Insight into the functional roles of Glu175 in the hyperthermostable xylanase XYL10C-Delta N through structural analysis and site-saturation mutagenesis

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第一作者： You, Shuai

作者： You, Shuai;Tu, Tao;Wang, Xiaoyu;Ma, Rui;Cai, Hui-yi;Luo, Hui-ying;Yao, Bin;Chen, Chun-Chi;Guo, Rey-Ting;Chen, Chun-Chi;Guo, Rey-Ting

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关键词： GH10 xylanase; Catalytic efficiency; Site-saturation mutagenesis; Biofuel industry

期刊名称：BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS （ 影响因子：6.04； 五年影响因子：6.485 ）

ISSN： 1754-6834

年卷期： 2018 年 11 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background: Improving the hydrolytic performance of hemicellulases to degrade lignocellulosic biomass is of considerable importance for second-generation biorefinery. Xylanase, as the crucial hemicellulase, must be thermostable and have high activity for its potential use in the bioethanol industry. To obtain excellent xylanase candidates, it is necessary to understand the structure-function relationships to provide a meaningful reference to improve the enzyme properties. This study aimed to investigate the catalytic mechanism of a highly active hyperthermophilic xylanase variant, XYL10C-Delta N, for hemicellulose degradation. Results: By removing the N-terminal 66 amino acids, the variant XYL10C-Delta N showed a 1.8-fold improvement in catalytic efficiency and could hydrolyze corn stover more efficiently in hydrolysis of corn stover; however, it retained similar thermostability to the wild-type XYL10C. Based on the crystal structures of XYL10C-Delta N and its complex with xylobiose, Glu175 located on loop 3 was found to be specific to GH10 xylanases and probably accounts for the excellent enzyme properties by interacting with Lys135 and Met137 on loop 2. Site-saturation mutagenesis confirmed that XYL10C-Delta N with glutamate acid at position 175 had the highest catalytic efficiency, specific activity, and the broadest pH-activity profile. The functional roles of Glu175 were also verified in the mutants of another two GH10 xylanases, XylE and XynE2, which showed increased catalytic efficiencies and wider pH-activity profiles. Conclusions: XYL10C-Delta N, with excellent thermostability, high catalytic efficiency, and great lignocellulose-degrading capability, is a valuable candidate xylanase for the biofuel industry. The mechanism underlying improved activity of XYN10C-Delta N was thus investigated through structural analysis and functional verification, and Glu175 was identified to play the key role in the improved catalytic efficiency. This study revealed the importance of a key residue (Glu175) in XYN10C-Delta N and provides a reference to modify GH10 xylanases for improved catalytic performance.

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