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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2020

Structure-guided protein engineering increases enzymatic activities of the SGNH family esterases.

Zhengyang Li, Long Li, Yingyi Huo, Zijun Chen, Yu Zhao, Jing Huang, Shuling Jian, Zhen Rong, Di Wu, Jianhua Gan and 3 more

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhengyang Li *State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.
Long Li *State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.
Yingyi HuoKey Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Hangzhou, 310012 China.
Zijun ChenState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.
Yu ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.
Jing HuangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.
Shuling JianKey Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Hangzhou, 310012 China.
Zhen RongKey Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Hangzhou, 310012 China.
Di WuState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.
Jianhua GanState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.
Xiaojian HuState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.
Jixi LiState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.ORCID 0000-0003-3463-3175
Xue-Wei XuKey Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Hangzhou, 310012 China.
Fudan University · CNMinistry of Natural Resources · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEsterases and lipases hydrolyze short-chain esters and long-chain triglycerides, respectively, and therefore play essential roles in the synthesis and decomposition of ester bonds in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Many SGNH family esterases share high similarity in sequences. However, they have distinct enzymatic activities toward the same substrates. Due to a lack of structural information, the detailed catalytic mechanisms of these esterases remain barely investigated.

resultsIn this study, we identified two SGNH family esterases, CrmE10 and AlinE4, from marine bacteria with significantly different preferences for pH, temperature, metal ion, and organic solvent tolerance despite high sequence similarity. The crystal structures of these two esterases, including wild type and mutants, were determined to high resolutions ranging from 1.18 Å to 2.24 Å. Both CrmE10 and AlinE4 were composed of five β-strands and nine α-helices, which formed one compact N-terminal α/β globular domain and one extended C-terminal domain. The aspartic residues (D178 in CrmE10/D162 in AlinE4) destabilized the conformations of the catalytic triad (Ser-Asp-His) in both esterases, and the metal ion Cd

conclusionsThese findings offer a perspective for understanding the catalytic mechanism of different esterases and might facilitate the industrial biocatalytic applications.

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Alkaline adaptabilityEsteraseSGNH superfamilySwapped structure

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