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ArticleMicrobiologyOpen2019

Engineering of a chromogenic enzyme screening system based on an auxiliary indole-3-carboxylic acid monooxygenase.

Vida Časaitė, Mikas Sadauskas, Justas Vaitekūnas, Renata Gasparavičiūtė, Rita Meškienė, Izabelė Skikaitė, Mantas Sakalauskas, Jevgenija Jakubovska, Daiva Tauraitė, Rolandas Meškys

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Article in MicrobiologyOpen, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Vida ČasaitėDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-5334-1165
Mikas SadauskasDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Justas VaitekūnasDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Renata GasparavičiūtėDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Rita MeškienėDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Izabelė SkikaitėDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Mantas SakalauskasDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Jevgenija JakubovskaDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Daiva TauraitėDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Rolandas MeškysDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-3125-9827

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here, we present a proof-of-principle for a new high-throughput functional screening of metagenomic libraries for the selection of enzymes with different activities, predetermined by the substrate being used. By this approach, a total of 21 enzyme-coding genes were selected, including members of xanthine dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), and amidohydrolase families. The screening system is based on a pro-chromogenic substrate, which is transformed by the target enzyme to indole-3-carboxylic acid. The later compound is converted to indoxyl by a newly identified indole-3-carboxylate monooxygenase (Icm). Due to the spontaneous oxidation of indoxyl to indigo, the target enzyme-producing colonies turn blue. Two types of pro-chromogenic substrates have been tested. Indole-3-carboxaldehydes and the amides of indole-3-carboxylic acid have been applied as substrates for screening of the ALDHs and amidohydrolases, respectively. Both plate assays described here are rapid, convenient, easy to perform, and adaptable for the screening of a large number of samples both in Escherichia coli and Rhodococcus sp. In addition, the fine-tuning of the pro-chromogenic substrate allows screening enzymes with the desired substrate specificity.

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Aldehyde DehydrogenaseAmidohydrolasesChromogenic CompoundsCloning, MolecularEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGenetics, MicrobialGenetic TestingIndigo CarmineIndolesMixed Function OxygenasesOxidation-ReductionRhodococcusAldehyde DehydrogenaseAmidohydrolasesChromogenic CompoundsIndigo Carmineindole-3-carboxylic acidIndolesindoxylMixed Function Oxygenasesaldehyde dehydrogenaseamidohydrolasefunctional screeningindole-3-carboxylic acid monooxygenasemetagenomics

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PMID30666828
PMCPMC6692525

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