WANG Xiaoyan, FAN Yanshuang, HAN Beijia, et al. Improvement of thermostability of recombinant β-glucuronidase by glycosylation[J]. CIESC Journal, 2015, (9): 3669-3677.
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WANG Xiaoyan, FAN Yanshuang, HAN Beijia, et al. Improvement of thermostability of recombinant β-glucuronidase by glycosylation[J]. CIESC Journal, 2015, (9): 3669-3677.DOI: 10.11949/j.issn.0438-1157.20150885.
Improvement of thermostability of recombinant β-glucuronidase by glycosylation
To improve the thermostability of recombinant β-glucuronidase expressed in Pichia pastoris (PGUS-P) by N-glycosylation
new N-glycosylation sites were semi-rationally designed according to the simulated structure of PGUS-P. Three new N-glycosylation sites with EAS (enhanced aromatic sequence) were introduced by site-specific mutagenesis. After expression in Pichia pastoris
three mutant enzymes with new N-glycosylation were obtained
named as PGUS-P-26
PGUS-P-35 and PGUS-P-259. The kinetic analysis indicated that Vmax of PGUS-P-35 was improved from 111.25 μmol·(L·min)-1 to 120.48 μmol·(L·min)-1 and all of the three mutant enzymes showed a greater affinity and catalytic efficiency towards substrate glycyrrhizin compared to PGUS-P. The thermostability of PGUS-P-35 and PGUS-P-259 at 65℃ increased by 13% and 11% compared with that of PGUS-P
respectively. This study demonstrated that the introduction of N-glycosylation at the suitable region of enzyme could increase its thermostability.