Title : Engineering the protein dynamics of an ancestral luciferase - Schenkmayerova_2021_Nat.Commun_12_3616 |
Author(s) : Schenkmayerova A , Pinto GP , Toul M , Marek M , Hernychova L , Planas-Iglesias J , Daniel Liskova V , Pluskal D , Vasina M , Emond S , Dorr M , Chaloupkova R , Bednar D , Prokop Z , Hollfelder F , Bornscheuer UT , Damborsky J |
Ref : Nat Commun , 12 :3616 , 2021 |
Abstract :
Protein dynamics are often invoked in explanations of enzyme catalysis, but their design has proven elusive. Here we track the role of dynamics in evolution, starting from the evolvable and thermostable ancestral protein Anc(HLD-RLuc) which catalyses both dehalogenase and luciferase reactions. Insertion-deletion (InDel) backbone mutagenesis of Anc(HLD-RLuc) challenged the scaffold dynamics. Screening for both activities reveals InDel mutations localized in three distinct regions that lead to altered protein dynamics (based on crystallographic B-factors, hydrogen exchange, and molecular dynamics simulations). An anisotropic network model highlights the importance of the conformational flexibility of a loop-helix fragment of Renilla luciferases for ligand binding. Transplantation of this dynamic fragment leads to lower product inhibition and highly stable glow-type bioluminescence. The success of our approach suggests that a strategy comprising (i) constructing a stable and evolvable template, (ii) mapping functional regions by backbone mutagenesis, and (iii) transplantation of dynamic features, can lead to functionally innovative proteins. |
PubMedSearch : Schenkmayerova_2021_Nat.Commun_12_3616 |
PubMedID: 34127663 |
Gene_locus related to this paper: renre-luc |
Schenkmayerova A, Pinto GP, Toul M, Marek M, Hernychova L, Planas-Iglesias J, Daniel Liskova V, Pluskal D, Vasina M, Emond S, Dorr M, Chaloupkova R, Bednar D, Prokop Z, Hollfelder F, Bornscheuer UT, Damborsky J (2021)
Engineering the protein dynamics of an ancestral luciferase
Nat Commun
12 :3616
Schenkmayerova A, Pinto GP, Toul M, Marek M, Hernychova L, Planas-Iglesias J, Daniel Liskova V, Pluskal D, Vasina M, Emond S, Dorr M, Chaloupkova R, Bednar D, Prokop Z, Hollfelder F, Bornscheuer UT, Damborsky J (2021)
Nat Commun
12 :3616