Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 255, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128313
Keywords
Tyrosinase; Crosslinking; Protein bioconjugation
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This study reports a tyrosinase called SaTYR from Streptomyces avermitilis that has higher activity against tyrosine residues on the protein surface compared to other tyrosinases. The crystal structure of SaTYR was determined, revealing a relatively flat and shallow substrate-binding pocket. The study also provides a structural rationale for determining the optimal positions for introducing target tyrosine residues in SaTYR-mediated protein modification.
Tyrosinase-mediated protein conjugation has recently drawn attention as a site-specific protein modification tool under mild conditions. However, the tyrosinases reported to date act only on extremely exposed tyrosine residues, which limits where the target tyrosine can be located. Herein, we report a tyrosinase from Streptomyces avermitilis (SaTYR), that exhibits a much higher activity against tyrosine residues on the protein surface than other tyrosinases. We determined the crystal structure of SaTYR and revealed that the enzyme has a relatively flat and shallow substrate-binding pocket to accommodate a protein substrate. We demonstrated SaTYR-mediated fluorescence dye tagging and PEGylation of a surface tyrosine residue that was unreacted by other tyrosinases with an approximately 95.2 % conjugation yield in 1 h. We also present a structural rationale that considers the steric hindrance from adjacent residues and surrounding structures along with the extent of solvent exposure of residues, as necessary when determining the optimal positions for introducing target tyrosine residues in SaTYR-mediated protein modification. The study demonstrated that the novel tyrosinase, SaTYR, extends the scope of tyrosinase-mediated protein modification, and we propose that site-specific tyrosine conjugation using SaTYR is a promising strategy for protein bioconjugation in various applications.
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