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ArticleIranian journal of biotechnology2020

Enhancing Catecholase Activity of a Recombinant Human Tyrosinase Through Multiple Strategies.

Arman Shahrisa, Maryam Nikkhah, Hadi Shirzad, Roudabeh Behzadi, Majid Sadeghizadeh

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Article in Iranian journal of biotechnology, 2020. 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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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Arman ShahrisaDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam NikkhahDepartment of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Hadi ShirzadDepartment of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Roudabeh BehzadiDepartment of Biology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Majid SadeghizadehDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Tarbiat Modares University · IRIslamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTyrosinases are copper-containing enzymes that initiate the melanin synthesis. They catalyze the direct oxidation of L-tyrosine or L-DOPA into L-DOPAquinone.

objectivesIn present study, we aimed to obtain a recombinant tyrosinase with enhanced catecholase activity through site-directed mutagenesis. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe coding sequence of human tyrosinase along with native signal sequence was cloned into pET-28a (+). BL-21 was used as expression host and recombinant protein was purified by Ni-NTA resins. Site-directed mutagenesis was performed on M374 residue to achieve four mutants: M374D, M374T, M374K and M374R. Chloride ions (Cl

resultsAlthough all the mutants presented higher catecholase activity in comparison to the wild-type enzyme, a significant increase in catecholase activity of the M374D mutant was observed ‒ 13.2-fold.

conclusionsOur data suggests that M374D mutational variant has applications in different areas such as agriculture, industry, and medicine.

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Catecholase activityE.coli, Recombinant human tyrosinaseSite-directed mutagenesis

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PMID33542935
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