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ArticleScientific reports2015

A new target region for changing the substrate specificity of amine transaminases.

Li-Jun Guan, Jun Ohtsuka, Masahiko Okai, Takuya Miyakawa, Tomoko Mase, Yuehua Zhi, Feng Hou, Noriyuki Ito, Akira Iwasaki, Yoshihiko Yasohara and 1 more

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Li-Jun GuanDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Jun OhtsukaDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Masahiko Okai1] Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan [2] Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
Takuya MiyakawaDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Tomoko MaseDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Yuehua ZhiDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Feng HouDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Noriyuki ItoBiotechnology Development Laboratories, Kaneka Corporation, 1-8 Miyamae, Takasago, Hyogo 676-8688, Japan.
Akira IwasakiResearch &Development Group, QOL Division, Kaneka Corporation, 1-8 Miyamae, Takasago, Hyogo 676-8688, Japan.
Yoshihiko YasoharaBiotechnology Development Laboratories, Kaneka Corporation, 1-8 Miyamae, Takasago, Hyogo 676-8688, Japan.
Masaru TanokuraDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(R)-stereospecific amine transaminases (R-ATAs) are important biocatalysts for the production of (R)-amine compounds in a strict stereospecific manner. An improved R-ATA, ATA-117-Rd11, was successfully engineered for the manufacture of sitagliptin, a widely used therapeutic agent for type-2 diabetes. The effects of the individual mutations, however, have not yet been demonstrated due to the lack of experimentally determined structural information. Here we describe three crystal structures of the first isolated R-ATA, its G136F mutant and engineered ATA-117-Rd11, which indicated that the mutation introduced into the 136(th) residue altered the conformation of a loop next to the active site, resulting in a substrate-binding site with drastically modified volume, shape, and surface properties, to accommodate the large pro-sitagliptin ketone. Our findings provide a detailed explanation of the previously reported molecular engineering of ATA-117-Rd11 and propose that the loop near the active site is a new target for the rational design to change the substrate specificity of ATAs.

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Catalytic DomainAminesAmino Acid SubstitutionBinding SitesConserved SequenceModels, MolecularMutationProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationStructure-Activity RelationshipSubstrate SpecificityTransaminasesAminesTransaminases

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PMID26030619
PMCPMC5377235

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