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Protein Science, Vol 9, Issue 10 1866-1872, Copyright © 2000 by The Protein Society

Exchanging the active site between phytases for altering the functional properties of the enzyme [In Process Citation]

M Lehmann, R Lopez-Ulibarri, C Loch, C Viarouge, M Wyss and AP van Loon
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Vitamins and Fine Chemicals Division, Basel, Switzerland. martin.lehmann@roche.com

By using a novel consensus approach, we have previously managed to generate a fully synthetic phytase, consensus phytase-1, that was 15-26 degrees C more thermostable than the parent fungal phytases used in its design (Lehmann et al., 2000). We now sought to use the backbone of consensus phytase-1 and to modify its catalytic properties. This was done by replacing a considerable part of the active site (i.e., all the divergent residues) with the corresponding residues of Aspergillus niger NRRL 3135 phytase, which displays pronounced differences in specific activity, substrate specificity, and pH-activity profile. For the new protein termed consensus phytase-7, a major - although not complete - shift in catalytic properties was observed, demonstrating that rational transfer of favorable catalytic properties from one phytase to another is possible by using this approach. Although the exchange of the active site was associated with a 7.6 degrees C decrease in unfolding temperature (Tm) as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, consensus phytase-7 still was >7 degrees C more thermostable than all wild-type ascomycete phytases known to date. Thus, combination of the consensus approach with the selection of a "preferred" active site allows the design of a thermostabilized variant of an enzyme family of interest that (most closely) matches the most favorable catalytic properties found among its family members.
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