title: Modulation of the regioselectivity of a Bacillus alpha-galactosidase by directed evolution.
abstract: Alpha-galactosidase AgaB of Bacillus stearothermophilus was subjected to directed evolution in an effort to modify its regioselectivity. The wild-type enzyme displays a major 1,6 and minor 1,3 regioselectivity. We used random mutagenesis and staggered extension process (StEP) to obtain mutant enzymes displaying modified regioselectivity. We developed a screening procedure allowing first the elimination of AgaB mutants bearing the 1,6 regioselectivity and secondly the selection of those retaining a 1,3 regioselectivity. Our results show that, among the evolved enzymes that have lost most of their activity towards the 1,6 linkage both in hydrolysis and in synthesis, one (E901) has retained its 1,3 activity. However the transglycosylation level reached by this mutant is quite low versus that of the native enzyme. This work constitutes the first example of modification of glycosylhydrolase regioselectivity by directed evolution.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherches sur la Biocatalyse, FRE-CNRS 2230, Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208 F-44322 Nantes Cedex 03 France. Dion@chimbio.univ-nantes.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dion
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nisole
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spangenberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: André
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Glottin-Fleury
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mattes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tellier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rabiller
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D019020:Directed Molecular Evolution; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D001411:Geobacillus stearothermophilus / Q000201:enzymology*; D006031:Glycosylation; D006596:Hexosaminidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008553:Melibiose / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D016296:Mutagenesis; D048809:alpha-N-Acetylgalactosaminidase
chemical_list: D004187:Disaccharides; D008553:Melibiose; D006596:Hexosaminidases; D048809:alpha-N-Acetylgalactosaminidase