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A single point mutation has been engineered in the tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase that improves its affinity (KM) for its substrate ATP by a factor of 100. In the crystal structure of the tyrosyl tRNA synthetase (of Bacillus stearothermophilus), the side-chain hydroxyl of Thr 51 appears to make a weak hydrogen bond with the AMP moiety of the substrate intermediate, tyrosyl adenylate. In the absence of substrate, however, the hydroxyl group should make a strong hydrogen bond with water which would favour dissociation of the enzyme-substrate complex. We have used oligodeoxynucleotide-directed mutagenesis to construct two point mutants at this site: one to remove the hydroxyl group (Thr 51 leads to Ala 51) and the other, in addition, to distort the local polypeptide backbone (Thr 51 leads to Pro 51). We report here that both mutants have increased activity (kcat/KM for ATP) but one mutant (Pro 51) shows a massive 25-fold increase due mainly to a lowered KM for ATP. This demonstrates dramatically the potential of in vitro mutagenesis for improving the affinity of an enzyme for its substrate. 相似文献
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Three-dimensional structure of tosyl-alpha-chymotrypsin 总被引:28,自引:0,他引:28
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Role of a buried acid group in the mechanism of action of chymotrypsin 总被引:53,自引:0,他引:53
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A R Fersht J P Shi J Knill-Jones D M Lowe A J Wilkinson D M Blow P Brick P Carter M M Waye G Winter 《Nature》1985,314(6008):235-238
The role of complementary hydrogen bonding as a determinant of biological specificity has been examined by protein engineering of the tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase. Deletion of a side chain between enzyme and substrate to leave an unpaired, uncharged hydrogen-bond donor or acceptor weakens binding energy by only 0.5-1.5 kcal mol-1. But the presence of an unpaired and charged donor or acceptor weakens binding by a further approximately 3 kcal mol-1. 相似文献