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ArticleAMB Express2026

Lan-Xin Tang, Zheng-Feng Yang, Yun-Shu Yang, Lin-Hua Li, Dorji Phurbu, Yan-Yan Zheng, Jun-Yao Zhu, Dan Zhu, Zhi-Hua Lv, Kai-Qing Xie and 2 more

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Article in AMB Express, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Lan-Xin TangCollege of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, 671003, People's Republic of China.
Zheng-Feng YangCollege of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, 671003, People's Republic of China.
Yun-Shu YangCollege of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, 671003, People's Republic of China.
Lin-Hua LiCollege of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, 671003, People's Republic of China.
Dorji PhurbuXizang Key Laboratory of Plateau Fungi, Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region, Lhasa, 850000, People's Republic of China.
Yan-Yan ZhengXizang Key Laboratory of Plateau Fungi, Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region, Lhasa, 850000, People's Republic of China.
Jun-Yao ZhuCollege of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, 671003, People's Republic of China.
Dan ZhuCollege of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, 671003, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Hua LvCollege of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, 671003, People's Republic of China.
Kai-Qing XieCollege of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, 671003, People's Republic of China.
Wei HuCollege of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, 671003, People's Republic of China. william200603@sina.com.
Yi-Rui YinCollege of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, 671003, People's Republic of China. yinyirui@dali.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China NSFC, Nos. 32560004 and 32570003Science and Technology Projects of the Xizang Autonomous Region, China No. XZ202501ZY0019Xingdian Talent Support Program of Yunnan Province No. 230212528080Yunnan Applied Basic Research Projects No. 202101AU070138 and 202501AT070411Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medical Center for Emergency Traumatic Dis-eases Nos. 2024YNLCYXZX0081 and YWLCYXZX2023300075
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uricase, a key enzyme in purine metabolism, is widely used for uric acid detection and for treating gout and hyperuricemia. To obtain a uricase with both high activity and thermal stability, we cloned and heterologously expressed a novel uricase gene (tc1-uox2) from the Tengchong hot spring metagenome and combined enzymatic characterization with molecular dynamics simulations. TC1-Uox2 exhibited optimal catalytic activity at 35 °C and pH 8.0. It showed remarkable thermal stability, retaining over 40% residual activity after 16 h at 40 °C and maintaining over 80% activity for 14 h at physiological temperature (37 °C). In vitro uric acid–lowering assays demonstrated that 1 µg/mL TC1-Uox2 reduced serum uric acid to below 360 µM within 20 min in whole-blood samples from six hyperuricemic patients. Comparative molecular dynamics simulations with rasburicase indicated that, based on RMSF, radius of gyration (Rg), and hydrogen-bond counts, TC1-Uox2 adopts a more compact overall structure. Free energy landscape (FEL) analysis further revealed that TC1-Uox2 occupies deeper and narrower energy basins, consistent with greater conformational rigidity and thermodynamic stability. These findings elucidate the structural basis of its enhanced thermostability. In summary, TC1-Uox2 is a high-activity, high-stability uricase candidate that represents a promising enzyme target for biotherapeutic intervention in hyperuricemia and illustrates the translational potential of extreme-environment metagenomics for metabolic disease applications.

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MetagenomicsMolecular dynamics simulationTengchong hot springsUrate-lowering therapyUricase

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PMID41484564
PMCPMC12864650

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