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SCHEMA recombination of a fungal cellulase uncovers a single mutation that contributes markedly to stability.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19625252     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A quantitative linear model accurately (R(2) = 0.88) describes the thermostabilities of 54 characterized members of a family of fungal cellobiohydrolase class II (CBH II) cellulase chimeras made by SCHEMA recombination of three fungal enzymes, demonstrating that the contributions of SCHEMA sequence blocks to stability are predominantly additive. Thirty-one of 31 predicted thermostable CBH II chimeras have thermal inactivation temperatures higher than the most thermostable parent CBH II, from Humicola insolens, and the model predicts that hundreds more CBH II chimeras share this superior thermostability. Eight of eight thermostable chimeras assayed hydrolyze the solid cellulosic substrate Avicel at temperatures at least 5 degrees C above the most stable parent, and seven of these showed superior activity in 16-h Avicel hydrolysis assays. The sequence-stability model identified a single block of sequence that adds 8.5 degrees C to chimera thermostability. Mutating individual residues in this block identified the C313S substitution as responsible for the entire thermostabilizing effect. Introducing this mutation into the two recombination parent CBH IIs not featuring it (Hypocrea jecorina and H. insolens) decreased inactivation, increased maximum Avicel hydrolysis temperature, and improved long time hydrolysis performance. This mutation also stabilized and improved Avicel hydrolysis by Phanerochaete chrysosporium CBH II, which is only 55-56% identical to recombination parent CBH IIs. Furthermore, the C313S mutation increased total H. jecorina CBH II activity secreted by the Saccharomyces cerevisiae expression host more than 10-fold. Our results show that SCHEMA structure-guided recombination enables quantitative prediction of cellulase chimera thermostability and efficient identification of stabilizing mutations.
Authors:
Pete Heinzelman; Christopher D Snow; Matthew A Smith; Xinlin Yu; Arvind Kannan; Kevin Boulware; Alan Villalobos; Sridhar Govindarajan; Jeremy Minshull; Frances H Arnold
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-07-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of biological chemistry     Volume:  284     ISSN:  1083-351X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Biol. Chem.     Publication Date:  2009 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-09-21     Completed Date:  2009-11-06     Revised Date:  2010-09-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985121R     Medline TA:  J Biol Chem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  26229-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Ascomycota / enzymology
Binding Sites / genetics
Cellulose / chemistry,  metabolism
Cellulose 1,4-beta-Cellobiosidase / chemistry,  genetics*,  metabolism
Computational Biology / methods
Enzyme Stability / genetics
Fungal Proteins / chemistry,  genetics*,  metabolism
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Hydrolysis
Hypocrea / enzymology
Linear Models
Models, Molecular
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation*
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Recombination, Genetic*
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Species Specificity
Substrate Specificity
Temperature
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fungal Proteins; 9004-34-6/Cellulose; EC 3.2.1.91/Cellulose 1,4-beta-Cellobiosidase

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