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Identification two key residues at the intersection of subdomains of a thioether monooxygenase for improving its sulfoxidation performance
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  • Shi Miao Ren,
  • Feng Liu,
  • Yin-Qi Wu,
  • Qi Chen,
  • Zhi-Jun Zhang,
  • Hui-Lei Yu,
  • Jian-He Xu
Shi Miao Ren
East China University of Science and Technology

Corresponding Author:y30170928@mail.ecust.edu.cn

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Feng Liu
East China University of Science and Technology
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Yin-Qi Wu
East China University of Science and Technology
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Qi Chen
East China University of Science and Technology
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Zhi-Jun Zhang
East China University of Science and Technology
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Hui-Lei Yu
East China University of Science and Technology
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Jian-He Xu
East China University of Science & Technology
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Abstract

ABSTRACT: AcCHMO, a cyclohexanone monooxygenase from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, is a typical Type I Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase. AcCHMOM6 is a mutant of AcCHMO we obtained previously that could oxidase the omeprazole sulfide to chiral sulfoxide drug esomeprazole. Based on the structural characteristics of AcCHMO, focused mutagenesis strategy was adopted at the intersections of FAD binding domain, NADPH binding domain and α-helical domain. By the focused mutagenesis and subsequent global evolution, two key residues (55-Leu and 497-Pro) at the intersection of subdomains were identified, of which the L55Y mutagenesis accelerated the H- transfer from NADPH to FAD, while the P497S mutagenesis widened the bottleneck radius of the substrate tunnel and alleviated the substrate inhibition remarkably. By combination of the two mutagenesis, AcCHMOM7 (L55Y/P497S) increased its specific activity from 18.5 U/g to 108 U/g, and its Ki of the substrate sulfide was increased from 34 μM to 265 μM. These results indicated that the catalytic performance can be elevated by modification of the sensitive sites in the intersection of subdomains of AcCHMO, which also provided some insights for the engineering of other type I BVMOs or other multi-subdomain proteins.
21 Jul 2020Submitted to Biotechnology and Bioengineering
21 Jul 2020Submission Checks Completed
21 Jul 2020Assigned to Editor
26 Jul 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
16 Aug 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
16 Aug 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Major
20 Sep 20201st Revision Received
21 Sep 2020Submission Checks Completed
21 Sep 2020Assigned to Editor
27 Sep 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
11 Oct 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
11 Oct 2020Editorial Decision: Accept