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Karamitros CS, Murray K, Kumada Y, Johnson KA, D'Arcy S, Georgiou G. Mechanistic conformational and substrate selectivity profiles emerging in the evolution of enzymes via parallel trajectories. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7068. [PMID: 39152129 PMCID: PMC11329768 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51133-y] [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: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024] Open
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Laboratory evolution studies have demonstrated that parallel evolutionary trajectories can lead to genetically distinct enzymes with high activity towards a non-preferred substrate. However, it is unknown whether such enzymes have convergent conformational dynamics and mechanistic features. To address this question, we use as a model the wild-type Homo sapiens kynureninase (HsKYNase), which is of great interest for cancer immunotherapy. Earlier, we isolated HsKYNase_66 through an unusual evolutionary trajectory, having a 410-fold increase in the kcat/KM for kynurenine (KYN) and reverse substrate selectivity relative to HsKYNase. Here, by following a different evolutionary trajectory we generate a genetically distinct variant, HsKYNase_93D9, that exhibits KYN catalytic activity comparable to that of HsKYNase_66, but instead it is a "generalist" that accepts 3'-hydroxykynurenine (OH-KYN) with the same proficiency. Pre-steady-state kinetic analysis reveals that while the evolution of HsKYNase_66 is accompanied by a change in the rate-determining step of the reactions, HsKYNase_93D9 retains the same catalytic mechanism as HsKYNase. HDX-MS shows that the conformational dynamics of the two enzymes are markedly different and distinct from ortholog prokaryotic enzymes with high KYN activity. Our work provides a mechanistic framework for understanding the relationship between evolutionary mechanisms and phenotypic traits of evolved generalist and specialist enzyme species.
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- Christos S Karamitros
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), Austin, TX, USA
- Research and Clinical Development, Nestlé Health Science, Lausanne, 1000, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
- Trajan Scientific America's, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), Austin, TX, USA.
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), Austin, TX, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), Austin, TX, USA.
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), Austin, TX, USA.
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Albayati SH, Nezhad NG, Taki AG, Rahman RNZRA. Efficient and easible biocatalysts: Strategies for enzyme improvement. A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 276:133978. [PMID: 39038570 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133978] [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: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
Abstract
Owing to the environmental friendliness and vast advantages that enzymes offer in the biotechnology and industry fields, biocatalysts are a prolific investigation field. However, the low catalytic activity, stability, and specific selectivity of the enzyme limit the range of the reaction enzymes involved in. A comprehensive understanding of the protein structure and dynamics in terms of molecular details enables us to tackle these limitations effectively and enhance the catalytic activity by enzyme engineering or modifying the supports and solvents. Along with different strategies including computational, enzyme engineering based on DNA recombination, enzyme immobilization, additives, chemical modification, and physicochemical modification approaches can be promising for the wide spread of industrial enzyme usage. This is attributed to the successful application of biocatalysts in industrial and synthetic processes requires a system that exhibits stability, activity, and reusability in a continuous flow process, thereby reducing the production cost. The main goal of this review is to display relevant approaches for improving enzyme characteristics to overcome their industrial application.
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- Samah Hashim Albayati
- Enzyme and Microbial Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Enzyme and Microbial Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Radiology Techniques, Health and Medical Techniques College, Alnoor University, Mosul, Iraq
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- Enzyme and Microbial Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Granato DC, Carnielli CM, Trino LD, Busso-Lopes AF, Câmara GA, Normando AGC, Filho HVR, Domingues R, Yokoo S, Pauletti BA, Patroni FM, Santos-Silva AR, Lopes MA, Brandão TB, Prado-Ribeiro AC, Lopes-de Oliveira PS, Telles GP, Paes Leme AF. Mapping Conformational Changes in the Saliva Proteome Potentially Associated with Oral Cancer Aggressiveness. J Proteome Res 2024; 23:2148-2159. [PMID: 38785273 PMCID: PMC11166140 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.4c00093] [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: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
Diverse proteomics-based strategies have been applied to saliva to quantitatively identify diagnostic and prognostic targets for oral cancer. Considering that these targets may be regulated by events that do not imply variation in protein abundance levels, we hypothesized that changes in protein conformation can be associated with diagnosis and prognosis, revealing biological processes and novel targets of clinical relevance. For this, we employed limited proteolysis-mass spectrometry in saliva samples to explore structural alterations, comparing the proteome of healthy control and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients with and without lymph node metastasis. Thirty-six proteins with potential structural rearrangements were associated with clinical patient features including transketolase and its interacting partners. Moreover, N-glycosylated peptides contribute to structural rearrangements of potential diagnostic and prognostic markers. Altogether, this approach utilizes saliva proteins to search for targets for diagnosing and prognosing oral cancer and can guide the discovery of potential regulated sites beyond protein-level abundance.
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- Daniela C. Granato
- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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R. Domingues
- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Centro
de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-875, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Diagnóstico Oral, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, SP 13414-903, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Diagnóstico Oral, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, SP 13414-903, Brazil
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- Instituto
do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Octavio Frias de Oliveira, São Paulo 01246-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Instituto
de Computação, Universidade
Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-852, Brazil
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- Laboratório
Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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He L, Lidstrom ME. Utilisation of low methane concentrations by methanotrophs. Adv Microb Physiol 2024; 85:57-96. [PMID: 39059823 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2024.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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The growing urgency regarding climate change points to methane as a key greenhouse gas for slowing global warming to allow other mitigation measures to take effect. One approach to both decreasing methane emissions and removing methane from air is aerobic methanotrophic bacteria, those bacteria that grow on methane as sole carbon and energy source and require O2. A subset of these methanotrophs is able to grow on methane levels of 1000 parts per million (ppm) and below, and these present an opportunity for developing both environmental- and bioreactor-based methane treatment systems. However, relatively little is known about the traits of such methanotrophs that allow them to grow on low methane concentrations. This review assesses current information regarding how methanotrophs grow on low methane concentrations in the context of developing treatment strategies that could be applied for both decreasing methane emissions and removing methane from air.
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- Lian He
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA United States; Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA United States.
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Sugimoto K, Karamitros CS, Horiuchi JI, Kumada Y. Identification and characterization of rabbit scFv antibodies suitable for immuno-affinity separation of recombinant human kynureninase from Escherichia coli cell lysate. J Biosci Bioeng 2024; 137:298-303. [PMID: 38296747 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2023.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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In this study we successfully developed an on-demand affinity chromatographic resin for manufacturing non-Fc-based biopharmaceuticals. Affinity chromatography columns with immobilized rabbit single-chain variable fragments (scFvs) were used for directly purifying the recombinant human kynureninase (KYNase) as a model target therapeutic protein from Escherichia coli cell lysates. Among the 38 different anti-KYNase scFv clones identified, four unique clones were selected as candidates for further characterization owing to their relatively low KYNase binding affinity at pH 4.0, thereby facilitating enzyme elution. Subsequently, all four clones were successfully produced and purified, followed by covalent coupling to NHS-activated HiTrap HP columns. While KYNase was specifically adsorbed to all four scFv-immobilized columns and was eluted at pH 4.0, the respective levels of static binding capacity (SBC) and recovery among the four scFv clones were different at this elution pH. That is, the scFv-immobilized columns captured KYNase with SBC ranging from 1.15 to 2.68 mg/cm3-bed with clone R2-47 exhibiting the highest level of SBC, with a ligand utilization of 39.4 %. Moreover, using the scFv column of R2-47, 90.7 % of the captured human KYNase was recovered in the first elution step at pH 4.0, and approximately 67 % of enzymatic activity was retained. In summary, high-purity human KYNase was obtained from the E. coli cell lysate by one-step affinity purification, and 89.7 % of KYNase was recovered in the first elution step. The methodology demonstrated in the current study could be applied for the purification and development of various therapeutic proteins.
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- Kaito Sugimoto
- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Research and Clinical Development, Nestlé Health Science, Lausanne 1000, Switzerland; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
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Huang ME, Qin Y, Shang Y, Hao Q, Zhan C, Lian C, Luo S, Liu LD, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Wo Y, Li N, Wu S, Gui T, Wang B, Luo Y, Cai Y, Liu X, Xu Z, Dai P, Li S, Zhang L, Dong J, Wang J, Zheng X, Xu Y, Sun Y, Wu W, Yeap LS, Meng FL. C-to-G editing generates double-strand breaks causing deletion, transversion and translocation. Nat Cell Biol 2024; 26:294-304. [PMID: 38263276 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-023-01342-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
Abstract
Base editors (BEs) introduce base substitutions without double-strand DNA cleavage. Besides precise substitutions, BEs generate low-frequency 'stochastic' byproducts through unclear mechanisms. Here, we performed in-depth outcome profiling and genetic dissection, revealing that C-to-G BEs (CGBEs) generate substantial amounts of intermediate double-strand breaks (DSBs), which are at the centre of several byproducts. Imperfect DSB end-joining leads to small deletions via end-resection, templated insertions or aberrant transversions during end fill-in. Chromosomal translocations were detected between the editing target and off-targets of Cas9/deaminase origin. Genetic screenings of DNA repair factors disclosed a central role of abasic site processing in DSB formation. Shielding of abasic sites by the suicide enzyme HMCES reduced CGBE-initiated DSBs, providing an effective way to minimize DSB-triggered events without affecting substitutions. This work demonstrates that CGBEs can initiate deleterious intermediate DSBs and therefore require careful consideration for therapeutic applications, and that HMCES-aided CGBEs hold promise as safer tools.
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- Min Emma Huang
- Key Laboratory of Systems Health Science of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Health Science of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Center for Immune-Related Diseases at Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Center for Immune-Related Diseases at Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Mathematics, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Thoracic Surgery and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Cross Disciplinary Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Thoracic Surgery and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Center for Immune-Related Diseases at Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Health Science of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Sci-Tech Inno Center for Infection & Immunity, Shanghai, China.
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Hu YT, Hong XZ, Li HM, Yang JK, Shen W, Wang YW, Liu YH. Modifying the amino acids in conformational motion pathway of the α-amylase of Geobacillus stearothermophilus improved its activity and stability. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1261245. [PMID: 38143856 PMCID: PMC10740195 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1261245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Amino acids along the conformational motion pathway of the enzyme molecule correlated to its flexibility and rigidity. To enhance the enzyme activity and thermal stability, the motion pathway of Geobacillus stearothermophilus α-amylase has been identified and molecularly modified by using the neural relational inference model and deep learning tool. The significant differences in substrate specificity, enzymatic kinetics, optimal temperature, and thermal stability were observed among the mutants with modified amino acids along the pathway. Mutants especially the P44E demonstrated enhanced hydrolytic activity and catalytic efficiency (kcat/KM) than the wild-type enzyme to 95.0% and 93.8% respectively, with the optimum temperature increased to 90°C. This mutation from proline to glutamic acid has increased the number and the radius of the bottleneck of the channels, which might facilitate transporting large starch substrates into the enzyme. The mutation could also optimize the hydrogen bonding network of the catalytic center, and diminish the spatial hindering to the substrate entry and exit from the catalytic center.
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- Yu-Ting Hu
- Pilot Base of Food Microbial Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, College of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Pilot Base of Food Microbial Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, College of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Pilot Base of Food Microbial Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, College of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Pilot Base of Food Microbial Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, College of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Pilot Base of Food Microbial Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, College of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Pilot Base of Food Microbial Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, College of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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Xu SY, Zhou L, Xu Y, Hong HY, Dai C, Wang YJ, Zheng YG. Recent advances in structure-based enzyme engineering for functional reconstruction. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023; 120:3427-3445. [PMID: 37638646 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
Abstract
Structural information can help engineer enzymes. Usually, specific amino acids in particular regions are targeted for functional reconstruction to enhance the catalytic performance, including activity, stereoselectivity, and thermostability. Appropriate selection of target sites is the key to structure-based design, which requires elucidation of the structure-function relationships. Here, we summarize the mutations of residues in different specific regions, including active center, access tunnels, and flexible loops, on fine-tuning the catalytic performance of enzymes, and discuss the effects of altering the local structural environment on the functions. In addition, we keep up with the recent progress of structure-based approaches for enzyme engineering, aiming to provide some guidance on how to take advantage of the structural information.
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- Shen-Yuan Xu
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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Alwehaidah MS, Alsabbagh M, Al-Kafaji G. Comprehensive analysis of mitochondrial DNA variants, mitochondrial DNA copy number and oxidative damage in psoriatic arthritis. Biomed Rep 2023; 19:85. [PMID: 37881602 PMCID: PMC10594069 DOI: 10.3892/br.2023.1667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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Growing evidence suggests that abnormalities in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are involved in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory and immuno-mediated diseases. The present study analysed the entire mitochondrial genome by next-generation sequencing (NGS) in 23 patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and 20 healthy controls to identify PsA-related variants. Changes in mtDNA copy number (mtDNAcn) were also evaluated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and mtDNA oxidative damage was measured using an 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine assay. NGS analysis revealed a total of 435 variants including 187 in patients with PsA only and 122 in controls only. Additionally, 126 common variants were found, of which 2 variants differed significantly in their frequencies among patients and controls (P<0.05), and may be associated with susceptibility to PsA. A total of 33 missense variants in mtDNA-encoded genes for complexes I, III, IV and V were identified only in patients with PsA. Of them, 25 variants were predicted to be deleterious by affecting the functions and structures of encoded proteins, and 13 variants were predicted to affect protein's stability. mtDNAcn analysis revealed decreased mtDNA content in patients with PsA compared with controls (P=0.0001) but the decrease in mtDNAcn was not correlated with patients' age or inflammatory biomarkers (P>0.05). Moreover, a higher level of oxidative damage was observed in patients with PsA compared with controls (P=0.03). The results of the present comprehensive analysis of mtDNA in PsA revealed that certain mtDNA variants may be implicated in the predisposition/pathogenesis of PsA, highlighting the importance of NGS in the identification of mtDNA variants in PsA. The current results also demonstrated that decreased mtDNAcn in PsA may be a consequence of increased oxidative stress. These data provide valuable insights into the contribution of mtDNA defects to the pathogenesis of PsA. Additional studies in larger cohorts are needed to elucidate the role of mtDNA defects in PsA.
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- Materah Salem Alwehaidah
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, City of Kuwait 31470, State of Kuwait
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Al-Jawhara Centre for Molecular Medicine, Genetics, and Inherited Disorders, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Al-Jawhara Centre for Molecular Medicine, Genetics, and Inherited Disorders, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Kingdom of Bahrain
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Johnson KA. History of advances in enzyme kinetic methods: From minutes to milliseconds. Enzymes 2023; 54:107-134. [PMID: 37945168 DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2023.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The last review on transient-state kinetic methods in The Enzymes was published three decades ago (Johnson, K.A., 1992. The Enzymes, XX, 1-61). In that review the foundations were laid out for the logic behind the design and interpretation of experiments. In the intervening years the instrumentation has improved mainly in providing better sample economy and shorter dead times. More significantly, in 1992 we were just introducing methods for fitting data based on numerical integration of rate equations, but the software was slow and difficult to use. Today, advances in numerical integration methods for data fitting have led to fast and dynamic software, making it easy to fit data without simplifying approximations. This approach overcomes multiple disadvantages of traditional data fitting based on equations derived by analytical integration of rate equations, requiring simplifying approximations. Mechanism-based fitting using computer simulation resolves mechanisms by accounting for the concentration dependence of the rates and amplitudes of the reaction to find a set of intrinsic rate constants that reproduce the experimental data, including details about how the experiment was performed in modeling the data. Rather than discuss how to design and interpret rapid-quench and stopped-flow experiments individually, we now focus on how to fit them simultaneously so that the quench-flow data anchor the interpretation of fluorescence signals. Computer simulation streamlines the fitting of multiple experiments globally to yield a single unifying model to account for all available data.
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- Kenneth A Johnson
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.
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Song Z, Zhang Q, Wu W, Pu Z, Yu H. Rational design of enzyme activity and enantioselectivity. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1129149. [PMID: 36761300 PMCID: PMC9902596 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1129149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The strategy of rational design to engineer enzymes is to predict the potential mutants based on the understanding of the relationships between protein structure and function, and subsequently introduce the mutations using the site-directed mutagenesis. Rational design methods are universal, relatively fast and have the potential to be developed into algorithms that can quantitatively predict the performance of the designed sequences. Compared to the protein stability, it was more challenging to design an enzyme with improved activity or selectivity, due to the complexity of enzyme molecular structure and inadequate understanding of the relationships between enzyme structures and functions. However, with the development of computational force, advanced algorithm and a deeper understanding of enzyme catalytic mechanisms, rational design could significantly simplify the process of engineering enzyme functions and the number of studies applying rational design strategy has been increasing. Here, we reviewed the recent advances of applying the rational design strategy to engineer enzyme functions including activity and enantioselectivity. Five strategies including multiple sequence alignment, strategy based on steric hindrance, strategy based on remodeling interaction network, strategy based on dynamics modification and computational protein design are discussed and the successful cases using these strategies are introduced.
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- Zhongdi Song
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China,*Correspondence: Haoran Yu,
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Fundamentals of HDX-MS. Essays Biochem 2022; 67:301-314. [PMID: 36251047 PMCID: PMC10070489 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20220111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) is becoming part of the standard repertoire of techniques used by molecular biologists to investigate protein structure and dynamics. This is partly due to the increased use of automation in all stages of the technique and its versatility of application-many proteins that present challenges with techniques such as X-ray crystallography and cryoelectron microscopy are amenable to investigation with HDX-MS. The present review is aimed at scientists who are curious about the technique, and how it may aid their research. It describes the fundamental basis of solvent exchange, the basics of a standard HDX-MS experiment, as well as highlighting emerging novel experimental advances, which point to where the field is heading.
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