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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2005

Simultaneous optimization of enzyme activity and quaternary structure by directed evolution.

Katherina Vamvaca, Maren Butz, Kai U Walter, Sean V Taylor, Donald Hilvert

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. Design, selection, and characterization of a split chorismate mutase.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2010
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5 authors.

Katherina VamvacaLaboratorium für Organische Chemie, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
Maren Butz
Kai U Walter
Sean V Taylor
Donald Hilvert

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural evolution has produced efficient enzymes of enormous structural diversity. We imitated this natural process in the laboratory to augment the efficiency of an engineered chorismate mutase with low activity and an unusual hexameric topology. By applying two rounds of DNA shuffling and genetic selection, we obtained a 400-fold more efficient enzyme, containing three non-active-site mutations. Detailed biophysical characterization of the evolved variant suggests that it exists predominantly as a trimer in solution, but is otherwise similarly stable as the parent hexamer. The dramatic structural and functional effects achieved by a small number of seemingly innocuous substitutions highlights the utility of directed evolution for modifying protein-protein interactions to produce novel quaternary states with optimized activities.

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Chorismate MutaseCircular DichroismDirected Molecular EvolutionDNA ShufflingGene LibraryKineticsModels, MolecularNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProtein DenaturationProtein Structure, QuaternarySpectrometry, FluorescenceChorismate Mutase

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PMID15987889
PMCPMC2279322

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