Download MendeleyStructural basis of selection and thermostability of laboratory evolved Bacillus subtilis lipase.
Acharya, P., Rajakumara, E., Sankaranarayanan, R., Rao, N.M.(2004) J Mol Biol 341: 1271-1281
- PubMed: 15321721
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2004.06.059
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1T2N, 1T4M - PubMed Abstract:
Variation in gene sequences generated by directed evolution approaches often does not assure a minimalist design for obtaining a desired property in proteins. While screening for enhanced thermostability, structural information was utilized in selecting mutations that are generated by error-prone PCR. By this approach we have increased the half-life of denaturation by 300-fold compared to the wild-type Bacillus subtilis lipase through three point mutations generated by only two cycles of error-prone PCR. At lower temperatures the activity parameters of the thermostable mutants are unaltered. High-resolution crystal structures of the mutants show subtle changes, which include stacking of tyrosine residues, peptide plane flipping and a better anchoring of the terminus, that challenge rational design and explain the structural basis for enhanced thermostability. The approach may offer an efficient and minimalist solution for the enhancement of a desired property of a protein.
Organizational Affiliation:
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
