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Xiang X, Zhu E, Xiong D, Wen Y, Xing Y, Yue L, He S, Han N, Huang Z. Improving the Thermostability of Thermomyces lanuginosus Lipase by Restricting the Flexibility of N-Terminus and C-Terminus Simultaneously via the 25-Loop Substitutions. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16562. [PMID: 38068886 PMCID: PMC10706272 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
(1) Lipases are catalysts widely applied in industrial fields. To sustain the harsh treatments in industries, optimizing lipase activities and thermal stability is necessary to reduce production loss. (2) The thermostability of Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase (TLL) was evaluated via B-factor analysis and consensus-sequence substitutions. Five single-point variants (K24S, D27N, D27R, P29S, and A30P) with improved thermostability were constructed via site-directed mutagenesis. (3) The optimal reaction temperatures of all the five variants displayed 5 °C improvement compared with TLL. Four variants, except D27N, showed enhanced residual activities at 80 °C. The melting temperatures of three variants (D27R, P29S, and A30P) were significantly increased. The molecular dynamics simulations indicated that the 25-loop (residues 24-30) in the N-terminus of the five variants generated more hydrogen bonds with surrounding amino acids; hydrogen bond pair D254-I255 preserved in the C-terminus of the variants also contributes to the improved thermostability. Furthermore, the newly formed salt-bridge interaction (R27…E56) in D27R was identified as a crucial determinant for thermostability. (4) Our study discovered that substituting residues from the 25-loop will enhance the stability of the N-terminus and C-terminus simultaneously, restrict the most flexible regions of TLL, and result in improved thermostability.
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- Xia Xiang
- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Engineering Research Center of Sustainable and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Key Laboratory of Yunnan for Biomass Energy and Biotechnology of Environment, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Engineering Research Center of Sustainable and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Key Laboratory of Yunnan for Biomass Energy and Biotechnology of Environment, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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Zhu E, Xiang X, Wan S, Miao H, Han N, Huang Z. Discovery of the Key Mutation Site Influencing the Thermostability of Thermomyces lanuginosus Lipase by Rosetta Design Programs. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23168963. [PMID: 36012226 PMCID: PMC9408933 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23168963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Lipases are remarkable biocatalysts and are broadly applied in many industry fields because of their versatile catalytic capabilities. Considering the harsh biotechnological treatment of industrial processes, the activities of lipase products are required to be maintained under extreme conditions. In our current study, Gibbs free energy calculations were performed to predict potent thermostable Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase (TLL) variants by Rosetta design programs. The calculating results suggest that engineering on R209 may greatly influence TLL thermostability. Accordingly, ten TLL mutants substituted R209 were generated and verified. We demonstrate that three out of ten mutants (R209H, R209M, and R209I) exhibit increased optimum reaction temperatures, melting temperatures, and thermal tolerances. Based on molecular dynamics simulation analysis, we show that the stable hydrogen bonding interaction between H198 and N247 stabilizes the local configuration of the 250-loop in the three R209 mutants, which may further contribute to higher rigidity and improved enzymatic thermostability. Our study provides novel insights into a single residue, R209, and the 250-loop, which were reported for the first time in modulating the thermostability of TLL. Additionally, the resultant R209 variants generated in this study might be promising candidates for future-industrial applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Enheng Zhu
- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Engineering Research Center of Sustainable and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Key Laboratory of Yunnan for Biomass Energy and Biotechnology of Environment, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Correspondence: (N.H.); (Z.H.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Engineering Research Center of Sustainable and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Key Laboratory of Yunnan for Biomass Energy and Biotechnology of Environment, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Correspondence: (N.H.); (Z.H.)
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Thermostable lipases and their dynamics of improved enzymatic properties. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:7069-7094. [PMID: 34487207 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11520-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Thermal stability is one of the most desirable characteristics in the search for novel lipases. The search for thermophilic microorganisms for synthesising functional enzyme biocatalysts with the ability to withstand high temperature, and capacity to maintain their native state in extreme conditions opens up new opportunities for their biotechnological applications. Thermophilic organisms are one of the most favoured organisms, whose distinctive characteristics are extremely related to their cellular constituent particularly biologically active proteins. Modifications on the enzyme structure are critical in optimizing the stability of enzyme to thermophilic conditions. Thermostable lipases are one of the most favourable enzymes used in food industries, pharmaceutical field, and actively been studied as potential biocatalyst in biodiesel production and other biotechnology application. Particularly, there is a trade-off between the use of enzymes in high concentration of organic solvents and product generation. Enhancement of the enzyme stability needs to be achieved for them to maintain their enzymatic activity regardless the environment. Various approaches on protein modification applied since decades ago conveyed a better understanding on how to improve the enzymatic properties in thermophilic bacteria. In fact, preliminary approach using advanced computational analysis is practically conducted before any modification is being performed experimentally. Apart from that, isolation of novel extremozymes from various microorganisms are offering great frontier in explaining the crucial native interaction within the molecules which could help in protein engineering. In this review, the thermostability prospect of lipases and the utility of protein engineering insights into achieving functional industrial usefulness at their high temperature habitat are highlighted. Similarly, the underlying thermodynamic and structural basis that defines the forces that stabilize these thermostable lipase is discussed. KEY POINTS: • The dynamics of lipases contributes to their non-covalent interactions and structural stability. • Thermostability can be enhanced by well-established genetic tools for improved kinetic efficiency. • Molecular dynamics greatly provides structure-function insights on thermodynamics of lipase.
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Farrokh P, Sheikhpour M, Kasaeian A, Asadi H, Bavandi R. Cyanobacteria as an eco-friendly resource for biofuel production: A critical review. Biotechnol Prog 2019; 35:e2835. [PMID: 31063628 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms which can be found in various environmental habitats. These photosynthetic bacteria are considered as promising feedstock for the production of the third- and the fourth-generation biofuels. The main subject of this review is highlighting the significant aspects of the biofuel production from cyanobacteria. The most recent investigations about the extraction or separation of the bio-oil from cyanobacteria are also adduced in the present review. Moreover, the genetic engineering of cyanobacteria for improving biofuel production and the impact of bioinformatics studies on the designing better-engineered strains are mentioned. The large-scale biofuel production is challenging, so the economic considerations to provide inexpensive biofuels are also cited. It seems that the future of biofuels is strongly dependent to the following items; understanding the metabolic pathways of the cyanobacterial species, progression in the construction of the engineered cyanobacteria, and inexpensive large-scale cultivation of them.
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- Parisa Farrokh
- Department of cell and molecular biology, School of Biology, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran.,Institute of Biological Sciences, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran
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- Department of Mycobacteriology and Pulmonary Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.,Microbiology Research Center (MRC), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of New Science and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mycobacteriology and Pulmonary Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Branch-Marine Science and Technology Faculty, Islamic Azad University North Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Farrokh P, Yakhchali B, Karkhane AA. Role of Q177A and K173A/Q177A substitutions in thermostability and activity of the ELBn12 lipase. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2017; 65:203-211. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Parisa Farrokh
- Department of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology; National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB); Tehran Iran
- School of Biology; Damghan University; Damghan Iran
- Department of Genetics; School of Biological Science; Tarbiat Modares University; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology; National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB); Tehran Iran
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- Department of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology; National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB); Tehran Iran
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Using structure and sequence based analysis we can engineer proteins to increase their thermal stability.
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- H. Pezeshgi Modarres
- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory
- Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering
- University of California Berkeley
- Berkeley
- USA
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- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory
- Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering
- University of California Berkeley
- Berkeley
- USA
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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