定点突变提高青霉素G酰化酶的稳定性

以大肠杆菌青霉素G酰化酶的晶体结构为模板 ,用软件PMODELING同源模建巨大芽孢杆菌青霉素G酰化酶的三维结构。在此基础上 ,将 β亚基 4 2 7位 (突变A)和 4 3 0位 (突变B)赖氨酸残基突变为丙氨酸 ,降低了该酶的等电点 ,增加了疏水性 ,从而提高其在酸性和有机溶剂环境中的稳定性。两个突变体与亲本相比 ,比活力和Km相近 ,最适pH减少了 0 .5个单位 ,突变B在 pH 5 .2的溶液中的稳定性明显提高。突变A和B在 15 %DMF中的半衰期分别比亲本酶提高了 60 %和 166%     

定点突变提高青梅素G酰化酶的稳定性

以大肠杆菌青霉素Ｇ酰化酶的晶体结构为模板,用软件ＰＭＯＤＥＬＩＮＧ同源模建巨大芽孢杆菌青霉素Ｇ酰化酶的三维结构。在此基础上,将β亚基４２７位（突变Ａ）和４３０位（突变Ｂ）赖氨酸残基突变为丙氨酸,降低了该酶的等电点,增加了疏水性,从而提高其在酸性和有机溶剂环境中的稳定性。两个突变与亲本相比,比活力和Ｋｍ相近,最适ｐＨ减少了０．５个单位,突变Ｂ在ｐＨ５．２的溶液中的稳定性明显提高。突变Ａ和Ｂ在１５％和     

酵母海藻糖酶缺失突变株的构建及其耐性

[目的]构建酵母海藻糖酶缺失突变株,并进行耐性分析,进一步研究海藻糖与酵母耐性之间的关系,为商业生产打下一定的基础.[方法]利用同源重组的方法,敲除了编码酸性海藻糖酶的ATH1基因和中性海藻糖酶的NTH1基因,构建了酸性海藻糖酶缺失突变株(△ath1)、中性海藻糖酶缺失突变株(△nth1)和双缺失突变株(△ath1△nth1),并进行了耐性分析.[结果]结合PCR和Southernblot的结果,验证了突变株构建的正确.所有突变株的海藻糖积累量和细胞密度均高于亲本,冷冻、高温、高糖和酒精耐性提高了.[结论]说明海藻糖含量与酵母耐性有一定的相关性.突变株耐性的改善,表明它们在酿造和烘焙产业中具有潜在的商业价值.     

巨大芽孢杆菌青霉素G酰化酶的定点突变及其动力学性质研究

为了提高青霉素G酰化酶（PGA）在酸性及有机溶剂中的稳定性,以大肠杆菌的晶体结构为模板,用软件PMODELING同源模建巨大芽孢杆菌青霉素G酰化酶的三维结构结构并且选择PGA分子表面的合适碱性氨基酸突变为丙氨酸,通过三种不同的快速PCR介导定位突变的方法,将位于PGA的α亚基21位、128位和β亚基492位、512位的赖氨酸残基分别突变为丙氨酸,获得四个突变酶Kα021A、Kα128A、Kβ492A和Kβ512A。其中Kα128A和Kβ512A保持与野生型相近的酶活力,其动力学性质如最适温度、最适pH,Km及Kcat没有明显变化;突变酶Kα021A和Kβ492A则丧失 了酶活力。上述结果表明,PGA分子表面非活性中心的赖氨酸→丙氨酸点突变使突变子的性状发生了分化,突变效应呈现出丰富的多样性。该有理设计不但可以提高酶的稳定性,而且为揭示PGA结构和功能的关系提供了一个新的研究模型。     

青霉素G酰化酶β亚基Ser~(579)、Arg~(580)的定点突变研究

比较青霉素酰化酶(PGA)和青霉素结合蛋白的一级结构,我们推测PGAβ亚基中565～595肽段可能和酶的底物结合功能有关。为此我们将2.6 kb 长的完整的PGA 基因克隆到pTz 18 U 中构建成质粒pTZGA,并用定点突变的技术对Ser~(579)。和Arg~(580)两个氨基酸残基进行了突变研究。在所得到的四种突变子中·Ser~(579)→Gly~(579),Arg~(580)→Gly~(580),Arg~(580)→Glu~(580),Arg~(580)→Lys~(580))Glu~(580)和Gly~(580)没有酶活力,Lys~(580)约有30%的酶活力,Gly~(579)约有70%的酶活力。用ELISA 方法检测了四种突变子和野生型酶蛋白表达量,没有显著差异,这表明Arg~(580)对酶活性有重要意义,是酶活力中心的重要组成部分,可能与催化活性有关。     

定点突变提高苯丙氨酸羟化酶的热稳定性

嗜热菌中,蛋白质存在Ala替换Gly以及Arg替换Lys的趋势。为了提高紫色色杆菌来源的苯丙氨酸羟化酶的热稳定性,将该酶中所有Gly突变成Ala,Lys突变成Arg,筛选获得热稳定性提高的突变体,并进行组合突变,对突变酶的酶学性质进行研究。结果表明,突变酶K94R和G221A在50℃的半衰期分别为26.2 min、16.8 min,比原始酶(9.0 min)分别提高了1.9倍、0.9倍,同时组合突变酶K94R/G221A在50℃处理1 h后仍保留65.6%的酶活,比原始酶(8.6%)高出6.6倍。圆二色谱结果显示原始酶和突变酶K94R、G221A及K94R/G221A的T_m值分别为51.5℃、53.8℃、53.1℃和54.8℃。蛋白三维结构模拟推测突变体热稳定性提高机理为:突变体K94R中Arg94与Ile95之间形成额外氢键,稳定其所在的柔性区域;突变体G221A中Ala221与Leu281产生疏水作用,稳定酶分子C-端柔性区。该研究结果为蛋白质热稳定性改造提供了参考,也为苯丙氨酸羟化酶在功能性食品领域的应用奠定了基础。     

青霉素G酰化酶基因Ser177的定点突变

本研究用缺口以链法对肠杆菌青霉素Ｇ酰化酶（ＰＧＡ）基因Ｓｅｒ１７７进行寡核苷酸定点突变。通过ＮＩＰＡＢ（２－硝基－５－苯乙酰胺苯甲酸）试纸法筛选和测序鉴定,获得突变体Ｃｙｓ１７７,Ｇｌｙ１７７,Ａｒｇ１７７和Ａｓｎ１７７。它们的ＰＧＡ活性均已丧失。酶蛋白电泳分析表明突变体蛋白在体内正常表达。推测ＰＧＡ Ｓｅｒ１７７秀可能位于酶底物结合中心,是酶活性所必需,不能被置换。     

水稻转绿型白化突变系W25转绿过程中Rubisco、Rubisco活化酶活性与光合速率的变化

水稻 (OryzasativaL .)转绿型白化突变系W2 5在转绿过程中叶绿素、可溶性蛋白质和Rubisco含量的动态变化过程表明 ,白化突变体内叶绿素、可溶性蛋白质和Rubisco含量极低 ,随着转绿过程各组分含量迅速提高 ,转绿至第 30天时超过野生种 2 177s;Rubisco初始活力与Rubisco活化酶含量呈极显著正相关。Rubisco活化酶基因表达的研究结果表明 ,突变体的Rubisco活化酶表达高于野生种 2 177s。在转绿过程中 ,Rubisco活化酶含量的提高要先于Rubisco和光合速率     

点突变对高加索乳杆菌醇脱氢酶酶活的影响

从高加索乳杆菌基因组中克隆醇脱氢酶基因,构建重组表达菌后发现不同转化子具有不同的活性,测序结果表明在部分位点发生了点突变.结合生物信息学知识通过对醇脱氢酶结构与作用机理分析,认为在酶关键位点的变变对酶的活性影响较大,而非关键位点的突变对酶活的影响虽明显降低,但其突变的数目可能对酶活的影响呈现一定的累加效应.其中活性最高的重组菌表达了一个可将苯乙酮高选择对映还原成(S)-笨乙醇的醇脱氢酶,该研究结果为酶的定向进化研究提供了理论依据.     

EMA3C/SEMA3D基因错义突变对蛋白稳定性和受体亲合力的影响

目的：明确先天性巨结肠患者携带的5 个基因错义突变对Semaphorin 3（Sema3）蛋白自身稳定性和受 体亲合力的影响作用。方法：构建Sema3-Neuropilin-Plexin 配体-受体复合物蛋白质模型,对全部5个错义突变进行定位,通过计 算标准能量功能赋值（驻驻G）和复合物界面值（驻I_sc）预测突变对Sema3 的影响作用。将野生型和突变型AP-tagged Sema3 质粒分 别转染HEK293T 细胞,72 h后收集含有融合蛋白的细胞培养液上清并与分别表达Neuropilin 1（Nrp-1）或Neuropilin 2（Nrp-2）的 COS-7 细胞孵育,洗脱未结合的蛋白后加入碱性磷酸酶底物显色拍片,或提取细胞总蛋白,利用融合蛋白N- 末端含有的碱性磷 酸酶在底物PNPP 存在时可以发生颜色变化的特性,对与受体结合的野生型和突变型AP-Sema3 蛋白进行定量。结果：5 个错义突 变中的4 个都会不同程度地影响相应Semaphorin 3蛋白与其受体Neuropilin 的结合（与Nrp-1 的结合：SEMA3C S329G,V337M, SEMA3D H424Q,V457I,P615T 分别与野生型相比：1.12± 0.15,0.37± 0.03,0.56± 0.07,0.51± 0.05,0.66± 0.05;与Nrp-2 的结合： SEMA3C S329G,V337M,SEMA3D H424Q,V457I,P615T 分别与野生型相比：1.18 ± 0.09,0.37 ± 0.03,0.76 ± 0.01,0.65 ± 0.06,0.85± 0.03,n=3,单因素方差分析,差异有统计学意义),说明它们可能通过严重影响分子通路的信号转导而妨碍蛋白功能的 正常行使。结论：先天性巨结肠患者携带的基因错义突变可不同程度影响蛋白与其受体的结合,提示 Semaphorin 3这类经典的神经元轴突导向因子在功能失常的情况下可能参与先天性巨结肠的发生。     

青霉素G酰化酶α亚基Ser177的突变对酶活性的影响

The technique of cassette and site-specific mutagenesis were used to study the role of residue No. 177 in penicillin G acylase (PGA, EC 3.5.1.11). Ser is conserved at residue No. 177 in all penicillin binding proteins. We got a series of mutants in which the amino acid at residue No. 177 was replaced by other amino acids through the site-specific and cassette mutagenesis, and we characterized the mutants by colony hybridization, NIPAB paper test and DNA sequence analysis. These mutants all show no activity of enzyme, even if the Ser residue was replaced by Thr, Gly and Ala respectively. The results show that Ser residue may be essential for substrate-binding or catalysis of PGA.     

青霉素G酰化酶β亚基Ser^579,Arg^580的定点突变研究

According to the comparison of amino acid sequence between PGA (Penicillin G Acylase) and PBPs (Penicillin Binding Protein), We suggest that No. 565-595 peptide fragment in beta-subunit of PGA may be a substrate-binding site of enzyme. Plasmid pTZGA was constructed by cloning the 2.6 kb PGA gene of pWGA into phagemid pTZ18U The technique of site-specific mutagenesis was used to study the role of residue No. 579 (Ser) and No. 580 (Arg) of PGA. Four kinds of mutants were obtained (Ser579-->Gly579, Arg580-->Gly580, Arg580-->Glu580, Arg580-->Lys580), both Glu580 and Gly580 mutants showed no activity of enzyme and Lys580 mutant remained 30% and Gly579 mutant kept 70% activity of wilde type. The same protein expression of four mutants according to the results of ELISA indicate that mutation does not affect the expression of PGA, but Arg580 residue may be essential for substrate-binding or catalysis of PGA.     

Binding of penicillin to thiol-penicillin-binding protein 3 of Escherichia coli: identification of its active site

Summary In order to determine the active site of penicillin-binding protein 3 of Escherichia coli (PBP3), the serine residue at position 307 was replaced with alanine, threonine or cysteine by oligonucleotide-directed site-specific mutagenesis. Since a unique BanII site exists at the position corresponding to serine-307, BanII digestion of the plasmid DNA after mutagenesis resulted in significant enrichment of the mutant plasmids. For mutagenesis, the gene coding for PBP3 (ftsI) was inserted into the expression cloning vector pIN-IIB. The hybrid protein produced was able to bind penicillin while mutant PBP3 in which serine-307 was replaced with either alanine or threonine did not lead to any detectable binding. However, contrary to the report of Broome-Smith et al. (1985) thiol-penicillin-binding protein 3, in which serine-307 was replaced with cysteine, was still able to bind penicillin. Replacement of serine-445 with an alanine residue had no effect on penicillin binding to PBP3.     

Human IFN-alpha protein engineering: the amino acid residues at positions 86 and 90 are important for antiproliferative activity

Human IFN-alpha is a family of structurally related proteins that exhibit a wide range of antiproliferative activities. To understand the structural basis for these different antiproliferative activities, eight recombinant human IFN-alpha hybrids (HY) of alpha21a/alpha2c (HY-4, HY-5) and mutants (site-directed mutagenesis (SDM)-1, 2 and cassette mutagenesis (CM)-1, 2, 3, and 4) have been expressed, purified, and characterized. The data showed that the amino acid region 81-95 is important for antiproliferative activity. Site-directed mutagenesis and cassette mutagenesis studies showed that if serine (S) 86 and asparagine (N) 90 were replaced by tyrosine (Y), the antiproliferative activity was increased. We have also observed that if Y86 was replaced by isoleucine (I), the antiproliferative activity was comparable. However, if Y86 was replaced by aspartic acid (D), lysine (K), or alanine (A), the antiproliferative activity was substantially decreased. Our results indicate that Y and/or I at position 86 and Y at position 90 are very important in antiproliferative activity of human IFN-alpha. Circular dichroism spectra showed that the amino acid replacements at position 86 did not change the secondary structure. Thus the biological activity changes among those mutants do not appear to be due to conformational changes. The results also suggest that hydrophobic residue(s) at position 86 may be important for the interaction of the molecule with its receptor. The competitive binding data correlated with the antiproliferative activity. The N-terminal region of the molecule and the hydrophobic residues (including Y and I) on the C-helix region at positions 86 and/or 90 are important for binding and antiproliferative activities of human IFN-alphas.     

Structure mediation in substrate binding and post‐translational processing of penicillin acylases: Information from mutant structures of Kluyvera citrophila penicillin G acylase

Penicillin acylases are industrially important enzymes for the production of 6‐APA, which is used extensively in the synthesis of secondary antibiotics. The enzyme translates into an inactive single chain precursor that subsequently gets processed by the removal of a spacer peptide connecting the chains of the mature active heterodimer. We have cloned the penicillin G acylase from Kluyvera citrophila (KcPGA) and prepared two mutants by site‐directed mutagenesis. Replacement of N‐terminal serine of the β‐subunit with cysteine (Serβ1Cys) resulted in a fully processed but inactive enzyme. The second mutant in which this serine is replaced by glycine (Serβ1Gly) remained in the unprocessed and inactive form. The crystals of both mutants belonged to space group P1 with four molecules in the asymmetric unit. The three‐dimensional structures of these mutants were refined at resolutions 2.8 and 2.5 Å, respectively. Comparison of these structures with similar structures of Escherichia coli PGA (EcPGA) revealed various conformational changes that lead to autocatalytic processing and consequent removal of the spacer peptide. The large displacements of residues such as Arg168 and Arg477 toward the N‐terminal cleavage site of the spacer peptide or the conformational changes of Arg145 and Phe146 near the active site in these structures suggested probable steps in the processing dynamics. A comparison between the structures of the processed Serβ1Cys mutant and that of the processed form of EcPGA showed conformational differences in residues Argα145, Pheα146, and Pheβ24 at the substrate binding pocket. Three conformational transitions of Argα145 and Pheα146 residues were seen when processed and unprocessed forms of KcPGA were compared with the substrate bound structure of EcPGA. Structure mediation in activity difference between KcPGA and EcPGA toward acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) is elucidated.     

Mutagenesis studies on the amino acid residues involved in the iron-binding and the activity of human 5-lipoxygenase.

Human 5-lipoxygenase contains a non-heme iron essential for its activity. In order to determine which amino acid residues are involved in the iron-binding and the lipoxygenase activity, nine amino acid residues in highly homologous regions among the lipoxygenases were individually replaced by means of site-directed mutagenesis. Mutant 5-lipoxygenases in which His-367 or His-550 was replaced by either Asn or Ala, His-372 by either Asn or Ser, or Glu-376 by Gln were completely devoid of the activity. Though mutants containing an alanine residue instead of His-390 or His-399 lacked the activity, the corresponding asparagine substituted mutants exhibited. The other mutants retained the enzyme activity. These results strongly suggest that His-367, His-372, His-550 and Glu-376 are crucial for 5-lipoxygenase activity and coordinate to the essential iron.     

The catalytic site residues and interfacial binding of human pancreatic lipase.

In this study, the essential serine residue and 2 other amino acids in human pancreatic triglyceride lipase (triacylglycerol acylhydrolase, EC 3.1.1.3) were tested for their contribution to the enzyme's catalytic site or interfacial binding site. By site-specific mutagenesis of the cDNA for human pancreatic lipase, amino acid substitutions were made at Ser153, His264, and Asp177. The mutant cDNAs were expressed in transfected COS-1 cells. Both the medium and the cells were examined for the presence of pancreatic lipase by Western blot analysis. The activity of the expressed proteins against triolein and the interfacial binding was measured. Proteins with mutations in Ser153 were secreted by the cells and bound to interfaces but had no detectable activity. Changing His264 to a leucine or Asp177 to an asparagine also produced inactive lipase. Substituting glutamic acid for Asp177 produced an active protein. These results demonstrate that Ser153 is involved in the catalytic site of pancreatic lipase and is not crucial for interfacial binding. Moreover, the essential roles of His264 and Asp177 in catalysis were demonstrated. A Ser-His-Asp catalytic triad similar to that present in serine proteases is present in human pancreatic lipase.     

Amino acid residue penultimate to the amino-terminal gly residue strongly affects two cotranslational protein modifications, N-myristoylation and N-acetylation

To examine the amino-terminal sequence requirements for cotranslational protein N-myristoylation, a series of site-directed mutagenesis of N-terminal region were performed using tumor necrosis factor as a nonmyristoylated model protein. Subsequently, the susceptibility of these mutants to protein N-myristoylation was evaluated by metabolic labeling in an in vitro translation system or in transfected cells. It was found that the amino acid residue at position 3 in an N-myristoylation consensus motif, Met-Gly-X-X-X-Ser-X-X-X, strongly affected the susceptibility of the protein to two different cotranslational protein modifications, N-myristoylation and N-acetylation; 10 amino acids (Ala, Ser, Cys, Thr, Val, Asn, Leu, Ile, Gln, and His) with a radius of gyration smaller than 1.80 A directed N-myristoylation, two negatively charged residues (Asp and Glu) directed N-acetylation, and two amino acids (Gly and Met) directed heterogeneous modification with both N-myristoylation and N-acetylation. The amino acid requirements at this position for the two modifications were dramatically changed when Ser at position 6 in the consensus motif was replaced with Ala. Thus, the amino acid residue penultimate to the N-terminal Gly residue strongly affected two cotranslational protein modifications, N-myristoylation and N-acetylation, and the amino acid requirements at this position for these two modifications were significantly affected by downstream residues.     

Evaluation of the role of conserved His and Met residues among lipoxygenases by site-directed mutagenesis of recombinant human 5-lipoxygenase

The 5-, 12-, and 15-lipoxygenases contain a highly conserved sequence of the form His-(X)4-His-(X)4-His-(X)17-His-(X)8-His which represents a potential binding site for non heme iron to the protein. The importance of selected amino acids within this His cluster for the activity of human 5-lipoxygenase was investigated by site-directed mutagenesis using bacteria and insect cells expression systems. After single mutation of each of the 5 His residues at positions 363, 368, 373, 391, and 400 by Ser, Cys, or Lys, measurable levels of 5-lipoxygenase activity could be recovered in Escherichia coli only for the Ser363 and Cys363 mutants, with most amino acid substitutions causing a decrease in the levels of expression of the soluble protein. In contrast, 25-80% of soluble 5-lipoxygenase activity was recovered after the replacement of several of the hydrophobic amino acids in this region: Tyr384 by Ser or Phe; Phe394 by Trp and Val375 by Ala. Met436 could be replaced by Leu with little effect on 5-lipoxygenase activity or turnover inactivation half-time. High levels of mutant 5-lipoxygenases containing a Ser residue instead of His at each of the five positions were also expressed in Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells infected with recombinant baculovirus. The specific activity (58-75% of control) and the reaction time course of the Ser363, Ser391, and Ser400 mutants were comparable with that of native 5-lipoxygenase whereas inactive proteins were obtained for the Ser368 and Ser373 mutants. These results show that His368 and His373 residues are important for 5-lipoxygenase activity and that the other conserved His363, His391, His400, and Met436 residues are not crucial for the catalytic cycle or for the mechanism of self-inactivation of 5-lipoxygenase.