A single mutation in a regulatory protein produces evolvable allosterically regulated catalyst of nonnatural reaction.
Moroz, O.V., Moroz, Y.S., Wu, Y., Olsen, A.B., Cheng, H., Mack, K.L., McLaughlin, J.M., Raymond, E.A., Zhezherya, K., Roder, H., Korendovych, I.V.(2013) Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 52: 6246-6249
- PubMed: 23630096
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201302339
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2M3S - PubMed Abstract:
It only takes one mutation: a strategically placed single mutation in a non-enzymatic protein scaffold produced AlleyCat, a small, allosterically regulated catalyst of Kemp elimination. In only 7 rounds of directed evolution enzymatic efficiency of the original 74 amino acid residue catalyst was improved more than 220-fold to achieve k cat value higher than that of catalytic antibodies for the same reaction, still preserving allosteric regulation.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 111 College Place, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA.