Protein Thermostability: Mechanism and Control Through Protein Engineering |
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Authors: | Yoshiaki Nosoh Takeshi Sekiguchi |
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a Department of Fundamental Science, College of Science and Engineering, Iwaki Meisei University, Iwaki Fukushima, Japan |
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Abstract: | Chemical modification and protein engineering especially are now the useful tools for thermo-stabilizing proteins, and also for elucidating the mechanism of protein stability. The information on the mechanism so far accumulated indicate that a single or few amino acid replacement(s) in a protein is/are sufficient to enhance protein thermostability. Salt bridges inside protein molecule or decrease of internal or external hydrophobicity, respectively, may contribute to increased thermostability. However, generalized molecular reasons for protein thermostability and generalized methods for protein stabilization have not yet been proposed. Some of typical examples of the application of protein engineering to stabilize proteins are presented. They are based on information concerning the tertiary structure of the proteins or their related proteins. Even if such structural information is unavailable, one can replace amino acid(s) in a protein by mutagenesis of the gene coding for the protein via the application of chemicals to the gene (or the plasmid harbouring the gene) or organism. A promising strategy involving transfer of the identified gene into a thermophile and subsequent growth at higher temperatures (thermal adaptation) is described. |
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Keywords: | Thermostability mechanism Few amino acid replacements Thermostabilization Protein engineering Chemical mutagenesis Thermal mutagenesis |
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