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Yoshida T, Sakakibara N, Ura T, Minamiki T, Shiraki K. Cationic polyelectrolytes prevent the aggregation of l-lactate dehydrogenase under unstable conditions. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 257:128549. [PMID: 38043662 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
Abstract
Unstructured biological macromolecules have attracted attention as protein aggregation inhibitors in living cells. Some are characterized by their free structural configuration, highly charged, and water-soluble. However, the importance of these properties in inhibiting protein aggregation remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the effect of charged poly (amino acids), which mimic these properties, on aggregation of l-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and compared their effects to monomeric amino acids and folded proteins. LDH was stable and active at a neutral pH (~7) but formed inactive aggregates at acidic pH (< 6). Adding cationic polyelectrolytes of poly-l-lysine and poly-l-arginine suppressed the acid-induced aggregation and inactivation of LDH under acidic pH values. Adding monomeric amino acids and cationic folded proteins also prevented LDH aggregation but with lower efficacy than cationic polyelectrolytes. These results indicate that unstructured polyelectrolytes effectively stabilize unstable enzymes because they interact flexibly and multivalently with them. Our findings provide a simple method for stabilizing enzymes under unstable conditions.
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- Toya Yoshida
- Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Health and Medical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8566, Ibaraki, Japan; Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan.
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Zhang Z, Zhao Z, Huang K, Liang Z. Acid-resistant enzymes: the acquisition strategies and applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:6163-6178. [PMID: 37615723 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12702-1] [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: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
Abstract
Enzymes have promising applications in chemicals, food, pharmaceuticals, and other variety products because of their high efficiency, specificity, and environmentally friendly properties. However, due to the complexity of raw materials, pH, temperature, solvents, etc., the application range of enzymes is greatly limited in the industry. Protein engineering and enzyme immobilization are classical strategies to overcome the limitations of industrial applications. Although the pH tendency of enzymes has been extensively researched, the mechanism underlying enzyme acid resistance is unclear, and a less practical strategy for altering the pH propensity of enzymes has been suggested. This review proposes that the optimum pH of enzyme is determined by the pKa values of active center ionizable amino acid residues. Three levels of acquiring acid-resistant enzymes are summarized: mining from extreme environments and enzyme databases, modification with protein engineering and enzyme microenvironment engineering, and de novo synthesis. The industrial applications of acid-resistant enzymes in chemicals, food, and pharmaceuticals are also summarized. KEY POINTS: • The mechanism of enzyme acid resistance is fundamentally determined. • The three aspects of the method for acquiring acid-resistant enzymes are summarized. • Computer-aided strategies and artificial intelligence are used to obtain acid-resistant enzymes.
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- Zhenzhen Zhang
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- The Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of Genetically Modified Organisms, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
- Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
- The Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of Genetically Modified Organisms, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China.
- Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
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Li SF, Cheng F, Wang YJ, Zheng YG. Strategies for tailoring pH performances of glycoside hydrolases. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2023; 43:121-141. [PMID: 34865578 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.2004084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Glycoside hydrolases (GHs) exhibit high activity and stability under harsh conditions, such as high temperatures and extreme pHs, given their wide use in industrial biotechnology. However, strategies for improving the acidophilic and alkalophilic adaptations of GHs are poorly summarized due to the complexity of the mechanisms of these adaptations. This review not only highlights the adaptation mechanisms of acidophilic and alkalophilic GHs under extreme pH conditions, but also summarizes the recent advances in engineering the pH performances of GHs with a focus on four strategies of protein engineering, enzyme immobilization, chemical modification, and medium engineering (additives). The examples described here summarize the methods used in modulating the pH performances of GHs and indicate that methods integrated in different protein engineering techniques or methods are efficient to generate industrial biocatalysts with the desired pH performance and other adapted enzyme properties.
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- Shu-Fang Li
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.,The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.,The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.,The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.,The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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Mirzazadeh Dizaji N, Lin Y, Bein T, Wagner E, Wuttke S, Lächelt U, Engelke H. Biomimetic Mineralization of Iron-Fumarate Nanoparticles for Protective Encapsulation and Intracellular Delivery of Proteins. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2022; 34:8684-8693. [PMID: 36248226 PMCID: PMC9558304 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c01736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biomimetic mineralization of proteins and nucleic acids into hybrid metal-organic nanoparticles allows for protection and cellular delivery of these sensitive and generally membrane-impermeable biomolecules. Although the concept is not necessarily restricted to zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), so far reports about intracellular delivery of functional proteins have focused on ZIF structures. Here, we present a green room-temperature synthesis of amorphous iron-fumarate nanoparticles under mildly acidic conditions in water to encapsulate bovine serum albumin (BSA), horseradish peroxidase (HRP), green fluorescent protein (GFP), and Cas9/sgRNA ribonucleoproteins (RNPs). The synthesis conditions preserve the activity of enzymatic model proteins and the resulting nanoparticles deliver functional HRP and Cas9 RNPs into cells. Incorporation into the iron-fumarate nanoparticles preserves and protects the activity of RNPs composed of the acid-sensitive Cas9 protein and hydrolytically labile RNA even during exposure to pH 3.5 and storage for 2 months at 4 °C, which are conditions that strongly impair the functionality of unprotected RNPs. Thus, the biomimetic mineralization into iron-fumarate nanoparticles presents a versatile platform for the delivery of biomolecules and protects them from degradation during storage under challenging conditions.
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- Negar Mirzazadeh Dizaji
- Faculty
for Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Faculty
for Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Faculty
for Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
- Center
for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Schellingstr.
4, 80799 Munich, Germany
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- Faculty
for Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
- Center
for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Schellingstr.
4, 80799 Munich, Germany
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- Center
for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Schellingstr.
4, 80799 Munich, Germany
- Basque
Center for Materials (BCMaterials), UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Ikerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- Faculty
for Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
- Center
for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Schellingstr.
4, 80799 Munich, Germany
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz
2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Center
for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Schellingstr.
4, 80799 Munich, Germany
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Graz, Humboldtstr. 46, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Shen X, Wang H, Zhao Y, Liang J, Lu B, Sun W, Lu K, Wang H, Yuan L. Recycling protein selective adsorption on fluorine-modified surface through fluorine-fluorine interaction. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 214:112486. [PMID: 35364454 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Low surface energy materials with micro-nano structures have been widely developed to prevent non-specific adhesion of biomolecules. Herein we put forward a new approach based on the antifouling and self-assembly properties of fluorine components, to construct a non-specific protein resistance surface with selective protein adsorption property. Briefly, the antifouling surface (SN-F) was obtained by a simple one-step modification on silicon nanowire arrays (SiNWAs) with fluorine coupling agent 1 H,1 H,2 H,2 H-perfluorodecyltrimethoxysilane (FAS). And protein was fluorinated by conjugation with an amphiphilic fluoro-copolymer, produced from 2-methacrylamido glucopyranose (MAG) and trifluoroethyl methacrylate (TFEMA) via RAFT polymerization. The properties of the materials were characterized by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), water contact angle, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) etc., and protein adsorption was investigated by protein content measurement, fluorescence detection, and electrophoresis. It was observed that the adsorption for native proteins on SN-F was at an extremely low level, while the adsorption for the fluoro-copolymer conjugated protein (PFG-BSA) was significantly increased. When the percentage of TFEMA in the fluoro-copolymer was as high as 52.0%, the fluorinated protein adsorbed on SN-F was more than 35 times of native proteins on the surface. Moreover, the platform could resist IgG adhesion in serum after the adsorption of fluorinated protein, and it could be recycled three times after 75% ethanol treatment. In conclusion, SN-F showed non-specific protein resistance through low surface energy and specific protein adsorption by fluorine-fluorine self-assembly. The fluorinated nanostructured platform has a great potential in controlling protein adsorption and release.
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- Xiang Shen
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Wang J, Zhang H, Yin D, Xu X, Tan T, Lv Y. Boosted activity by engineering the enzyme microenvironment in cascade reaction: A molecular understanding. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2021; 6:163-172. [PMID: 34278014 PMCID: PMC8271104 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2021.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Engineering of enzyme microenvironment can surprisingly boost the apparent activity. However, the underlying regulation mechanism is not well-studied at a molecular level so far. Here, we present a modulation of two model enzymes of cytochrome c (Cty C) and d-amino acid oxidase (DAAO) with opposite pH-activity profiles using ionic polymers. The operational pH of poly (acrylic acid) modified Cyt C and polyallylamine modified DAAO was extended to 3–7 and 2–10 where the enzyme activity was larger than that at their optimum pH of 4.5 and 8.5 by 106% and 28%, respectively. The cascade reaction catalyzed by two modified enzymes reveals a 1.37-fold enhancement in catalytic efficiency compared with their native counterparts. The enzyme activity boosting is understood by performing the UV–vis/CD spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations in the atomistic level. The increased activity is ascribed to the favorable microenvironment in support of preserving enzyme native structures nearby cofactor under external perturbations.
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- Jing Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Biological Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
- Corresponding author.
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Modulated Protein Binding Ability of Anti-Diabetic Drugs in Presence of Monodispersed Gold Nanoparticles and its Inhibitory Potential towards Advanced Glycated End (AGE) Product Formation. J Fluoresc 2020; 30:193-204. [DOI: 10.1007/s10895-019-02485-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Zhou S, Deng C, Xu P, Fan Q, Zhang X, Jia Y, Su L, He Q, Liu Y, Song B. Cellular Metabolism of Fluorescent Nanoprobes Formed by Self-Assembly of Amphiphiles: Dynamic Trafficking from the Golgi Apparatus to the Lysosome. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:5790-5798. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Wright TA, Page RC, Konkolewicz D. Polymer conjugation of proteins as a synthetic post-translational modification to impact their stability and activity. Polym Chem 2019; 10:434-454. [PMID: 31249635 PMCID: PMC6596429 DOI: 10.1039/c8py01399c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
For more than 40 years, protein-polymer conjugates have been widely used for many applications, industrially and biomedically. These bioconjugates have been shown to modulate the activity and stability of various proteins while introducing reusability and new activities that can be used for drug delivery, improve pharmacokinetic ability, and stimuli-responsiveness. Techniques such as RDRP, ROMP and "click" have routinely been utilized for development of well-defined bioconjugate and polymeric materials. Synthesis of bioconjugate materials often take advantage of natural amino acids present within protein and peptide structures for a host of coupling chemistries. Polymer modification may elicit increased or decreased activity, activity retention under harsh conditions, prolonged activity in vivo and in vitro, and introduce stimuli responsiveness. Bioconjugation has resulted to modulated thermal stability, chemical stability, storage stability, half-life and reusability. In this review we aim to provide a brief state of the field, highlight a wide range of behaviors caused by polymer conjugation, and provide areas of future work.
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- Thaiesha A Wright
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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Sun Y, Li Z, Wu J, Wang Z, Dong Y, Wang H, Brash JL, Yuan L, Chen H. Gold nanoparticle–protein conjugate dually-responsive to pH and temperature for modulation of enzyme activity. J Mater Chem B 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9tb00325h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The enzymatic activity of the dual-responsive gold nanoparticle–protein–polymer conjugate can be modulated almost in a full range under different pH and temperature conditions.
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- Ya Sun
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- McMaster University
- Hamilton
- Canada
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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Liu X, Sun J, Gao W. Site-selective protein modification with polymers for advanced biomedical applications. Biomaterials 2018; 178:413-434. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Xu X, Cui Y, Bu H, Chen J, Li Y, Tang G, Wang LQ. A photosensitizer loaded hemoglobin–polymer conjugate as a nanocarrier for enhanced photodynamic therapy. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:1825-1833. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb03109b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A hemoglobin–polymer conjugate (HbTcMs) with oxygen supply was applied to generate more singlet oxygen for enhanced photodynamic therapy.
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- Xin Xu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310028
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310028
- China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- P. R. China
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Zhou S, Xia Y, Liu Y, He Q, Song B. Aggregation Induced Emission Fluorogens Light Cells via Microtubules: Accessing the Mechanisms of Intracellular Trafficking of Ionic Substances. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:5947-5956. [PMID: 28525956 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Understanding the enrichment and intracellular trafficking of substances is centrally important to the biological systems. Here, employing an amphiphilic molecule (denoted by TPE-11) bearing tetraphenylethene moiety, known for aggregation induced emission property, we demonstrated its localization shifting in Hela cells after prolonged incubation. Through a set of delicately designed experiments, we found that one type of cytoskeleton, i.e., microtubule, is responsible for the intracellular transportation regardless of the sources of fluorogens, via endocytosis pathways or not. As the polymerization of microtubules was blocked, the TPE-11 fluorogens were hindered to move to the inner cytoplasm, but scattered in the cells. On the contrary, blocking the polymerization of microfilament has no such effect. We assume that the dynamic polymerization of microtubules should be responsible to the transportation of TPE-11. More importantly, we found that the interaction between TPE-11 and microtubule proteins also happens during process of polymerization in vitro. The intracellular trafficking of TPE-11 by microtubules may be generalized to other amphiphilic molecules as well as endocytosis pathway, and serves as references in designing functional molecules involved in the intracellular transportation.
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- Shixin Zhou
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center , Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center , Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Medical and Health Analysis, Peking University Health Science Center , Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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Kharel S, Lee WL, Lee XY, Loo SCJ. Osmogen-Mediated One-Step Technique of Fabricating Hollow Microparticles for Encapsulation and Delivery of Bioactive Molecules. Macromol Biosci 2016; 17. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Sharad Kharel
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798
- Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE); Nanyang Technological University; Singapore 637551
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Liu F, Xue L, Yuan Y, Pan J, Zhang C, Wang H, Brash JL, Yuan L, Chen H. Multifunctional nanoparticle-protein conjugates with controllable bioactivity and pH responsiveness. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:4387-94. [PMID: 26840617 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr07436c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
The modulation of protein activity is of significance for disease therapy, molecular diagnostics, and tissue engineering. Nanoparticles offer a new platform for the preparation of protein conjugates with improved protein properties. In the present work, Escherichia coli (E. coli) inorganic pyrophosphatase (PPase) and poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) were attached together to gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), forming AuNP-PPase-PMAA conjugates having controllable multi-biofunctionalities and responsiveness to pH. By treating with poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) and regulating the pH, the bioactivity of the conjugate becomes "on/off"-switchable. In addition, by taking advantage of the ability of AuNPs to undergo reversible aggregation/dispersion, the conjugates can be recycled and reused multiple times; and due to the shielding effect of the PMAA, the conjugated enzyme has high resistance to protease digestion. This approach has considerable potential in areas such as controlled delivery and release of drugs, biosensing, and biocatalysis.
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- Feng Liu
- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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Cui Y, Li Z, Wang L, Liu F, Yuan Y, Wang H, Xue L, Pan J, Chen G, Chen H, Yuan L. One-step synthesis of glycoprotein mimics in vitro: improvement of protein activity, stability and application in CPP hydrolysis. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:5437-5445. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb01251e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Glycoprotein mimics produced in vitro by one-step conjugation of glycopolymer and pyrophosphatase have improved bioactivity and stability for potential biomedical applications.
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Cui Y, Liu F, Li X, Wang L, Wang H, Chen G, Yuan L, Brash JL, Chen H. Improvement in the Thermal Stability of Pyrophosphatase by Conjugation to Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide): Application to the Polymerase Chain Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:21913-21918. [PMID: 26373436 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a powerful method for nucleic acid amplification. However, the PCR is inhibited in its yield due to its byproduct, pyrophosphate (PPi), a byproduct of the reaction; the yield is thereby limited. The conventional method for hydrolysis of PPi by pyrophosphatase (PPase) is not well adapted for operation at elevated temperatures over long times as required during the PCR. In this work, we reported a strategy to improve the PCR yield using a conjugate of the enzyme with the thermally responsive polymer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM). Pyrophosphatase (PPase) was conjugated to PNIPAM site-specifically near the active center. As compared to the free enzyme, the optimum temperature of the conjugate was shown to increase from 45 to 60 °C. For the conjugate, about 77% enzyme activity was retained after incubation at 60 °C for 3 h, representing a 6.8-fold increase as compared to the unconjugated enzyme. For the PCR using the conjugate, the yield was 1.5-fold greater than using the unconjugated enzyme. As well as improving the yield of the PCR (and possibly other biological reactions) at elevated temperature, polymer conjugation may also provide a strategy to improve the heat resistance of proteins more generally.
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- Yuecheng Cui
- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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Wang P, Huang L, Jiang H, Tian J, Chu X, Wu N. Enhanced secretion of a methyl parathion hydrolase in Pichia pastoris using a combinational strategy. Microb Cell Fact 2015; 14:123. [PMID: 26310666 PMCID: PMC4551668 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-015-0315-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although Pichia pastoris has been successfully used to produce various recombinant heterologous proteins, the efficiency varies. In this study, we used methyl parathion hydrolase (MPH) from Ochrobactrum sp. M231 as an example to study the effect of protein amino acid sequence on secretion from P. pastoris. RESULTS The results indicated that the protein N-terminal sequence, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retention signal (KKXX) at the protein C-terminus, and the acidic stability of the protein could affect its secretion from P. pastoris. Mutations designed based on these sequence features markedly improved secretion from P. pastoris. In addition, we found that the secretion properties of a protein can be cumulative when all of the above strategies are combined. The final mutant (CHBD-DQR) designed by combining all of the strategies greatly improved secretion and the secreted MPH activity of CHBD-DQR was enhanced up to 195-fold compared with wild-type MPH without loss of catalytic efficiency. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that the secretion of heterologous proteins from P. pastoris could be improved by combining changes in multiple protein sequence features.
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- Ping Wang
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
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Luo J, Ling Y, Li X, Yuan B, Yu F, Xie W, Chen X. Combining amphiphilic chitosan and bioglass for mediating cellular osteogenic growth peptide gene. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13628h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We evaluated the influence of MBG for gene transfection of MBG/CS-mPEG-PCL. This strategy may broaden the biomedical applications of bioglass in the repair and reconstruction of bone and teeth.
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- Jie Luo
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering
- Ministry of Education
- Guangzhou
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
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