitude in exposure and terminal half-life, both in mouse and cynomolgus monkey. Pharmacokinetic assessment of such constructs revealed terminal half-life values ranging from 27 h to 80 h in mouse, and from 2.6 days to 20 days in cynomolgus monkey. Extrapolation by allometric scaling on these findings suggests terminal half-life values of 5-50 days in human, indicating that pharmacokinetic properties in the range of monoclonal antibodies can be achieved with DARPin® drug candidates. Such serum albumin-binding DARPin® domains are thus valuable tools for the generation of multi-functional drugs with an extended in vivo half-life.
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- Daniel Steiner
- Molecular Partners AG, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Molecular Partners AG, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Molecular Partners AG, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Molecular Partners AG, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Molecular Partners AG, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Molecular Partners AG, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Molecular Partners AG, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Molecular Partners AG, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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Badino SF, Bathke JK, Sørensen TH, Windahl MS, Jensen K, Peters GHJ, Borch K, Westh P. The influence of different linker modifications on the catalytic activity and cellulose affinity of cellobiohydrolase Cel7A from Hypocrea jecorina. Protein Eng Des Sel 2017; 30:495-501. [PMID: 28873985 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzx036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Various cellulases consist of a catalytic domain connected to a carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) by a flexible linker peptide. The linker if often strongly O-glycosylated and typically has a length of 20-50 amino acid residues. Functional roles, other than connecting the two folded domains, of the linker and its glycans, have been widely discussed, but experimental evidence remains sparse. One of the most studied cellulose degrading enzymes is the multi-domain cellobiohydrolase Cel7A from Hypocrea jecorina. Here, we designed variants of Cel7A with mutations in the linker region to elucidate the role of the linker. We found that moderate modification of the linker could result in significant changes in substrate affinity and catalytic efficacy. These changes were quite different for different linker variants. Thus, deletion of six residues near the catalytic domain had essentially no effects on enzyme function. Conversely, a substitution of four glycosylation sites near the middle of the linker reduced substrate affinity and increased maximal turnover. The observation of weaker binding provides some support of recent suggestions that linker glycans may be directly involved in substrate interactions. However, a variant with several inserted glycosylation sites near the CBM also showed lower affinity for the substrate compared to the wild-type, and we suggest that substrate interactions of the glycans depend on their exact location as well as other factors such as changes in structure and dynamics of the linker peptide.
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- Silke Flindt Badino
- Research Unit for Functional Biomaterials, Department of Science and Environment, INM, Roskilde University, 1 Universitetsvej, Build. 28 C, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Build. 207, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Functional Biomaterials, Department of Science and Environment, INM, Roskilde University, 1 Universitetsvej, Build. 28 C, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Functional Biomaterials, Department of Science and Environment, INM, Roskilde University, 1 Universitetsvej, Build. 28 C, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Novozymes A/S, Krogshøjvej 36, DK-2880, Bagsværd, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Build. 207, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Novozymes A/S, Krogshøjvej 36, DK-2880, Bagsværd, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Functional Biomaterials, Department of Science and Environment, INM, Roskilde University, 1 Universitetsvej, Build. 28 C, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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Ullah J, Chen H, Vastermark A, Jia J, Wu B, Ni Z, Le Y, Wang H. Impact of orientation and flexibility of peptide linkers on T. maritima lipase Tm1350 displayed on Bacillus subtilis spores surface using CotB as fusion partner. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 33:166. [PMID: 28822027 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-017-2327-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Fusion protein construction often requires peptide linkers for prolonged conformation, extended stability and enzyme activity. In this study a series of fusion between Thermotoga maritima lipase Tm1350 and Bacillus subtillis coat protein CotB, comprising of several peptide linkers, with different length, flexibility and orientations were constructed. Effects of temperature, pH and chemicals were examined, on the activity of displayed enzyme. The fusion protein with longer flexible linkers L9 [(GGGGS)4] and L7 (GGGGS-GGGGS-EAAAK-EAAAK-GGGGS-GGGGS) possess 1.29 and 1.16-fold higher activity than the original, under optimum temperature and pH respectively. Moreover, spore surface displaying Tm1350 with L3 (EAAAK-GGGGS) and L9 ((GGGGS)4) showed extended thermostably, maintaining 1.40 and 1.35-fold higher activity than the original respectively, at 80 °C after 5 h of incubation. The enzyme activity of linkers with different orientation, including L5, L6 and L7 was determined, where L7 maintained 1.05 and 1.27-fold higher activity than L5 and L6. Effect of 0.1% proteinase K, bromelain, 20% ethanol and 30% methanol was investigated. Linkers with appropriate Glycine residues (flexible) showed higher activity than Alanine residues (rigid). The activity of the displayed enzyme can be improved by maintaining orientation and flexibility of peptide linkers, to evaluate high activity and stability in industrial processes.
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- Jawad Ullah
- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China.
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093‑0116, USA
- Nitech, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Zhang D, Tu T, Wang Y, Li Y, Luo X, Zheng F, Wang X, Bai Y, Huang H, Su X, Yao B, Zhang T, Luo H. Improving the Catalytic Performance of a Talaromyces leycettanus α-Amylase by Changing the Linker Length. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:5041-5048. [PMID: 28573852 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b00838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A novel α-amylase, Amy13A, that consists of these domains was identified in Talaromyces leycettanus JCM12802: catalytic TIM-barrel fold, domain B, domain C, Thr/Ser-rich linker region, and C-terminal CBM20 domain. The wild type and three mutant enzymes were then expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115 to identify the roles of linker length (Amy13A21 and Amy13A33) and CBM20 (Amy13A-CBM) in catalysis. All enzymes had similar enzymatic properties, exhibiting optimal activities at pH 4.5-5.0 and 55-60 °C, but varied in catalytic performance. When using soluble starch as the substrate, Amy13A21 and Amy13A33 showed specific activities (926.3 and 537.8 units/mg, respectively, vs 252.1 units/mg) and catalytic efficiencies (kcat/Km, 25.7 and 22.0 mL s-1 mg-1, respectively, vs 15.4 mL s-1 mg-1) higher than those of the wild type, while Amy13A-CBM performed worse during catalysis. This study reveals the key roles of the CBM and linker length in the catalysis of GH13 α-amylase.
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- Duoduo Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of the Ministry of Education and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology , Tianjin 300457, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of the Ministry of Education and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology , Tianjin 300457, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of the Ministry of Education and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology , Tianjin 300457, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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Ibrahim E, Jones KD, Taylor KE, Hosseney EN, Mills PL, Escudero JM. Molecular and biochemical characterization of recombinant cel12B, cel8C, and peh28 overexpressed in Escherichia coli and their potential in biofuel production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:52. [PMID: 28413443 PMCID: PMC5327597 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0732-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The high crystallinity of cellulosic biomass myofibrils as well as the complexity of their intermolecular structure is a significant impediment for biofuel production. Cloning of celB-, celC-encoded cellulases (cel12B and cel8C) and peh-encoded polygalacturonase (peh28) from Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum (Pcc) was carried out in our previous study using Escherichia coli as a host vector. The current study partially characterizes the enzymes' molecular structures as well as their catalytic performance on different substrates which can be used to improve their potential for lignocellulosic biomass conversion. RESULTS β-Jelly roll topology, (α/α)6 antiparallel helices and right-handed β-helices were the folds identified for cel12B, cel8C, and peh28, respectively, in their corresponding protein model structures. Purifications of 17.4-, 6.2-, and 6.0-fold, compared to crude extract, were achieved for cel12B and cel8C, and peh28, respectively, using specific membrane ultrafiltrations and size-exclusion chromatography. Avicel and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) were substrates for cel12B, whereas for cel8C catalytic activity was only shown on CMC. The enzymes displayed significant synergy on CMC but not on Avicel when tested for 3 h at 45 °C. No observed β-glucosidase activities were identified for cel8C and cel12B when tested on p-nitrophenyl-β-d-glucopyranoside. Activity stimulation of 130% was observed when a recombinant β-glucosidase from Pcc was added to cel8C and cel12B as tested for 3 h at 45 °C. Optimum temperature and pH of 45 °C and 5.4, respectively, were identified for all three enzymes using various substrates. Catalytic efficiencies (kcat/Km) were calculated for cel12B and cel8C on CMC as 0.141 and 2.45 ml/mg/s respectively, at 45 °C and pH 5.0 and for peh28 on polygalacturonic acid as 4.87 ml/mg/s, at 40 °C and pH 5.0. Glucose and cellobiose were the end-products identified for cel8C, cel12B, and β-glucosidase acting together on Avicel or CMC, while galacturonic acid and other minor co-products were identified for peh28 action on pectin. CONCLUSIONS This study provides some insight into which parameters should be optimized when application of cel8C, cel12B, and peh28 to biomass conversion is the goal.
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- Eman Ibrahim
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363 USA
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884 Egypt
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4 Canada
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884 Egypt
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363 USA
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- Department of Basic Science, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO 63110-1088 USA
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Liu J, Peng H, Cui J, Huang W, Kong L, Clarke JL, Jian H, Wang GL, Peng D. Molecular Characterization of A Novel Effector Expansin-like Protein from Heterodera avenae that Induces Cell Death in Nicotiana benthamiana. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35677. [PMID: 27808156 PMCID: PMC5093861 DOI: 10.1038/srep35677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cereal cyst nematodes are sedentary biotrophic endoparasites that maintain a complex interaction with their host plants. Nematode effector proteins are synthesized in the oesophageal glands and are secreted into plant tissues through the stylet. To understand the function of nematode effectors in parasitic plants, we cloned predicted effectors genes from Heterodera avenae and transiently expressed them in Nicotiana benthamiana. Infiltration assays showed that HaEXPB2, a predicted expansin-like protein, caused cell death in N. benthamiana. In situ hybridization showed that HaEXPB2 transcripts were localised within the subventral gland cells of the pre-parasitic second-stage nematode. HaEXPB2 had the highest expression levels in parasitic second-stage juveniles. Subcellular localization assays revealed that HaEXPB2 could be localized in the plant cell wall after H. avenae infection.This The cell wall localization was likely affected by its N-terminal and C-terminal regions. In addition, we found that HaEXPB2 bound to cellulose and its carbohydrate-binding domain was required for this binding. The infectivity of H. avenae was significantly reduced when HaEXPB2 was knocked down by RNA interference in vitro. This study indicates that HaEXPB2 may play an important role in the parasitism of H. avenae through targeting the host cell wall.
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- Jing Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Plant Health and Biotechnology Division, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Høgskoleveien 7, 1430 Ås, Norway
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- 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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