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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2008

Site-specific incorporation of unnatural amino acids into urate oxidase in Escherichia coli.

Mingjie Chen, Lei Cai, Zhengzhi Fang, Hong Tian, Xiangdong Gao, Wenbing Yao

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mingjie ChenSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China.
Lei Cai
Zhengzhi Fang
Hong Tian
Xiangdong Gao
Wenbing Yao
China Pharmaceutical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urate oxidase catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid with poor solubility to produce 5-hydroxyisourate and allantoin. Since allantoin is excreted in vivo, urate oxidase has the potential to be a therapeutic target for the treatment of gout. However, its severe immunogenicity limits its clinical application. Furthermore, studies on the structure-function relationships of urate oxidase have proven difficult. We developed a method for genetically incorporating p-azido-L-phenylalanine into target protein in Escherichia coli in a site-specific manner utilizing a tyrosyl suppressor tRNA/aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase system. We substituted p-azido-L-phenylalanine for Phe(170) or Phe(281) in urate oxidase. The products were purified and their enzyme activities were analyzed. In addition, we optimized the system by adding a "Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence" and tandem suppressor tRNA. This method has the benefit of site-specifically modifying urate oxidase with homogeneous glycosyl and PEG derivates, which can provide new insights into structure-function relationships and improve pharmacological properties of urate oxidase.

Indexed as

Amino AcidsAmino Acid SubstitutionAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesAzidesEscherichia coliMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPhenylalanineProtein EngineeringRNA, Transfer, Amino AcylUrate Oxidase4-azidophenylalanineAmino AcidsAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesAzidesPhenylalanineRNA, Transfer, Amino AcylUrate Oxidase

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PMID18596202
PMCPMC2548377
OpenAlexW2123366194

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