Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 24, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119632
Keywords
extremophilic enzyme; hyperthermophile; L-asparaginase; substrate-binding; mutagenesis; enzymatic activity
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Researchers have successfully increased the activity and cytotoxicity of a thermophilic L-ASNase through the construction of a double mutant. This was achieved by modifying two adjacent amino acid residues in the substrate-binding site of the enzyme.
L-asparaginases (L-ASNases) of microbial origin are the mainstay of blood cancer treatment. Numerous attempts have been performed for genetic improvement of the main properties of these enzymes. The substrate-binding Ser residue is highly conserved in L-ASNases regardless of their origin or type. However, the residues adjacent to the substrate-binding Ser differ between mesophilic and thermophilic L-ASNases. Based on our suggestion that the triad, including substrate-binding Ser, either GSQ for meso-ASNase or DST for thermo-ASNase, is tuned for efficient substrate binding, we constructed a double mutant of thermophilic L-ASNase from Thermococcus sibiricus (TsA) with a mesophilic-like GSQ combination. In this study, the conjoint substitution of two residues adjacent to the substrate-binding Ser55 resulted in a significant increase in the activity of the double mutant, reaching 240% of the wild-type enzyme activity at the optimum temperature of 90 degrees C. The mesophilic-like GSQ combination in the rigid structure of the thermophilic L-ASNase appears to be more efficient in balancing substrate binding and conformational flexibility of the enzyme. Along with increased activity, the TsA D54G/T56Q double mutant exhibited enhanced cytotoxic activity against cancer cell lines with IC90 values from 2.8- to 7.4-fold lower than that of the wild-type enzyme.
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