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NATURE PROTOCOLS
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages 835-852Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2016.019
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- Swiss National Science Foundation [200020_162348]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (NCCR (National Centres of Competence in Research) Molecular Systems Engineering)
- Seventh Framework Programme Project METACODE (KBBE (Knowledge-Based BioEconomy), 'Code-engineered new-to nature microbial cell factories for novel and safety enhanced bioproduction')
- US National Institutes of Health (NIH) [GM050781]
- SNI (Swiss Nanoscience Institute)
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [200020_162348] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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Artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) based on the incorporation of a biotinylated metal cofactor within streptavidin (Sav) combine attractive features of both homogeneous and enzymatic catalysts. To speed up their optimization, we present a streamlined protocol for the design, expression, partial purification and screening of Sav libraries. Twenty-eight positions have been subjected to mutagenesis to yield 335 Sav isoforms, which can be expressed in 24-deep-well plates using autoinduction medium. The resulting cell-free extracts (CFEs) typically contain >1 mg of soluble Sav. Two straightforward alternatives are presented, which allow the screening of ArMs using CFEs containing Sav. To produce an artificial transfer hydrogenase, Sav is coupled to a biotinylated three-legged iridium pianostool complex Cp*Ir(Biot-p-L)Cl (the cofactor). To screen Sav variants for this application, you would determine the number of free binding sites, treat them with diamide, incubate them with the cofactor and then perform the reaction with your test compound (the example used in this protocol is 1-phenyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline). This process takes 20 d. If you want to perform metathesis reactions, Sav is coupled to a biotinylated second-generation Grubbs-Hoveyda catalyst. In this application, it is best to first immobilize Sav on Sepharose-iminobiotin beads and then perform washing steps. Elution from the beads is achieved in an acidic reaction buffer before incubation with the cofactor. Catalysis using your test compound (in this protocol, 2-(4-(N,N-diallylsulfamoyl)phenyl)-N,N,N-trimethylethan-1-aminium iodide) is performed using the formed metalloenzyme. Screening using this approach takes 19 d.
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