Computational design gains momentum in enzyme catalysis engineering

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Názov: Computational design gains momentum in enzyme catalysis engineering
Autori: Wijma, Hein J., Janssen, Dick B.
Zdroj: Febs Journal. 280(13):2948-2960
Informácie o vydavateľovi: NLM (Medline), 2013.
Rok vydania: 2013
Predmety: biocatalysis, SEQUENCE LIBRARY, substrate specificity, DIRECTED EVOLUTION, CLEAVAGE SPECIFICITY, enzymatic activity, HOMING ENDONUCLEASES, computer-aided enzyme design, insilico design, stability, RATIONAL PROTEIN DESIGN, loop grafting, TRANSITION-STATES, ranking, HUMAN BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE, LIGAND-BINDING, computer-aided protein design, DEAD-END ELIMINATION, SIDE-CHAIN, substrate scope
Popis: Computational protein design is becoming a powerful tool for tailoring enzymes for specific biotechnological applications. When applied to existing enzymes, computational re-design makes it possible to obtain orders of magnitude improvement in catalytic activity towards a new target substrate. Computational methods also allow the design of completely new active sites that catalyze reactions that are not known to occur in biological systems. If initial designs display modest catalytic activity, which is often the case, this may be improved by iterative cycles of computational design or by follow-up engineering through directed evolution. Compared to established protein engineering methods such as directed evolution and structure-based mutagenesis, computational design allows for much larger jumps in sequence space; for example, by introducing more than a dozen mutations in a single step or by introducing loops that provide new functional interactions. Recent advances in the computational design toolbox, which include new backbone re-design methods and the use of molecular dynamics simulations to better predict the catalytic activity of designed variants, will further enhance the use of computational tools in enzyme engineering.
Druh dokumentu: Review
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 1742-464X
DOI: 10.1111/febs.12324
Prístupová URL adresa: https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/1d8d2104-514b-4c38-bcea-8a95923c1ac2
https://hdl.handle.net/11370/1d8d2104-514b-4c38-bcea-8a95923c1ac2
Prístupové číslo: edsair.dris...01423..7fed1543c88312cf9b26beca7ef8cf2e
Databáza: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:Computational protein design is becoming a powerful tool for tailoring enzymes for specific biotechnological applications. When applied to existing enzymes, computational re-design makes it possible to obtain orders of magnitude improvement in catalytic activity towards a new target substrate. Computational methods also allow the design of completely new active sites that catalyze reactions that are not known to occur in biological systems. If initial designs display modest catalytic activity, which is often the case, this may be improved by iterative cycles of computational design or by follow-up engineering through directed evolution. Compared to established protein engineering methods such as directed evolution and structure-based mutagenesis, computational design allows for much larger jumps in sequence space; for example, by introducing more than a dozen mutations in a single step or by introducing loops that provide new functional interactions. Recent advances in the computational design toolbox, which include new backbone re-design methods and the use of molecular dynamics simulations to better predict the catalytic activity of designed variants, will further enhance the use of computational tools in enzyme engineering.
ISSN:1742464X
DOI:10.1111/febs.12324