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Design, expression and functional characterization of a thermostable xylanase from Trichoderma reesei

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PLOS ONE
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210548

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  1. Key Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province [2018NZDZX0005]
  2. Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation [141027]
  3. Opening Grant of Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm

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Xylanases isolated from microorganisms such as the Trichoderma reesei have attracted considerable research interest because of their potential in various industrial applications. However, naturally isolated xylanases cannot withstand harsh conditions such as high temperature and basic pH. In this study, we performed structural analysis of the major T. reesei xylanase (Xyn2), and novel flexible regions of the enzyme were identified based on B-factor, a molecular dynamics (MD) parameter. To improve thermostability of the Xyn2, disulfide bonds were introduced into the unstable flexible region by using site-directed mutagenesis and two recombinant xylanases, XM1 (Xyn2(Cys12-52)) and XM2 (Xyn2(Cys59-149)) were successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris. Secreted recombinant Xyn2 was estimated by SDS-PAGE to be 24 kDa. Interestingly, the half-lives of XM1 and XM2 at 60 degrees C were 2.5- and 1.8-fold higher, respectively than those of native Xyn2. The XM1 also exhibited improved pH stability and maintained more than 60% activity over pH values ranging from 2.0 to 10.0. However, the specific activity and catalytic efficiency of XM1 was decreased as compared to those of XM2 and native Xyn2. Our results will assist not only in elucidating of the interactions between protein structure and function, but also in rational target selection for improving the thermostability of enzymes.

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